Send us a textGary takes you on another musical journey in the company of all things bagpipes.PlaylistEabhal with This is How the Ladies Dance, Stoddies Reel, Break in Borve and St Valery Pipes from This is How the Ladies Dance  Stuart Liddell with The Highland Wedding and The Cameronian Rant from The P/M Alasdair Gillies Memorial Challenge 2021. Julian Goodacre with The Saunt from Some of Me Pipes Donald Black with Spogan from From My Heart Donald Black with The Melness Reel, Raven’s Rock and Traditional Reel from From My Heart Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band with The Hen’s March, The Flame in the Fiddle and Castles in the Fire from From Celtic Roots Beinn Lee with Davy Webster’s 40th, Clueless, Andy Renwick’s Ferret and The Ferry Road Shenanigans from Osgarra Gary West with The Stirlingshire Militia, Brig. Gen. Ronald Cheape of Tiroran and Drum Major Alister Walker, Atholl Highlanders from the MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Recital Evening October 2025 Gary West and Chris Wright with The Last Trip Home the MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Recital Evening October 2025 Arise and Go with Major George Morrison DSO, The Acadian Reel, Le Voyage and Jack Daniels’ from Meeting Place  Support the show
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Episode 121 - Learning to Fly
Send us a textJoin Gary as he brings you tunes from Brittany, Sweden ... and Motherwell!PlaylistDen with L’Orient et Grand, from Just Around the Window.Johnstone Pipe Band with The Drunken Landlady, Michael Brady's Jig, Thief of Lochaber, Caledonia, AA Cameron's, Cutties Wedding, Cupair Thu, Tailler Thu, The Hole in the Bath from the 2023 World Pipe Band ChampionshipsHarta with Borgsjo Polska and Polska frän Halleforsnäs from Harta Lorne MacDougall with Learning to Fly from Hello World Vale of Atholl Pipe Band with Eileen Mary Connolly, Mrs Stewart of Grandtully, The New Reel, O’Rourke’s Reel, Electric Chopsticks and Good Drying from Live n Well: the Motherwell Concert. Fin Moore and Sarah Hoy with Jimmy n Jigs from The Piper and the Maker 2: Celebrating C     Support the show
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Episode 120 - The Tartan Army
Send us a textMore great music of the bagpipe, including a quick trip to Hampden Park.PlaylistAssynt with Rescues from Where From Here?Murray Henderson with AA Cameron’s Strathspey, Nelly’s Strathspey, Roes Among the Heather, Maclaine of Lochbuie’s Reel, Malcolm the Tailor and the Wind that Shakes the Barley from The World’s Greatest Pipers Volume 4.Annie Grace with ‘Tunes’ from The Bell.Closkelt with Lucy Cassidy, Butterfingers, Mrs MacDonald of Uig, South Georgia Whaling Song, Balmoral Castle, Fiona MacDonald, The Swall-Tailed Coat, Alick Cameron Champion Piper and Drumlithie from 2025 Scottish Pipe Band Championship (Drone Chorus Recording).Hazel Whyte (and the Tartan Army!) with Flower of Scotland (a snippet) Hazel Whyte with Rocking the Baby and The Boys of Ballymote from the Raasay Restitution 2025, EYP Recording.Alen Tully with As I Went Out Upon the Earth and The Kerry Polka from The Best of Piping Live Recital Series 06/07Andy May with Da Slockit Light from The Yellow Haired Laddie Adrian Melvin Spirits of Old Pulteney, Major AF MacGillivray, Doune of Invernochty, Is it Long till the Wedding, The Brolum, Dr MacPhail’s Reel from Victoria Police Pipe Band Live in the Rockies   Support the show
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Episode 119 - Back on the Naughty Step
Send us a textGary brings you more bagpipes delights from the Bothy.PlaylistDan Houghton with Drink, Debauchery and 200 Euros, Teigis agus Dealg Innte, Willie Murray’s Reel and The Fourth Floor from Bagpipe Personality Disorder. Greater Glasgow Glasgow Police Pipe Band with Lightly Swims the Swan, Miss Victoria Ross, Lady Margaret Stewart, Port a Beul, Lord McConnell of Lough Erne and Lochend from Ceolry. Mick O’Brien with Statia Donnelly’s, If I Will I Can and Patsy Geary’s from May Morning Due Gary West with Mrs Stewart of Grandtully, Glen Tilt Lodge, The Devil in the Kitchen, Captain Horne, Smith of Chilliechassie, Uist Reel and Smelling Fresh from the Raasay Restitution 2025, EYP Recording. MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band with Straloch Turkeys, Adrian’s Obsession, The High Drive from A Big Step Forward Baghad de Vannes with Barc’hadur from Liviou  Donald MacPherson with The Lochaber Gathering, Arniston Castle and Mrs MacPherson of Inveran from Donald MacPherson Plays Ceol Beag.  Peatbog Faeries with The Naughty Step from Dust       Support the show
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Episode 118 - Orkney Anthem
Send us a textRefreshed from his wee break in Orkney, Gary brings you more great music from the world of bagpipe (and song!)PlaylistKirkwall City Pipe Band with Orkney Anthem from Anthems of a Peedie NationSalsa Celtica with Cailleach from 25th Anniversary Big Band Live in Concert Stuart Liddell with Port Urlar from The Argyllshire Gathering 2025 (Peter McCalister recording) Malin Lewis with Tune 51 from HaloclineSimon McKerrell with Domhnall nan Domhnall (from the singing of Jenna Cumming arr. McKerrell) Raasay Restitution Contest 2025, EYP Recording.Simon McKerrell with Ghillie Callum, Muileann Dubh, Ruidhle mo Nigheann Donn, An T-Ord Gallach (The Ord of Caithness), The Bird's Nest from Raasay Restitution Contest 2025, EYP Recording.Breabach with Changing World from Fà s  Support the show