Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

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Join Gary for a Remembrance Day special in which he leads you through some tunes, songs and poems from the Scottish tradition which shine a light on the horrors of war, past and present. 

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Gary West with the Flooers o the Forest from The Flooers o the Forest -  Songs, Poems and Music of Flodden, Volume 1, Greentrax Compilation Album 2013.

Iain Anderson reading Flodden Hill by John Buchan from The Flooers o the Forest - Songs, Poems and Music of Flodden Volume 2 Greentrax Compilation Album 2013.
 
Lori Watson with Flooers o the Forest from Yarrow Acoustic Sessions

Buzancy - a poem by John MacLellan of Dunoon

Cha Till MacCrimmon - a poem by E Alan Mackintosh

In Memoriam - a poem by E Alan Mackintosh

The Waiting Wife - a poem by E Alan Mackintosh

To Sylvia - a poem by E Alan Mackintosh

The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders with Battle of the Somme

Extracts from Jock's Jocks: Voices of Scottish Soldiers from the First World War, performed by Scott Gardner, Chris Wright, Charlie West and Gary West

Jim Malcolm with Jimmy's Gone tae Flanders from Far Far From Ypres
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Gary brings you exclusive coverage of one of the best piping gigs of the year, featuring exquisite sets from Angus MacColl and Ross Ainslie.

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Angus MacColl with I Got a Kiss of the King’s Hand (ground) from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording.

Angus MacColl with Shores of Lochbee, The Wee Highland Laddie, The Hills of Argyll and The Dark Waters of Loch Shiel from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording.

Angus MacColl with Leaving Lochboisdale and Lili’s Tune from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording.

Angus MacColl with Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque and the Argyllshire Gathering from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording.

Angus MacColl with Trad, Lady Louden, Highland Harry, Braes of Mar, Devil in the Kitchen, Trad, Jenny Dang the Weaver, Jack Daniel’s, Bruce and the Troupers and Big Duncan’s Reel from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording.

Ross Ainslie with P/M Sandy Spence, An Cota Ruadh, Craig a Bhodaich, Clan Wallace, Duke of Gordon’s Birthday, Mrs MacPherson of Inveran and Pretty Marion from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording.
 
Ross Ainslie with Bill Sullivan’s, Tripping to the Well, Peata Geal mo Mhathair, Humours of Ballyloughlin, Tatter Jack Walsh, Robbie Hannon’s Jig, Jolly Tinker, O’Neill’s March and the Contradiction from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording.
 
Ross Ainslie with Danger Zone, Peel Pier Fear and Castlerock Road from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording.

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Gary launches Piping Radar, a brand new EYP initiative of a worldwide dynamic diary of events and opportunities. Plus there's plenty of excellent music, as always!

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Imar with Setanta from Avalanche

Chris Armstrong with The Piper’s Bonnet, Cabar Feidh, The Sheepwife and John Morrison of Assynt House from the Best of Piping Live Recital Series 06/07.
 
Planxty with Raggle Taggle Gypsy and Tabhair do Labh from Planxty
 
 Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band with Big Oz, Mac an Irish, The Video Man, The Echo Chamber, Old Hag at the Kiln, Caliope House, Tenpenny Bit, Dinkie’s and O’Rourke’s from World Pipe Band Championships 1991
 
The Tannahill Weavers with Fleshmarket Close, Col Fraser and The Swallow’s Tale from The Mermaid’s Song
 
Greg Wilson with Angus Campbell’s Farewell to Stirling, Arniston Castle and The Cockerel in the Creel from The Glenfiddich Piping Championship 1990.
 
 Martyn Bennett with Swallowtale from Martyn Bennett
 
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Gary's Sessions at the Pipers Dojo - buy membership here
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Gary brings you up to date with what's happening out and about in the piping world in the weeks ahead, with great music to match.

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Breabach with Gig Face from Bann

Bleary and District with Mrs Mary Anderson of Lochranza, The Curlew, Haitian Sensation, Biddy for Sligo, I Hear thy Welcome Voice, Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch, AA Cameron’s Strathspey, Lexy MacAskill, Tom Bowen’s Reel and Lexy MacAskill Reprieve from World Pipe Band Championships 2004 Vol 2.
 
Callum Armstrong with Butterflies from Pipers Gathering 2015
 
People's Ford Boghall and Bathgate Pipe Band Drum Corps with Drum Fanfare from Cabar Feidh
 
Louise Mulcahy with O’Calloghan’s Low, Ms Crotty’s from Tuning the Road

Louise Mulcahy with The Cabin Hunter, Jim Kennedy’s Favourite and the Road to Ballygirreen from Tuning the Road
 
Angus MacPhee with Zeeto the Bubbleman, The Hen’s March, Gaelic Air, Dalnahassaig, Buntata’s Sgadan, Pressed for Time, Dr Alasdair MacKenzie and Smelling Fresh from The Wheel of Fortune 2026, Enjoy Your Piping Recording.
 
Tryst with In Praise of the Pioneers (single release) 
 
Links
Breabach Tour Dates
Lowland and Borders Pipers Society Collogue
Raasay in Pitlochry Concert
Inverness Piping Society
Ceilidh the Musical
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More great pipe music from artists past and present, while Gary also announces the winner of the RG Hardie Heritage Viking practice chanter.

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The Scott Wood Band with Spice of Life from Upsurge

William Morrison with The Blue Cuckoo, Kenneth MacDonald and Donnie MacGregor from Pipers of Distinction Series

Dolphin Boy with Ghetto Pipe from The Highland Swing
 
Stuart Liddell with Maggie Cameron, Brown Haired Maid, the Stirling Mossie, Liddell's Fancy, I Cam I Saw I Conga’d from Garron
 
Chris Waite with The Gardener’s March, Up an Waur them aa Willie and Jenny Dang the Weaver from Borders Young Pipers
 
Royal Ulster Constabulary with Lord Alexander Kennedy, Maggie Cameron and John MacKechnie from Pipe Bands of Distinction Series
 
Kila with Baroki from Luna Park
 
 
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