After a week off, Gary returns refreshed and armed with another bumper selection of all things bagpipes.


Playlist

Xavier Boderiou, Sylvain Barou and Antoine Lahay with Wedding Reels from Liamm.


Roddy MacLeod with The Taking of Beaumont Hamel, The Shepherd’s Crook and the Smith of Chilliechassie from Pipers of Distinction: Roderick J MacLeod

Ben Duncan with Dougall, The Media Shirt, By Loch Etive Side, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Braes of Forbes, Spinner’s Delight, Women of the House and The Contradiction from the Wheel of Fortune 2024.

The Friel Sisters with Young Tom Ennis, Hunt the Piper, King of the Cats from Before the Sun

Victoria Police Pipe Band with Jimmy’s Gift, Out of the Air, Radar Racketeer, New Year in Noosa, The Terror Time, P/M Sandy Gordon, The Caledonian Society of London, Jenny’s Chickens, Edwyn’s Didgi Place from World Pipe Band Championships 1998

Mark Saul with Surrender the Booty from Praxis

Dr Angus MacDonald Chuir i Gluin Air a Bhodach, Mo Mhairi Mhin Mheall-Shuileach, Buain Na Raineach, Mrs Martha Knowles, Calum Fhionnlaigh and The Pitnacree Ferryman from A’Sireadh Spors

Links
Nord Anglia Chinese International School Concerts

Highlights from the band's first public concert - 'Encounter' - June 2024: https://youtu.be/PstMkNd5JGg

The first tune ever played to an audience - Highland Cathedral - school graduation: https://youtu.be/SMwB7KzRyMM

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Gary pays tribute to all those involved in D Day exactly 80 years ago, and remembers the wonderful voice of the late Rod Paterson, who died last week.

Playlist

Mike Katz with The Best Englishman, Chase the Train and Mr MacKinnon of Corry from A Month of Sundays

Alasdair Gillies with Mrs John MacColl, Tulloch Castle and Dr MacPhail’s Reel from 25 Years of the Glenfiddich Piping Championship

The King’s Own Scottish Borderers with Sleep Dearie Sleep and the Pibroch of Donald from Blue Bonnets O’er the Border

Rod Paterson with the D Day Dodgers from A the Bairns o Adam

Brighde Chaimbeul with Tornala Maika from The Reeling

Martyn Bennett and Tommy Smith with Karabach from Ceol Tacsi

Colin MacLellan with The Faeries’ Hornpipe, John F Kennedy, the Clachnacuddin Hornpipe from the World’s Greatest Pipers, Vol 11

Rod Paterson with Auld Lang Syne from Songs from the Bottom Drawer


Links
Bagpipers of the World United Association

Brighde Chaimbeul Tour Dates

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There's plenty of variety this week as Gary dips once more into his extensive collection of piping sounds from around the world.


Playlist

Old Blind Dogs with Bunker Hill Set from Room With a View

Willie Morrison with The Right Honourable Allan J MacEachan, Sandy Thomson of Alva and Ludovic Morrison’s Favourite from Pipers of Distinction

Lincoln Hilton with Shadow from Me and My Chanter

Barnaby Brown with Fear Piobar Meata (the Timid Piper) from Spellweaving: Ancient Music from the Highlands of Scotland

Captain John MacLellan with Cabar Feidh, The Piper’s Bonnet, Cabar Feidh (reel) and The Smith of Chilliechassie from Scottish Bagpipe Music

Andy May with Farewell to the Dene, the Spey in Spate and Billy Pigg’s Hornpipe from The Yellow Haired Laddie

Scottish Power Pipe Band with The Battle of Waterloo, The Hill of Garvock, Fiona MacDonald, Lord Clyde’s Reel, The Primrose Lass, Inverinate House, Ananda Pa Gael, The Foot Tapper from World Pipe Band Championships 2012

Chris Armstrong with the Barrochios Reels from Quantum Leap

Links Mentioned

Old Blind Dogs Tour Dates

Captain John A MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner Tickets

Pipers' Persuasion Interviews

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Gary brings you an eclectic mix of top drawer music drawn from his collection of all things bagpipe.


Playlist
The Iron Horse with The Goatherd, The Major’s Maggot, James MacLellan’s Favourite, Duncan the Gauger and The Piper’s Bonnet from Thro’ Water, Earth and Stone

St Lawrence O’Toole Pipe Band with Joe Cooley’s Hornpipe, Joe Cooley’s Jig, The Donegal Lass, Eddie’s Lamentation, The Strathspey King, Sergeant Murphy’s, Stranded in Scotland, The Ballintore Fancy, the Lismurrane Lamps from The Dawning of the Day.

James Thomson with with Lucy Farr’s Barn Dance, Bill Malley’s Barn Dance and Hugh’s Tune from Borders Young Pipers

Craig Sutherland with MacLean of Pennycross, Dora MacLeod and John MacEchnie’s Big Reel from The Wheel of Fortune 2024

Donald MacLeod with the Company’s Lament (excerpt) from the Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Tutorials Vol 19.

Urachadh with MacKay’s March, Iain MacEachainn and Am Boc Liath from Urachadh

Royal Ulster Constabulary Pipe Band with The Bind, Redford Cottage and Angus MacKinnon from Pipe Bands of Distinction

Homebound with Prince of Persia from Adroneline

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Gary celebrates the music and legacy of the late Gordon Duncan, who would have been 60 this week.


Playlist

Gordon Duncan with Galician Jig, Blow My Chanter and the Famous Baravan from The Circular Breath

The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience with Pitlochry High School Centenary from Foxie Laddie

Scotrail Vale of Atholl. Archie MacKenzie of Dumbarton, JF MacKenzie of Garrynahine, The Caledonian Society of London, The Easy Club, Eileen Mary Connelly, Eileen Mary Connelly, Donald MacLeod, Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Jimmy Ward and The Eavesdropper from the World Pipe Band Championships 1987

Jock Duncan with the Moss of Burreldale and Gordy Duncan Junior with Wait Your Turn

Gordon Duncan with Lorient Mornings, La Grand Nuit de Port du Peche and Davy Webster’s 40th from Thunderstruck.

Gordon Duncan with Thunderstuck from Thunderstruck

Gordon Duncan Compositions Mix Tape – Session A9 with the Sleeping Tune, Laura Cortese with The Ramnee Ceilidh, Session A9 with the Bellydancer, Brian Ó hEadhra, Bruce MacGregor & Sandy Brechin with the Fourth Floor, We Banjo Three with Pressed for Time and Trail West with Andy Renwick’s Ferret

Gordon Duncan with Donal Og, Wild Irishman, Rakish Paddy, Madam Bonaparte, Richard Dwyers from Just For Seumas.

Find out more here about the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust

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Find Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton tour dates see here https://www.rossainslie.com/

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Gary pays tribute to the late Fergie MacDonald, the Ceilidh King, who passed away recently. There's more sets from this year's Wheel of Fortune competition, and a brand new award-winning pibroch from Regina's Iain MacDonald.

Playlist

Fergie MacDonald with Highland Jigs from The Ceilidh King

Angus Nicholson with Cearcal a Chuain, Duncan Johnstone, Hag at the Churn, Humours of Whisky, Polka, Speeding in the Desert from the Wheel of Fortune 2024

Gary West with Kilworth Hills from The Islay Ball

John Mulhearn with Hugh Alexander Lowe of Tiree, Cameronian Rant, Ca the Yowes from the Wheel of Fortune 2024

Iain MacDonald with Salute to Sir Ian and Neville McKay - private recording

Wolfstone with Battle from Pick of the Litter

Calum Wynd with Miss Lisa Munro, Dora MacLeod, Lord MacConnell of Lough Earn and Lochend, An T-Eilean Muileach, As I Went Up on the Ice, Terry the Wrecker and Shelly’s Jig from the Wheel of Fortune 2024

D-Day 80 Commemmoration Links

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hrnp18

https://gofund.me/61b70044

https://www.d-day80beacons.co.uk/

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/640a0ac2b261e5337f7adb4e/t/65ba95d21af31e773236a996/1706726867344/Pipers+pages+v03.pdf

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/640a0ac2b261e5337f7adb4e/t/6582c7ec920e234db6b8ca07/1703069676969/Bill+Millin+page+v04.pdf

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Gary invites you to a ringside seat to take in this year's Wheel of Fortune contest held at the Danderhall Miners' Club in Midlothian on the 21st of April 2024. This is one of the most exciting and imaginative competitions in the piping calendar, and produced some wonderful music again this year. And you can hear it exclusively here in EYP!


Playlist

Cameron Drummond with Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, the Ewe with the Crooked Horn and Drumlithie.

Craig Sutherland with the Liberton Pipe Band Polka, Mrs Crogan’s Reel, McFadden’s Reel, Isla’s Bow, The Fourth Floor, Biddy from Sligo, Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight, The Plenin Jig.

Ciaren Ross with Macleod of Mull, John Cassidy, Fear a Bhata, The Seagull, The Jug of Brown Ale, The lark in the Morning, Unknown, The Periwig.

Ben Duncan with The Lonach Gathering, Thoughts of Burns, Miss Proud.

Craig Muirhead with Ina MacKenzie, The Mysteries of Knock, O’Donovan’s Jig, Donald Cameron’s Powderhorn, Lachlan MacNeil of Kintarbert’s Fancy, Polka, Ned Groggin, The Blacksmith, Alex C MacGregor.

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