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
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Episode 7: Cairngorms and Hamish Napier
May 20th, 2020 | Season 4 | 37 mins 49 secs
bagpipes, cairngorms, celtic, corrie fee, eighteenth century, hamish napier, history, ireland, irish music, music, nineteenth century, rosebank house, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, whistle
Cairngorm Piping Grand Portage Ceol Mor
Historic Tune From James Aird: Braes of Angus
Hamish Napier: The May Fly
Woods: The Tree of Life/Lightning
Woods: The Highest Willows
Me: Michael McDonald’s Jig
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Season 4 Episode 6 The Pretty Dirk, The Pretty Sporran, Skye Reel, Sheeling o Guira
May 11th, 2020 | Season 4 | 37 mins 14 secs
angus mckay, bagpipes, ceol mor, dirk, highland pipes, irish music, james aird, maccrimmon, o'farrell, scottish music, smallpipes, sporran, uilleann pipes
The Pretty Dirk By Pipe Major William MacLean Recorded in 1953. Recording and more information available at : http://tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/fullrecord/51272/1
Check out Alt Pibroch too! I said it was .net in the episode I think, but it is actually http://www.altpibroch.com/
Original Composition: The Pretty Sporran
Angus McKay Tune: Skye Reel
Aird Tune: Shilling O’Gairey
O’Farrell Tune: Sheeling O Guira with New Variations -
Season 4 Episode 5 Bog an Lochan, Carolan's Concerto, Glasgow City Police, Noran Keeshna, Coosey Jig
May 4th, 2020 | Season 4 | 26 mins 16 secs
bagpipes, celtic, eighteenth century, history, ireland, irish music, music, nineteenth century, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, whistle
Highland Pipes: Bog an Lochan (Angus MacKay 19th Century Tune)
Glasgow City Police (modern tune
Uilleann Pipes:
O'Carolan's Concerto (Eighteenth Century)
Noran Keeshna and Coosey Jig (From O'Farrell's Pocket Companion Early 19th Century) -
Season 4 Episode 4 Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast
April 25th, 2020 | Season 4 | 16 mins 59 secs
bagpipes, celtic, gaming, history, ireland, irish music, music, scotland, scottish, scottish music, soundtrack
Original Compositions:
Nurse's Tune on whistle
Glassy Reflection on Highland Bagpipes
James Aird Collection:
The Moon and the Seven Stars on Uilleann Pipes
O'Farrell Collection:
Darby Carey On Low Whistle -
Episode 6: Season 4 Episode 3, New name, new Tune Collection! Welcome to James Aird's Collection
April 13th, 2020 | Season 4 | 31 mins 59 secs
Episode Notes:
First tune is a Piobaireachead I wrote for my grandparents and Family, called Joh... -
Season 4 Episode 2
March 29th, 2020 | Season 4 | 28 mins 52 secs
Let me Know you are listening!
wetootwaag@gmail.com any hold outs from last round of posting epi... -
Wetootwaag's Podcast Of Bagpipe Power Covid Season Episode 1
March 20th, 2020 | Season 4 | 24 mins 6 secs
So...It has been a while. I realized I have hours and hours of recordings of me playing since I l...
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Not a Bagpipe show :(
October 27th, 2013 | 10 mins 18 secs
So This is a broadcast I put together for my new life in Grad School at UW Eau Claire. Jean's Br...
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Episode 2: Season 3 episode 2
February 20th, 2012 | 41 mins 42 secs
Check out Planet Pooridge by Pooridgemen on their website: http://www.myspace.com/porridgemen
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Episode 1: Season 3 episode 1
December 8th, 2011 | 26 mins 26 secs
I'd like to think Calling it a new season is a pass on not having a show for several months, I me...