Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Tunes:

David Young: The Drunken Wives in Pearson's Closs,

Robert Bremner: Oyater Wives Rant, Lady Doll Sinclair's Reel,

James Aird: The Oyster Wive's Rant, Mullindough or the Black Laddie,

Angus Cumming: Haugh's of Cromdale,

John Peacock: Oyster Wifes Rant

Donald MacDonald: A Mulinn Dubh, The Whimsical, Jingling Johnie, The Miller's Fair Daughter, Morag is Domhnull (or Marion & Donald), The Jolly Old Gardner,

John Rook: The Black Laddie,

Thomas Glen: Mulinn Dubh (The Black Mill),

William Gunn: Am Muilen Dubh (The black Mill)

William Ross: The Black Mill

LBPS Blue Book: The Oyster Wife's Rant,

Jeremy Kingsbury: Oyster Wife's Rant,

Be sure to Post your performance to your own instagram account and tag it #LBPS or #LBPSTOTM

or post your rendition straight to the Lowland and Border Pipers' Group (Formerly LBPS Forum)

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FZMPP8vUm/

You should also explore the growing resources at the LBPS Tune of the Month Website:

https://lbps.net/j3site/index.php/repertoire/tune-of-the-month/1297-may-2026-oyster-wifes-rant

SOURCES

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1740: The Drunken Wives in Pearson’s Closs from David Young’s A Collection of the Newest Country Dances Perform’d in Scotland at Edinburgh by Da. Young WM

Image Courtesy Pete Stewart

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1760s: The Oyster Wive’s Rant From Robert Bremner’s A Collection of Scots Reels or Contry Dances

https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105003175

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1780: The Oyster Wive’s rant from James Aird’s A selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and foreign airs : adapted to the fife, violin or German-flute

https://archive.org/details/selectionofscotc00ingl/page/2/mode/2up

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1800(ish): Oyster Wifes Rant from John Peacock’s A Favourite Collection of Tunes with Variations Adapted for the Northumberland Small Pipes, Violin or Flute

http://www.farnearchive.com/farneimages/jpgs/K0101300.jpg

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1828: A Mulinn Dubh from Donald MacDonald’s A Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels & Jigs Arranged for the Highland Bagpipe https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682759

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1840: The Black Laddie from John Rook’s Manuscript Multum in parvo or a Collection of old English, Scotch, Irish & Welsh Tunes.

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/archive/rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/rook/rook_pages/059.htm

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1843: Mulinn Dubh From A New and Complete Tutor for the Great Highland Bagpipe by Thomas Glen

https://ceolsean.net/content/TGlen/TGlen_TOC.html

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1848: An Muilen Dubh (The black Mill) from William Gunn’s The Caledonian Repository of Music adaptes for the Bagpipes

https://ceolsean.net/content/Gunn/Gunn_TOC.html

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1869: The Black Mill From Ross’s Collection of Pipe Music by William Ross https://ceolsean.net/content/WRoss/WRoss_TOC.html

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Black Mill Set from Cold and Raw:

https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/cold-and-raw

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1828: The Whimsical (Fall of Foyers) from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, reels and Jigs

https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682660

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1828: Jingling Johnie (Kate Dalrymple) from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, reels and Jigs

https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682737

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1828: The Miller’s Fair Daughter from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, reels and Jigs

https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682605

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1828: Morag is Domhnull (or Marion & Donald) from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels and Jigs

https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682682

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1828: The Jolly old Gardener from Donald MacDonald’s Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, reels and Jigs

https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682627

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The Oyster Wife’s Rant from Lowland and Border Pipers’ Society The Blue Book; Committee Sessions Repertoire

https://j3site.lbps.net/index.php/repertoire/miscellaneous-collections/379-the-blue-book-committee-sessions-repertoire

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Link to the Discussion of “Playing Reels to Oyster women”

https://lbps.net/j3site/index.php/common-stock/archive-issues/130-june-2012/690-playing-reels-to-oyster-women

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

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Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast!

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You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp:

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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

Tunes:

William Dixon: Wallington, John Cudbursuns fancy, Minuat Edward the Second, an thay were my own thing,

William Vickers: Shew Me the Way to Wallington, The Pipers maggot,

Melodies Committee of the Newcastle Antiquarian Society: Shew me the Way to Wallington, John Cuthbertson's Fancy,

William Cocks: Shew's The Way to Wallington, Pipers' Maggot,

David Young: The Piper,

John Johnson: The Piper's Maggot,

McFadyen (Aird): Piper's Maggot,

Hime: The Pipers Maggot,

O'Farrell: The Pipers Maggot,

Donald MacDonald: The Piper's Maggot

Angus MacKay: The Pipers Maggot,

David Glen: The Piper's Maggot,

John Dally Playing: John Cuthbertson's Fancy

John Giddy: Nansavallen,

Check out the Cree Fiddlers going to Orkney Documentary Here

The Fiddlers of James Bay: https://www.folkstreams.net/films/fiddlers-of-james-bay

Check out John Dally's Piping here:

https://youtube.com/@rustygulley-r3r?si=dh1yPpW-cVe4Fegx

https://on.soundcloud.com/Vk1wTdlhIkNXnypFMH

and his Leatherwork here:

https://www.instagram.com/dallyleather/

Check out Alan Kingsbury's Art here:

https://alankingsbury.com/

For links to Sources for tunes, download the tunebook:

https://www.patreon.com/file?h=155908454&m=648290193

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 [email protected] letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going!

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Thanks!

Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677

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Tunes:

David Faulkner & Stephen Turner: Hit Her Between the Legs, Dorrington Lads,

William Vickers: Whipper and Girder or Ranger’s Frolick,

Patrick MacDonald: Tune 7 (Whip her and Girde her)

William Dixon: Hit Her Between the Legs, The Black and the Grae,

John Peacock: The Black and the Grey,

John Rook: Black and the Grey, Dorrington Lads (By David Faulkner)

Bruce and Stoke: The Black and the Grey

John Johnson: Black and All Black,

Thanks to David Faulkner for sending in some tunes and thoughts.

Check out his music here:

https://soundcloud.com/user-944955873

And Check Out the Bagpipe Society’s Website and Blowout:

https://www.bagpipesociety.org.uk/blowout/2026/

Sources:

1770: Whipper and Girder or Ranger’s Frolick from William Vickers Manuscript

http://www.farnearchive.com/farneimages/jpgs/R0304500.jpg

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1784: Tune #7 (Whip Her and Gird Her) from Patrick MacDonald’s A Collection of Highland Vocal Airs:

https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false

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1733: Hit Her Between the Legs from William Dixon’s Manuscript

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1733: The Black and the Gray from Matt Seattle’s Transcription of William Dixon’s Black and Grae

https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/rowly-powly

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1800ish: Black and the Grey from John Peacock’s Favorite Collection of Tunes

http://www.farnearchive.com/farneimages/jpgs/K0101100.jpg

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1840ish: Black and the Gray from Rook Manuscript

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/archive/rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/rook/rook_pages/075.htm

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1882: The Black and the Gray from Bruce and Stoke’s Northumbrian Minstrelsy

https://archive.org/details/northumbrianmins0000jcol/page/n5/mode/2up

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1751 Black and All Black from Johnson’s Choice Collection of Country Dances

http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/Johnson%20Info.html

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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 [email protected] 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

Tunes:

2006 Jeremy Kingsbury: The Gold Ring, The Whitby Runaround (by Michael Grey)

Nicholas Sunsdahl: Piano Solo,

Ewan Maccoll: First Time Ever I saw Your Face, Dirty Old Town

Peggy Seeger: First Time Ever I saw Your Face

Elvis: First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Kingsbury: The Coolin, Dumbarton's Drums

John Peacock: Cuckold come out of the Amery

Robert Bremner: Struan Robertson's Rant

J&R Glen: Struan Robertson's Rant

David Glen: Struan Robertson's Rant

Barry Shears: Struan Robertson (Currie), Traditional Reel III, Beaver Cove,

Donald MacDonald: Old Rusty Gun

Donald MacLeod: Cronin

More Notes to come soon, or on Request. You can Find Peacok on Farne Archive, Donald MacDonald, J & R Glen, and David Glen are all available on Ceolsean.

Check Out Barry's Website Here:

https://capebretonpiper.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 [email protected] 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

Tunes:

O'Farrell: Humours of Glen, Daniel the Sun, Daniel the Sun, Yemen o Knock, Galloway Tom, Castle Town Hunt, Bannocks of Barley Meal

James Oswald: Mary Scott

William McGibbon: Mary Scot

John Brysson: Humours of Glen,

John Brysson/Stephen McNally: Humours of Glen

Matt Seattle: Humours of Glen

Neil Gow & Sons: The Humours of Glen

Broadside Courtesy of Jack Campin: The Humours of Glen

John Rook: Humours of Glen

Goodman: The Humours of Glyn(n), The Humours of Glynn

Goodman Tunes Trio ( Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain ) The Humours of Glynn,

Eliza Ross: Alasdair of the Stoups, The Big Foot of the Deceitful One

Nicolas Brown: Daniel the Sun,

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Check out the Goodman Tunes Trio's ( Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain ) Album Here:

https://goodmantunestrio.bandcamp.com/album/more-tunes-from-the-goodman-manuscripts

Check out Nicolas Brown's Album here:

https://nicolasbrown.bandcamp.com/album/good-enough-music-for-them-who-love-it

Read Matt Seattle's Humours of Glen Common Stock article here:

https://j3site.lbps.net/index.php/common-stock/archive-issues/369-common-stock-june-2017

Read Jack Campin's book/website here:

http://www.campin.me.uk/

More Notes to come soon, or email me for links to the different settings.

Tunebook

https://www.patreon.com/posts/season-10-6-part-152449049?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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 [email protected] 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