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Pipers Past and Present

The definitive pipe music programme, featuring news and recordings from the piping world.

Gary West introduces an eclectic mix of bagpipe music spanning the period from the 1960s to the present day, with contributions from the Johnstone Pipe Band, the Queen鈥檚 Own Highlanders, Allan MacDonald, Sarah Muir and Duncan Lyall. Representing the pipes-led folk genre are Hebridean bands Trail West and Harta, while one of the great piping gurus of the twentieth century Captain John MacLellan, treats us to a lively march, strathspey and reel recorded almost half a century ago. And there鈥檚 news from a recent contest held in his name at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh.

55 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Oct 2022 21:00

Music Used;

Artist: Trail West

Title: Francis Street Jig Number 3, The Travers, Pipe Major Jimmy MacGregor

Artist: Johnstone Pipe Band

Title: Glenna Mackay, Troy鈥檚 Wedding, Michael Brady鈥檚, May it Be, AA Cameron鈥檚, Cuttie鈥檚 Wedding, Cupair Thu, Hole in the Bath

Artist: Captain John MacLellan

Title: The Pap of Glencoe, Maggie Cameron, John MacDonald鈥檚 Reel

Artist: Sarah Muir

Title: Donald MacLellan of Rothesay (1.54), The Caledonian Society of London (1.07), Dr MacPhail鈥檚 Reel (0.52)

Artist: Harta

Title: Borgsjo Polska, Polska Fran Halleforsnas

Artist: Allan MacDonald

Title: Sandy Macab鈥檚, Willie Cameron, Fingal鈥檚 Weeping

Artist: 1st Battalion Queen鈥檚 Own Highlanders

Title: The Company Marches: The Dornoch Links, The Highland Brigade at Tel-el-Kebir), the Bugle Horn, 51st Highland Division at Wadi Akarit , Over the Chindwin

Artist: Duncan Lyall

Title: Z

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Oct 2022 21:00

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