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

  • 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

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...