Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Jeremy Kingsbury
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  • Biweekly

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

  1. 5d ago

    S 10 E 23 Happy Halloween!

    Spirits in the Forest from The Boy and the Spirit: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/the-boy-and-the-spirit +X+X+ Witches and Warlocks Set from Cold and Raw: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/cold-and-raw-best-of-season-7 +X+X+ Milliners House & Siege of Belgrade, From Rowly Powly, https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/rowly-powly-best-of-season-6 +X+X+ Lament of a Druid from Bannocks of Barley Meal, https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-meal-best-of-season-5 +X+X+ Simon Pure, Stag Chance, Jackson's Turret from Humours of Toddy: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/humours-of-toddy-best-of-season-8 +X+X+ Dundee from A Selkie's Journey: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/a-selkies-progress +X+X+ Liddel Bower from Pay the Pipe Maker https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemaker +X+X+ Dribbles of Brandy, Cave of Enchantment & Mio and the Land of Far Away, Mrs. Boswell's Jig Set all from Bannocks of Barley Meal https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-meal-best-of-season-5 +X+X+ The Werewolf Set from Future Album, Raspberry Flowers, +X+X+ 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/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

    S 10 E 23 Happy Halloween!

  2. Oct 17

    S 10 E 22 The Boy and the Spirit Halloween Special with Sean Reidy

    Tunes: Several familiar traditional tunes played in spooky settings. Plus Iain Gelston's St. Mary's Hornpipe Huge Thanks to Sean Reidy for jumping in to narrate this episode with less than 24 hours notice. Please check out His Album: Tunes for the Soul available on bandcamp: https://seanpatrickreidy.bandcamp.com/album/tunes-for-the-soul 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/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

    S 10 E 22 The Boy and the Spirit Halloween Special with Sean Reidy

  3. Oct 4

    S 10 E 21 Angus MacKay's Favorite Irish Tune Book part 2

    Tunes: Angus MacKay: Golden Cobblers, Merrily Danced the Quaker, Merrily Kiss the Quakers, Charming Molly, Johnny O Shea, General Graham's Waltz, Copenhagen Waltz, Sandy Stewart, Lady Margaret Stewart, O'Farrell: Merrily Kiss the Quaker, Charming Molly, Shauneen o Shea or Johnny O Shea, General Graham's Waltz, Copenhagen Waltz, William Gunn: Behind the Bush in the Garden, Patrick McDonald: Tune 11 North Highland Reels, Wright: The Irish Ragg Aird: Behind the Bush in the Garden, Tunebook Links Coming Soon (or message me if I haven't updated this yet) 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/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

    S 10 E 21 Angus MacKay's Favorite Irish Tune Book part 2

  4. Sep 19

    S 10 E 20 Angus MacKay's Favorite Irish Tune Book

    Paddy Keenan: Coppers and Brasses, Johnny's Tune For The Avalon, Angus MacKay: Rakes of Kilkenny, Farrell's Pipes, Galloway Tom, Pipers' Maggot, Paddy O'Rafferty, Spanish Waltz, O'Farrell: Rakes of Kilkenny, Farrell's Pipes, Galloway Tom, Pipers' Maggot, Paddy O'Rafferty, I had a pretty intense time listening to Paddy Keenan's playing and browsing the Gallery on his website: https://www.paddykeenan.com/gallery All the Tunes on this week's show come from one of O'Farrell's 5 publications or Angus MacKay's 3rd and 4th manuscript, viewable at the National Library of Scotland: https://manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories/2/resources/18513 For O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1 and 2 you can view them online from the National Libary of Scotland's Website: 1806ish: O Farrells Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes Vol 1 https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/87779618 1806ish: O Farrells Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes Vol 2 https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94566912 Vol 3 and 4 are available on Ross's Music Page: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/archive/rja14/Papers/ofarrellspc3.pdf https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/archive/rja14/Papers/ofarrellspc4.pdf Unfortunately O Farrel's Tutor is not available online anywhere except as ABC notation, and presently I'm having a hard time finding that even. FIN 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/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

    S 10 E 20 Angus MacKay's Favorite Irish Tune Book

  5. Sep 5

    S 10 E 19 Pipers' Gathering 2026 Review with Rod Nevin

    Tunes played in this episode: Scottish Smallpipes Session: La Promeneuse, Hielan’ Laddie and Road to Isles, Sound of Sleat, Horsburgh castle, The Duck, Drops of Brandy Northumbrian Smallpipes Session: Alston Flower Show hornpipe, Old Drove Road Irish Uilleann Pipes Session: Jim Ward's, Speed the Plough, Joe Banes / Gypsy Princess, Drops of Brandy, E minor Slip Jig (tune name?), The Butterfly, Man of the House Cabaret: Dos A Beer, The Haunting, The Boy’s Lament for His Dragon Irish Session Guitar solo (Bruce Childress): Mona Ray SSP, whistle, and bowed dulcimer: Pretty Saro Thanks to: All The Pipers’ Gathering session-goers; Cabaret performers Rebecca Connor, Benjamin Elzerman, and Nate and Asher Banton Keep up with us online: https://www.pipersgathering.org/ https://www.facebook.com/pipersgathering/ Look for the Cairdeas Session Tune Book on these sites: https://birchenmusic.com/product-category/collections/ https://www.cairdeas.org/ And listen to the tune recordings here: https://cairdeas-vermont.bandcamp.com/album/the-c-irdeas-session-tunebook-companion-recordings +X+X+X+ FIN 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/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

    S 10 E 19 Pipers' Gathering 2026 Review with Rod Nevin

  6. Aug 22

    S 10 E 18 Tunes I Never Want to End with Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill & Liam Lonergan, The Goodman Trio, Patrick Hutchinson, John Charles Bauschatz, Barry Shears, Timothy Cummings and Iain Gelston with Rachel Hales & Chloe Jones

    Tunes: Jeremy Kingsbury Playing: Lee & Sylvia's Waltz by Gail Johnson, Manx Lullaby, Ancient Lullaby, The Star Above the Garter, The Duck, John Barbours 50th By Duncan Moore, Cotting Burn Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill & Liam Lonergan: Mullach a' tSí Goodman Trio ( Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain): An Seanduine ag Luasgadh an Chliabháin/Cosa Buidhe Árda Dearga Patrick Hutchinson: Ancient Lullaby from Petrie John Charles Bauschatz: O Gur Duine Truagh Mi (Alas I am a Forlorne Man) Barry Shears: Foxhunter's Reel Tim Cummings: Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap, Iain Gelston: Eagle's Whistle, Terry Cloth, The Lairds of Ryton,Huge thank you to Gail Johnson for giving the inspiration for the tunes and inspiration for the episode. and Sean Reidy, Benjamin Elzerman and Jessica Oberle Mulhollem for suggesting tunes. Thanks to Patrick Hutchinson, John Charles Bauschatz, Barry Shears, Tim Cummings, Iain Gelston, the Goodman Tunes Trio and Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill & Liam Lonergan for sending in tunes, or letting me play recordings. Check Out the Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts By Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain here: https://goodmantunestrio.bandcamp.com/album/tunes-from-the-goodman-manuscripts Check out Mullach a' tSí by Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill & Liam Lonergan here: https://aoifeandliam.bandcamp.com/album/mullach-a-ts Check Out John Charles Bauschatz's Website here: https://asantobar.wordpress.com/ Check out Barry Shears' Work here: https://capebretonpiper.com/ Check out the Cairdeas Tunebook Album here: https://cairdeas-vermont.bandcamp.com/album/the-c-irdeas-session-tunebook-companion-recordings 100% of album sales funds tuitions for the Cairdeas school! Check out the LBPS 2025 Collogue Recording here: https://lbps.bandcamp.com/album/2025-lowland-and-border-pipers-society-collogue-in-dunkeld-scotland Check out Iain Gelston's Work here: https://iaingelston.wordpress.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/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

    S 10 E 18 Tunes I Never Want to End with Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill & Liam Lonergan, The Goodman Trio, Patrick Hutchinson, John Charles Bauschatz, Barry Shears, Timothy Cummings and Iain Gelston with Rachel Hales & Chloe Jones

  7. Aug 8

    S 10 E 17 The Tunes I Taught at Càirdeas and More

    Tunes: The Tunes I taught: Brose and Butter, Bundle and Go, Welcome Home My Dearie, Clark Colven, The Miller's Wedding, Robin Adair, New Way to Morpeth, The Pluner of the Lowlands now Grazes in the Glens, Yann Cariou, Tim Cummings, Jeremy Kingsbury, Ailis Sutherland, Clara Salem, Tunes I didn't Teach, Round two: Unfortunate Jock, Harris Dance (31), Harris Dance (32), Edward the Second Minuat, Wattie Laing, C**k-Laird fu' Cagie, Drummond Castle, I have a wife o my ain, Bonny Miller, Susan Stewart's Reel, Miss Murray's Reel, Tune to Learn by Ear: Welcome Home My Dearie Big thank you to the folks at Càirdeas and specifically to the instructors who let me use a recording of them playing: Yann Cariou, Tim Cummings, Ailis Sutherland and Clara Salem. Check out Càirdeas website here: https://www.cairdeas.org/ 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/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

    S 10 E 17 The Tunes I Taught at Càirdeas and More

  8. Jul 25

    S 10 E 16 Tunes I Probably didn't teach while I'm at Càirdeas

    Tunes: Nae Tune list or dots this time around. At least not for a while, but you can hear me introduce the tunes. Lots of stuff from David Young, Patrick MacDonald and Donald MacDonald. 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/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

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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, 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

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