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Join Gary as he takes you on another eclectic piping journey across Scotland and beyond.

Playlist
Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton with Wan from Symbiosis 1


 


John Wilson with 93rd Highlanders at Modder River, Maggie Cameron and Major David Manson from The World’s Greatest Pipers Volume 5


 
Malin Lewis with Hiraeth from Halocline


 


Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band with Medley set, Salute to James A Henderson, Flee the Glen, The Panda, Farewell to Camraw, Maggie Cameron, The Nine of Diamonds, The Devil’s Staircase, The Red Fox and the Carnival Reel from The World Pipe Band Championships 1994.  


 


Laoise Kelly and Tiarnan O Duinnchinn with Catherine Ogie from Ar Lorg na Laochra (On the Shoulders of Giants)


 


Cameron Drummond with his medley from the Wheel of Fortune 2024


 


National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland with The Germanator and John Cairns Double from Thunderstruck.


 


Gordon Duncan with Wing Commander Donald MacKenzie, Ash City, the Inverness Incident, the High Drive from Just for Gordon


 
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Link for Piper's and Pipe Band Society of Ontario Youth  


pipebandsontario.org to access the link to sign up. 


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Gary pays tribute to the late Fergie MacDonald, the Ceilidh King, who passed away recently. There's more sets from this year's Wheel of Fortune competition, and a brand new award-winning pibroch from Regina's Iain MacDonald.


Playlist

Fergie MacDonald with Highland Jigs from The Ceilidh King
 
Angus Nicholson with Cearcal a Chuain, Duncan Johnstone, Hag at the Churn, Humours of Whisky, Polka, Speeding in the Desert from the Wheel of Fortune 2024
 
Gary West with Kilworth Hills from The Islay Ball
 
John Mulhearn with Hugh Alexander Lowe of Tiree, Cameronian Rant, Ca the Yowes from the Wheel of Fortune 2024

Iain MacDonald with Salute to Sir Ian and Neville McKay - private recording
 
Wolfstone with Battle from Pick of the Litter
 
Calum Wynd with Miss Lisa Munro, Dora MacLeod, Lord MacConnell of Lough Earn and Lochend, An T-Eilean Muileach, As I Went Up on the Ice, Terry the Wrecker and Shelly’s Jig from the Wheel of Fortune 2024
 
 D-Day 80 Commemmoration Links
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Gary invites you to a ringside seat to take in this year's Wheel of Fortune contest held at the Danderhall Miners' Club in Midlothian on the 21st of April 2024. This is one of the most exciting and imaginative competitions in the piping calendar, and produced some wonderful music again this year.  And you can hear it exclusively here in EYP!


Playlist
Cameron Drummond with Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, the Ewe with the Crooked Horn and Drumlithie.
 
Craig Sutherland with the Liberton Pipe Band Polka, Mrs Crogan’s Reel, McFadden’s Reel, Isla’s Bow, The Fourth Floor, Biddy from Sligo, Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight, The Plenin Jig. 
 
Ciaren Ross with Macleod of Mull, John Cassidy, Fear a Bhata, The Seagull, The Jug of Brown Ale, The lark in the Morning, Unknown, The Periwig.
 
Ben Duncan with The Lonach Gathering, Thoughts of Burns, Miss Proud.
 
Craig Muirhead with Ina MacKenzie, The Mysteries of Knock, O’Donovan’s Jig, Donald Cameron’s Powderhorn, Lachlan MacNeil of Kintarbert’s Fancy, Polka, Ned Groggin, The Blacksmith, Alex C MacGregor.
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Tracks Played

Daimh with Ida’s Jig from Diversions
 
St Lawrence O’Toole Pipe Band with the Donegal Lass set from Turas Ceoil – Resume, Live in Glasgow 2018.
 
Alastair Hanning with the Lament for Glencoe, Highland Harry, Thomson’s Dirk from the City of Wellington Highland Pipe Band.
 
Skiltron with Bagpipes of War from The Highland Way
 
Brian Lamond with the Islay Ball, the Shepherd’s Crook, Loch Carron and the Rookery from Another Day at the Office
 
78th Fraser Highlanders with the Mason’s Apron, Resolis, Struan Robertson, The Ness Pipers, the Mist Covered Mountains, the Little Cascade from Live in Ireland
 
The Fred Morrison Trio with Train Journey from Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
 
 Links
City of Edinburgh Pipe Band Wheel of Fortune

St Lawrence O'Toole and Bucksburn and District in Concert, Aberdeen
 
 
 




 


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Gary invites you to travel with him to explore some of the people, places and tunes associated with the Isle of Lewis, including a visit to the home and workshop of piper and reed-maker, James Duncan MacKenzie.

Tracks

The Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band with The Ness Pipers Set from Impact – Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
 
Pipe Major Iain Morrison with Mrs Duncan MacFadyen, Sandy MacPherson and the Traditional Reel from Back to Back
 
Pipe Major Donald MacLeod with Lachie’s Lullaby, Duncan Johnstone, The Man From Skye from P/M Donald MacLeod Vol 1.
 
Margaret Stewart with Ewen Henderson with Deirdre’s Dream from The Piper and the Maker 2 – celebrating C
 
James Duncan MacKenzie with Taigh Iain’ Iain’ Naill, Tracy and Barney’s Garden Party and Ian’s Last Munro from Fibhig.
 
James Duncan MacKenzie with Boyd MacKenzie from Fibhig
 
Breabach with The New Paradigm Set from Bann
 
Anna Murray with Pipe Major Donald MacLean of Lewis, Bengullion and MacLeod of Mull from Tri Nighean
 
 Murray Henderson with Major Manson at Clachantrushal from The Great Highland Bagpipe, March, Strathspey and Reel
 
 The Battlefield Band with Crossing the Minch from Battlefield Band

Links
Hebridean Reeds
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Gary celebrates the fact that EYP is a year old this week, with another eclectic mix of tunes and styles from the world of bagpipes.



Tracks Played

Ross Miller with The Candlewood Suites Reel, Restalrig Road and Molly Rankin’s from The Restalrig Reels
Stuart Liddell with Gaelic Air and Reels from Inveroran 

Scottish Power Pipe Band with Michael MacDonald’s Jig, Donald MacLean, Chloe’s Passion and the Foot Tapper from Live


 Tim Edey and Ross Ainslie with Lunny’s from Diad.
 
Listener's Corner - David MacDonald and Friends (the Tohoku Ensemble) with Tohoku (John Brock)



John MacDougall with Loch Broom Bay, Alan MacPherson of Mosspark, Donald Willie and his Dog from the World’s Greatest Pipers Volume 8
 
Kenneth I MacKenzie – Sunset on Sunart from Glendrian


Links
 Ross Ainslie Crowdfunder


List of Major Pipe Band Championships 2024
Saturday 18th May UK Championships Bangor Northern Ireland
 Saturday 8th June British Championships Forres
 Saturday 27th July Scottish Championships Dumbarton
 Sunday 11th August European Championships Perth
 Fri 16th and Saturday 17th World Championships  Glasgow
 
 
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