web01.fireside.fm Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:26:45 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Highland Pipes” https://www.wetootwaag.com/tags/highland%20pipes Mon, 11 May 2020 00:45:00 -0400 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 en-us episodic Original Compositions, Historic Tunes and Popular Culture of the 18th and 19th Centuries Jeremy Kingsbury 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 no bagpipe, bagpipes, bemidji, celtic, fur, hornpipe, jig, minnesota, ojibwe, ojibwemowin, powwow, reenact, rendezvous, scotch, scottish, shrub, state, strathspey, tea, trade, uilleann, university, wetootwaag, whistle, Jeremy Kingsbury wetootwaag@gmail.com Season 4 Episode 6 The Pretty Dirk, The Pretty Sporran, Skye Reel, Sheeling o Guira https://www.wetootwaag.com/s4e6 f897d3b8-6fcd-4581-bfae-b0d4bba319f6 Mon, 11 May 2020 00:45:00 -0400 Jeremy Kingsbury full 4 Jeremy Kingsbury 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 37:14 no This episode Gets a wee bit rambling..but they all do I suppose. Really looking forward to being able to record to my computer and a sound controlled space where I can pause and do another take haha. Anyway, we begin with the Stellar performance of The Pretty Dirk from 1953 by William MacLean. The Tune was composed by Patrick Òg MacCrimmon on the Isle of Skye likely between 1670 and 1730 when he was the Piper for The MacLeod’s at Dunvegan. Next original composition: The Pretty Cantle on Shepherd Musette Small pipes. Next an Angus McKay tune: A Skye Reel on my McCallum Highland Pipes. Then James Aird’s setting of “Shilling O’Gairey” as a preamble to… O’Farrell’s Setting of “Sheeling O Guira with New Variations on Uilleann Pipes. Check out the Amazing resources at Tobar an Dualchais: http://tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/fullrecord/51272/1 and Alt Pibroch at http://www.altpibroch.com/ James Aird, O'Farrell, Maccrimmon, Dirk, Sporran, Uilleann Pipes, Highland Pipes, Bagpipes, Angus McKay, Smallpipes, This episode Gets a wee bit rambling..but they all do I suppose. Really looking forward to being able to record to my computer and a sound controlled space where I can pause and do another take haha. Anyway, we begin with the Stellar performance of The Pretty Dirk from 1953 by William MacLean. The Tune was composed by Patrick Òg MacCrimmon on the Isle of Skye likely between 1670 and 1730 when he was the Piper for The MacLeod’s at Dunvegan.
Next original composition: The Pretty Cantle on Shepherd Musette Small pipes.
Next an Angus McKay tune: A Skye Reel on my McCallum Highland Pipes.
Then James Aird’s setting of “Shilling O’Gairey” as a preamble to…
O’Farrell’s Setting of “Sheeling O Guira with New Variations on Uilleann Pipes.
Check out the Amazing resources at Tobar an Dualchais:
http://tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/fullrecord/51272/1
and Alt Pibroch at http://www.altpibroch.com/

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]]> This episode Gets a wee bit rambling..but they all do I suppose. Really looking forward to being able to record to my computer and a sound controlled space where I can pause and do another take haha. Anyway, we begin with the Stellar performance of The Pretty Dirk from 1953 by William MacLean. The Tune was composed by Patrick Òg MacCrimmon on the Isle of Skye likely between 1670 and 1730 when he was the Piper for The MacLeod’s at Dunvegan.
Next original composition: The Pretty Cantle on Shepherd Musette Small pipes.
Next an Angus McKay tune: A Skye Reel on my McCallum Highland Pipes.
Then James Aird’s setting of “Shilling O’Gairey” as a preamble to…
O’Farrell’s Setting of “Sheeling O Guira with New Variations on Uilleann Pipes.
Check out the Amazing resources at Tobar an Dualchais:
http://tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/fullrecord/51272/1
and Alt Pibroch at http://www.altpibroch.com/

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