The Big Rab Show Podcast

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We are the show for the Piping Folk. Bagpipes, Pipe Bands, Solos, Celtic and Folk music.

  1. 8H AGO

    The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 475. Meet The Band - The McLassie Highlanders

    This episode of The Big Rab Show Podcast is dedicated to the memory of Drum Major Gloria Aicken Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 475th Episode we have another in our Meet The Band series.  This week we meet the McLassie Highlanders Pipe Band.  You can check out more details about the band on their socials on the following link: https://www.instagram.com/themclassiehighlanders   All this plus we catch up on all the latest news and views from around the piping scene. Don’t forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

    1h 23m

  2. FEB 11

    The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 474. Meet The Band - Kevin R Blandford Memorial

    Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 474th Episode we have another in our Meet The Band series.  We meet the Kevin R Blandford Memorial Pipe Band.  We hear all about the band, their history, and hopes for the future.  You can check out their Christmas Concert from 2025 on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-5sYAb8Vo All this plus we catch up on all the latest news and views from around the piping scene. Don’t forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

    1h 39m

  3. FEB 4

    The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 473. Meet The Band - The Rose and Thistle Ladies Pipe Band

    Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 473rd Episode we have another in our Meet The Band series.  We meet the Rose and Thistle Ladies Pipe Band.  Check out their details here - https://www.facebook.com/p/Rose-Thistle-Ladies-Pipe-Band-61579354212466/ All this plus we catch up on all the latest news and views from around the piping scene. Don’t forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

    1h 35m

  4. JAN 28

    The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 472. Meet The Band - Wasatch and District Pipe Band

    This episode of The Big Rab Show Podcast is dedicated to the memory of good friend Jeff Mann.  Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 472nd Episode we have another in our Meet The Band series.  We meet the Wasatch & District Pipe Band from Utah.  Check out their website - http://www.wdpb.org/index.html We also have an amazing interview with musicians from Northern Ireland involved in the historic Gordon Duncan Tribute pipe band and the Live n Well at 30 concert at Celtic Connections. All this plus we catch up on all the latest news and views from around the piping scene. Don’t forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

    1h 30m

  5. JAN 21

    The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 471. Meet The Band - Baile-Mor Pipe Band

    Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 471st Episode we have another in our Meet The Band series.  We meet the Baile-Mor Pipe Band, who compete in Grade 4B.  For more information on the band, check out their socials – LINK All this plus we catch up on all the latest news and views from around the piping scene. Don’t forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

    1h 26m

  6. JAN 14

    The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 470. Winter Storm Preview 2026

    Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 470th Episode we have quite an epic show this week, as we catch up with some of the biggest news and views from around the piping scene.  We also catch up with Mark from the Mid West Highland Arts Fund as they build up to Winter Storm 2026.  Its good to be back, business as usual; we hope you enjoy. Don’t forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

    2h 20m

  7. JAN 7

    The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 469. Andrew Berthoff

    Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 469th Episode we chat with the man behind the website, Pipes Drums.  Seen as a one stop shop for all the latest piping news, it has been around for decades ! We take time to catch up with Andrew Berthoff to hear all about his own background in piping and his work on this amazing resource for the Piping World. Don’t forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

    48 min

  8. 12/31/2025

    The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 468. PM Rab Mathieson - Ensemble

    Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 468th Episode we chat with a Legend, Pipe Major Rab Mathieson.  We hear all about his experiences stepping back out on stage with Shotts at their Solas concert.  Plus we get into the mysterious world of Ensemble.  Just what is Ensemble? Don’t forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

    1h 26m
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We are the show for the Piping Folk. Bagpipes, Pipe Bands, Solos, Celtic and Folk music.

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  • Creator
    Big Rab
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    475
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2016-2023. The Big Rab Show. All rights reserved.
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    The Big Rab Show Podcast

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