Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Original Compositions, Historic Tunes and Popular Culture of the 18th and 19th Centuries

About the show

This show is (mostly) a bi-weekly podcast that explores the likely repertoire of eighteenth and early nineteenth century bagpipers, using historic music collections (written for bagpipes or not), performed on Uilleann pipes, Highland pipes, Border pipes, Lowland Pipes, Northumbrian Smallpipes and whistles. Every episodes notes include links to the historic sheet music when available. For information about my Albums go here:

https://www.wetootwaag.com/albums

For information about Jeremy and the instruments played on the show go here:
https://www.wetootwaag.com/about

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Episodes

  • S 09 E 35 Donald Macdonald Playthrough Part 5

    December 13th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 10 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:
    Donald MacDonald: A Jig, A Jig, “The 92nd Gordon Highlanders” Quickstep, Buachail Na Gobhar. Is Na Caroach “The Goat Herd”, Taladh, or the Nurse’s Song, “Mackay’s March” Quickstep, A Reel “The Flirting Brown maid”, Hurichum Harichim “72nd Highlanders”, A Jig “The Gown and Apron”, The Highland Laddie, The Haughs of Cromdale, Buain Ne Ronich, or the Weary maid, Lochial’s Awa’ To France

    Mr. Mitchell: I’ll Gar Ye Be Fain to Follow Me
    Alan Ramsay: Song To the Tune of “I’ll Gar ye be fain to follow me
    O’Farrell: Fain to Follow Me

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  • S 09 E 34 2025 Mixtape Episode, Bandcamp Friday Album Launch Edition!

    December 5th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  2 hrs 13 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:
    Jeremy Kingsbury: Saw ye a Lassie of Fifteen at the mines in Wicklow or Bath? From Humours of Toddy
    ArBo Doughty: Far Away/ The Moth in the Lantern, Green Fields of Canada and Paddy’s Rambles Through the Park from fahy’s fields
    Nicholas Brown: Master, I Go Hunting - Shaving Baby With a Spoon - Sky Blue Dress (Hop Jigs) from Not so Good As The Flute
    Dave Rowlands: Cotting Burn from Musica ex alia terra
    Brendan Taaffe & Maurice Manning: Spin All the Stars, Grace it Falls from The Bucolics Project
    Muco: Wið ymbe (a beekeeper's charm) from Soþlice, Bryd One Brere from Summer Crossing and
    Frankie Archer: In Brunton Town from Sing Yonder 2
    Mike MacNintch: The Keelman O’er the Land/Jenny Nettles/Drops of Brandy from The Chanter’s Song
    Ian Lawther: Meggy’s Foot from The Empty Trough
    Donald WG Lindsay & Alisdair Roberts: Wheels of Fortune, Jock Hawk’s Adventures in Glasgow from Welcome Home My Dearie
    Matthew Welch: Lessons in Dragonease Six (Glass Dragons) from Dragon Fire
    Raflum | 雨鎖悲秋: Sunset Glow, Secluded Vale from Melodies of Forest and Springs 林泉吟
    Sean Reidy: The Arduous Wait from Tunes for the Soul
    Landless: The Grey Selkie of Sule Skerry, The Hag from Lúireach
    Topette!!: JLP, Winstanley’s/Les Trois Canards from Bourdon
    Marit and Rona: Kilmartin Glen Campsite from Turas

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  • S 09 E 33 Dunkeld Cathedral LBPS Concert

    November 29th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  45 mins 27 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:
    Rhiona Sidley, Stuart Letford and Tom Rust with MacCrimmon’s Lament
    Jeremy Kingsbury: Hacky Honey, Tam Glen/Lads Wi' the Kilts, Stool of Repentance, Merry Old Woman, Jackson's Lake,
    Fionnlaigh Mac a Phiocair with the Rolling Wave Set
    Ian Kinnear with The Bloody Fields of Flanders and Lochanside
    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 32 Intro to Border Pipes Talk

    November 15th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 23 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:
    A Mile to Ride, Dorrington Lads, Generous Fox, Bonny Lad, Welcome to Town Again, Rock and Wee Pickle Tow, Terribus, Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon, Jack Lattin
    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 31 Halloween Episode Part 2 Ghost Stories

    October 31st, 2025  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 2 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:
    Jeremy Kingsbury: Drømde mik en drøm i nat, Niizh Aandegog, Twa Corbies,
    Robert Bremner: Bristol
    Petrie: The Song of the Ghost
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  • S 09 E 30 Halloween Episode The Werewolf

    October 18th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 30 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:
    Robin Moss Kingsbury: Spooky Song
    Peter MacLeod Jr: Loch Ness Monster
    TuneArchive Sources: Old Crow Reel, Raven Through the Bog,
    Jeremy Kingsbury: Twa Corbies, The Rakes of the Time, Hey Johnny Cock up Thy Beaver, The Werewolf
    Meadows Trio: Wolf in the Butter
    Rowan Leslie: The Siren
    Demon Barbers: The Werewolf
    Michael Hurley: The Werewolf
    Cat Power: The Werewolf
    Dan Whalen: The Witches

    Readings From:
    Adomnán: Vita Columba
    Unknown: The Book of Secrets of Albertus Magnus
    Unknown: The Bestiary (MS Bodley 764)
    Marie de France: Bisclavret the Werewolf
    Check out Dan Whalen on Tiktok at protection_road
    https://www.tiktok.com/@protection_road?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 29 Advocates Manuscript Part 2 with contributions from Brian McCandless and Cathal Brown

    October 4th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 24 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:
    Advocates 5.2.22 Manuscript: The Laird of Ogle's, Tune # 8, 9 (Strathspey), 10 (Lochiel's Awa to France), 11 (The Black Mill), Jack has Got a Wife, Jack's Frolic, White Jock, Le Demoiselles, The School for Lovers,
    Cathal Brown: Gahagan's Frisk, The Humours Westmeath,
    James Aird: Jackson's Frolic,

    To Download Brian's Article Click here:
    https://www.patreon.com/file?h=140330775&m=542585391
    Check out the Archive of Alternate Pipers of North America here:
    https://pipersgathering.org/apna_old/?page_id=1553

    Check out Verdant Whistles here:
    https://www.irishflutestore.com/products/verdant-whistles?srsltid=AfmBOor8vrcJJgs8ymmlfAckxthB3VDDIiN2xFo5y_CZrqDeEfUOlqfo

    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 28 LBPS Tune Share Zoom Session Announcement

    September 26th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  5 mins 5 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:
    Robert Bremner: Montrose
    Come to the Session!
    https://www.facebook.com/share/1B5Tpbozyp/
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  • S 09 E 27 Battle of Prestonpans 280th Johnny Cope Discussion with Nicolas Brown

    September 21st, 2025  |  Season 9  |  48 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:
    David Glen: Johnny Cope
    Nicolas Brown (Oswald): Johnnie Cope
    Father Son & Friends: Johnny Cope
    Jeremy Kingsbury & Carrie Dlutowski: Unremembered Air, Johnny Cope, Jenny Dang The Weaver, Mason’s Apron,
    O’Keefe/Sean Keane: Johnny Cope
    Robert Millar: Jonny Cope

    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 26 Listener Submitted Special

    September 20th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  52 mins 7 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:
    Benjamin Elzerman: Taste Life's Glad Moments
    Barry Shears: Spanish Waltz, Jerry Holland's Pipe Jig, Old Joe's, James Kelly
    Patrick Hutchinson: Burn's March

    Rob Edwards: An Thou Were My Ain Thing
    Andrew O'Sullivan: Bu Deònach Leam Tilleadh, Bodach Innse Chrò, Ho Ro na Ribeanan, Caristìon’ Nighean Eòghainn
    Rob Turner: Drimen Duff
    Robin Moss Kingsbury: Spidey Webs up Doc Ock
    John Dally: Battle of Waterloo, A Man's a Man for A' That, Haughs of Cromdale
    Jeremy Kingsbury: Jolly old Woman, Jackson's Lake

    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 25 Summer Rambles Part 2 with songs and tunes from Plimoth Patuxet

    September 6th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 21 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:
    Jeremy Kingsbury: Twa Corbies (Niizh Aandegoog), Cock-Laird Fu' Cagie, Saw Ye Not my Maggy, Dargason, Such a Parcel of Rogues, The Surprise, Banks of Sicily, Herd of the Glen, Nature Boy, Jenny Nettles,
    Rod Nevin and Jeremy Kingsbury: Misty Mountains Deep,
    Clara Matlack: Sing After Fellows as you Hear me, Robin Hood Robin Hood said Little John, Now Foote it as I do, Tomboy Tom, The Crampe in my purse full sore,

    Special Thanks to Clara Matlack and the fine folks at Plimoth Patuxet: https://plimoth.org/

    And The Dedham Historical Society:
    https://www.dedhammuseum.org/

    And as so often is the Case, thanks to Rod Nevin!
    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 24 Wetootwaag's Summer Rambles Part 1 Featuring Mystic Seaport Museum and more

    August 23rd, 2025  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 6 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:
    Tunes:

    Redwing Blackbird

    Rob Edwards & Jeremy: Herd of the Glen

    Pittsburgh Scottish Session: Jenny Dang the Weaver

    Patrick Hutchinson, Keegan Loesel and Lynette Mulcreevy: Pleasures of Hope, the Peacock’s Feather, and Peter Turbit’s

    Patrick and Jeremy: The Eagle's Whistle

    A.J. Wright: Byker Hill, Randy Dandy O, The Banks of Sweet Primroses,

    A.J. and Jeremy: Elsie Marley, Let the Bulgine Run,

    A.J., Jeremy and James (?): Banjo set, Over the Hills and Far Away, Drops of Brandy

    Sea Chanter and C Shanty Chapel Session Featuring Jo Bergeron: Lowlands Away

    Pittsburgh Scottish Sessions FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CWBRckYkr/

    Mystic Seaport Museum: https://mysticseaport.org/

    AJ's Social Media: https://anayiswright.com/

    The Pipers' Gathering: https://www.pipersgathering.org/
    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 23 Cogadh no Sith War or Peace Waterloo Part 3 with writings from Keith Sanger and tunes from Ailean Domhnullach and Simon Chadwick

    August 11th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  2 hrs 3 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:
    Patrick MacDonald: Coma Leam, coma leam cogadh no sith__Alike to me peace or War, The Gathering of the Clans,
    William Ross: Loudon’s Bonnie Woods and Braes,
    J&R Glen: Louden’s bonny Woods and Braes,
    Robertson & Ramsay: Loundon’s Bonnie Woods and Braes,
    Matthew Betham: Earl Moira’s Welcome to Scotland,
    David Glen: Loudon’s Bonnie Woods and Braes “Old Gaelic Air”
    Roddy Cannon/Keith Sanger: The Mother,
    Ailean Domhnullach (Allan MacDonald): The Harlaw Brosnachadh,
    Donald MacDonald: Cogadh na Sith
    Simon Chadwick: Cogadh no Sith – War or Peace
    C.A. Malcolm: The Piper in Peace and War
    Articles Read or Referenced:

    Keith Sanger’s 2015 Post about War or Peace from Pibroch.net:
    https://pibroch.net/learning/cogadh-no-sith-or-war-or-peace/

    Listen to the George Moss and Peter Cooke interview here:
    https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/65235?l=en

    Special thanks to Alan MacDonald and Bonnie Rideout for the Use of Alan’s Performance on the Harlaw Album:
    https://youtu.be/3blkFtU0x9E?si=xtuSb06Iyoa8Lwr4
    Check out Allan’s Work here:
    https://allanmacdonald.com/
    And Bonnie Rideout’s work here:
    http://www.bonnierideout.com/
    For the Translation I used for the Battle of Harlaw Poem is here:
    https://mastodon.scot/@scotlit/112841104994359938

    Simon Chadwick’s excellent post about his work preparing for his performance of War or Peace is here:
    https://simonchadwick.net/2016/07/cogadh-no-sith-war-peace.html

    To Watch Simon’s Performance look here:
    https://youtu.be/eXZDTefKrFI?si=9S4man2MW0Id6R8b
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  • S 09 E 22 Looking Forward to Pipers' Gathering 2025 Part 2 With Dick Hensold, Tracy Jenkins, and Ian Kinnear

    August 2nd, 2025  |  Season 9  |  58 mins 49 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

    Hear Tunes from:
    Dick Hensold & Rosalind Buda, Tracy Jenkins and Ian Kinnear as well as tunes from me and many other Pipers' Gathering attendees at the sessions.

    Details coming soon:
    Register for Pipers Gathering Here:
    https://www.pipersgathering.org/

    To attend the next LBPS Tune Share session follow this link:
    (Thursday August 7) https://www.facebook.com/share/15yYkiAVJQ/

    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 Bandcamp Friday Announcement

    August 1st, 2025  |  Season 9  |  22 mins 33 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:
    Jeremy Kingsbury: Patrick MacDonald Wizard Set, Tripping Mermaid Set
    Sean Reidy: Burrito on the Floor

    You can hear tracks from my new and upcoming albums Nill and Humours of Toddy on this episode.
    You can also hear a track from Sean Reidy's Debut album "Tunes for the Soul"

    Check out Tunes for the Soul Here:
    https://seanpatrickreidy.bandcamp.com/album/tunes-for-the-soul

    And Check out my new "album" Nill Here:
    https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/nill-album-graveyard-and-alternate-takes
    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

  • S 09 E 21 Hyping Pipers' Gathering 2025 Part 1 with Eliot Grasso, Chris Gray and Shannon Heaton

    July 26th, 2025  |  Season 9  |  1 hr 14 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:
    You can hear several session sets from Pipers' Gathering Attendees and instructors as well as solo performances from
    Elliot Grasso
    Chris Gray, Jim Gray and Heather MacLeod
    Mike and Shannon Heaton
    John Charles Bauschatz
    and pretty clear performances from Session attendees including, Colleen Shanks, Ian Crane, Andy May, Patrick Hutchinson, Dan Houghton, Arbo R. Doughty, Rod Nevin, Benjamin Elzerman, Rachel Clemente and many more

    Come hang out with me at the Pipers' Gathering!
    https://www.pipersgathering.org/
    And before then you should come to the LBPS Tune Share session:
    https://www.facebook.com/share/1JCtTfZz3r/

    You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag