Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Unfortunately I’m having a hard time finding sheet music for the Bard’s Legacy, I still haven’t found the additional volumes of O’Farrell that I have in printed form. Donald MacDonald’s The Perewig: https://digital.nls.uk/105682803 Donald MacDonald’s Cuir’s Chiste Moir Me & c. https://digital.nls.uk/105683166 Definitely losing Historian Points for this, but this Wikipedia article was a good ba...

Holy cow did I include a lot of tunes on this episode! Don’t get used to that! Big thank you to Tim and Jeremy for letting me play a track off their album “The Wilds” you can buy it here: https://timandjeremy.com/wilds/ You can also check out there stellar Youtube series “The Neil Gow Sessions” here: https://youtu.be/1qne-ly24Oo In Chronological order for the Episode: Gordon Duncan’s 98 Jig can be...

O’Farrell’s Setting for Robin Power’s Fancy: https://digital.nls.uk/87780650 Donald MacDonald’s My Woer Be Merry: https://digital.nls.uk/105682792 Both Angus MacKay tune settings are on the same page: Sir J.M. MacKenzie’s Reel. https://digital.nls.uk/105007069 Donald MacDonald’s Earl Marischal: https://digital.nls.uk/105682561 Well I recorded A couple O’Farrell tunes, then Decided I play O’Farrell...

Since I’m in a new House…seems like the time to play the tune I “Composed” for my friend’s Ric and Berit when they finalized some messy business with their Cabin: Squatter’s Hame Since we did the first tune in MacKay’s book here’s the first in O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion, Humours of the Glen. Read it here: https://digital.nls.uk/87779642 And Another MacKay tune I quite liked, “The Bride has a Bon...

Big thanks to Chris McMullan’s for sharing his music with us, you can and should check out his youtube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0sMSmOTrAxO8Yox_rUYi1Q and buy his album: https://chrismcmullan.bandcamp.com/releases Thanks as well to the Bob Dunsire discussion board. If you want to read John Newton’s Account “Thoughts upon the African Slave Trade: http://dlxs.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/...

Black Lives Matter Notes: Here are some good resources and places to donate funds to support the Black Lives Matter Protests: I found this website really helpful for figuring out how to help, and how to understand what defunding the police means, and why it is a good idea. https://www.mpd150.com/how-can-you-help-mpls-june-2020/ “The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and big...

Theme is pretty lose this episode, did some recordings in an awesome setting on the Isle of Harris a year ago, and they all sorta spill off from there. The Three Girls from Portree written by Angus McKay, Skye Boat Song first transcribed by Anne Campbelle MacLeod, To Daunton Me from O'Farrell's Setting and Robert Burns song and Corrienessan’s Salute composed by Roderick Dall Mackay

I have a lot of thank yous again for this album! Thanks to my buddy Dave for printing the chanter and thanks to Donald Lindsay and Zexuan Qiao for their work on the print and play chanter! I also appreciate the Musicians that agreed to share their tunes for the episode: Check out Cam’s Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/ravencake/sets/cam-st-louis-sampler and his Youtube page: https://www.youtube....

Huge thanks to Hamish Napier! Check out his Bandcamp Page! We listened to tracks from The River, and The Woods Album. https://hamishnapier.bandcamp.com/ Open up with a clip of me playing a Pibroch I wrote for Grand Portage on the side of the road in the Cairngorms National Park. Then I play a tune from James Aird’s collection “The Braes of Angus”. Then three glorious tracks from Hamish Napier: Fro...

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 w...

Highland Pipes: Bog an Lochan (Angus MacKay 19th Century Tune) Glasgow City Police (modern tune Uilleann Pipes: O'Carolan's Concerto (Eighteenth Century) Noran Keeshna and Coosey Jig (From O'Farrell's Pocket Companion Early 19th Century) I made an over dubbed recording for the last set. Really hoping to find a good private place to record inside again! Please leave a review on your litener of choi...

In this episode, possibly original tune on Whistle, "Nurse's Song" if you recognize it as something else please email me! wetootwaag@gmail.com Then we have another fun tune out of James Aird's Eighteenth Century Collection the Moon and the Seven Stars. Moving onto the Nineteenth Century O'Farrell pocket companion tune Darby Carey on a Chieftain Low Whistle. Finally Glassy Reflections by me on High...

Episode Notes: First tune is a Piobaireachead I wrote for my grandparents and Family, called John and Mary Blair Salute. It was recorded on a hillside in Scotland on the shores of Loch Mor, (a bit south of the Falls of Foyers). I misspoke in the beginning here, I meant Ethnostate, not Eurostate, Europe is allowed to have states :) Next track is two Hornpipes, The Eric Rigler album in question was...

Let me Know you are listening! wetootwaag@gmail.com any hold outs from last round of posting episodes or are you all new listeners? Tunes Played on this episode: Highland Pipes set: Jigs from Angus MacKay's collection, and maybe some from Donald McDonald's collection too...not sure. Original Uilleann pipe tune (maybe) The Jared Wicks Let me know if you recognize this as a pre-existing tune! Highla...

So...It has been a while. I realized I have hours and hours of recordings of me playing since I last put up an episode and I need to get a handle on how to do a podcast again for my Dissertation research, so here's some piping! . . . . . . Tags: ghb celtic irishmusic itm irish iowa universityofiowa covid coronoavirus bagpipe hornpipe jig music scotch

So This is a broadcast I put together for my new life in Grad School at UW Eau Claire. Jean's Brother is a bagpiper though, so it's topical!

Check out Planet Pooridge by Pooridgemen on their website: http://www.myspace.com/porridgemen or buy it on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FXAU8U/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1329720221&sr=8-3 The link to Bartnoir, Nick Sunsdahl http://soundcloud.com/bartnoir/whiskey-island Link to Bruton Parish Church at Colonial Williamsburg and their Music Program, Thanks Rebecca Davy http://w...

I'd like to think Calling it a new season is a pass on not having a show for several months, I mean it works for tv shows... Opening with Tappit Jig from angus Mackay and McGuire's Jig, not from MacKay, but a rockin tune that I thought flowed well. ooh ooh I found where I recognized McGuire's Jig, it's on Pooridge men's Planet Pooridge album, I'll try to play that track next episode. Next is one o...