Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

140 episodes of Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast since the first episode, which aired on March 20th, 2020.

  • S7 E15 Exploring the Sources for Larry Grogan

    July 1st, 2023  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 17 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    (1730s)Johnson: Jack Latine, Fiddle Faddle, Steward’s Rant, The Hermitage, A Trip to the Laundry,
    (1748) John Walsh: Pray Be Civil, The Bush, The Mouse Trap, Swab the Decks,

    (1750’s) James Oswald: One Evening as I lost my Way, The Birth of Kisses,

    (1763) Robert Bremner: Prussian March, A March in Rinaldo, March, March, Grenadier March,

    (1770s) William Vickers: The Merry Thought, My Own Kind Dery
    (1782) Aird: The Amorous Goddess, La Nouvelle Angloise, The Braes of Angus

    (1787) Thompson Hibernian Muse: The High Road to Dublin, The Irish Widow,
    (1808) O’Farrell: Courtney’s Favorite, Deidre’s Lamentation for the Sons of Usnoth, Meeting of the Waters, The Kerry Jigg
    (1853) J.T. Surenne: Oh! Arranmore, Lov’d Arranmore
    Goodman: We’ll Gang na mair to yon town, The Night of an Irishman, Farewell to Old Ireland

    Check out my long interview with James Moyar on the Droning on Podcast wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-a66uw-1440e69

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  • S7 E14 Larry Grogan (Coppers and Brass) With Paddy Keenan and Lynn Sanders

    June 17th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 40 secs
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    Johnson: Larry Grogan,
    Robert Bremner: Larry Grogan
    Oswald: Larry Grogan
    William Vickers: Larry Grogan,
    Aird: Larry Grogan,
    O’Farrell: Lary Grogan,
    J.T. Surenne: Larry Grogan
    O’Neill: Larry Grogan
    Goodman: The Humours of Ennistymon
    Grogan/Thompson: Ally Croaker
    Johnny Doran: Coppers and Brasses
    Willie Clancy: Coppers and Brass
    Paddy Keenan: Coppers and Brass, The Rambling Pitchfork
    +X+X+X+

    If you're interested in buying the set of Herriot and Allen Smallpipes I played at the beginning of the episode, Email Rob Edwards here:
    rcedward@gmail.com

    Many Thanks to Lynn Sanders and Paddy Keenan for Contributing tunes for this episode.
    Check Out Paddy's Website here:
    https://www.paddykeenan.com/

    I'm indebted to several different entries from Traditional Tune Archive (as often is the case). In Particular the entry about Larry Grogan was particularly useful:
    https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Larry_Grogan_(1)

    I also used the Irish Tune Info entry about Coppers and Brass:
    https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1096/

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    S7 E13 50K Download Special with so many guest musicians

    June 3rd, 2023  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 17 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    Dan Nolan: Un Canadien Errant, the wandering Canadian, A La Claire Fontaine, by the clear Spring
    Jon Schurlock: Playing Highland Laddie from William Dixon
    Ryan G Kirk: Mary Scott (From Oswald)
    Jeremy Kingsbury: She Rose and Let Me In
    Dave Rowlands: 'La Bernardina' by Josquin des Pres
    Jeremy Kingsbury: The Carle He Came O’Er the Craft, Jim Harding’s Waltz (from Dave Rowlands, and Waltzish from Nicholas Konradsen)
    Charlie Rutan: Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle
    Benjamin Elzerman: Jacks Gone-a-Shearing From William Vickers/Matt Seattle
    Jeremy Kingsbury: Taladh, Bundle and Go, You Silly Fool, Mr. Mackay’s Jig, The Piper’s Maggot, Woo’ed and Married an’ a (From Donald Macdonald and Eliza Ross)
    James Moyar: Battle of Waterloo
    Jim Sanders: Napoleon Crossing the Rhine
    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

    Thanks Everyone so much for your tune submissions and for listening to the show, If you want to pick up a Wetootwaag Shirt on Sale This Week (June 3- June10) head over to https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag-logo?fbclid=IwAR1NVkN_oUo_hKOH27zUFGooOmvvnygCNhBaJWD3XR9t6j8yuL7MmiIAmRE

  • S7 E12 Listener Recording Request Mini Episode

    May 23rd, 2023  |  Season 7  |  6 mins 13 secs
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    S7 E12 Listener Recording Request Mini Episode

    Tunes:
    Eliza Ross: Dark-Eyed one of the Night, Dark Girl of the White Feet
    Donald MacDonald: Lady Seaforth’s Reel, Lady Mary MacKay’s Reel, Mary Gray, Sweet Molly.

    Next Episode We will hit 50,000 downloads since relaunching the podcast, and I would love to hear from you.
    Record a tune you’ve heard from the podcast, or a concordance you play that I haven’t, or just your favorite historic piping tune, or just tell me a story! Tell me the name of the tune, the instrument you are playing and who you are and I’ll try to include it in the episode. If you have links to archival sources for your tunes all the better, or if you have a project coming up you’d like to share with podcast listeners send it my way as well.
    You can use an Mp3 or wav files, or just a voice memo off of your phone I should be able to work with. I can also rip the audio from youtube videos.
    Send them to me at bagpipehistory@gmail.com

    The set I play is still a bit rough around the edges, especially when performed in the blowing sand of Oak Island, but the tunes are:
    Dark-Eyed one of the Night from Eliza Ross, Lady Seaforth’s Reel from Donald MacDonald, Dark Girl of the White Feet from Eliza Ross, followed by Lady Mary MacKay’s Reel, Mary Gray and finally Sweet Molly all from Donald MacDonald.

    See Eliza Ross Manuscript for sources here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/cultural-heritage-collections/school-scottish-studies-archives/archive-pubs/eliza-ross-manuscript
    All of the Donald Macdonald tunes are played from the edition available from Ceol Sean here:
    https://ceolsean.net/content/McDlight/McDlight_TOC.html
    Or you can look through most of the tunes on the edition available on National Library of Scotland’s Website here: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682572

    Thanks for Listening to the Show!
    Remember Send your submissions to bagpipehistory@gmail.com

    FIN

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  • Season 7 Episode 11 Lark in the Morning Part II Galloway Tom

    May 19th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 8 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    Straloch: Gallua Tom
    Walsh: Gallaway Tom
    Vickers (Same as walsh): The Gold Ring
    Oswald: Gallaway Tom
    Scots Musical Museum: Galloway Tam
    Niel Gow: Kelso Races
    Sutherland: Kelso Races
    O’Farrell: Galloway Tom, Tuhy’s Frolic
    Goodman: Humours of Limerick
    Ennis: The Lark’s March
    O’Neill: The Little Yellow Boy, The House in the Glen, The Lark in the Morning
    Hugh McDermot: A Western Lilt
    James Morrison: The Lark In the Morning
    Dave Rickard: The Lark in the Morning
    Angus McKay: The Hills of Glenorchy
    James Aird: The Humours of Limerick
    David Young: Tom Come Tickle me
    Ryan: Lark in the Morning

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  • Season 7 Episode 10 Lark in the Morning Part 1: Over the Hills and Far Away

    May 6th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 4 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    John Tams: Over the Hills and Far Away
    Playford ‘Twas O’er the Hills and Far Away
    John Blow and Henry Purcell: Jockey’s Lamentation, The Recruiting Officer
    John Jay: Over the Hills and Far Away
    Mr. Ralph: Over the Hills and Far Away
    Oswald: Over the Hills and Far Away
    Aird: O'er the Hills and Far Awa
    James Hogg: Over the Seas and Far Awa, Whig Song Over the Hills and Far Away
    Thomas Glen: O’er the Hills and Far awa
    Angus MacKay: O’er the Hills and Far Away
    William Ross: O’er the Hills and Far Away
    LBPS Blue Book: O’er the Hills an’ Far Awa’
    Matt Seattle: Over the Hills & Far Away

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  • S7 E09 Cock Up Thy Beaver (Rerun)

    April 22nd, 2023  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 8 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    John Playford: Johnny Cock thy Beaver
    Carolan: Cock up thy Beaver Variations
    Dixon: Watty’s Away
    Oswald: Johnny Cock-up thy Beaver
    Robert Bremner: Scots Bonnet
    O’Farrell: The Blue Bonnett
    A.L. Lloyd: The Bonny Black Hare

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  • S7 E08 John Charles Guest Host Singer Spotlight: Kenneth MacIver of Lewis with guest tracks from Brìghde Chaimbeul and Ross Ainslie, Allan MacDonald, Julie Fowlis and Jeremy Kingsbury

    April 8th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  42 mins 47 secs
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    S7 E08 John Charles Guest Host Singer Spotlight: Kenneth MacIver of Lewis with guest tracks from Brìghde Chaimbeul and Ross Ainslie, Allan MacDonald, Julie Fowlis and Jeremy Kingsbury

    Featuring musical guests:

    • Brìghde Chaimbeul and Ross Ainslie
    • Allan MacDonald
    • Julie Fowlis
    • Jeremy Kingsbury Tune Stems:

    Tha M'inntinn a-raoir a-nochd 's a-raoir - On my mind last night, tonight and last night
    Also known as "Munlochy Bridge"
    Siuthadaibh Bhalachaibh, Siuthadaibh - Go to it Lads, Go To It
    Also known as "Devil in the Kitchen".
    Càit am bi na Maraichean - Where will the Sailors Be?
    Mo Chailinn Bheag Dhonn - My Little Brown-Haired Lass
    Hì Horò na Boireannaich - Hi Horò the Women
    O Nach Àghmhor A-Nis - Oh How Joyful it is Just Now
    Nam Bithinn na Mo Mhaighdeann - If I was a Maiden
    Tha Fionnlagh ag Innearadh - Finlay is Spreading Manure
    Mac a' Phì Cnag-Shùileach - Big-Eyed MacPhee
    Also known as "Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay" etc.

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    Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast!
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    https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/oyster-wives-rant-a-year-of-historic-tunes
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    Season 7 Episode 07 Dissertation Chapter Readthrough

    April 1st, 2023  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 12 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    This episode is a read through of my dissertation chapter:
    CHAPTER FIVE: JOHN FUBBISTER, OZAAWINDIB, THE RED RIVER AND THE QUEER ATLANTIC WORLD

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  • S7 E06 Hymn Tunes with Guest Host James Moyar

    March 25th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  44 mins 26 secs
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    S7 E06 Hymn Tunes with Guest Host James Moyar

    This episode I am grateful for James Moyar to take time out of his busy Droning On and Piping Dojo schedule to share some of his favorite hymn tunes on bagpipes.
    Be sure to listen to James on my favorite Piping Podcast, Droning On:
    https://droningon.podbean.com/
    And Check out his Merch Store where I have some materials for sale as well: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/
    Many of the tunes he plays through on this episode are available on his excellent collection of Hymn tunes on smallpipes available on Bandcamp:
    Sunday Smallpipes Vol I: https://heritagebagpipes.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-smallpipes-vol-i

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  • S7 E05 Joey Abarta's King of the Blind Review and Donald MacDonald Playthrough Part 2

    March 10th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  51 mins 17 secs
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, joey abarta, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    From Joey Abarta, King of the Blind: Any Ol’ Jig will do, The Black Rock, Top it Off, The Longford Piper, The Balintore Fancy, Follow me up to Carlow
    From Donald MacDonald: Ranting Roving Highlander, Miss Montgomery, Because he was a Bonny Lad, Miss M. Mackenzie, I come Home, Bog’n Lochain, We’ll Gang Noe Mair to Yon Town, Fill the Stoup, The Miller’s Fair Daughter, Lady Wemsy’s Jig, Pease Straw, The Jolly Gardner,

    Thanks Joey for letting me have an early peak at King of The Blind.
    You can get your own copy March 31st on Bandcamp, or by ordering through his website here:
    https://www.joeyabarta.com/
    It will eventually be on his Bandcamp page, but now you can pick up his first solo album there as well:
    https://joeyabarta.bandcamp.com/album/swimming-against-the-falls

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  • S7 E04 Smollet Holden's Collection of Favorite Irish Airs on C Pipes

    February 26th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  50 mins 16 secs
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:

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  • S7 E03 Turlough McSweeney, Simon Pokagon and the Chicago Worlds Fair

    February 12th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 15 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    O’Neill: The Wild Irishman (Boil the Breakfast Early), Toss the Feathers, Cherish the Ladies,
    Goodman: Fágamaíd Súd Mar Atá Sé (Melody for the Donegal Piper)
    O’Keefe: The Broomstick
    O’Farrell: The Hermit of Killarney, Fair Peggy, Kitty Tyrrell
    Simon Pokaggon: Red Man’s Rebuke

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  • S7 E02 Jackson's Celebrated 2023 Playthrough

    January 29th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  36 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    S7 E02 Jackson's Celebrated 2023 Playthrough

    Tunes:
    Jackson: Cossey’s Jigg, Pither in Enough, The Figure of 3, Jackson’s Humours of Panteen, Jackson’s Morning Brush, Jackson’s Night Cap, Jackson Over the Water, Jackson’s Dream, Humours of Listivatin, Cummilum, Jackson’s Bouner Bougher, The maids in the morning.
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  • S7 E01 Women of Watlen: Christian Dalrymple with Performance by James Moyar

    January 15th, 2023  |  Season 7  |  40 mins 37 secs
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, history, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    S7 E01 Women of Watlen: Christian Dalrymple with Performance by James Moyar

    Tunes:
    William Vickers: Cold And Raw
    Watlen: Miss C. Dalrymple: Oxford Castle, Miss Watson’s Favorite, Miss W. Dalrymple’s Fancy, Sir George Ramsay’s Lament (THANKS JAMES MOYAR!)
    Watlen: What a Beaw My Granny Was, Soldiers Dance, Poney Races,
    Watlen: Composed By a young Lady: L’abbe’
    Watlen: By a Lady: The Finali
    Watlen: By Lady Ru____en: Honarble David Ruthven’s Birthday
    Eliza Ross: Dark Eyed one of the night, Dark girl of the White Feet
    Donald MacDonald: Lady Seaforth’s Reel, Lady Mary Mackay’s Reel, Mary Gray, Sweet Molly

    Thanks to James Moyar for playing through one of the more challenging of Miss Dalrymple’s Tunes. Check out James on the Droning On Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast/
    and his recent Piper’s Dojo Conversation:
    https://youtu.be/brhFlo8IJ_Y
    or support him by buying some awesome Bagpipe Gear at https://www.bagpipeswag.com/

    Cover image of Miss Christian Dalrymple from The National Trust of Scotland at Newhailes house:
    https://www.facebook.com/NTSNewhailes/photos/a.329838043864698/1473748449473646/

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