Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

This show is (mostly) a bi-weekly podcast that explores the likely repertoire of eighteenth and early nineteenth century bagpipers, using historic music collections (written for bagpipes or not), performed on Uilleann pipes, Highland pipes, Border pipes, Lowland Pipes, Northumbrian Smallpipes and whistles. Every episodes notes include links to the historic sheet music when available. For information about my Albums go here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/albums For information about Jeremy and the instruments played on the show go here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/about

Episodes

June 29, 2025 51 mins
Tunes: O’Farrell: Delvin House, Major Graham, Love & Whiskey or Bob and Joan with Variations, Contented I am, The White Cockade, One Bottle More, Morgiana in Ireland, I had a Horse I had Nae Mair, Dunkeld Hermitage, Why Should Old Acquaintance be forgot, The Humours of Cork, A Man’s a man for a that, Jackson’s Bottle of Punch, We all take a sup in out turn, The Soldier Laddie, The Humours of Passage, Cumbernauld House, The Pausteen...
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Tunes: John Gow: Lamentation for the Fallen Heroes of Waterloo William Gunn: 71st Highlander’s quick step, Johnny Cope, Robert Miller: Johny Cope (or Fly to the Hills in the Morning) Thomas Glen: Johnny Cope, Angus MacKay: Johnny Cope, David Glen: Johnny Cope, DG setting for Johnny Cope, O’Farrell: Johnny Cope, Margaret Barry: Johnny Cope, Patrick MacDonald: A Lament (I’m wounded), Readings: Thomas Pockocke, Sergeant-Major Dick...
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Tunes: Miller: Bundle and Go, The Highlandmen come over the Hill, The Plunder of the Lowlands now Grazes in the Glens, Glengary’s Strathspey, MacLeod Fencibles Quick March, The Bonniest Wife this side of Lord Reay’s Country, Gather and Go, Kiss and Come Again, The Piper he died cauld in a barn, As I was Kissd yestreen, MacLeod’s March, Jeremy Kingsbury: When the King Enjoys His Own Again/The World Turned Upside Down, Simon Fraser: ...
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Tunes: Dan Nolan: Un Canadien Errant, the wandering Canadian, A La Claire Fontaine, by the clear Spring Jon Schurlock: Playing Highland Laddie from William Dixon Ryan G Kirk: Mary Scott (From Oswald) Jeremy Kingsbury: She Rose and Let Me In Dave Rowlands: 'La Bernardina' by Josquin des Pres Jeremy Kingsbury: The Carle He Came O’Er the Craft, Jim Harding’s Waltz (from Dave Rowlands, and Waltzish from Nicholas Konradsen) Charlie Ruta...
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Tunes: Fitzmaurice (1807): Rossy Castle, Fitzmaurice’s Trip to Roslin Castle, Miss Ann Robinson’s Jigg, Miss Duff’s Jigg, O’Falvey’s Hornpipe, Miss Smollett’s Favorite. From Rod Nevin: Rossy Castle, Miss Smollet’s Favorite. Rook (1840): Paddy O’Carrol, Irish Washerwoman, John Murphy (1810): Paddy O Carroll, The Irish Washerwoman Ravenscroft/ Chappel (1609): Oft have I Ridden upon my Grey Nag Playford (1651): Dargason, Jones (1784)...
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Tunes: Me: Irish Washerwoman Send me your tunes to bagpipehistory@gmail.com Here are some ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! Checkout my Merch Store on Bagpipeswag: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/weto...
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Tunes: Fitzmaurice: A Connaught Air, Spatter the Dew, Moggy Will you Come Again, Billy O’Rourke, I’m Asleep and Don’t Wake Me, Mount the Stage, Donald Bran, Loose the Belt, Fitzmaurice’s Trip to Rosline Castle, The Munster Lassie, The Lads of Fingall, Turn the Pig from the Tea Pot, Jigg, Mrs. Garden Campbell’s Jigg, The Tore Retreat, Kick the World Before You, Fitzmaurice’s Hornpipe, Hamilton: Berlin Waltz O’Farrell: Pay the Rec...
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May 2, 2025 28 mins
Tunes: Bremner: The Carle He Came o'er the Craft, Ravenscroft's Fancy Skinner: The Cradle Song Straight and Skillern: The Morning Post Eliza Ross: Will You Take a Wife Donald, Dark Girl of the Sheep, Donald MacDonald: Tail Toddle, Keep the Country Bonny Lassie, Earl Marischal’s Reel, Old Rusty Gun, The Whimsical, Jingling Johnie, The Miller’s Fair Daughter, Marion & Donald, A Mulinn Dubh, Bodachan a Ghairdh Litten: Fa La La, The ...
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Tunes: James Reay (Courtesy of Rick Lines): Paddy “Wake”, Paddy Whack, Adam Christie: Erin Go Braugh O’Farrell: Erin Go Braugh Hannam: Savournah Deelish Thomas Campbell (poem): Exile of Erin Fitzmaurice: Gerrald Hasset’s Compliments to the Knight of Glen, Miss Ross of Rossy Castle’s Jigg, The Humours of Aberdeen, Jigg From Rowly Powly: German Waltz, Rogara Duff (the Black Rogue), The Unfortunate Rake, Mrs. Dungannon’s Jigg, The La...
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Tunes: From A Selkie's Progress: The Traveler to the Forest, “Cha ‘n ‘eil Cailleach agam fhein” (I am Alone Since my Wife Died), The Storm Rescue, Lord Bateman, Corrienessan's Salute, Selkie's Lament, Resolve, Dundee, Clark Colven, Fa La La, Shoals of Herring, Robin Hood's Preferment (The Noble Fisherman) Ewan MacColl: The Shoals or Herring Berit Allison: Selkie's Lament Arthur Knevett: Lord Bateman, Sung Ballad by Me: Clark Colven...
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Check out Droning On Episode 120 wherever you get your podcasts or Here: https://rss.com/podcasts/droning-on/1924252/ Here are some ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! Checkout my Merch Store on Bag...
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Tunes: Straight and Skillern: Paddy Whack Robert Ross: Paddy Whack Sutherland: Paddy Whack Gordon Mooney: Black Hen’s Egg Alex MacKay: Black Hen’s Egg John MacPherson Mulhollan: Paddy Whack, Jackson’s Cassock Peacock: Paddy Whack O’Farrell: Paddy Whack, The Black Joke Hannam: Paddy Whack Steele: Green Joke Riley: While History’s Muse Millar: Paddy Whack Roddy Cannon: Paddy Whack (from Millar) Ballad: Polly Oliver Vicki Swan and Jon...
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Tunes: Gutch, Rimbault Et. Al: Robin Hood’s Preferment Me: Dynamic Theme, Storm Theme, Fionnllagh MacA’Phiocar: Ghost Notes Donald Lindsay: Invocation of the Corn Mother, Two Boats Under the Moon Advocates Manuscript: Tune 58, 1, A Scots Measure, Jamies Reel (Oyster Wives Rant), The Britches Loose, The Island of Love, The White Jock O’Farrell: The Shepherds Hornpipe Walsh: Petticoat Tight, Petticoat Loose, Fitzmaurice: Loose the B...
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Tunes: Anderson: The Mail Coach Highlander: “Gu’n d’thug mi suil air an trupa ghlas.” “I cast an eye on the grey troop”, “Chaidh mi thun na traigh.” “I wen to the Ebb”, “Gur Trom, tom a tha mi” Sad, Sad am I, Angus MacKay: Wha’ll be King but Charlie, Lilla’s A Lady, Lilla’s a Lady, Voulez vous danser Madamoiselle or the Portuguese, Paddy Rafferty’s With Variations, Fowler’s Rant, Lady Ellinor Campbell, No. XIII Pipe Reel, “Gur mise...
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Tunes: “Highlander” (Maybe Alexander MacKay): Biodh mid subhach (Let us Be Merry), Falb orra, ho! (Ho away she goes) and Pipe Reel (Smith of Killiechassie), Latha dhomhsa ‘s mi siubhal garbhlaich (One day as I was traversing mountains), Cha ‘n ‘eil Cailleach agam fhein (I am Alone since my wife died), Pipe Reel (The Black Hen’s Egg), Cainntearachd (As is played on the pipe!), A Jacobite Air. If you have some thoughts about the coll...
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Tunes: Angus Cumming: Arndilly’s Reel, Sir Harry Innes’s Reel +X+X+X Thanks again Keith for using up a Friday evening chatting with me, you can You can Keith’s Article: “Patronage of the price of the piper’s bag” here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XCrS_bwDBwLq4Ifq4oZrOCUGDoukfcB3/view?usp=sharing You can also look at the rest of the issue of common stock it appeared in here: https://lbps.net/j3site/index.php/common-stock/archiv...
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Tunes: Preston Howard Wilde - Good Natured Man: An Chailín Dubh Doar, King of the Cannibal Islands, Jockey to the Fair, The Ship Returns Home Inveraray & District Pipe Band - Ascension: Mad Hornpipes,Catherine's Lament Lowp - Drive Away Dull Care: Rusty Gully-Duns Dings A'-Wee Totum Fogg, Long Lankin Ryan Molloy - tempered:Bourrée from Suite in E minor by J.S. Bach (BWV996) & The Return from Fingal (march) – Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, T...
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Tunes: The Doors: The End My Setting: Macrimmon Shall Never Return, John Charles’ Fireproof Pipes, Kilberry(ish): Macrimmon Will Never Return, Corrienessan’s Salute, Lord Lovat’s Lament, The Pretty Dirk, Battle of Auldearn, Piper’s Warning To His Master, Rainstorp: Jack Latine Angus MacKay: The Pretty Dirk Donald MacDonald: Reel of Tulloch, Brose and Butter, The Green Hillock (Tulloch Ghorum), The Cock Crowing (Cock of the North), ...
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December 21, 2024 78 mins
Brendan Taffee: Shady Grove Jim Sanders/Jeremy Kingsbury: Shady Grove John Charles Bauschatz: Spoon Carver, Reels from Eliza Ross: Nighean bhàn a' Mhuilleir (the miller's fair-haired girl), Dòmhnall Àlainn a' Tighinn (elegant Donald coming) Jeremy Kingsbury: Angus MacKay: MacKay’s Rant, Eliza Ross: Elegant Donald is Coming Pete Stewart: Twa Corbies, Saw Ye not my Maggy, Curds and Way Kat Eggleston: 49 Rooms Gordon Mooney: The Bon...
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December 14, 2024 53 mins
Tunes: Simon Pfisterer: Super Mario Dan Whelan/Crooked Penny: Saros Air: La Femme d’Argent Circulus: Dragon’s Dance Bagad Brieg: Bourrée du val d'amour Brendan Taaffe: The Eagle’s Whistle Aaron Jonah Lewis: Egyptian Princess Benjamin Elzerman: Idumea James Moyar: So Treibeb Wir +X+X+X+X+ Check Out Simon’s Album here: https://simonpfisterer.com/product/another-way-to-go-cd/ Check Out “Crooked Penny’s” album Eclipse here: https://c...
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