Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

By Jeremy Kingsbury

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Episodes: 140

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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 and whistles. Every episodes notes include links to the historic sheet music when available. For information about my Albums Oyster Wives Rant, and Pay the Pipemaker 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

Episode Date
S 08 E 08 John Peacock’s Collection Part 1 (aka 5 days with a Northumbrian Small pipe Chanter)
May 04, 2024
S 08 E07 George MacLeod's 1784 Repertoire part 2 (Patrick MacDonald's Piper)
Apr 20, 2024
S 08 E 06 Gathering Of the Clans Revisited a Conversation with Barry Shears
Apr 13, 2024
S 08 E 05 Thank You Ross Anderson: Tunes from John Sutherland and David Young
Apr 06, 2024
S 08 E 04 George MacLeod's 1784 Repertoire part 1 (Patrick MacDonald's North Highland Piper)
Mar 23, 2024
S 08 E 03 My Approach to Music Theory and the Historical Repertoire
Mar 09, 2024
S 08 E 02 UPDATED Robert Bremner's Rudiments of Music
Feb 24, 2024
S08 E 01 My Approach to a Historical Repertoire
Feb 10, 2024
Rerun: The Patrick McDonald’s Discussion With Keith Sanger, Matt Seattle, Barry Shears and Pete Stewart
Jan 27, 2024
Rerun Important Influences: The Patrick McDonald’s Collection of Highland Vocal Airs Audiobook
Jan 13, 2024
S7 E29 Susanna Blamire (the Muse of Cumberland) and the Season Finale
Dec 30, 2023
S7 E28 Mixtape Episode
Dec 16, 2023
S7 E27 Singer Spotlight: Annie Arnott of Skye (1887 - 1978) Featuring musical guest Brìghde Chaimbeul
Dec 02, 2023
S7 E26 Piping at Fort William Historical Park with appearance from Abe Zettek
Nov 18, 2023
S7 E25 200 Year old tunes on a 100 Year old Chanter Donald MacDonald Playthrough part 3
Nov 04, 2023
s7 E24 Halloween Special Episode With Guest Host John Charles, and contributions from Jenna Bagpipes, Leslie Anne Harrison, ChristianWandzala, Cassandre Balosso-Bardin and Eileen Budd
Oct 21, 2023
S7 E23 Drummond Castle Manuscript Part 2
Oct 06, 2023
S7 E22 Baltioura and Souters of Selkirk
Sep 23, 2023
S7 E21 John Sutherland's Manuscript Part 1
Sep 10, 2023
S7 E20 Pipers' Gathering Sessions
Aug 26, 2023
S7 E19 24 Hours with Quietpiper Small Pipes
Aug 12, 2023
S7 E18 Rowly Powly Album Announcement
Aug 03, 2023
S7 E17 Wetootwaag In the Wild Trying Other People's Bagpipes with Rob Edwards
Jul 29, 2023
Season 7 Episode 16 Piping on Madeline Island, Lake Superior (Wetootwaag In the Wild)
Jul 15, 2023
S7 E15 Exploring the Sources for Larry Grogan
Jul 01, 2023
S7 E14 Larry Grogan (Coppers and Brass) With Paddy Keenan and Lynn Sanders
Jun 17, 2023
S7 E13 50K Download Special with so many guest musicians
Jun 03, 2023
S7 E12 Listener Recording Request Mini Episode
May 24, 2023
Season 7 Episode 11 Lark in the Morning Part II Galloway Tom
May 20, 2023
Season 7 Episode 10 Lark in the Morning Part 1: Over the Hills and Far Away
May 06, 2023
S7 E09 Cock Up Thy Beaver (Rerun)
Apr 22, 2023
S7 E08 John Charles Guest Host Singer Spotlight: Kenneth MacIver of Lewis with guest tracks from Brìghde Chaimbeul and Ross Ainslie, Allan MacDonald, Julie Fowlis and Jeremy Kingsbury
Apr 08, 2023
Season 7 Episode 07 Dissertation Chapter Readthrough
Apr 01, 2023
S7 E06 Hymn Tunes with Guest Host James Moyar
Mar 25, 2023
S7 E05 Joey Abarta's King of the Blind Review and Donald MacDonald Playthrough Part 2
Mar 10, 2023
S7 E04 Smollet Holden's Collection of Favorite Irish Airs on C Pipes
Feb 26, 2023
S7 E03 Turlough McSweeney, Simon Pokagon and the Chicago Worlds Fair
Feb 12, 2023
S7 E02 Jackson's Celebrated 2023 Playthrough
Jan 29, 2023
S7 E01 Women of Watlen: Christian Dalrymple with Performance by James Moyar
Jan 15, 2023
S6 Watlen’s Celebrated Circus Tunes With tune from James McGlauhlin
Dec 19, 2022
Season 6 Mix Tape
Dec 04, 2022
S6 Barry Shears’ new Book, Donald MacDonald’s old Book and John Walsh Shuttle pipes
Nov 20, 2022
S6 Puirt à Beul with Guest host John Charles Bauschatz
Nov 12, 2022
S6 Halloween Episode With Tunes by James Moyar
Oct 23, 2022
S6 The Parcel of Rogues and Straight & Skillern episode with guest song by Christine Sparks
Oct 07, 2022
S6 E18 Drone Regulators Episode with a Harta Sample and tunes from Harta, Sean Reidy, David Asbrink and Juhan Suits
Sep 11, 2022
S6 Old Favorites Robert Bremner part 3 Bremner’s Guitar Tutor with Special Thanks to Ryan Kirk and Rob Turner
Aug 06, 2022
S6 Old Favorites again, Robert Bremner 1.5 and 2 Jack Lattin Revisited and Robert & James Bremner and the Declaration of Independence
Jul 30, 2022
S6 Old Favorites S4 E32 Robert Bremner, Vibratto Church Music, Alan Ramsay and William McGibbon
Jul 17, 2022
S6 E14 Eliza Ross Manuscript and Borrowed Scottish Smallpipes
Jul 02, 2022
S6: Cabar Féidh Vol II: Black and the Grey, Rakish Paddy with tracks from the Goodman Trio and Tiarnan O Duinnchinn
Jun 18, 2022
S6: Cabar Féidh Volume I: 1734-2022 with tracks from Barry Shears and Brian May
Jun 02, 2022
S6 E11 New Pipes, New Books, New Album
May 21, 2022
S6 E 10 A conversation with Jamie Campbell about William Dixon
May 07, 2022
s6e09 Mini Episode Livestream announcement
Apr 24, 2022
S6E08 Smollet Holden, The Hermit of Killarney and Lead Belly
Apr 23, 2022
S6E07: Litten Manuscript Part II: Kiss My Wife and Welcome, Speed the Plow
Apr 09, 2022
S6E06 Fitzmaurice no. III, John Murphy, Walker Jackson and Cannon Goodman
Mar 26, 2022
S6E5 Tripping up the Stairs
Mar 19, 2022
S6 E4 A Chat with John Charles Bauschatz
Mar 12, 2022
S6 E3 Tha Mi Sgith, Buain na Rainich, Cutting Bracken, Drummond Castle, Loch Ness With Guests Ian Crane, Jessica (@thehighlandharper) and Anna Seda (@doescellothingz)
Feb 26, 2022
S6E02: Valentine's Day Tunes
Feb 14, 2022
S6 E 01: Bagpipe Myths and History, A chat with Keith Sanger
Feb 12, 2022
Welcome to Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast: Introduction and Review of Sources
Jan 22, 2022
S5 E35: Season Finale Cape Breton Tunes and Eliza Ross Manuscript
Dec 31, 2021
S5 E34: Cape Breton Piping Chat with Barry Shears
Dec 18, 2021
S5 E 33: 8 Months in, High B and C on Highland Pipes Tips and Tricks with a Tune from Malin Lewis and Bob Cameron
Dec 03, 2021
S5 E32 Wetootwaag’s Mix Tape of Other people’s Music
Nov 20, 2021
S5 E31 International Uilleann Piping Day: Hibernian Muse, John Murphy and a Song from Pat D’Arcy
Nov 06, 2021
S5E30 Fitzmaurice's Spooky Gold Ring with Tune from Blackie O'Connell
Oct 29, 2021
5e29: Caledonian and Hibernian Muse Audiobook and Tunes
Oct 16, 2021
s5e28 The Gravel Walk To Kiss Mother with Tunes from Frankie Kennedy & Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Tim Britton
Oct 11, 2021
S5E27: Brian Howard and Sean Lally Interview with tunes from Finbar Furey and Steven Dockery
Oct 02, 2021
S5E26 20,000 Download Special and Update
Sep 21, 2021
S5E25: General Leslie's Highland March from Oscar and Malvina
Sep 11, 2021
s5e24 Hymns and Mackintoshs Lament with James Moyar and Chris Gray
Aug 30, 2021
S5E23: Tunes from the Patrick McDonald Discussion with guest tune from Ronan Browne
Aug 14, 2021
S5E22: Discussion of The Patrick McDonald Collection With Keith Sanger, Matt Seattle, Barry Shears and Pete Stewart
Aug 07, 2021
S5 E21: Patrick McDonald’s Collection of Highland Vocal Airs Audiobook
Jul 31, 2021
Bonus Episode 2
Jul 25, 2021
S5E20 Lament of a Druid and William Litten's Manuscript With Guest Music from David Barrett
Jul 17, 2021
Season 5 Episode 19 A Chat with Joey Abarta about Pat Sky and American Uilleann Piping
Jul 03, 2021
Season 5 Episode 18: Mr. Preston’s Hornpipe & I am Asleep Don’t Wake Me with Music from Pete Stewart, Rob Turner and Simon Chadwick
Jun 26, 2021
Season 5 Episode 17: New To me Books Preview
Jun 12, 2021
Season 5 Episode 16: Colclough Geoghegan, O’Farrell and Sky
Jun 07, 2021
Season 5 Episode 15: John Murphy’s Collection & Have a Care of Her Johnny
May 23, 2021
Season 5 Episode 14: Fitzmaurice’s New Collection of Irish Tunes No. 1 with Tune from Chris Norman and David Greenberg
May 16, 2021
Season 5 Episode 13: The Campbells are Coming with a Tune From Xavier Boderiou
May 08, 2021
Season 5 Episode 12 Under Named GHB Tunes From James Aird and Guest Track from Brìghde Chaimbeul
May 02, 2021
Season 5 Episode 11 Jackson’s Celebrated Irish Tunes Conclusion
Apr 18, 2021
Season 5 Episode 10 Jackson playthrough part 2 & Drops of Brandy Deep Dive
Apr 10, 2021
Season 5 Episode 09 Pinched Notes On Highland Pipes and Tunes
Apr 04, 2021
S5E08 One Year Anniversary from the Reboot! And my new Koehler & Quinn Chanter plays loads of O’Farrell tunes
Mar 20, 2021
Season 5 Episode 07 Lowland Pipes! And Season Intermission
Mar 06, 2021
Season 5 Episode 6: Kilts, Bagpipers and Living History. A Chat with Isaac Walters
Feb 27, 2021
S5E05 Chippewa Valley Irish Immigration, Canon Goodman, with guest musicians Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain
Feb 21, 2021
Season 5 Episode 4 Drummond Castle Manuscript
Feb 13, 2021
Season 5 Episode 3 Play Through of Jackson’s Celebrated Irish Tunes Part 1
Feb 05, 2021
Season 5 Episode 2 Dixon and Fitzmaurice Travel to Roslin Castle looking for a Bonny Lass
Jan 30, 2021
S5E01 Uilleann Pipes and Strathspeys with Tunes from Jarlath Henderson & Innes Watson and Paul Anderson
Jan 22, 2021
S4E37: Jackson's Tweedside Season Finale
Dec 28, 2020
S4E36: Some Holiday Tunes and Bodachan a Gharidh (The Merry old Gardener)
Dec 19, 2020
S4E35: Bremner Part 3: Bremner’s Guitar Tutor with Special Thanks to Ryan Kirk and Rob Turner
Dec 12, 2020
S4 Bandamp Friday Reminder
Dec 04, 2020
S4 E34 Robert Bremner Part 2: Robert & James Bremner and the Declaration of Independence
Nov 28, 2020
S4 E33: Robert Bremner Part 1.5 and Jack Lattin Revisited
Nov 21, 2020
S4 E32 Robert Bremner Part 1: Vibratto, Church Music, Allan Ramsay and William McGibbon
Nov 14, 2020
Happy International Uilleann Piping Day!
Nov 07, 2020
S4 E31: Halloween Edition! Fairies, Ghosts and Devilish Pipers Special Halloween Episode
Oct 31, 2020
Country Dance Live Stream Announcement November 1st at 3:30 pm
Oct 27, 2020
S4E30: John Walsh's 1750 Caledonia Country Dances With Hare in the Corn and other tunes
Oct 24, 2020
S4 E29: Cooke's 1796 Country Dances and a Discussion of Barrington's "Waking the Piper"
Oct 17, 2020
S4 E28: Hey Johnny Cock up thy Beaver and A brief History of Slang
Oct 10, 2020
S4E27 Oscar & Malivina A Chat with Nicolas Brown
Oct 03, 2020
S4E26: Keep The Country Bonny Lassie and Jackson's Welcome Home
Sep 26, 2020
S4E25: Dorrington Lads A Conversation with Donald WG Lindsay
Sep 19, 2020
S4 E24: Descriptive Pieces The Irish Fox Hunt, Oscar and Malvina, The Desperate Battle and The Stool of Repentance
Sep 12, 2020
S4E23: Maggie Cameron AKA The Lasses Pisses Brandy and O’Farrell original Waterford Waltz
Sep 05, 2020
S4E22: Hoop her and Gird Her
Aug 29, 2020
S4E21: Clean Pease Straw, Robert Bremner and John Sutherland Collections
Aug 22, 2020
S4E20 Edward Bunting Revisited, Bonny Portmore, Have You Seen My Valentine with guest Simon Chadwick
Aug 15, 2020
S4E19: Love and a Pipe, Highland Harry Back Again, with guests Ryan Behnke and Unwelcome Visitors
Aug 08, 2020
Live Stream Announcement for August 8 Bagpipes and the North West Company
Aug 07, 2020
S4 E18: Over the Water to Charlie, Greig’s Pipes, John Walsh Dance Music
Aug 01, 2020
S4 E17 A Rock and a Wi Pickle Tow, Harp Tunes with Special Guest performance by Simon Chadwick Introduction Edward Bunting and William McGibbon collection
Jul 25, 2020
S4 E16 Napoleonic Fur Trade Pipers, Downfall of Paris, Up and a Warr em a Willie and many more
Jul 18, 2020
S 4 E 15 When The King Enjoys His Own again the World will be Turned Upside Down
Jul 11, 2020
Season 4 Episode 14 Many 98s I Hae a Wife of My Ain with Guest Tim MacDonald and Jeremy Ward
Jul 04, 2020
Season 4 Episode 13: Robin Power’s Fancy, My Woer Be Merry, Sir J.M. Mackenzie’s Reel, Earl Marischal Reel, Hills of Glenorchy, Humours of Last Night.
Jun 27, 2020
S4 E12 MacKay, MacDonald, O'Farrell tunes with Special guest Carrie Dlutowski
Jun 21, 2020
S4 E11 Amazing Grace, John Newton & The KKK, The Little Spree and MacKay's Rant (With Chris McMullan)
Jun 15, 2020
S4 E10 Donald MacDonald Corrections to previous Episodes, every old Dance tune was Donald MacDonald.
Jun 08, 2020
Season 4 Episode 9 Hebrides Episode- Improv at St.Clement’s Church on Harris, The Three Girls from Portree, Skye Boat Song, To Daunton Me and Corrienessan’s Salute.
May 31, 2020
S4E08 Lindsay System Chanter, Donald Lindsay, Cam St. Louis, We’ll Gang nae mair to yon town
May 25, 2020
Episode 7: Cairngorms and Hamish Napier
May 20, 2020
Season 4 Episode 5 Bog an Lochan, Carolan's Concerto, Glasgow City Police, Noran Keeshna, Coosey Jig
May 04, 2020
Season 4 Episode 4 Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast
Apr 26, 2020
Episode 6: Season 4 Episode 3, New name, new Tune Collection! Welcome to James Aird's Collection
Apr 14, 2020
Season 4 Episode 2
Mar 29, 2020
Wetootwaag's Podcast Of Bagpipe Power Covid Season Episode 1
Mar 20, 2020