Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

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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.

Playlist
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 MacLeod and Lt Col DJS Murray from Scottish Pipe Band Championships 2023 (private recording)
 
Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band with The Richard Parkes Tribute Medley from European Pipe Band Championships 2025 (private recording)
 
Matt Wilson with the Cameronian Rant Jig from The Eagle Pipers 2010
 
Matt Wilson with The Argyllshire Gathering, Cabar Feidh and Lt Col DJS Murray from Winter Storm Gold Medal Contest 2023.
 
Links
 Stirling Junior Solo Piping Competition Saturday March 8th 2026
https://stirlingpiping.weebly.com/#/
 Craig Muirhead   [email protected]
King Robert Hotel, Stirling 01786 811666
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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 MacDonnell of Glengarry from Garron
 
Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band with A Wee Bit Out of the Ordinary, Blackley of Hillsdale, The Braes of Forbes, Willie Bacach MacLeod of Stornoway, The New Paradigm, Salute to Cap Caval, Susan MacLeod (waltz & jig), Donald McKillop, Mrs MacPherson of Inveran (jig) from Impact: Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
 
Susana Sevaine with Marcha Procesional dos Mato from Susana Seivane
 
Andrew and Jack Lee with Murdo MacKenzie of Torridon, The Hen’s March and The Braes of Mellenish from MidWest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm 2007.
 
 Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton with Pongu from Symbiosis 1
 
 
 
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Gary looks ahead to the various piping treats to be found at Celtic Connections 2026.

Playlist
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)
 
Brighde Chaimbeul with Bog an Lochan from Sunwise
 
Bagad Cap Ceaval with their competition set from Championnat National des Bagadou, Lorient 2016

Xabier Diaz and Adufeiras de Salitre with La Nina de la Arena from Nóro
 
 Malin Lewis with Elision from Hallocline
 
Calum Stewart with As, a Thoisich from True North
 
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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.

Playlist
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
 
Stuart Liddell with Troy’s Wedding (as a hornpipe) from Garron.
 
City of Victoria Pipe Band with Geritol Kid, Fiji Love Song, Master Sergeant Davie Laws, Tulloch Castle, Trad Reel,  Sally Wilson,  Troy’s Wedding, Weird Jig and Meg’s Fancy from World Pipe Band Championships 1987.
 
Stuart Liddell with The Highland Wedding and the Cameronian Rant (as hornpipes) from Garron
 
The Strathclyde Police Pipe Band with The Detroit Highlanders, Loch Loskin, MacanIrish, Barney’s Balmoral, Willie Roy’s Loomhouse, Morag Duncan, the Gold Ring, the Humours of Cork, and Capt Geddes’s Turnabout from the World Pipe Band Championships 1986.
 
The Strathclyde Police Pipe Band with Miss Elspeth Campbell, Cameronian Rant, Pretty Marion from World Pipe Band Championships 1991.
 
Links
Pipers' Persuasion (interviews by Allan Hamilton)
For Stuart Liddell's new CD, Garron, see here
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