Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast
Original Compositions, Historic Tunes and Popular Culture of the 18th and 19th Centuries
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S 10 E 21 Angus MacKay's Favorite Irish Tune Book part 2
October 4th, 2026 | Season 10 | 1 hr 15 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 MacKay: Golden Cobblers, Merrily Danced the Quaker, Merrily Kiss the Quakers, Charming Molly, Johnny O Shea, General Graham's Waltz, Copenhagen Waltz, Sandy Stewart, Lady Margaret Stewart,
O'Farrell: Merrily Kiss the Quaker, Charming Molly, Shauneen o Shea or Johnny O Shea, General Graham's Waltz, Copenhagen Waltz,
William Gunn: Behind the Bush in the Garden,
Patrick McDonald: Tune 11 North Highland Reels,
Wright: The Irish Ragg
Aird: Behind the Bush in the Garden,You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag
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S 10 E 20 Angus MacKay's Favorite Irish Tune Book
September 19th, 2026 | Season 10 | 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:
Paddy Keenan: Coppers and Brasses, Johnny's Tune For The Avalon,
Angus MacKay: Rakes of Kilkenny, Farrell's Pipes, Galloway Tom, Pipers' Maggot, Paddy O'Rafferty, Spanish Waltz,
O'Farrell: Rakes of Kilkenny, Farrell's Pipes, Galloway Tom, Pipers' Maggot, Paddy O'Rafferty,You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag
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S 10 E 19 Pipers' Gathering 2026 Review with Rod Nevin
September 5th, 2026 | Season 10 | 1 hr 2 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 played in this episode:
Scottish Smallpipes Session: La Promeneuse, Hielan’ Laddie and Road to Isles, Sound of Sleat, Horsburgh castle, The Duck, Drops of Brandy
Northumbrian Smallpipes Session: Alston Flower Show hornpipe,
Old Drove Road
Irish Uilleann Pipes Session: Jim Ward's, Speed the Plough, Joe Banes / Gypsy Princess, Drops of Brandy, E minor Slip Jig (tune name?), The Butterfly, Man of the House
Cabaret: Dos A Beer, The Haunting, The Boy’s Lament for His Dragon
Irish Session Guitar solo (Bruce Childress): Mona Ray
SSP, whistle, and bowed dulcimer: Pretty Saro
Thanks to: All The Pipers’ Gathering session-goers; Cabaret performers Rebecca Connor, Benjamin Elzerman, and Nate and Asher Banton -
S 10 E 18 Tunes I Never Want to End with Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill & Liam Lonergan, The Goodman Trio, Patrick Hutchinson, John Charles Bauschatz, Barry Shears, Timothy Cummings and Iain Gelston with Rachel Hales & Chloe Jones
August 22nd, 2026 | Season 10 | 1 hr 29 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:
Jeremy Kingsbury Playing: Lee & Sylvia's Waltz by Gail Johnson, Manx Lullaby, Ancient Lullaby, The Star Above the Garter, The Duck, John Barbours 50th, Cotting Burn
Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill & Liam Lonergan: Mullach a' tSí
Goodman Trio ( Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain): An Seanduine ag Luasgadh an Chliabháin/Cosa Buidhe Árda Dearga
Patrick Hutchinson: Ancient Lullaby from Petrie
John Charles Bauschatz: O Gur Duine Truagh Mi (Alas I am a Forlorne Man)
Barry Shears: Foxhunter's Reel
Tim Cummings: Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap,
Iain Gelston: Eagle's Whistle, Terry Cloth, The Lairds of Ryton,You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag
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S 10 E 17 The Tunes I Taught at Càirdeas and More
August 8th, 2026 | Season 10 | 1 hr 9 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:
The Tunes I taught: Brose and Butter, Bundle and Go, Welcome Home My Dearie, Clark Colven, The Miller's Wedding, Robin Adair, New Way to Morpeth, The Pluner of the Lowlands now Grazes in the Glens,
Yann Cariou, Tim Cummings, Jeremy Kingsbury, Ailis Sutherland, Clara Salem,
Tunes I didn't Teach, Round two: Unfortunate Jock, Harris Dance (31), Harris Dance (32), Edward the Second Minuat, Wattie Laing, Cock-Laird fu' Cagie, Drummond Castle, I have a wife o my ain, Bonny Miller, Susan Stewart's Reel, Miss Murray's Reel,
Tune to Learn by Ear: Welcome Home My DearieBig thank you to the folks at Càirdeas and specifically to the instructors who let me use a recording of them playing:
Yann Cariou, Tim Cummings, Ailis Sutherland and Clara Salem.Check out Càirdeas website here: https://www.cairdeas.org/
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S 10 E 16 Tunes I Probably didn't teach while I'm at Càirdeas
July 25th, 2026 | Season 10 | 1 hr 9 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:
Nae Tune list or dots this time around. At least not for a while, but you can hear me introduce the tunes.
Lots of stuff from David Young, Patrick MacDonald and Donald MacDonald.
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S 10 E 15 The William Mackie Manuscript Playthrough Part 1
July 11th, 2026 | Season 10 | 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, scottish bagpipes, scottish history, talk show, uilleann pipes, united kingdom history
Tunes:
William Mackie: Taste Life's Glad Moments, Robin Adair, Ye Branks and Baes of Bonny Dune, The Banks of the Dee, What ails this heart of mine, Paddy O'Rafferty
Robert Menzies: Taste Life's Glad Moments,
Smollet Holden: Aleen Aroon
O'Farrell: Paddy O'Rafferty with variations
Angus MacKay: Paddy O'Rafferty with variations
Seamus Ennis: Paddy O'Rafferty, The Reverend Brother's JigYou can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag
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S 10 E 14 On the Road Session with Rod Nevin, Jeremy Mitchell and Margaret Young
June 27th, 2026 | Season 10 | 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:
Pretty incomplete tune list:Tunes:
Cuddy’s Wedding from Vickers, Auld Lang Syne from Appomattox, Hoopers and Girders (Pete Stewart’s Setting from David Young),
Over the Hills and Far Away, Mill Mill O, Oyster Wive’s Rant, Gravel Walks, Brenda Stubberts, Mason’s Apron, Miss McLeod of Raasay, Atholl Highlanders, and many more.
Càirdeas is pretty booked up for this year actually, but be sure to get on their mailing list here:
https://www.cairdeas.org/You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag
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S 10 E 13 Music of Robert Louis Stevenson with Guest Host Rod Nevin
June 13th, 2026 | Season 10 | 1 hr 7 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
All songs in this episode are poems by Robert Louis Stevenson set to traditional tunes:
“A Song of the Road” with Over the Hills and Far Away
“The Spaewife” with unnamed tune collected by George St. J. Bremner
“Wandering Willie” with Here Awa’ There Awa’ and Bonnie Dundee
“Over the Sea to Skye” with the Skye Boat Song
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S 10 E 12 Robert Bremner's Collection of Scots Reels and Country Dances Playthrough part 2 With a track from Iain MacInnes
May 30th, 2026 | Season 10 | 1 hr 19 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
Robert Bremner: Duke of Perth’s Reel, Capt. Ross’s Reel, Short Apron, Hoptoun House, Lady Hariot Hope’s Reel, The Highlandman Kiss’d His Mother, Miss Murray’s Reel, Drummore’s Rant, He Hirpl’d till her, Had the Lass till I winn at her, Cadgers of the Cannongate,
Jeremy Kingsbury Sets: From Bannocks of Barley Meal& Pay the Pipemaker:
Miss Murray set (Sweet molly from Rowly Powly)
J. Johnson: The Lads of Boot,
William Ross:Miss Victoria Ross
Iain MacInnes: Miss Victoria Ross,
Anselm Lingnau: (Traditional Tune Archive) Lady Susan Stewart’s Reel
John Walsh: Susan Stewart’s Reel,Big thank you to Iain MacInnes for his blessing to include his track from Tryst.
Tryst was published by Greentrax Label:
https://greentrax.com/product/iain-macinnes-tryst-cd/
But is available on most streaming platforms as well.+X+
Cover Art is a Receipt from Robert Bremner’s Shop in London courtesy of the British Museum:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1544287001+X+X+
I played tracks from Pay the Pipemaker:
https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemakerBannocks of Barley Meal:
https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-mealand Rowly Powly:
https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/rowly-powly+X+X+
Nearly all of the tunes this week come from Robert Bremner's 1757(ish) publication: A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances
https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105002262You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag