S 08 E 08 John Peacock’s Collection Part 1 aka 5 days with a Northumbrian Small pipe Chanter Tunes: Peacock: Frisky, Welcome to the Town Again, A Mile to Ride, Niel Gows Wife, New Drops of Brandy, Bonny Lad, Niel Gow, Money Musk, Lady Coventry’s Minuet Donald MacDonald: We’ll Gang Nae Mair to Yon Town Alexander MacKay: A mile to Ride Niel Gow: Niel Gow’s Wife Walker Jackson: Cummilum James Aird: Niel Gow James Bremner (and Frances Hopkinson): Lady Coventry’s Minuet Special thanks to Benjamin Elzerman for the chanter and Reed! +X+X+ Clip of Alan Lomax introducing Jack Armstrong’s Playing: https ..read more

S 08 E07 George MacLeod's 1784 Repertoire part 2 (Patrick MacDonald's Piper) Tunes: William Vickers: Strike The Bell Johnson: Simon Pure Straight and Skillern: Stage Chace Menzies: Taste Life’s Glad Moments Patrick MacDonald: Tune 7 (The Goat Herd), Tune 8 (Spoigan/The Innundation), Tune 9 (The Drover Lads), Tune 10 (The Unfortunate Jock), Tune 11 (Behind the Bush in the Garden), Tune 12 Donald MacDonald: The Goat Herd William Gunn: The Goat and Sheep Herd, The Inundation, The Drover Lads, Behind the Bush in the Garden Angus MacKay: The Goat Herd David Glen: The Goat Herd Robert Ross: Spoigan ..read more

Tunes: Barry Shears: The Hen's March over the Hill, John MacColl's Favourite O'Farrell: The Hen's Concert Several other tunes played by Barry Shears Check out Barry's New Edition of Gathering of the Clans here: https://capebretonpiper.com/content/gathering-clans-collection-volume-1-anniversary-edition 1806: The Hen’s Concert from O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/87780134 +X+X+ 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 als ..read more

Tunes: John Sutherland Manuscript: The Lady’s Favourite, Paddy Whack, Kiss about the Hay Stacks, Salt Beef and Dumplings, The Peasant’s Dance, The Nosegay, Duncan Davison, Nancy Larson, Balty Horah, Trip it Up Stairs, Cock and the Hen, Fanny’s Fancy, The Witches, David Young: Tail Todle, Collar Reel, Macfarlane’s Reel, Inverara Reel, The Wood of Fyvie, Four and twenty Highlandmen, What Meikle Sorrow Ails You, Corby Reel, Wattie Laing, O’er Bogie, Up and Worst them All Willy, Because I was a bonny Lad, Unfortunate Jock, The Confederacy, Kirkcudbright, You’ll Ay be Welcome Back Again, The Old Wi ..read more

Tunes: Patrick McDonald: Ossian’s soliloquy on the death of all his cotemporary Heroes, North Highland Country Dances tunes 1-6, 24, Màraidh bhàn òg. {Potential/likely titles for tune 1-6: Tune 1: Joseph MacDonald’s Jig, Tune 2: Lady Wemyss’ Jig/Whip her and gird her, Tune 3: Far awa Wedding, Tune 4: maybe Shaggy Grey Buck, Tune 5: Stumpie, Tune 6& 24: Lord Reay’s Jig} O’Farrell: Apples in Winter Holden: Irish Trott Donald MacDonald: LadyWemyss’ Jig William Vickers: Cold and Raw (Note that Cover Art is Not George MacLeod, but Niel McLean, “Piper to the Highland Society” in 1781: https://ww ..read more

Tunes: Bremner: St. Paul/Aberdeen, Bristol John Murphy: Miss Boswell’s Jig William Dixon: Hacky Honey +X+X+X+X+X+ Here is a link to the music Theory video Rod shared with me about the way white supremacists have used music Theory: https://youtu.be/Kr3quGh7pJA?si=GQqtJUc7O6VFbIc6 I recorded this episode about a month before this article often discussed with some sort of click bait title like “Pythagoras was wrong about music theory” (speaking of clickbait, did you know academics and journalists alike don’t often get a say on the title of their work, so if you see a particularly egregious title ..read more

Tunes: Robert Bremner: French, Elgin, Stilt, Jush of Perth, Blue Britches, Dunfermling This episode includes a read through of Robert Bremner’s Rudiments of Music, and several tunes which can be read here: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/87723577 1760s: Jush of Pert and Blue Britches both come from Robert Bremner’s Country Dance book: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105003032 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 c ..read more

Tunes: O’Farrell: Humours of Toddy Niel Dicke: Patti Donald MacDonald: Dunrobin Castle Jeremy Kingsbury: The Pretty Sporran Angus MacKay: The Pretty Dirk Patrick MacDonald: Lord Reay’s Jig Straight and Skillern: Miss Fowler’s Delight, The Nabob, Pantheon, The Oak Tree, James Aird: Rondo (Sources and Links Coming Soon, email me If you want something and I haven’t uploaded the Show notes yet) 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 ..read more

Tunes: From Joe Hughie MacIntyre courtesy of the Barry Shears Collection: Tulloch Gorum, Sandy Cameron, Eight Men of Moidart, Miss Proud. On the Podcast this week I’m joined by Keith Sanger, Matt Seattle, Barry Shears and Pete Stewart to have a conversation with Patrick McDonald's Collection of Vocal Airs as the starting point. Tunes: From Joe Hughie MacIntyre courtesy of the Barry Shears Collection: Tulloch Gorum, Sandy Cameron, Eight Men of Moidart, Miss Proud. Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts (Now on Stitcher!) or by following the link below: https://www.wetootwaag.com/s5e22 email me at w ..read more

This is a rerun of an episode from July, 2021. The Preface and Article were Read by Anthony Smith. Get in touch with him about any voiceover projects via email: 2acanthonysmith@gmail.com You can watch his excelent Bodhran Videos on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithpercussions/ If you would like to see the Patrick McDonald Original book you can read it here: https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=0 You can buy the annotated print of the book with tune titles filled in here: https://www.scotlandsmusic.com/Product/SM ..read more