Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

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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...

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This week Gary takes you on a musical journey to Cape Breton, New Zealand, Galicia, Northern Ireland and back to Scotland.

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Beolach with The Forest of Garth, Traditional Strathspey, Moving Cloud, The Watchmaker and the Stone Frigate from Variations

Canterbury Caledonian Pipe Band with The Clan MacRae Society, Blair Drummond and John Morrison of Assynt House from World Pipe Band Championships 2014.

The Scottish Power Pipe Band Feat. Karen Matheson with Amazing Grace from Cathcart

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This week's music of the bagpipe takes you to Ireland, New England, Washington, New Zealand, Brittany - and Scotland. 

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Arise and Go with The Beekeeper, The Pipers of Roguery and the Floating Crowbar from Moments of Light

Angus MacColl with Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, Capt Colin Campbell and Fiona MacLeod from A Tradition of Excellence

Iain MacInnes with The Ewe wi the Crookit Horn, Sweet Molly, MacPhee’s Reel, Malcolm Currie, Inver Lasses, Buntata ‘s Sgad...

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In this week's piping journey Gary takes you to Scotland, England, Brittany, Canada and Australia.

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Eabhal with Am Port Falach, Ian Skippinis of Tiree and The MacSim from This is How the Ladies Dance

Major Gavin Stoddart with The Highland Wedding, Blair Drummond and The Sheepwife from The Piping Centre 1997 Recital Series

Steven Bodenes and Sylvain Hamon with Konskried Plonevez Gavotte from Daou Don Dans

Chris Ormston with...

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Gary brings you more top quality music including that of the 'bagless' bagpipe of Sardinia.

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Chris Armstrong with Iain MacPherson’s Reel, The Broken Chanter and Loch Roaig from Notes in Ma Heid.

Roddy MacLeod with Tatties and Herring, Balmoral Castle, Captain Jack Murray, Lochan Duin, Captain Duff, Traditional Reel and Calum MacKay’s Reel from Pipers of Distinction

Jerry O’Sullivan with Introduction, The Shepherd’s Hornpipe, Lady Harriet Hope and The Humours of Castlecomb...

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Gary finds some hidden gems under a layer of rock. Tune in to find out what on earth he's talking about!

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Elias Alexander, Eamon Sefton, Kathleen Parks and Patrick Bowling with Grammy’s Trip to Oregon, Antrim Rose and The Knowledge Drop Karate Chop from Bywater

Metro Toronto Police Pipe Band with Bonnie Dundee, Steamboat, The Bugle Horn and the Atholl Highlanders from On the Beat. 

Berroguetto with Vilalbalcan II from Navicularia 

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This week's journey in piping takes you to Scotland, Brittany, Cape Breton, USA and Australia.

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Eddie and Luc with How Old are You my Bonnie Lass, Jimmy MacGregor and John MacDonald’s Exercise from Tirade

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band with The First One Hundred, Showboat, The Curlew, Cabar Feidh, The Bells of Dunblane, Smith’s a Gallant Fireman, Puirt a Beul, The Judge with a Grudge, Legless in Lisburn from World Pipe Band Championships 2000

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Join Gary for more quality piping including musical trips to both the USA and Canada

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Fras with Flylo from Flinne

Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band with Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band and Bruce Gandy’s Farewell to the Iron Horse from At the Beach

Duncan Johnstone with Duncan Johnstone, The Judge’s Dilemma and Donella Beaton from Bows and Drones.

Jeremiah McLane and Timothy Cummings with Laride 6 Temps and...

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Gary explores his CD shelves to bring you an eclectic range of music from the world of piping.

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James Harper with Cladach Uaine, Sultans Reel and Montelago Madness from Culzean

Dr Angus MacDonald with When the Night is Falling, Crossing the Minch and I Laid a Herring in Saut from The Piping Concert Celtic Connections 1997

Stephanie Makem and Tiarnan o Duinnchinn with Ril an Eargail from Ceol is Piob

The Clan Gre...

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Gary brings you an extended interview with Matt Wilson, following his debut season as pipe major of the Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band.

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Hamish Hepburn and Jack Houston with The Archina MacLennan Twoscore, The West Highland Liner and Lady Francis from Afore We Go

Ben Duncan with The Duchess of Edinburgh, Thoughts of Burns and the Little Cascade (Ben Duncan Private Recording)

Dollar Academy Juvenile Pipe Band with Donald MacLellan of Rothsay, Susan...

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More great music from the world of piping as Gary takes you to Scotland, Canada, USA and Galicia.

EYP Episode 131 Playlist

Back of the Moon with Mrs MacLean from Fortune’s Road

Roddy MacLeod with Brigadier General Ronald Cheape of Tiroran, The Piper’s Bonnet and Charlie’s Welcome from The World’s Greatest Pipers Volume 6.

Milladoiro with Muniera de Chantada from Castellum Honesti

Stuart Liddell with Lament for Alasdair Dearg Mac...

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Gary looks ahead to the various piping treats to be found at Celtic Connections 2026.

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MacNaughtons Vale of Atholl Pipe Band with Molendinar, Susan MacLeod, Fleshmarket Close, Ca the Yowes and Tar the House from Live n Well

India Alba with Donald, Willie and his Dog and the Elephant and Camel from Reels and Ragas

John McSherry, Brendán Quinn, and Francis McIlduff with Liz Rowsome’s from Feile (Live)

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A brief reflection on the EYP adventures of 2025, Marry Christmas to all, and happy 90th birthday to Gary's mum!

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Gary pays tribute to P/M Ian MacLellan and P/M Jamie Troy, both of whom have passed away in recent days. There's also a taster or two from the brand new CD release from Stuart Liddell.

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Rura with Day One from Live at the Fruitmarket

Stuart Liddell with The Bird Jigs – The Seagull, The Duck, The Geese in the Bog, The Skylark’s Ascension, The Hen’s March and The Curlew from Garron

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Gary brings you a bumper episode this week, with all of the music recorded live at the Gordon Duncan Tribute Concert held in Mount Vernon, Washington State, USA and hosted by the Celtic Arts Foundation.

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Craig Sutherland with Sir James of the Port, Live at the  Celtic Arts Foundation December 2025.

Craig Sutherland with Andy Renwick's Ferret and the Fourth Floor, Live at the  Celtic Arts Foundation December 2025.

Craig Sutherland with Zeeto the Bubbleman, Bl...

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Gary hosts another hour of top notch piping from a the airts.

EYP 126 Playlist

Beolach with The Cape Breton Slip Set – An Drochaid Chliuiteach,  Scottsville Reel, Foxhunter and Walking the Floor from Beolach

Iain MacDonald and Iain MacFarlane with Miss Elspeth Campbell, Danced with Me the Beautiful Maiden and the Rejected Suitor from First Harvest.

Gordon Mooney with Souters O Selkirk, Seeking the Galloway and Jock O the Side from O’er the Border

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Gary brings you highlights from the recent Lowland and Border Pipers' Society gathering in Dunkeld, Perthshire.

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Finlay MacDonald, Fionnlagh  Mac A Phiocair, John Saunders and Sarah Hanniffy with Annie’s New Heart, Turf Lodge from the LPBS Gathering, Dunkeld, November 2025, Recorded by Jeremy Kingsbury.

Ian Kinnear with The Bloody Fields of Flanders and Lochanside from the LPBS Gathering, Dunkeld, November 2025, Recorded by Jeremy Kingsbury.

Rhiona Sidley, Stuart Letford and Tom Rust with MacCrimmon’s Lament from th...

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Gary is back after his week off (or wee cough!) with more chat and music from the piping world, including an in-depth chat with Head of Piping Studies at the National Piping Centre, John Mulhearn.

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Gordon Duncan with Just for Seumas, The Thin Man, Lament for Mary MacLed and Break Yer Bass Drone from Just for Seumas

Strathclyde Police with Links of Forth, Atholl Cummers and MacAlistair’s Dirk from World Pipe Band Championships 1986

P/M Ro...

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Join Gary as he brings you both cheery and melancholy tunes and songs from Scotland and well beyond.

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Cantrip with the Duncan Johnstone Set from Undark

Jack Lee with 93rd at Modder River, Susan MacLeod and the Little Cascade from The Piping Centre 1996 Recital Series Vol 1

Simon Fraser University Pipe Band with Tir Nan Og from Affirmation

Archie Fisher with The Lassie o the Mornin from Off the...

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Gary takes you on another musical journey in the company of all things bagpipes.

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Eabhal 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...

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Join Gary as he brings you tunes from Brittany, Sweden ... and Motherwell!

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Den 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 Championships

Harta with Borgsjo Polska and Polska frän Halleforsnäs from Harta

Lorne MacDo...

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More great music of the bagpipe, including a quick trip to Hampden Park.

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Assynt 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 MacDonal...

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Gary brings you more bagpipes delights from the Bothy.

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Dan 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...

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Refreshed from his wee break in Orkney, Gary brings you more great music from the world of bagpipe (and song!)

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Kirkwall City Pipe Band with Orkney Anthem from Anthems of a Peedie Nation

Salsa 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 Halocline

Simon McKerrell wi...

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Gary pays a return visit to the Restitution contest held on Raasay in early September, and explores the contribution that island has made to Scotland's creative culture more widely.

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Angus Nicholson with Barabel Phadruig, The Eavesdropper, Waulking the Floor and John MacDonald’s Exercise from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2025, EYP Recording.

Decker Forrest with Siud an gaol a bh' agad orm, Janet tyed the bonnet tight, St. Anne's Reel, 'S e mo ghaol an gille dubh and Mrs. MacKenzie's Ree...

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Gary brings you performances from the 2nd annual contest held on the isle of Raasay, organised by Hamish Moore.

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Finlay Cameron with Miss MacGregor's Favourite, Jerry's Pipes, Cailleach A’ Ghobhainn and Merrily Danced the Quaker’s Wife from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2025, EYP Recording.

Angus Nicholson with A Mhairi Mhin Mo Mheallshuileach Dubh, Lucy Campbell (Lady Louden), Little Donald in the Pig Pen, The Bobbers of Brechin and Buachaille Dubh Fionnghala from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2025, EYP Recording.

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It's piobaireachd all the way this week as Gary brings you all four performances from this year's recital dinner celebrating the life and music of Captain John A MacLellan.

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Iain Speirs with A Welcome Home for Patrick Struan, EYP Recording from The Captain John A MacLellan MBE Piobaireachd Recital and Dinner, 2025.

Cameron Drummond with the Edinburgh Piobaireachd, EYP Recording from The Captain John A MacLellan MBE Piobaireachd Recital and Dinner 2025.

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Join Gary as he tours Scotland with 17 lovely Kiwis, with appropriate music along the way!

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Inverarary and District Pipe Band with The Miniscus, the Kesh Jig Waltz, the Kesh Jig, Steve Byrne’s, The Water is Wide, An Cota Ruadh, Port Domhnall Ruadh, the Laird of Drumblair and Kelsae Brig from World Pipe Band Championships 2011.

Ross Ainslie and Brighde Chaimbeul with Dod’s from Las 

Willie McCallum with Murdo MacLeod, Duncan Lamont and the Man from Gl...

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Gary invites you to this year's Piping Live Festival in Glasgow to eavesdrop on his 78th Fraser Highlanders Live in Ireland 'listening party'. 

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Gary brings you more top drawer music from the world of bagpipes, including extracts from a production commemorating the emigration of 1500 people from the Hebrides to Canada in 1923.

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Trail West with Francis Street Jig, The Travers and P/M Jimmy MacGregor from From the Sea to the City

Martyn Bennett with The Magic Flute from the Grand Concert of Piping

The Metagama Ensemble with extracts from Metagama: an Atlantic Odyssey (MacGregor’s Weeping, Murdo Mac...

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Gary takes a look ahead to this year's Piping Live festival running in Glasgow from 11th - 17th August.

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Cala with Dusty from From the River

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia with Show Time from Rise 

Mairearad Green and Rachel Newton  with Ceit Bheag from Anna Bhan

Gordon Duncan with Donal Og / Wild Irishman / Rakish Paddy / Madame Bonaparte / Richard Dwyers from Just For Seumas

Kyiv Ethno Trio with...

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Gary is back in the bothy after a few weeks on the road - join him for some more top drawer piping from a the airts.

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Breabach with Knees Up from Frenzy of the Meeting

Simon Fraser University Pipe Band with The Drunken Landlady, Throw the Beetle At Her, Brendan Murphy's, Suo Gan, Nellie's Strathspey, The Fiddler's Joy, Put Me In the Big Chest, Calum Iain, Little Cascade and The Phantom Phiddler from the Skagit Valley Highland Games...

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Gary introduces a recital from three of the world's top players who gathered at the Celtic Arts Foundation, Mount Vernon, Washington. Sit back and enjoy sets from Callum Beaumont, Willie McCallum and Stuart Liddell. 

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Callum Beaumont with Pipe Major Bob Martin, Lord Lovat’s Lament and Killiecrankie from the Glenfiddich Champions Recital, Celtic Arts Foundation, Mount Vernon, Washington, USA.

Callum Beaumont with the Cameronian Rant and Drumlithie from the Glenfiddich Champions Recital, Celtic Arts Foundation, Mount Vernon, Washington, USA...

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Gary reports in from Duncan, Vancouver Island, bringing you music and chat from British Columbia and well beyond.

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John Dew with The Ruins of Gylen Castle from Na Caismeachdan

Andrew Carlisle with Mrs John MacColl, Inverarary Castle and Dr MacPhail’s Reel from the MacLean MacLeod Memorial Piping Contest 2025.

Brighde Chaimbeul with A’Chailleach from Sunwise

Derek Midgley with MacLean of Pennycross, Mrs Donald MacPherson and Arnish Light from the Ma...

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Gary brings you highlights from this year's MacLean MacLeod Memorial Piping Championships held recently at the University of Delaware, and run by the United States Piping Foundation.

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Nick Hudson with Invergordon’s Welcome to HM Queen Elizabeth II, P/M Hector MacLean and Sandy Cameron

Bruce Gandy with P/M Karen MacLean, Caledonian Society of London and John Garroway.

Bruce Gandy with Lament for the Children

Cameron MacDougall wi...

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Gary chats to Bede Patterson, one of the new generation of Australian pipers blazing a trail in fresh and exciting approaches to piping.

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Matt MacIsaac with Gaelic Air, The Old Woman’s Dance and the Firedrill from The Piping Album

P/M John D Burgess with the Baldoozer, Center’s Bonnet, Cork Hill and John MacDonald’s Jig from King of the Highland Pipers

The Whistlebinkies with Inner Sound from Inner Sound

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Gary brings you more high-end music of the bagpipe (and plenty other instruments) with visits to Brittany, Ireland, USA - and Glasgow!

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Calum Stewart with Craigellachie Lasses from True North

Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band with The Sandpiper, Archie Beag, Bronni’s Blue Brozzi, La Boume, Lady Madelina Sinclair,  Stirling Castle,  Sleepy Maggie, Tail Toddle, Frances Morton’s from Unplugged: Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

Frances Morton with the Mayo Set from S...

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Join Gary as he invites you on another journey through the riches of the bagpipe traditions of the world.

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Daimh with Donnie MacGillivray’s Welcome to the 21st Century, Malcolm Johnston and Barbara’s Welcome Home from Diversions

Major Gavin Stoddart with The Braes of Castle Grant and The Lochaber Gathering from The Piping Centre 1997 Recital Series Volume 3.

Vicki Swan and Johnny Dyer with Logan Rock from Sliptease.

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Gary brings you a sneak preview of the fantastic new live recording from the People's Ford Boghall and Bathgate Pipe Band, due to be released in June.

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Steven Blake with the 98 Jig, Armstrong’s, The Plagiarist and Fiona Anne MacDonald from the TMSA Young Trad Tour 2008.

The People’s Ford Boghall and Bathgate Pipe Band with Cabar Feidh from Cabar Feidh

India Alba with Bellydancer from High Beyond.

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Gary brings you more great music of the bagpipe family, including trips to France, Asturias, Ireland and the USA.

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Old Blind Dogs with Jan Alexander’s Fancy, The Harris Dance and  Miss Girdle from Four on the Floor 

Iain MacHarg with Blind Billy, Failte do'n Phiobaire, Drink the Wort and  Spill the Beer, Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight and Piper’s Maggot from Ceol na Beinne

Shotts and Dkyehead Caledonia Pipe Band with Donald Cameron, Cameronian Rant and Pr...