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:
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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Season 4 Episode 9 Hebrides Episode- Improv at St.Clement’s Church on Harris, The Three Girls from Portree, Skye Boat Song, To Daunton Me and Corrienessan’s Salute.
May 31st, 2020 | Season 4 | 44 mins 31 secs
angus mckay, bagpipes, ceol mor, corrienessan's salute, eighteenth century, ewan maccoll, harris, hebrides, highland bagpipes, kilberry book of ceol mor, nineteenth century, pibroch, piobaireachd, portree, robert burns, st. clemen's church, three girls from portree, to daunton me., uilleann pipes
Loose theme of the Hebrides, Improv at St.Clement’s Church on Harris, The Three Girls from Portree written by Angus McKay, Skye Boat Song first transcribed by Anne Campbelle MacLeod, To Daunton Me from O'Farrell's Setting and Robert Burns song and Corrienessan’s Salute composed by Roderick Dall Mackay
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S4E08 Lindsay System Chanter, Donald Lindsay, Cam St. Louis, We’ll Gang nae mair to yon town
May 25th, 2020 | Season 4 | 35 mins 49 secs
3-d printer, angus mckay, bagpipes, donald lindsay, extended range, linday system chanter, lord mayo, smallpipes
Tunes: The Gravel Walk by me
Lord Mayo’s March on Lindsay System Chanter by Cam St. Louis
By Donald Lindsay Slow Strathspey "Mrs Murray of Abercarney"
And the LSC PRINT&PLAY : Open Source Extended Range Bagpipes Tune.
We’ll Gang nae mair to yon town from Angus McKay -
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 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...