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Gary explores one of the most popular of pipe tunes, in words and melody.

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Pipedown with Tar the House, The Periwig and Cuillin from Roag

Sarah Muir with Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, Arniston Castle and Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy from the Wheel of Fortune 2025

The Pipes and Drums of the 78th Highlanders with The Earl of Mansfield, The Highland Laddie, The MacKenzie Highlanders and the Black Bear from The Pipes and Drums of the 78th Highlanders

Caledon with Highland Laddie and The Road to Recovery from The Noble Trousers

Bagad Kemper with Kopanitza from Battering Rams

Battlefield Band with Bagad Kemper, Trouble at Baghdad Roundabout and McKenna’s Jig from Out for the Night

Ceol an Aire with Leaving Barra, Mark Sheridan’s and The Fourth Floor from It’ll Be Fine

Oban High School Pipe Band with the Traditional Reel and The Brolum from Oban High School Pipe Band in Concert 2013.

Breabach with The Ball that Was in Oban and Thunderstorm on Thunderbay from Frenzy of the Meeting

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Maket Collective Recital 25th April Info and Tickets here

Breabach Tour Dates here

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Gary brings you more music from across the world, and pays tribute to an old friend.

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Ross Miller with Chloe’s Passion, Angus J McNeill and The Raft Race from The Roke

Strathclyde Police Pipe Band with Miss Alison MacLean of Grogarry, Archie McNab, Stuck in the Middle, Stepping Out, Song for Sally, Aspen Bank Strathspey, Aspen Bank Reel, The Chieftain’s and Gordon’s Jig from World Pipe Band Championships 2004

Rory Campbell with Pasadoble from Intrepid

Mike Cusack with The Braes of Castle Grant, Lady Louden and Miss Proud from the Glenfiddich Piping Championship 1990

Seudan with Willie Cameron’s, Mary Weep for Me No More and Fingal’s Weeping from Seudan

Tommy Martin and Michelle O’Brien with The Four Courts and John Kelly’s from Cobblestone Sessions

Hugh MacDiarmid’s Haircut with Hag at the Churn, Lark in the Morning, Scarce of Tatties, Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Hag at the Churn and Lark in the Morning from Airs From Your Elbow

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Gary invites you to help celebrate 3 years of EYP with some more great music from the world of bagpipes.

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Arise and Go with Munlochy Bridge, The Editor’s Favourite, Portencross Castle, MacKinnon’s Other Rant, Attwood O’Connor’s, Dr. Alasdair MacKenzie’s, The Lassie’s Fashion, The Primrose Lass from Moments of Light

Bill Livingstone with Mrs H I MacDonald of Dunach, P/M Donald MacLean, The Bob of Fettercairn, Loch Loskin, Jackie Latin and Willie Cummings’ Rant from The Dr Dan Reid Memorial Solo Piping Competition 1997

Triton with Dans un pré and Cumul from Rule of Three

Willie McCallum with Field of Gold from P/M Donald MacLeod MBE Memorial Competition 2000

Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band with Blackie MacLeod, Duckin & Divin, New Year in Noosa, Airlie’s Big Day and the Foxhunters from Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band in Concert

Fin Moore and Sarah Hoy with Jimmy mo Mhile-Stòr, The Drover Lads and Dinkie Dorrian’s from The Piper and the Maker 2: Celebrating C.

Mhairi Hall with Skye from Airs

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Registrations for Cairdeas Smallpipes School, July 19th - 24th, Vermont

Pipe Major Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition Livestream

People's Ford Boghall and Bathgate Live in Aberdeen tickets

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This week Gary takes you on a musical journey to Cape Breton, New Zealand, Galicia, Northern Ireland and back to Scotland.

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Beolach with The Forest of Garth, Traditional Strathspey, Moving Cloud, The Watchmaker and the Stone Frigate from Variations

Canterbury Caledonian Pipe Band with The Clan MacRae Society, Blair Drummond and John Morrison of Assynt House from World Pipe Band Championships 2014.

The Scottish Power Pipe Band Feat. Karen Matheson with Amazing Grace from Cathcart

Greg Wilson with Mull of the Mountains, Pipe Major Joe Wilson, Donella Beaton and The Old Wife of the Mill Dust from Pipers of Distinction.

Wendy Stewart and Gary West with The Company’s Lament from Hinterlands

Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band with Train Journey North Set from Impact

Anxo Lorenzo with Polca dos Areeiras and Pasa Corredoiras 439 from Tiran

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This week's music of the bagpipe takes you to Ireland, New England, Washington, New Zealand, Brittany - and Scotland.

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Arise and Go with The Beekeeper, The Pipers of Roguery and the Floating Crowbar from Moments of Light

Angus MacColl with Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, Capt Colin Campbell and Fiona MacLeod from A Tradition of Excellence

Iain MacInnes with The Ewe wi the Crookit Horn, Sweet Molly, MacPhee’s Reel, Malcolm Currie, Inver Lasses, Buntata ‘s Sgadan and Cabar Feidh from The Pipers’ Gathering: Live from North Hero

New Zealand Police Pipe Band with The Smiler, The Braes of Mellenish, Miss Mathers of Wyvis, Jennifer Finlayson, AA Cameron, Cecily Ross, John MacKenzie’s Fancy and The Seedling from World Pipe Band Championships 1998 Vol 2.

Gwir with MacDonald Brothers, The Skye Dance and MacKerron’s Reel from Liamm Keltiek

Alasdair Gillies and Alasdair Fraser with Hi Ho Hirum, The Wee Man from South Uist, Kenny Gillies of Portnalong, the Hen’s March, Donald Willie and his Dog, The Foxhunter, The South Georgia Whaling Song, The Gravel Walk and the Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Welcome to Shetland from Masters of Scottish Arts Live at Benaroya Hall

Cillian Vallely with Cnocan an Teampaill, Star Above the Garter, Stormy Hill from The Raven’s Rock

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In this week's piping journey Gary takes you to Scotland, England, Brittany, Canada and Australia.

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Eabhal with Am Port Falach, Ian Skippinis of Tiree and The MacSim from This is How the Ladies Dance

Major Gavin Stoddart with The Highland Wedding, Blair Drummond and The Sheepwife from The Piping Centre 1997 Recital Series

Steven Bodenes and Sylvain Hamon with Konskried Plonevez Gavotte from Daou Don Dans

Chris Ormston with The Flower of the Quern from Time Out of Mind

The Queensland Police Pipe Band with Copper Top, Speyside, Airhythmic, The Cuckoo, Flew Over the Nest, Scirocco, Kruger’s Dance and 5 Alive from David Barnes Presents – Pandora’s Other Box

Blowzabella with Jan Mijne Man and Go Mauve from Vanilla

Bruce Gandy with Frances Gandy’s Diamond Year, Major William Dearborn and Nixon Wedding March from My Father’s Son

Ron Jappy with Tactical Nuclear Penguin, Kirsty’s and Miss Meghan Harrington from Vincular

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Blowzabella

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Gary brings you more top quality music including that of the 'bagless' bagpipe of Sardinia.

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Chris Armstrong with Iain MacPherson’s Reel, The Broken Chanter and Loch Roaig from Notes in Ma Heid.

Roddy MacLeod with Tatties and Herring, Balmoral Castle, Captain Jack Murray, Lochan Duin, Captain Duff, Traditional Reel and Calum MacKay’s Reel from Pipers of Distinction

Jerry O’Sullivan with Introduction, The Shepherd’s Hornpipe, Lady Harriet Hope and The Humours of Castlecomber from O’Sullivan Meets O’Farrell

Band of the Black Watch with the Massacre of Glencoe Glasgow City Police Pipers, The Gold Ring, Auckland City Police and Maxwell’s Bonnet from Ladies from Hell

Fred Morrison and Jamie McMenemy with The Ladies from Hell, Carlos Barral of Oviedo and Lochaber to Argyll from Up South

Franco Melis with Processione e a seguire Elavazione from Launeddas

Griogair Labhruidh with Norman MacLean and Morven from Dail-Riata

78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band with She Walked Through the Fair, My Laggan Love, Foxhunter Jig, Foxhunter Hornpipe from Live in Canada

The Kathryn Tickell Band with The Wedding and Because he was a Bonny Lad from Debateable Lands

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Gary finds some hidden gems under a layer of rock. Tune in to find out what on earth he's talking about!

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Elias Alexander, Eamon Sefton, Kathleen Parks and Patrick Bowling with Grammy’s Trip to Oregon, Antrim Rose and The Knowledge Drop Karate Chop from Bywater

Metro Toronto Police Pipe Band with Bonnie Dundee, Steamboat, The Bugle Horn and the Atholl Highlanders from On the Beat.

Berroguetto with Vilalbalcan II from Navicularia

Donald MacPherson with Donald Gruamach’s March from Donald MacPherson: a Living Legend.

Fraser Fifield and John Mulhearn with The Ardoch Polka, EYP Live Recording University of Edinburgh, February 2026.

Tony McManus with Inveran, The Devil in the Kitchen and Locheil’s Awa Tae France from The Maker’s Mark

Hamish Moore with Mrs Hamilton of Pencaitland from Stepping on the Bridge

P/M Alasdair Gillies with The Miller of Drone, the 74th Highlanders, the Rusty Gun, Alex Currie’s, The Road to Balquhidder, the Lintie, Molly on the Shore, Rossie Castle from the Winter Storm Festival Concert, 2009

Nuallan with Donald James MacDonnell, P/M Donald MacLean of Lewis, Alice and Grace Twa and The Swaggering Jig from Nuallan: Piping from Cape Breton Island.

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Elias Alexander Tour Dates

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