Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

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 It's Wheel of Fortune time again, recorded at Danderhall Miners' Club in Midlothian. Tune in for some of the highlights with more to follow next week.

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Bradley Parker with Mrs Duncan MacFadyen, Susan MacLeod and Alex C MacGregor from The Wheel of Fortune 2026, EYP Recording

Bradley Parker with P/M George Allan, The Rakes of Kildare, Donella Beaton, Tommy Tully’s Air, Finlay MacDonald’s Reel, The Contradiction Reel, Prince of Wales and The Fourth Floor from The Wheel of Fortune 2026, EYP Recording

Cameron May with P/M Sandy Spence, The Seagull, Calliope House, Donella Beaton, Gaelic Air, Catlodge, Balalan Raiders, Laura MacEwan’s Reel and Frances Morton’s from The Wheel of Fortune 2026, EYP Recording
 
Angus MacPhee with John MacDonald of Glencoe, Maggie Cameron and Drumlithie from The Wheel of Fortune 2026, EYP Recording

John Dew with Mrs Dorothy Miller, The Honeymoon, Susan McaLeod, Braes of Forbes, John MacKenzie, Eastwood Cottage, The Boys of Ballymote and the 98 Jig from The Wheel of Fortune 2026, EYP Recording

Craig Muirhead with Irish Polka, Back of the Moon, Self composition, Mrs MacPherson of Inveran (as a slow air), Glasgow City Police Pipers, 98 Jig, Donald Cameron’s Powderhorn, Carol’s Calamity from The Wheel of Fortune 2026, EYP Recording
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More music of the bagpipes, both traditional and modern, from the Voice of Piping.

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Trail West with Anne MacKechnie’s, Willie Bucach MacLeod of Stornoway and Dashing White Eejit from Rescattermastered

William Morrison with Traditional Strathspey, MacPhedran’s Strathspey, O’er the Moor and Among the Heather, Traditional, Brahan Castle, Miss Janet Jeffray, Fermoy’s Lass and The Temple Harp from Pipers of Distinction.

Hamish Moore and Dick Lee with The Rumblin Brig, Boatman Bill, Ian MacGee’s Romanian Boots from The Bee’s Knees

George Watson’s College Pipe Band with Miss Ishbel T MacDonald and the Braemar Gathering from The Fabulous Five
 
Homebound  with Cultures and Captain Fraser’s from Adroneline

Dick Hensold with Jacky Layton from The Pipers’ Gathering 2005 
 
Stuart Liddell with The Duke of Roxburgh’s Farewell to the Blackmount Forest, Glentruim and the Highlander’s Institute from Garron

Treacherous Orchestra with Hounds from Grind
 
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Gary explores one of the most popular of pipe tunes, in words and melody.

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Pipedown with Tar the House, The Periwig and Cuillin from Roag

Sarah Muir with  Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, Arniston Castle and Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy from the Wheel of Fortune 2025
 
The Pipes and Drums of the 78th Highlanders with The Earl of Mansfield, The Highland Laddie, The MacKenzie Highlanders and the Black Bear from The Pipes and Drums of the 78th Highlanders
 
Caledon with Highland Laddie and The Road to Recovery from The Noble Trousers
 
Bagad Kemper with Kopanitza from Battering Rams
 
Battlefield Band with Bagad Kemper, Trouble at Baghdad Roundabout and McKenna’s Jig from Out for the Night 
 
Ceol an Aire with Leaving Barra, Mark Sheridan’s and The Fourth Floor from It’ll Be Fine
 
Oban High School Pipe Band with the Traditional Reel and The Brolum from Oban High School Pipe Band in Concert 2013.
 
Breabach with The Ball that Was in Oban and Thunderstorm on Thunderbay from Frenzy of the Meeting
 
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Maket Collective Recital 25th April Info and Tickets here
Breabach Tour Dates here 
 
 
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Gary brings you more music from across the world, and pays tribute to an old friend.

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Ross Miller with Chloe’s Passion, Angus J McNeill and The Raft Race from The Roke

Strathclyde Police Pipe Band with Miss Alison MacLean of Grogarry, Archie McNab, Stuck in the Middle, Stepping Out, Song for Sally, Aspen Bank Strathspey, Aspen Bank Reel, The Chieftain’s and Gordon’s Jig from World Pipe Band Championships 2004
 
Rory Campbell with Pasadoble from Intrepid
 
Mike Cusack with The Braes of Castle Grant, Lady Louden and Miss Proud from the Glenfiddich Piping Championship 1990
 
Seudan with Willie Cameron’s, Mary Weep for Me No More and Fingal’s Weeping from Seudan
 
Tommy Martin and Michelle O’Brien with The Four Courts and John Kelly’s from Cobblestone Sessions
 
 Hugh MacDiarmid’s Haircut with Hag at the Churn, Lark in the Morning, Scarce of Tatties, Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Hag at the Churn and Lark in the Morning from Airs From Your Elbow
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Gary invites you to help celebrate 3 years of EYP with some more great music from the world of bagpipes.

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Arise and Go with Munlochy Bridge, The Editor’s Favourite, Portencross Castle, MacKinnon’s Other Rant, Attwood O’Connor’s, Dr. Alasdair MacKenzie’s, The Lassie’s Fashion, The Primrose Lass from Moments of Light
 
Bill Livingstone with Mrs H I MacDonald of Dunach, P/M Donald MacLean, The Bob of Fettercairn, Loch Loskin, Jackie Latin and Willie Cummings’ Rant from The Dr Dan Reid Memorial Solo Piping Competition 1997
 
Triton with Dans un pré and Cumul from Rule of Three

Willie McCallum with Field of Gold from P/M Donald MacLeod MBE Memorial Competition 2000

Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band with Blackie MacLeod, Duckin & Divin, New Year in Noosa, Airlie’s Big Day and the Foxhunters from Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band in Concert 

Fin Moore and Sarah Hoy with Jimmy mo Mhile-Stòr, The Drover Lads and Dinkie Dorrian’s from The Piper and the Maker 2: Celebrating C.
 
Mhairi Hall with Skye from Airs

Links
Registrations for Cairdeas Smallpipes School, July 19th - 24th, Vermont

Pipe Major Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition Livestream

People's Ford Boghall and Bathgate Live in Aberdeen tickets
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