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:

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Episodes

  • S5E25: General Leslie's Highland March from Oscar and Malvina

    September 11th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  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:
    Johnson and Ritson and Ramsay: General Lesly’s March To Longmaston Moor
    Wright: Lashley’s March
    James Aird: Leslie’s March
    James Oswald: Lasly’s March
    O’Farrell: Highland March from Oscar and Malvina
    Edward Bunting: Dirty James
    Cannon James Goodman: Unnamed (Shitty James who Lost Ireland)
    J & R Glen: Leslie’s March
    William Ross: All the Blue Bonnets over the Border
    McFadyen: Lads Wi’ The Kilts
    Logan: All the Blue Bonnets are over the Border
    John Johnson: The Knife Grinder, Eye for Shame
    Donald MacDonald: The Far Away Wedding, The Grinder, I have a Wife of My Ain, Brose and Butter & An Irish Jig

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  • s5e24 Hymns and Mackintoshs Lament with James Moyar and Chris Gray

    August 29th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  55 mins 42 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:
    From James Moyar: Windsor, Conditor Alme Siderum, Cheshire, Llangloffan, Bereden Vag for Herran, Detroit
    Alexander Campbell: In the Breach of the Garden (Mackintosh’s Lament)
    Kilberry Ceol Mor: Mackintosh’s Lament
    From Chris Gray: MacKintosh’s Lament/ Cumha Mhic an Toisich.

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  • S5E23: Tunes from the Patrick McDonald Discussion with guest tune from Ronan Browne

    August 14th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 1 min
    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, ronan browne, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history

    Tunes:
    From Ronan Browne: Lady in the Desert
    John and William Neal: Da mihi manum (Give Me Your Hand)
    Daniel Dow: Lads Wi The Kilts, Luinnag ferramh Bata (The Boatman’s Song), Thainig a ntuisga beatha (The Whisky).
    Patrick McDonald: Tune 179 A St. Kilda Girl’s Lamentation on the Death of her Lover, Tune 180 Tha Guillan agam fhin, A St. Kilda Song and Dance, Tune 181 Ciod e bhiodh tu ‘g iarraidh, A St. Kilda Song and Dance, Tune Number 78 Dh’eirich mi moch, Tune Number 77 Port na maighdinn Chuain The Mermaid Song, North Highland Reels of Country Dances: Tune number 1, 2, 3, 5, 13 (Joseph MacDonald’s Jig, Whip her and Gird Her, The Far Away Wedding, Reel of Stumpie, The Lochaber Dance).
    Eliza Ross: A chaorain A chaorain (Little peat, Little Peat), Dòmhnall Àlainn a’ tighinn (Elegant Donald is coming).
    Celtic Melodies: Pipe Reel, Tha Goal again air an nighinn (I love the Lassie).
    Alexander Campbell: I Bid my Heart be Still, It Was O’er in Yon Soa.
    Special Thanks to Ronan Browne for letting me play his tunes.
    You can buy his music here:
    People can buy CDs from www.ronanbrownemusic.com
    Ronan let me know about a series of video’s he has been working which are hosted by The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre. I highly recommend this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4gVm8PoF1U
    There are new ones being released, and old ones being hidden from view pretty regularly, so be sure to subscribe to the youtube channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtIFrH7-r2I5rRS-K8F9UA

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  • S5E22: Discussion of The Patrick McDonald Collection With Keith Sanger, Matt Seattle, Barry Shears and Pete Stewart

    August 7th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 20 mins
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Tunes:
    From Joe Hughie McIntyre courtesy of the Barry Shears Collection: Tulloch Gorum, Sandy Cameron, Eight Men of Moidart, Miss Proud.
    This episode is a discussion between myself, Keith Sanger, Matt Seattle, Barry Shears and Pete Stewart with Patrick McDonald's Collection of Vocal Airs as the starting point.
    email me at wetootwaag@gmail.com if you'd like to participate in a book club discussion of the Patrick McDonald Collection Book on Wednesday August 11th at 7 PM US Central Time US.

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  • S5 E21: Patrick McDonald’s Collection of Highland Vocal Airs Audiobook

    July 31st, 2021  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 25 mins
    anthony smith, archive, audiobook, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, celtic music, david young, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, harp, highland, highland vocal airs, history, irish music, joseph mcdonald, macpherson, music, ossian, pastoral pipes, patrick mcdonald, primary source, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walter young

    This episode Functions mostly as an Audiobook style reading of Patrick McDonald’s Collection of Highland Vocal Airs.
    The Preface and Article were Read by Anthony Smith.
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  • Bonus Episode 2

    July 25th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  30 mins 19 secs
    bagpipes, border pipes, celtic music, eighteenth century, flagolet, history, ireland, irish music, irish traditional music, jaw harp, music, nineteenth century, scottish smallpipes, uilleann, uilleann pipes, walker jackson, whistle

    Jackson's Celebrated Irish tunes Play through, all tunes, minimal discussion.

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    S5E20 Lament of a Druid and William Litten's Manuscript With Guest Music from David Barrett

    July 17th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  52 mins 17 secs
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Tunes:
    Litten: Prince of Wales Minuet, The Goose’s Minuet, Kissing and Flirting, Kissing and Drinking, The Royal Hunt, They Royal Review, St. Catherine’s Lane at Five, Duke Gordon’s Reel, Cotillion.
    Fox: Lament of a Druid
    Neal: I’m asleep and Don’t waken me
    Set from Dave Barret: Red Haired Boy, and Paddy’s Leather Breeches.
    Piobaireachd: The Vaunting

    Special Thanks to David Barrett for sending in a track from his Starting to See Album,
    To pick up a copy to support Blinded Veterans of America you can see it on Band Camp:
    https://visionpiping.bandcamp.com/album/starting-to-see

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    Season 5 Episode 19 A Chat with Joey Abarta about Pat Sky and American Uilleann Piping

    July 3rd, 2021  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 13 mins
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Tunes:
    Patrick Sky: Many A Mile
    Joey Abarta: Eibhli Gheal Chiuin Ni CHearbhaill (Fair Gentle Eily OCarroll)

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  • Season 5 Episode 18: Mr. Preston’s Hornpipe & I am Asleep Don’t Wake Me with Music from Pete Stewart, Rob Turner and Simon Chadwick

    June 26th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 16 mins
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Season 5 Episode 18: Mr. Preston’s Hornpipe & I am Asleep Don’t Wake Me with Music from Pete Stewart, Rob Turner and Simon Chadwick
    Tunes:
    Thomas Marsden: Mr. Preston’s Hornpipe
    Fitzmaurice: I’m Asleep and Don’t Wake Me, Mount the Stage, Donald Bran, Loose the Belt, Fitzmaurice’s Trip to Rosline Castle
    Walsh: Petticoat Loose, Petticoat Tight
    Nixon: Petticoat Loose
    Allan Ramsay (Stuart): Cha mi ma chattle
    Wright: Past One O’Clock
    McGibbon: Cold Frosty Morning
    Oswald: Cold Frostie Morning (performed by Rob Turner)
    Milligan-Fox (Joyce): Lament of a Druid
    O’Farrell: Past One O’Clock
    Edward Bunting (Higgins): Tá Mé Mo Chodladh (I’m Asleep Don’t Waken Me) (Performed by Simon Chadwick)

    Special Thanks to Pete Stewart, Rob Turner and Simon Chadwick for being On the Episode this week.

    Pete Stewart has some great videos uploaded to his Youtube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbihXksKCthLa2FGmI-piBQ
    He Sells three of his books on his website:
    http://www.hornpipemusic.co.uk/
    He is also the editor of the Common Stock Journal from the LBPS which you can read even if not a member (apart from the most recent issues):
    https://lbps.net/j3site/index.php/common-stock

    Rob Turner has glorioius renditions of many tunes from the same collections I have to rip apart and adjust to play, hear them how they were intended by subscribing to Rob’s Youtube page:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNv7YozytBYTZHjyMGxO1A

    Simon Chadwick also is a must follow on Youtube:
    https://www.youtube.com/user/simonmchadwick
    Simon’s Website is filled with valuable articles and comments on a huge variety of topics, but also many of the printed music sources I play on the podcast:
    http://simonchadwick.net/

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    Season 5 Episode 17: New To me Books Preview

    June 12th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  32 mins 35 secs
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Tunes:
    Patrick MacDonald: Fisherman’s Song For Attracting Seals, Sister of Loves, Chiu-ri-ruo, Wet is this night and cold.
    Iain Gelston: Hop Pole, Shields Bar, St. Mary’s Hornpipe, Pegwhistle Barn
    Niel Gow & Sons: The Highland Watch, Now the 42nd Regt or Royal Highlanders
    O’Neill: Wind That Shakes the Barley
    Harrison: Largo’s Fairy Dance
    Litten: The Woodford Ship
    My Setting: Auld Lang Syne, Wind That Shakes the Barley

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    Season 5 Episode 16: Colclough Geoghegan, O’Farrell and Sky

    June 7th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 6 mins
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Tunes:
    Colclough: Colclough’s Hornpipe, Rakes of Westmeath, Llewellyn
    Burke Thumoth: Rakes of Westmeath
    O’Farrell: Waterford’s Waltz, O’Farrell’s Hornpipe,
    Gahagan: Gahagan’s Frisk, Humours of Westmeath, Ravencroft’s Fancy, The Chocolate Pot
    William Dixon: How She Will Never Be Guided
    Robert Riddell: How She’ll ne’er be guided
    William Bingley: The Ash Grove (Llwyn On)
    Wilson: Rakes of Westmeath
    Francis O’Neill: Rakes of Westmeath
    McFadyen: Rakes of Westmeath

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    Season 5 Episode 15: John Murphy’s Collection & Have a Care of Her Johnny

    May 23rd, 2021  |  Season 5  |  26 mins 38 secs
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Tunes:
    William Dixon: Have a Care of Her Johnny
    Daniel Dow: Sandy Gow’s Three Pints
    John Machlachlan: Sandy Gow’s Three Pints
    O’Farrell: The Douraling, The Gobbyo,
    Murphy: Kate Martin, Mrs. Boswell’s Jigg, That’s My Way
    Edward Bunting: The Beardless Boy
    John Rook: Kate Kearney

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    Season 5 Episode 14: Fitzmaurice’s New Collection of Irish Tunes No. 1 with Tune from Chris Norman and David Greenberg

    May 15th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  44 mins 10 secs
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Tunes:
    Fitzmaurice: A Connaught Air, Spatter the Dew, Moggy Will you Come Again, Billy O’Rourke.
    Francis O’Neill: Spatter the Dew
    Goodman: Spatter the Dew
    Roche: Spatter the Dew
    William Vickers: Why Did you Promise to Marry?
    Bruce and Stoke: Jockey up in the Hayloft
    William Dixon: Hacky Honey
    From David Greenberg and Chris Norman: a John Reid Piece, Garb of the old Gaul and Hacky Honey
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    Season 5 Episode 13: The Campbells are Coming with a Tune From Xavier Boderiou

    May 8th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 15 mins
    bagpipes, baroque, celtic, clan campbell, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, inveraray, irish music, music, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, the campbell's are coming, uilleann pipes, union pipes, xavier boderious

    Tunes:
    Angus MacKay: The Campbells are Coming
    James Aird: The Campbells are Coming
    Thompson: Hob and Nob
    Vickers: Hob a Nob
    O’Farrell: The Cambles are Coming, Mrs. McLeod
    Goodman: Miss McCleod’s Reel
    N. Stewart: Kelso Lasses
    Gunn: Inundation
    Patrick McDonald: North Highland Country Dances and Reels #8 and #10.
    Howe: Pig Town Fling
    Unknown: Clan Campbell’s Gathering

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    Season 5 Episode 12 Under Named GHB Tunes From James Aird and Guest Track from Brìghde Chaimbeul

    May 2nd, 2021  |  Season 5  |  49 mins 39 secs
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    Tunes:
    James Aird: Three 6/8s called North Highland Reel, Three Tunes called Highland Dance, A skye Dance, three tunes called “A Jig”, A Western Isle Air.
    Robert Miller: Two Highland Dances one Western Highland Dance and a Highland Jigg from Ross’s Music Page and North Highland Jigg (9/8) From Keith Sanger
    Reverend R Harrison: Western Isles Air
    My “Setting”: Braes of Mellinish

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    Season 5 Episode 11 Jackson’s Celebrated Irish Tunes Conclusion

    April 17th, 2021  |  Season 5  |  41 mins 34 secs
    aird, bagpipes, baroque, celtic, donald macdonald, eighteenth century, ghb, great highland bagpipes, highland, history, irish music, music, o'farrell, pastoral pipes, scotland, scottish, scottish music, uilleann pipes, union pipes, walsh

    O’Farrell: Jackson’s Lake, Maids in the Morning, Sheelina Gra Will You Be Mine
    Broadside: The Price of My Pig
    Goodman: Jackson Over the Water
    Jackson: Jackson Over the Water, Humours to Listivain, Maids in the Morning, Jackson’s Turret, Bouner Bougher
    Dixon: Cut and Dry Dolly New Way
    Sutherland: Jackson’s Lake
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