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Tunes: Annie Arnot: Dhannsagh gun Dannsadh, Dannsamaid le Ailean (We would Dance, Dance, We would Dance with Allen), Cha Toir Iain Mòr a Nighean Dhomh (Big Iain would not Give his Daughter to Me), Chaidh a' Bhanarach Dhan Tràigh (The Dairymaid went to the Shore), or Iomairibh Eutrom, Hò Hò (Row Lightly),Dh'fhalbhainn Sgiobalta (I would go Tidily), Dh'fhalbhainn Fada ris a' Ghealaich (I would Travel far by Moonlight), Fear a Bhios Fada gun Phòsadh (A man who is Long without Marrying), Och nan Och Leag Iad Thu (Alas, they have Laid you Low), Tha mi Sgìth 's mi Leam Fhìn (I am Tired and I am Alone), or Buain na Rainich (Cutting the Bracken), Ma Leag Thu Mi, Ma Thog Thu Mi (If you Lowered me, if you Raised me), 'S Gann Gun Dìrich Mi a-Chaoidh (It's Likely that I will Never Climb Again), Seallaibh Curaidh Eòghainn (Look at Owen's Coracle), Bidh Clann an Rìgh air do Bhanais (The Children of the King will be at your Wedding), Cìdh an Fhidheall (Fetch the Fiddle), or Chunna mi san Dùn Thu (I saw you at the dùn) Barr

This is essentially a Wetootwaag in the Wild Episode, so not the usual track list, but if you have questions, get in touch and I can track down settings for you. I play a track off my most recent album: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/rowly-powly 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 listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! Checkout my Merch Store on Bagpipeswag: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my First Album on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/oyster-wives-rant-a-year-of-historic-tunes or my second album on Bandcamp! https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemaker or my third album on Bandcamp! https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-meal You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kuna

Tunes: Donald MacDonald: Coutie’s Wedding, The Braes of Lochaber, The High Way to Linton, Fall of Foyers (The Whimsical), The Bride Has a Bonny Thing, The House of Gray (Plovers in the Hills), Morag is Domhnull (Marion & Donald), The Smith’s Daughter, An Irish Jig, The Bridge of Perth, The Kilt is My Delight, I ha’e a Wife o’ My Ain, Roslin Castle, MacFarlane’s Lilt, The Campbells are Coming, The Duke of Perth, Kate Dalrymple (Jingling Johnie),The Boat Leaks (The Three Girls of Portree), The Munster Mare, The Wren’s Death, A Mulinn Dubh, Buckskin Kilt, The Wren’s Death, The Kilt is my Delight, Jenny Dang The Weaver, The Grinder, Lady Bighouse’s Reel, Brigis Mhic Ruaridh Thanks to Tiber for Visiting with me this summer and letting me share some of our chat and his own lovely singing. +X+X+X+ All of the Tunes this week come from Donald MacDonald’s 1828 collection of dance music. You can see the National Library of Scotland’s Copy here: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/10568

Tunes: William Campbell: Halloween, Smith’s Orange and Fork William Campbell: The Crown Prince, Lord St. Orville, Arabella, The Royal Visitors, John Sutherland: Alas Poor Soul, The Devil’s Dream, Abraham MacIntosh: The Witches Hill Joseph Lowe: The Warlocks, The Witches Jenna Dennison: Devil’s in the Corners Leslie Anne Harrison: Da Trowie Burn Christian Wandzala: Bonnie Susie Cleland Cassandre Balosso-Bardin: Water Nymph aka “Vittrans polska” by Emelius Lundberg Eileen Budd: Stories of Scottish Arthurian Legends John Charles: Am Bròn Binn +X+ Thanks to Beth Clark-McDonal, for the use of “Jock O Piper” for the Cover art, Check it out here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/jack-o-piper-beth-clark-mcdonal.html?product=poster +X+ This episode wouldn’t be possible without the efforts of John Charles! “Dr. Jeremy Kingsbury’s Official archivist and biographer!” Thank you John Charles. I join him in offering my sincere thanks to our guest performers whose links appear in chronological order: (Note that I am

S7 E23 Drummond Castle Manuscript Part 2 Tunes: 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 Wife Beyond the Fire, Rob Shore in the Harvest, A Ranting Highlandman, Fettercairn Reel, Patrick MacDonald: North Highland Reel #10 William Dixon: Hacky Honey Thanks to Stephen McNally for the reversed negative image of the title page. +X+X+ Thanks to Rob Felsburg for these lovely Scottish Smallpipes which feature heavely on this episode. Check out his instruments here: https://www.thequietpiper.com/ +X+X+X+ The Majority of the Tunes on this episode come from The Drummond Castle Manuscript by David Young, likely created in 1737. It is split up into 2 PDFs on Ross’s Music Page: The First PDF includes an index, which was very necess

S7 E22 Baltioura and Souters of Selkirk Tunes: David Young: Because I was a Bonny Lad Willie Ross: It was Early in the Morning My Love Left Me Michael Roddy: It was Early in the Morning My Love Left Me John Sutherland: Balty Hora, James Aird: Baltioura Smollet Holden: Baltioura O’Farrell: Baulthy Oura Edward Bunting: Baltiorum Cannon Goodman: Bailtídhe mhóra (Na) Daniel Wright: The Sulters of Selkerke William Dixon: The Souters of Selkirk William McGibbon: The Suitors of Selkirk James Oswald: The Souters of Selkirk Walsh: Sulters of Selkerke John McLachlan: Souters o’ Selkirk +X+X+ Cover art: The Shoe Maker and His Apprentice, c. 1725 by Peter Angelis http://www.historicalportraits.com/Gallery.asp?Page=Item&ItemID=365&Desc=The-shoemaker-and-his-apprentice-%7C-Peter-Angelis +X+X+X+X+ 1737: Because I was a Bonny Lad from David Young’s Drummond Castle Manuscript: Thanks for the Help Identifying in Andrew O’Sullivan! 1869: It was Early in the Morning my Love Left me: From Willie Ross’s Collection of Highlan

Tunes: Sutherland: Cameronian Rant, this wants to be turn’d, 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, Fanny’s Fancy +X+X+ I'm happy to be supported by The Quietpiper AKA Robert Felsburg, check out his work here: https://www.thequietpiper.com/ All of the tunes this week come from John Sutherland’s Manuscript available on Ross’s Music Page: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/music/index.html John Sutherland was a Piper from Aberdeenshire in the late eighteenth century. His manuscript was hand written and likely from around 1785. +X+X+ I highly Recommend Ross Anderson’s Introduction to Sutherland: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/Sutherland-Manuscript.pdf +X+X+X+ 1785: GHB Fingering Chart, Cameronian Rant and “this wants to be turn’d” are all available here: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/sutherland/suth-fm.pdf +X+X+X+X+ 1785: The Lady’s Favour

Tunes: Iain Gelston: St. Mary’s Hornpipe Jenny Nettles, Drops of Brandy, Braes of Mellenish (And Many more) Check Out Iain’s Tunebook here: https://iaingelston.wordpress.com/documents/ For the episode where I play through several of Iain’s Tunes go here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/s5e17 For Pipers’ Gathering Information Check out their Website: https://www.pipersgathering.org/gathering22/ and their Social Media sites: https://www.facebook.com/pipersgathering https://www.instagram.com/thepipersgathering/ For Information about the Scholarship go here: https://www.pipersgathering.org/scholarships-2/ I talk a bit about Cassandre “Balbar” which is how I know her on Facebook, but I see she goes by Balosso-Bardin as well online, so apologies if I got the name wrong. Anyway, here is her website: http://www.cassandrebalossobardin.com/ And you can check out the MET Bagpipe Collection here: https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/articles/2023/3/hidden-bagpipes and International Bagpipe day here: https://www.inte

Tunes: Seattle: Appletrees is Meickle Better William Vickers: Strike the Bell, Bonny Miller, Old Wagon Way, Cotillon La Pierfitoise, Get Her Boo, Well Dane Jack, Joyful Days is Coming. William Dixon: Little Wee Winking Thing, Golden Locks Unknown: Badger and the Weasel, Banks of Sicily Jeremy Kingsbury: Robin’s Roly Poly Patrick MacDonald: To Me Comfortable in Repose, Western Isles Dane, Skye Dance 27 &29, Harris Dance 31 & 32, Oscar’s Ghost Robert Bremner: Cuzzle Together +X+X+X+ This episode, and many in the future would not be possibly without the generosity of Robert Felsburg or The Quietpiper https://www.thequietpiper.com/ Check out his socials as well. https://www.instagram.com/thequietpiper/ https://www.facebook.com/QuietpiperSmallpipes https://www.youtube.com/user/TheQuietpiper Order and Sources: +X+X+ Matt Seattle: Appletrees is Meickle Better Available in this book: https://www.mattseattle.scot/product-page/on-ruberslaw +X+X+ William Vickers and William Dixon The Matt Seattle edited and transcr

Tunes: Straight and Skillern: Cupid's Frolick, Cox's Museum, Naples Dance, the Black Dance, The Island of Love Here is a Link to the Livestream, which should start at 7 PM US Central time on the Podcast's Facebook Page: https://fb.me/e/3FaWh0d4Y When the Album Goes Live on Friday It will be available here on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/rowly-powly 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 listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! Checkout my Merch Store on Bagpipeswag: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my First Album on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/oyster-wives-rant-a-year-of-historic-tunes or my second album on Bandcamp! https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemaker or my third album on Bandcamp! https:

Tunes: William Vickers: The Bonny Miller, Terry Tully: Ass in the Graveyard Patrick MacDonald: The Mermaid Song, Fisherman's Song for Attracting Seals, Spoigan, Joseph McDonald's Jig, Tune 6 & 7 (Lord Reay's Jig, and The Goatherd) and Flowers of the Forest Johnny Cock up thy Beaver Robert Bremner: Cuzle Together Donald MacDonald: Taladh, Bundle and Go, William Dixon: An Thou Were my Ain Thing, Will You take a Wife Donald, Dark Girl of the Sheep, Tail Toddle, Early Marischal’s Reel Gordon Mooney: Linkumdoddie Rob Edward: Is This Yours? Setting a Course for Lewis David Young: Jolly Robin If you're interested in buying the set of Herriot and Allen Smallpipes I played at the beginning of the episode, Email Rob Edwards here. He’s also making excellent bellows and furniture presently, and likely small pipes soon as well! rcedward@gmail.com Of the several makers who’s instruments I was able to play for this episode, Robert Felsburg is I believe the only one actively taking orders. https://www.thequietpiper.com/

Tunes: Cullen Bay, Jenny Nettles, Farewell to the Creeks, Grand Portage Piobaireachd, Carey Baxter’s Three Waves, Drimandoo, Lament of a Druid, March from Oscar and Malvina, and many more. If you ever make it to Madeline Island be sure to hit up the Madeline Island Museum (You can buy my CDs there too! https://madelineislandmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org/ +X+X+X+ To Read More From and About John Johnston Check out these Sources: Masson (The Statistical Account Knock off Printed format) https://archive.org/details/P000159/page/135/mode/1up?view=theater You can look at Johnston’s Original contribution and letter I read by navigating this website: https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/nwc/toolbar_1.htm I also found these website entries helpful and interesting while planning the episode: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/johnstonjohn6E.html https://www.dib.ie/biography/johnston-john-a4306 http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/toddisaac5E.html For Physical Copies of Bannocks of Barley Meal go here: https://kunaki.com/msales.

Tunes: (1730s)Johnson: Jack Latine, Fiddle Faddle, Steward’s Rant, The Hermitage, A Trip to the Laundry, (1748) John Walsh: Pray Be Civil, The Bush, The Mouse Trap, Swab the Decks, (1750’s) James Oswald: One Evening as I lost my Way, The Birth of Kisses, (1763) Robert Bremner: Prussian March, A March in Rinaldo, March, March, Grenadier March, (1770s) William Vickers: The Merry Thought, My Own Kind Dery (1782) Aird: The Amorous Goddess, La Nouvelle Angloise, The Braes of Angus (1787) Thompson Hibernian Muse: The High Road to Dublin, The Irish Widow, (1808) O’Farrell: Courtney’s Favorite, Deidre’s Lamentation for the Sons of Usnoth, Meeting of the Waters, The Kerry Jigg (1853) J.T. Surenne: Oh! Arranmore, Lov’d Arranmore Goodman: We’ll Gang na mair to yon town, The Night of an Irishman, Farewell to Old Ireland Check out my long interview with James Moyar on the Droning on Podcast wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-a66uw-1440e69 +X+X+X+X+X+ Sources +X+X+ Exploring t

Tunes: Johnson: Larry Grogan, Robert Bremner: Larry Grogan Oswald: Larry Grogan William Vickers: Larry Grogan, Aird: Larry Grogan, O’Farrell: Lary Grogan, J.T. Surenne: Larry Grogan O’Neill: Larry Grogan Goodman: The Humours of Ennistymon Grogan/Thompson: Ally Croaker Johnny Doran: Coppers and Brasses Willie Clancy: Coppers and Brass Paddy Keenan: Coppers and Brass, The Rambling Pitchfork +X+X+X+ If you're interested in buying the set of Herriot and Allen Smallpipes I played at the beginning of the episode, Email Rob Edwards here: rcedward@gmail.com Many Thanks to Lynn Sanders and Paddy Keenan for Contributing tunes for this episode. Check Out Paddy's Website here: https://www.paddykeenan.com/ I'm indebted to several different entries from Traditional Tune Archive (as often is the case). In Particular the entry about Larry Grogan was particularly useful: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:LarryGrogan(1) I also used the Irish Tune Info entry about Coppers and Brass: https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1096

Tunes: Dan Nolan: Un Canadien Errant, the wandering Canadian, A La Claire Fontaine, by the clear Spring Jon Schurlock: Playing Highland Laddie from William Dixon Ryan G Kirk: Mary Scott (From Oswald) Jeremy Kingsbury: She Rose and Let Me In Dave Rowlands: 'La Bernardina' by Josquin des Pres Jeremy Kingsbury: The Carle He Came O’Er the Craft, Jim Harding’s Waltz (from Dave Rowlands, and Waltzish from Nicholas Konradsen) Charlie Rutan: Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle Benjamin Elzerman: Jacks Gone-a-Shearing From William Vickers/Matt Seattle Jeremy Kingsbury: Taladh, Bundle and Go, You Silly Fool, Mr. Mackay’s Jig, The Piper’s Maggot, Woo’ed and Married an’ a (From Donald Macdonald and Eliza Ross) James Moyar: Battle of Waterloo Jim Sanders: Napoleon Crossing the Rhine +X+X+X+ Thanks Everyone so much for your tune submissions and for listening to the show, If you want to pick up a Wetootwaag Shirt on Sale This Week (June 3- June10) head over to https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag-logo?fbclid=IwAR1NVkNoUohKOH27zUFGooOm

s7 E12 Listener Recording Request Mini Episode Tunes: Eliza Ross: Dark-Eyed one of the Night, Dark Girl of the White Feet Donald MacDonald: Lady Seaforth’s Reel, Lady Mary MacKay’s Reel, Mary Gray, Sweet Molly. Next Episode We will hit 50,000 downloads since relaunching the podcast, and I would love to hear from you. Record a tune you’ve heard from the podcast, or a concordance you play that I haven’t, or just your favorite historic piping tune, or just tell me a story! Tell me the name of the tune, the instrument you are playing and who you are and I’ll try to include it in the episode. If you have links to archival sources for your tunes all the better, or if you have a project coming up you’d like to share with podcast listeners send it my way as well. You can use an Mp3 or wav files, or just a voice memo off of your phone I should be able to work with. I can also rip the audio from youtube videos. Send them to me at bagpipehistory@gmail.com The set I play is still a bit rough around the edges, especially

Tunes: Straloch: Gallua Tom Walsh: Gallaway Tom Vickers (Same as walsh): The Gold Ring Oswald: Gallaway Tom Scots Musical Museum: Galloway Tam Niel Gow: Kelso Races Sutherland: Kelso Races O’Farrell: Galloway Tom, Tuhy’s Frolic Goodman: Humours of Limerick Ennis: The Lark’s March O’Neill: The Little Yellow Boy, The House in the Glen, The Lark in the Morning Hugh McDermot: A Western Lilt James Morrison: The Lark In the Morning Dave Rickard: The Lark in the Morning Angus McKay: The Hills of Glenorchy James Aird: The Humours of Limerick David Young: Tom Come Tickle me Ryan: Lark in the Morning +X+X+X+ 1627: Gullua Tom From Straloch Lute MS (Courtesy of Traditional Tune Archive) https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Gallua_Tom 1745: Gallaway Tom in Walsh’s Caledonian Country Dances: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94558476 1770s: Gallaway Tom From Vickers: http://www.farnearchive.com/farneimages/jpgs/R0312100.jpg 1754: Gallaway Tom in Oswald’s Caledonian Pocket Companion: h

Tunes: John Tams: Over the Hills and Far Away Playford ‘Twas O’er the Hills and Far Away John Blow and Henry Purcell: Jockey’s Lamentation, The Recruiting Officer John Jay: Over the Hills and Far Away Mr. Ralph: Over the Hills and Far Away Oswald: Over the Hills and Far Away Aird: O'er the Hills and Far Awa James Hogg: Over the Seas and Far Awa, Whig Song Over the Hills and Far Away Thomas Glen: O’er the Hills and Far awa Angus MacKay: O’er the Hills and Far Away William Ross: O’er the Hills and Far Away LBPS Blue Book: O’er the Hills an’ Far Awa’ Matt Seattle: Over the Hills & Far Away 1710: Twas O’er the Hills and Far Away from Playford’s Dancing Master Volume 2 http://playforddances.com/dances-2-3/twas-oer-the-hills-and-far-away/ 1719: Jockey’s Lamentation & The Recruiting officer from John Blow and Henry Purcell’s Songs Compleat, Pleasant and Divertive; Set to Musick https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/87911783 1728: Over the Hills and Far Away From John Gay’s the Beggar

+X+X+X+ Cover Art from David Allan’s Lead Processing at Leadhills: Weighing the Lead Bars from the 1780s showing a Blue Bonnet and a Cocked hat. Courtesy of National Galleries Scotland: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/99127/lead-processing-leadhills-weighing-lead-bars 1686: John Playford, Dancing Master rendition of Johnny Cock thy Beaver here: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/dancing-master/Dance/images/Play1138.gif This whole database was helpful: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/dancing-master/Index.htm 1900: I would not have known to look here were it not for John Glen’s monumental work on early Scottish melodies, if you hadn’t noticed it is Glen’s collection that makes up much of the archival copies of these texts I rely on: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91349758 ?: Carolan’s Setting for Variations came likely from Donal O'Sullivan's work of tunes actually composed by Turlough O’Carolan (b.1670-d.1738) I got the transcription (and apparently also a ke

S7 E08 John Charles Guest Host Singer Spotlight: Kenneth MacIver of Lewis with guest tracks from Brìghde Chaimbeul and Ross Ainslie, Allan MacDonald, Julie Fowlis and Jeremy Kingsbury Featuring musical guests: Brìghde Chaimbeul and Ross Ainslie Allan MacDonald Julie Fowlis Jeremy Kingsbury Episode notes: On this episode we celebrate the recordings of Kenneth MacIver of Lewis (1924-1978). Kenneth's recordings are available from the School of Scottish Studies, via Tobar an Dualchais here: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/person/7570?l=en Tunes Tha M'inntinn a-raoir a-nochd 's a-raoir - On my mind last night, tonight and last night Also known as "Munlochy Bridge" Sung by Kenneth: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/101365?l=en Munlochy Bridge on "LAS" by Brìghde Chaimbeul and Ross Ainslie: https://brighdechaimbeul.bandcamp.com/track/strathspeys-and-reels Siuthadaibh Bhalachaibh, Siuthadaibh - Go to it Lads, Go To It Also known as "Devil in the Kitchen". Sung by Kenneth: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/