Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

As it turns a touch wintry in Scotland, warm yourself up by moving your feet to some more top class music from the world of bagpipes.PlaylistTannahill Weavers with Turf Lodge, The Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Welcome to Shetland, Lady Margaret Stewart and the Flaggon from Dancing Feet  Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band with the Inverness Gathering, The Drunken Piper and the Australian Ladies from Princes Street Parade Ann Gray with Jigs in D on Smallpipes from A Twist in the Tale Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band with Clan Macrae, Atholl Cummers and MacAllister’s Dirk from Twelve Thousand Miles Liam O’Flynn with the Humours of Kiltyclogher and Julia Clifford’s from The Piper’s Call Pipe Major Robert Brown with Donald Cameron, Arniston Castle and John MacKechnie from The Pipes of Balmoral Vol 1 Llan de Cubel with Alboraes  de Victor Sàenz from La LLuz Encesa Support the show

Another hour of top drawer music from the bothy. PlaylistBreabach with The Braes of Mellenish, The Poetic Milkman, the Milkman’s Bridge and Ray Anderson from Urlar John MacDougall with The Braes of Castle Grant and the 74th’s Farewell to Edinburgh from the World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 8.Chris Stout and Finlay MacDonald with Algiers from Cauld WindMatt Seattle with Little Wee Winking Thing from Out of the Flames: Music for the Border Bagpipes from 1733 to the PresentAllan MacDonald with ‘A Lament’ from DastirumPeople’s Ford Boghall and Bathgate with Bride’s Jig, The Changeling and the Thief of Lochaber from Forte Cillian Vallely with the Bull’s March set from The Raven’s Rock John MacDougall with Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch, Strathconan, Theh Fiddler’s Joy, The Ale is Dear, Dancing Feet and Marry Me Now from the World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 8. Ross Ainslie with Slow Down from PoolLinksNational Piping Centre Grand Raffle TicketsWilliam Kennedy Piping FestivalSupport the show

Gary brings you more great tunes from a the airts - well from Scotland, England and Canada to be precise!PlaylistRura with The Boys from Ballydowse and The Smasher from Despite the Dark P/M Iain Morrison with Jack Aloft and the Rakes of Kildare from Back to Back Martyn Bennett with Swallowtail from Martyn Bennett Eddie Seaman feat. Maeve MacKinnon with Uamh an Oir from Cave of Gold Simon Fraser University Pipe Band with Paardeburg, Port Sean Seasamh, Coppermill Studios, Biddy from Sligo, Donald Ross of Vancouver, Craig a Bhodich, Stirling Castle, The Brolum, The High Road to Linton, The Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Welcome to Shetland from World Pipe Championships 1996 Blowzabella with Penda’s Fe, The White Rose and Epic Branle from Dance Brian Lamond with Out of the Air, the Radar Racketeer, The Dirty Lough, the Rev Brother’s Jig, Donella Beaton from Another Day at the Office Lori Watson with The Flooers o the Forest from Yarrow Acoustic SessionsSupport the show

Gary makes a return visit to the bagpipe factory of RG Hardie, and brings you plenty more great music along the way, with a wee trick or treat thrown in for good measure.PlaylistDaimh with Ronald MacKenzie of Milton and Mabou, Stormy Hill and Maili Ceit’s Jig from Tuneship Vale of Atholl Pipe Band with Il Paco Grande from Live in Well Callum Beaumont with Raigmore and Sandy’s New Chanter from Midwest Arts Winter Storm Field Marhsall Montgomery Pipe Band Ben C Niven, MacPhedran’s Strathspey, AA Cameron, A Cup of Tea, Miss Girdle, The Swalltailed Coat, Cliffs of Doneen, Calum Iain, Merrily Danced the Quaker’s Wife and Queen of the Rushes from the World Pipe Band Championships 1991 Falasgair with The Sauna, The Highlandman Kissed his Grannie and Da Spirit of Whisky from the Sauna Lincoln Hilton with Trick or TreatSupport the show

Gary brings you more great bagpipe tunes from Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Galicia.PlaylistLorne MacDougall with Trip to Aviles, Atlantic Bridge, The Sound of Sleat and Atlantic Bridge from Hello World Jack Lee with Tom Wilson, the 24th Guards Brigade at Anzio, The Homewrecker, The Brolum and the High Road to Linton from the Piping Centre Recital Series 1996 Vol 1Inveraray and District Pipe Band with John MacColl’s March to Kilbowie Cottage, the Cameronian Rant and The Little Cascade from A Night in That Land Session A9 with The Sleeping Tune from Bottle-necks and Arm Brakers  Brighde Chaimbeul with The Old Woman’s Dance and Skyelark’s Ascension from The Reeling Iain MacFadyen with John MacMillan of Barra and Dr EG MackInnon from The World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 7 Tom Delany with The Gooseberry Bush, Joe Tom’s and Jenny Tie the Bonnet from The Lark’s Call Anxo Lorenzo with Confuxon LinksGlenfiddich Championship Livestream Link Brighde Chaimbeul Tour DatesSupport the show

Gary brings you more fine music of the bagpipe kind from his extensive collection.PlaylistChris Gray with LA’s Welcome to Thwale from Chris GrayRoddy MacLeod with Willie Gray’s Farewell to the Glasgow Police and Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban from the World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 6James Duncan MacKenzie with Theid Mi Dhachaidh, recorded at The Raasay, 2024Hamish Moore and Dick Lee with Thunderhead and the Easy Club Reel from The Bee’s Knees MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band with Pipe Sergeant John Barclay, Ben Gullion and Dr Ross's 50th Welcome to the Argyllshire Gathering from A Big Step Forward Pipedown with the Winnipeg Forger and Mr Jack from RoagPipes and Drums of the 1st Bat. Scots Guards feat. Kate Rusby with Fare Thee Well from From Helmand to Horse GuardsWillie Morrison with the Boneshaker, Cameronian Rant and John Paterson’s Mare from Pipers of DistinctionRS MacDonald with The King Danced At Dawn, Willie Cochrane, JK's Jig, The Millstead, and Last Tango In Harris from Good DryinSupport the show

More pipe music from a the airts as Gary delves into his collection once more for your delectation and delight! PlaylistRory Campbell with Cotton Eyed from IntrepidJohn Wilson with Traditional Air, Hugh Kennedy and Inveran from The World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 5. Greater Glasgow Police Pipe Band feat. Rachel Walker with Fraoch a Ronaigh, Thug Mi Gaol Ghut, Thug Mi Gradh and Hi Ho Leagain from Ceolry. Xavier Boderiou with Laride Gavotte from Gwrizienn Davy Spillane with Undertow from Pipedreams P/M Angus MacDonald with Susan MacLeod, Caledonian Society of London, Mrs MacPherson of Inveran and Johnnie MacDonald’s Reel from The World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 1 Robert Watt with Leaving Barra, Soraidh Leis an Aite, Teann a’Nall, Crossing the Minch and The Mason’s Apron from Live in Uist and Barra Carlos Nunez with Jigs and Bulls from Os Amores Libres Support the show

Join Gary as he shines a light on those pipers who tend to be labelled 'file under folk'. PlaylistMusic in the Glen with The Sweetheart Reel, Aisling’s Wedding, Brosnan’s Reel and Mrs Crehan’s from Music in the Glen Kenneth and Angus MacKenzie with Iain MacDonald with Bodach nan Tri Ordagan from Ceol Mhor OstaigThe Battlefield Band with Cearcall a Chuain, The Kames Lassies, The Night we Had the Goats and Calum Fhionnlaigh from New Spring Gavin Marwick and Wendy Stewart with St Queran’s Well from Quarterdays Whitsun Back of the Moon with Thomas Andrew Takes the Train, Gillian Frame’s and Lauren McKowen’s from Fortune’s Road Jose Manuel Tejedor with Salton and Floteu De Remis from Live Recordings from the William Kennedy Piping Festival Wendy Stewart and Gary West with The Lancashire Hornpipe and Mr Preston’s Hornpipe from Hinterlands Beinn Lee with Skye, A Bottle of Vodka, Twenty Malboro Red and £50 Cashback, the Drambulance and B’Fhearr Mar a Bha Mi’n Uiridh from Osgarra      Support the show

Gary brings you highlights of the inaugural piping contest on the Island of Raasay, organised by Hamish Moore, sponsored by the Isle of Raasay Distillery, which celebrates the Gaelic cultural roots of piping.PlaylistField Marshall Montgomery with their Medley from the World Pipe Band Championships 1992 Decker Forrest with Tog Orm mo Phìob is Thèid mi Dhachaigh from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass. Ailis Sutherland with Òran an t-saighdeir Ghàidhealaich from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass. Ailis Sutherland with Taigh na Beairt aig Uilleam Ruadh, ⁠⁠Nam Bitheadh agam Trudar Bodich, Miss Ann MacKechnie,  ⁠⁠Nighean Bhàn a’ Mhuilleir, The Flowers of Redhill and The Primrose Lass from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass. Angus Nicholson with Lady in the Bottle, Old Joe’s, The Goat Herd and the Shepherd and The Fiddler from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass. Angus Nicholson with Guillean Geal Thu from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass. Angus Nicholson with Lady Madelina Sinclair, Glen Tilt Lodge, O Mhisg a’chuir a Nollaig Oirnn, The Lads of Mull, The Gladstone Reel, Calum Finlay and Cpt Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass.Support the show

Gary reports on recent events in Braemar, Raasay and Brittany and brings you great  music from Highland, Uillean and Northumbrian pipes. And look out for some congregational Psalm singing too!PlaylistThe Angus Nicholson Trio with the Primrose Lass from Sealladh Ard P/M Ian Duncan with the Braemar Gathering, John D Burgess and Miss Lily Christie from the Piping Centre Recitals, 1997Pauline Cato with The Lady’s Well, Random and The Cliff from Northumberland Rant The Inveraray and District Pipe Band with The Old Woman’s Dance, I Have it Somewhere, Café Rene, Leaving Ireland, Willie Grey, The Fiddler’s Joy, Broadford Bay, Dunrovin Farm from A Night in That Land Den with Javah from Just Around the Window Baghad Kemper with Maro eo ma Mestrez from Live au Cornouaille  Alasdair Graham and Congregation with Martyrs from Gaelic Psalms from Lewis Scottish Tradition Series Vol 6. John D Burgess with Leaving Ardtornish and the Geese in the Bog from The Art of the Highland Bagpipe Vol 1  Support the show

Gary brings you more top drawer music from the world of piping and drumming, and pays tribute to two stalwarts of our community who sadly passed away recently, P/M Malcolm MacKenzie and former Solo Drumming World Champion, Joe Noble.PlaylistTrail West with Wait Til I Tell Ucca from Countless Isles and Endless MilesNiall Matheson with Asian Tears, Rocking Miss Molly, Paddy O’Rafferty’s and Barbara’s Jig from The Shores of Loch NessThe Red Hackle Pipe Band with Greenwood Drive, Mairi Bhan Og, Hills of Glenorchy, Dundee City Police Pipe Band from The Greatest Pipes and Drums from Scotland Vol 2.The Cleveland Celtic Ensemble with Red Iron Ore  from The Cleveland Celtic Ensemble Inveraray and District Pipe Band with Wee Joe’s 80th from A Night in That Land 78th Fraser Highlanders with In Celtic Times from Flame of WrathCalum Stewart with Randolph’s Leap Part 2, from Tales of the NorthSupport the show

Gary brings you all four performances from this year's Captain John A MacLellan MBE Piobaireachd Recital held in Edinburgh on 24th August. With tunes from Callum Beaumont, Iain Speirs, Stuart Liddell MBE and Ian K MacDonald.PlaylistCallum Beaumont with The Phantom Piper of CorrieyairackIan Speirs with Farewell to the Queen's FerryStuart Liddell MBE with The Salute to the Piobaireachd SocietyIan K MacDonald with For My Lass, Fair, Pretty and HighlandSupport the show

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the 2024 World Pipe Band Championships from Glasgow Green.Support the show

Join Gary as he brings you this year's live EYP show from the Street Cafe at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, with sets from Cameron Bonar, Hazel Whyte, Austin Diepenhorst and Swedish mulit-instrumentalists, Dråm.Playlist to follow!Support the show

Gary chats to Florida-based Eric Stein about his plans to develop a pan-European solo piping contest, and looks ahead to this year's Piping Live festival which takes place in Glasgow next week.PlaylistFred Morrison Trio with the Train Journey North from Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Seudan with the Tulloch Gorm Set from Seudan Alen Tully with  As I Went Out Upon the Earth and The Kerry Polka from The Best of Piping Live Recital Series 06/07  Victoria Police Pipe Band with Eric Stein, Murray’s Fancy, the Dirty Lough, Banks of the Lee, Arniston Castle, Shovel Tongue and the New Paradigm from World Pipe Band Championships 1995  Anxo Lorenzo with MacAlambique from Confuxon   Eamonn Coyne and Jarlath Henderson with the Craig’s Pipes Set from A Celebration of the Music of Gordon Duncan: a National TreasureEric Stein Contactsericmstein53@gmail.com(+1) 6312415757Piping Live 2024https://pipinglive.co.uk/eventsSupport the show

Gary brings you more delights of the bagpipe kind with the top performances from the inaugural Gordon Duncan Memorial Kitchen Piping Contest from Washington State, and also pays tribute to 'The Captain' - Ken Eller from Ontario, who passed away recently.PlaylistRoss Miller with D Major MacKenzie, Rona’s Reel and Mornington from The Roke Inveraray and District with John MacColl’s March to Kilbowie Cottage, The Cameronian Rant and The Little Cascade from A Night in that Land Craig Sutherland with Full Moon Down Under, Jig?,  the 98 Jig, Pitlochry High School Centenary from the Gordon Duncan Memorial Kitchen Piping Contest, Skagit Valley Highland Games 2024 Zephan Nickel with Full Moon Down Under, The Warthog Waltz, Dog a l’Orange, Lauren Mckeowan’s Reel and the Fourth Floor from from the Gordon Duncan Memorial Kitchen Piping Contest, Skagit Valley Highland Games 2024 Clan MacFarlane Pipe Band with Arthur Gillies, Langstrom's Pony, Shiela Patrick, Jane Campbell, Jennifer Finlayson, Malc's Wee Lass, A Cup of Tea,  Ian Spiers, The Fox & the Fieldmouse from Diamond Jubilee Pipe Band Championship Cameron Bonar with Bloody Fields of Flanders, Mason’s Apron Jig, Upside Down at Eden Court and Francis Morton’s from the Gordon Duncan Memorial Kitchen Piping Contest, Skagit Valley Highland Games 2024 Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band with Cullen Bay from World ChampionsDysart and Dundonald Pipe Band with Morrison Avenue, Jacobites by Name, Leaving Liverpool and Johnny with the Bandy Legs and from World ChampionsLinksRoss Miller - discount code for concert tickets is EYPSupport the show

Gary reports on the piping culture of the USA from his Boston hotel room!PlaylistBen Miller and Anita MacDonald with Oh as I was Kissed Yestreen, The Black-haired lad, Sweet Molly and The Primrose Lass from A Day at the LakeAdrian Melvin with Hills of Kintail, Donnie MacGregor, The Kitchenmaid and Donella Beaton from Unplugged Mike Cusack with Major Manson at Clachantrushal, Arniston Castle and Cecily Ross from Pipers of Distinction LA Scots Pipe Band with Richard Parkes and James McColl from At the BeachCillian Vallely and Kevin Crawford with Dominic’s Farewell from On Common Ground Brian Donaldson with The Braes of Mellinish, Aundrie Donaldson’s Jig and the Braes of Lochaber from Pipers of Distinction  Decker Forrest with Alan Henderson and Murdo Cameron with An Dotair Mor from Aon Stiudio Ostaig Jori Chisholm with P/M George Allan and the Tipsy Gypsy from Winter Storm    Support the show

Gary brings you top drawer pipe music from Scotland, Ireland and the USA.PlaylistIain MacInnes with Lt Col DJS Murray, The Treadmill and Spark’s Rant from Sealbh John D Burgess with Lord Alexander Kennedy, Tulloch Gorm and Mrs MacPherson of Inveran from King of the Highland Pipers Stephanie Makem and Tiarnan o Duinnchinn with Lough Erne Shore from Ceol is Piob Stephanie Makem and Tiarnan o Duinnchinn with The Silver Slipper and The Glen Road to Carrick from Ceol is Piob St Thomas’ Episcopal School Pipe Band (2000-04) with The Mount Vernon Streaker, Rory MacLeod, Rocking the Baby, The Mermaid Song, Smith’s a Gallant Fireman, Caber Feidh and Chasing Shadows from Impressions Masters of Scottish Arts with the Old Woman’s Lullaby from Westering Home Iain MacHarg with Chevy Chase, Jenny Nettles and P/M George Richie’s Favourite from Rooted in Tradition Donald MacPherson with Mrs MacDougall, Dougie Gillies and Behind the Bushes from Donald MacPherson Vol 1 Alasdair Gillies with Chan Eil Mo Leannan ann an Seo, Atlantic Bridge, The Horse with a Heart, Humours of Clonmult, Bealach na Ba and Chasing the Ferry from Loch Broom      Support the show

There might not be much sign of summer yet here in Scotland but we carry on regardless with another eclectic mix of all things bagpipe. PlaylistCantrip with Ian Green of Greentrax,  Whistle O’er the Lave o It,   The Ramnee Ceilidh and the Hare of the Dog from BoneshakerBruce Gandy with the Abercairney Highlanders, Arniston Castle and John Morrison of Assynt House from the MacLean MacLeod Memorial Championships June 2024.Malin Lewis with Tune 51 from Halocline Toronto Police Pipe Band with Variations on a Theme of Good Intentions from Live at the El Macambo The Tartan Amoebas with Giant from Giant Derek Midgely with the Clan MacColl, Tulloch Castle and Alick C MacGregor from the MacLean MacLeod Memorial Championships June 2024. Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton with Gran’s from Symbiosis 1   Cantrip Info and Tour Dateshttps://www.cantrip-music.com/ Support the show

Gary introduces highlights from a recent top solo contest in Delaware, USA, and catches up with news from sponsors, RG Hardie Bagpipes.PlaylistBreabach with The Old Collection from FasCameron Macdougall  with The Ross-shire Volunteers, Tulloch Gorm, and Loch Carron from The United States Piping Foundation, Maclean Macleod Memorial Piping Championships 2024 Andrew Carlisle with Pipe Major George Ross' Farewell to the Black Watch (Wm Lawrie), Loch Loskin and Dr. MacPhail's Reel from The United States Piping Foundation, Maclean Macleod Memorial Piping Championships 2024 Chris Ormston with I Saw My Love Come Passing By from Time Out of MindNick Hudson with the Phanton Piper of Corrieyarick from The United States Piping Foundation, Maclean Macleod Memorial Piping Championships 2024    Support the show