Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Tunes: From Ronan Browne: Lady in the Desert John and William Neal: Da mihi manum (Give Me Your Hand) Daniel Dow: Lads Wi The Kilts, Luinnag ferramh Bata (The Boatman’s Song), Thainig a ntuisga beatha (The Whisky). Patrick McDonald: Tune 179 A St. Kilda Girl’s Lamentation on the Death of her Lover, Tune 180 Tha Guillan agam fhin, A St. Kilda Song and Dance, Tune 181 Ciod e bhiodh tu ‘g iarraidh, A...

Tunes: From Joe Hughie McIntyre courtesy of the Barry Shears Collection: Tulloch Gorum, Sandy Cameron, Eight Men of Moidart, Miss Proud. ++X++X++X++ This episode is a discussion between myself, Keith Sanger, Matt Seattle, Barry Shears and Pete Stewart with Patrick McDonald's Collection of Vocal Airs as the starting point. email me at wetootwaag@gmail.com if you'd like to participate in a book club...

The Preface and Article were Read by Anthony Smith. Get in touch with him about any voiceover projects via email: 2acanthonysmith@gmail.com You can watch his excelent Bodhran Videos on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithpercussions/ If you would like to see the Patrick McDonald Original book you can read it here: https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_T...

This is basically a mini album. I've been listening to old episodes and wanted all the tunes in Jackson's Celebrated Irish Tunes in one place. What do you think of the new fonts and background? The font is as close as I could find for Robert Bremner's font in his printed collection. But I'm not sure the History nerd-ness of Marble paper and eighteenth century font outweighs the readability of a Sa...

Tunes: Litten: Prince of Wales Minuet, The Goose’s Minuet, Kissing and Flirting, Kissing and Drinking, The Royal Hunt, They Royal Review, St. Catherine’s Lane at Five, Duke Gordon’s Reel, Cotillion. Fox: Lament of a Druid Neal: I’m asleep and Don’t waken me Set from Dave Barret: Red Haired Boy, and Paddy’s Leather Breeches. Piobaireachd: The Vaunting Special Thanks to David Barrett for sending in...

Tunes: Patrick Sky: Many A Mile Joey Abarta: Eibhli Gheal Chiuin Ni CHearbhaill (Fair Gentle Eily OCarroll) Please Consider Supporting the Show by Joining the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag ++++XXXX++++ Joey Abarta Huge thank you to Joey Abarta for Chatting with me. You can Buy the Album Copley Street on Bandcamp here: https://copleystreet.bandcamp.com/album/copley-street I also recom...

Tunes: Thomas Marsden: Mr. Preston’s Hornpipe Fitzmaurice: I’m Asleep and Don’t Wake Me, Mount the Stage, Donald Bran, Loose the Belt, Fitzmaurice’s Trip to Rosline Castle Walsh: Petticoat Loose, Petticoat Tight Nixon: Petticoat Loose Allan Ramsay (Stuart): Cha mi ma chattle Wright: Past One O’Clock McGibbon: Cold Frosty Morning Oswald: Cold Frostie Morning (performed by Rob Turner) Milligan-Fox (...

Tunes: Patrick MacDonald: Fisherman’s Song For Attracting Seals, Sister of Loves, Chiu-ri-ruo, Wet is this night and cold. Iain Gelston: Hop Pole, Shields Bar, St. Mary’s Hornpipe, Pegwhistle Barn Niel Gow & Sons: The Highland Watch, Now the 42nd Regt or Royal Highlanders O’Neill: Wind That Shakes the Barley Harrison: Largo’s Fairy Dance Litten: The Woodford Ship My Setting: Auld Lang Syne, Wi...

Tunes: Colclough: Colclough’s Hornpipe, Rakes of Westmeath, Llewellyn Burke Thumoth: Rakes of Westmeath O’Farrell: Waterford’s Waltz, O’Farrell’s Hornpipe, Gahagan: Gahagan’s Frisk, Humours of Westmeath, Ravencroft’s Fancy, The Chocolate Pot William Dixon: How She Will Never Be Guided Robert Riddell: How She’ll ne’er be guided William Bingley: The Ash Grove (Llwyn On) Wilson: Rakes of Westmeath Fr...

Tunes: William Dixon: Have a Care of Her Johnny Daniel Dow: Sandy Gow’s Three Pints John Machlachlan: Sandy Gow’s Three Pints O’Farrell: The Douraling, The Gobbyo, Murphy: Kate Martin, Mrs. Boswell’s Jigg, That’s My Way Edward Bunting: The Beardless Boy John Rook: Kate Kearney ++++++++++++++++++ Please consider joining the Patreon to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag Here is a l...

Tunes: Fitzmaurice: A Connaught Air, Spatter the Dew, Moggy Will you Come Again, Billy O’Rourke. Francis O’Neill: Spatter the Dew Goodman: Spatter the Dew Roche: Spatter the Dew William Vickers: Why Did you Promise to Marry? Bruce and Stoke: Jockey up in the Hayloft William Dixon: Hacky Honey From David Greenberg and Chris Norman: a John Reid Piece, Garb of the old Gaul and Hacky Honey Please cons...

Tunes: Angus MacKay: The Campbells are Coming James Aird: The Campbells are Coming Thompson: Hob and Nob Vickers: Hob a Nob O’Farrell: The Cambles are Coming, Mrs. McLeod Goodman: Miss McCleod’s Reel N. Stewart: Kelso Lasses Gunn: Inundation Patrick McDonald: North Highland Country Dances and Reels #8 and #10. Howe: Pig Town Fling Unknown: Clan Campbell’s Gathering ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thank...

Tunes: James Aird: Three 6/8s called North Highland Reel, Three Tunes called Highland Dance, A skye Dance, three tunes called “A Jig”, A Western Isle Air. Robert Miller: Two Highland Dances one Western Highland Dance and a Highland Jigg from Ross’s Music Page and North Highland Jigg (9/8) From Keith Sanger Reverend R Harrison: Western Isles Air My “Setting”: Braes of Mellinish Thanks For Listening...

O’Farrell: Jackson’s Lake, Maids in the Morning, Sheelina Gra Will You Be Mine Broadside: The Price of My Pig Goodman: Jackson Over the Water Jackson: Jackson Over the Water, Humours to Listivain, Maids in the Morning, Jackson’s Turret, Bouner Bougher Dixon: Cut and Dry Dolly New Way Sutherland: Jackson’s Lake ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thanks For Listening! Please Consider S...

William Dixon: Apprentice Lads of Alnwick Jackson: Jackson Over the Water, Jackson’s Dream, Jackson’s Night Cap, Jackson’s Morning Brush, Jackson’s Humours of Panteen, Jackson’s Cummilum, Jackson’s Dream O’Farrell: Jackson’s Dream, Cummalum with variations Angus MacKay’s Drops of Brandy, The Isle of Skye Local Militia’s March David Young: Drops of Brandy John Sutherland: Cummilum an Irish Tune Don...

Tunes: Trad: (Feels absurd to use “trad” on this podcast as a source, these are both just versions I’m playing from memory: When the King Enjoys His Own Again, Auld Lang Syne, A conversation with Death. Matt Seattle: Green Brackin, Small Drink Won’t Comfort Me William Dixon: Cock on the Midden James Aird: The Feathers, Dribbles of Brandy, Grace’s Farewell Check out my New Patreon Account: https://...

Tunes: William Dixon: Cuddy Claw’d Her O’Farrell: Blush of Aurora, St. Patrick’s Day, Princess Royal (Air by Carolan), Hen’s Concert, Carolan’s Farewell to Music, Fall of Paris, Quck-Step, Gobyo,The Happy Mistake, Pay the Reckoning, Carolan’s Concerto Hibernian Muse: St. Patrick’s Day Ennis: Bucks of Oranmore Order: 1806: O’Farrell’s Quick Step: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printe...

Tunes: James Aird: Mucking Geordies Byre, Lads Wi the Kilts William Dixon: Hey for Newbiggin, Stool of Repentance, Minuet: Edward the Second, Over the Dyke and Till Her Laddy, David Young: Border Reel David Rowlands: Jim Harding’s Waltz Billy Pigg: Skye Crofters David Glen: Dr. Bett’s Super If you want to listen to the Dungeons and Dragons podcast I contribute music to (very) occasionally before i...

On this week’s Episode I drink a bit of whisky and have a chat with Isaac Walters about kilts, tartan and a bit of myth busting about the Acts of Proscription. We also chat about the value of living history interpretation in general, and the material culture of great highland bagpipers of the 1790s specifically. Tunes: William Dixon: The New Way to Morpeth James Aird: Johnny MacGill (Come under my...

TUNES: William Dixon: The New Way to Bowden (Athol Braes) (though I say Morpeth in the Podcast) Walker Jackson: Jackson’s Morning Brush Martin Freeman: One Tree Vale. I Ngleaun A Chruing Canon James Goodman: Jackson’s Snack, The Bright Dawn of Day James Aird: The Dawning of the Day Canon Goodman, Courtesy of Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain: Ceann Dubh Dileas (My dark-haired darling), P...

Season 5 Episode 4 Drummond Castle Manuscript Tunes: David Young’s Drummond Castle Manuscript: Athol Braes, Kiss’d Yestereen, New Bigging, The Malt Man, Kick the World Before You William Napier: Braes of Athol Neil Gow & Sons: Oh as I was Kiss’d Yestreen James Rook: Oh as I was Kiss’d Yestreen William Gunn: Oh How I was Kiss’d Yestreen Donald MacDonald: Kick the Rogues Out Elizabeth Ross: You...

Tunes: Anderson: Mail Coach Jackson: The Figure 3, The Cossey Jig, Pither in Enough O’Farrell: Jackson’s Maid at the Fair, Jackson’s Punch Bowl Angus MacKay: The Braes of Tullymet William Dixon: Hit her between the legs Sutherland MS: Whip her and Gird Her Be Sure to Check out Oyster Wives Rant Released on Bandcamp today! https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/oyster-wives-rant-a-year-of-histo...

Tunes: William Dixon: Saw ye Never a Bonny lass Vickers Manuscript: Kiss’d her under the Coverlet Fitzmaurice: Loose the Belt Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book: The Berlin Waltz Fitzmaurice’s Trip to Roslin Castle William McGibbon: Rosline Castle James Manson (David Glen): Roslin Picnic Donald MacDonald: Roslin Castle, MacPharlane’s lilt Angus MacKay: Roslin Castle O’Farrell: Pay The Reckoning (Jacks...

Tunes: James Aird: Irish Hautboy Jar and Innes: Top Gallantsail (Comp Innes Watson), John Stephen Of Chance Inn (Comp Angus Fitchet), Travers Jig (trad), Gustys Frolics (trad: Mick Dohertys Version) O’Farrell: Roys Wife of Aldivalock O’Farrell: Rothemurchus’s Rant Paul Anderson Playing: The Rothiemurchus Rant (Bremner) , Dogs Bite Chapmen (Traditional he Says) and The Fairy Dance (Nataniel Gow) Fr...

S4 E 37: Jackson’s Tweedside Season Finale! Tunes: 1828 Donald MacDonald: The Celtic Society Quickstep, The Weaver 1800s O’Farrell: Marinda 1744 John Johnson: The Skimmer 1775 Straight and Skillern: The Cave of Enchantment, The Exeter Change 1770s Thompson: Jackson’s Morning Brush 1796 Cooke: Jackson’s Bottle of Claret 1790 Walker Jackson: Jackson’s Morning Brush, Jackson’s Turret 1790s Thomas Cal...