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 and whistles. Every episodes notes include links to the historic sheet music when available. For information about my Albums Oyster Wives Rant, and Pay the Pipemaker go here:

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Episodes

  • S6E08 Smollet Holden, The Hermit of Killarney and Lead Belly

    April 23rd, 2022  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 11 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:
    Ross McNaughton Playing Freeland Barbour’s tune: Pitlochry Highland Games
    Smollet Holden: Baltioura, What Call Have you to me Ned, The Yellow Stockings, The Cruskeen Lawn, Round the World For Sport, The Hermit of Killarney, Big Bow Wow, She is the Girl that can do it, Drimindoo
    O’Farrell: Adieu, Adieu Thou Faithless World, The Cruskeen Lawn
    The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem: Cruiskeen Lawn.
    Thomas Crocker: The Hermit of Killarney,
    The Weavers: Kisses Sweeter than Wine
    Edward Bunting: The Black Cow
    David Sear: Drimindown
    Lead Belly: If it wasn’t for Dicky

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    If you are interested in composing a tune for the Pitlochry Highland Games follow the link here:
    https://www.pitlochryhighlandgames.co.uk/
    You can scroll down to find the rules and where to submit your entry.

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    If you want to watch the Regency House Party it is hosted on youtube in the US, not sure of the availability elsewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZlGrTbZHg&list=PLA41E10951CB748DD

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  • S6E07: Litten Manuscript Part II: Kiss My Wife and Welcome, Speed the Plow

    April 9th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 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:
    William Litten: Kiss My Wife and Welcome, Hey My Nancy, No Title II, Patrick’s Hill, Speed the Plough, The Ploughboy
    James Aird: The Irish Pelt, Hey my Nanny
    John MacPherson Mulhollan: Kiss My Wife and welcome,
    O’Farrell: Humours of Ballinamult, Rogara Duff (Black Rogue),
    John Murphy: Mrs. Dungannon’s Jigg,
    Cannon Goodman: The Humours of Ballinamult,
    Stephen Grier: Jackson’s Sport, God Speed the Plough,
    Tara McGovern and the Iowa City Session: Basket of Turf
    Francis O’Neill: The Basket of Turf,
    Smollet Holden: The Unfortunate Rake
    John Rook: The Wee Wee Man,
    William Dixon: The Golden Locks
    Fisin: Speed the Plough
    Anderson: Speed the Plough
    William Gunn: Speed the Plough
    Carlton Rawlings: Speed The Plough
    O’Keefe: The Ploughboy

    I Forgot to mention but, here is a link to the flip/cocktail/punch recipes if you want to try and decipher and drink them:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UPFH3qOexRrTBT3JFpRXxQ7F8cGf2vjk/view?usp=sharing

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  • S6E06 Fitzmaurice no. III, John Murphy, Walker Jackson and Cannon Goodman

    March 26th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  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:
    Tunes:
    Richard Fitzmaurice: The Munster Lassie, The Lads of Fingall, Turn the Pig from the Tea Pot, Jigg.
    Goodman: The Munster Lass, The Munster Lass, Horse in the Pound, Trip to the Garret, Maid At the Fair, Morning Brush, Grog, Thought, Jigg, Night Cap, Welcome Home, Snack.

    Donnellan: Rose in the Gap,
    O’Farrell: The Gay Lass, Jackson’s Maid at the Fair, Jackson’s Welcome Home
    John Murphy: The Kilkenny Girls, Take Care of My Cap
    O’Neill: The Gay Lass, The Kilkenny Girl
    Rook: Woman’s Dance,
    John Hall: Take Care of my Cap
    Walker Jackson: Pither in Enough, Jackson’s Morning Brush, Jackson’s Night Cap.

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  • S6E5 Tripping up the Stairs

    March 19th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  40 mins 34 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:
    Rutherford: A Trip Up Stairs
    Thompson: Trip Up Stairs
    O’Farrell: Trip Up Stairs
    Goodman: Trip it up Stairs, Trip it Up Stairs
    Stewart: A Trip up Stairs
    Robins: Swallow-Tail, Champion
    McNulty: Syriacus
    William Dixon: Dick’s Away

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  • S6 E4 A Chat with John Charles Bauschatz

    March 12th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 16 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:
    James Horner: The Legend Spreads
    From John Charles Bauschatz: Bhon Chuir Mo Leannan Cùlaibh Rium – Since My Love Turned His Back on Me
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  • S6 E3 Tha Mi Sgith, Buain na Rainich, Cutting Bracken, Drummond Castle, Loch Ness With Guests Ian Crane, Jessica (@thehighlandharper) and Anna Seda (@doescellothingz)

    February 26th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  57 mins 29 secs
    bagpipes, baroque, border music, cello, celtic music, country dance, dance music, eighteenth century, greath highland bagpipes, harp, history, ian crane, irish bagpipes, irish history, light music, nineteenth century, performance, recorded music, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    David Young: New Bigging, Drummond Castle
    Robert Bremner: Loch Ness
    Aird: Loch Ness
    Buttrey: Loch Ness
    Niel Gow & Sons: Drummond Castle
    Edinburgh Repository of Music: Drummond Castle
    Albyn’s Anthology: Why Should I Sit and Sigh?
    Roud: Sovay
    Ross: Drummond Castle Reel
    Donald MacDonald: The Weary Maid
    Angus MacKay: Drummond Castle

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  • S6E02: Valentine's Day Tunes

    February 14th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  19 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

    Tunes:
    Donald MacDonald: Now Jenny Lass My Bonny Bird, Coutie’s Wedding, Flirty Brown Maid,
    Straight and Skillern: Kiss your Partner, Island of Love.
    Thompson: Cupid’s Frolick
    Eliza Ross: Will you Take a Wife Donald?
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  • S6 E 01: Bagpipe Myths and History, A chat with Keith Sanger

    February 12th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  2 hrs 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:
    Angus Cumming: Arndilly’s Reel, Sir Harry Innes’s Reel

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