Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Robert Bremner: Duke of Perth’s Reel, Capt. Ross’s Reel, Short Apron, Hoptoun House, Lady Hariot Hope’s Reel, The Highlandman Kiss’d His Mother, Miss Murray’s Reel, Drummore’s Rant, He Hirpl’d till her, Had the Lass till I winn at her, Cadgers of the Cannongate, Jeremy Kingsbury Sets: From Bannocks of Barley Meal& Pay the Pipemaker: Miss Murray set (Sweet molly from Rowly Powly) J. Johnson: The Lads of Boot, William Ross:Miss Victoria Ross Iain MacInnes: Miss Victoria Ross, Anselm Lingnau: (Traditional Tune Archive) Lady Susan Stewart’s Reel John Walsh: Susan Stewart’s Reel, Big thank you to Iain MacInnes for his blessing to include his track from Tryst. Tryst was published by Greentrax Label: https://greentrax.com/product/iain-macinnes-tryst-cd/ But is available on most streaming platforms as well. +X+ Cover Art is a Receipt from Robert Bremner’s Shop in London courtesy of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1544287001 +X+X+ I played tracks from Pay the Pipemaker: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemaker Bannocks of Barley Meal: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-meal and Rowly Powly: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/rowly-powly +X+X+ Nearly all of the tunes this week come from Robert Bremner's 1757(ish) publication: A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105002262 You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

Tunes: Robert Bremner: Ratha Fair, Lady Doll Sinclair's Reel, The Milkmaids of Blantyre, Miss Polly Skinner's Reel, Miss Ramsey's Reel, The Parks of Kilburnie, Kiss me Sweetly, Cameron Has Got his Wife Again, Mr. Robert Kenney's Reel, Miss Blair's Reel, I'll gae nae mair to your Town, The Fyket, Isle of Sky, Jacky Stewart's Reel, Capt. Ross's Reel, Duke Of Perth's Reel, Wililam Vickers: Lanox Love, Sutherland: Clean Peas Straw, Donald MacDonald: Pease Straw, Thomas Glen: Pease Strae, Abraham MacIntosh: Miss Parker's Reel, James Aird: The Fyket, If you like the sound of my new whistles, check out Verdant Whistles here: https://www.irishflutestore.com/products/verdant-whistles?variant=46855357432034 If you want to hear Robert Bremner's Treatise on music you can listen to my reading of it here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/s8e2 Nearly all of the tunes this week come from Robert Bremner's 1757(ish) publication: A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105002262 You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

Tunes: David Young: The Drunken Wives in Pearson's Closs, Robert Bremner: Oyater Wives Rant, Lady Doll Sinclair's Reel, James Aird: The Oyster Wive's Rant, Mullindough or the Black Laddie, Angus Cumming: Haugh's of Cromdale, John Peacock: Oyster Wifes Rant Donald MacDonald: A Mulinn Dubh, The Whimsical, Jingling Johnie, The Miller's Fair Daughter, Morag is Domhnull (or Marion & Donald), The Jolly Old Gardner, John Rook: The Black Laddie, Thomas Glen: Mulinn Dubh (The Black Mill), William Gunn: Am Muilen Dubh (The black Mill) William Ross: The Black Mill LBPS Blue Book: The Oyster Wife's Rant, Jeremy Kingsbury: Oyster Wife's Rant, Be sure to Post your performance to your own instagram account and tag it #LBPS or #LBPSTOTM or post your rendition straight to the Lowland and Border Pipers' Group (Formerly LBPS Forum) https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FZMPP8vUm/ You should also explore the growing resources at the LBPS Tune of the Month Website: https://lbps.net/j3site/index.php/repertoire/tune-of-the-month/1297-may-2026-oyster-wifes-rant You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

Tunes: William Dixon: Wallington, John Cudbursuns fancy, Minuat Edward the Second, an thay were my own thing, William Vickers: Shew Me the Way to Wallington, The Pipers maggot, Melodies Committee of the Newcastle Antiquarian Society: Shew me the Way to Wallington, John Cuthbertson's Fancy, William Cocks: Shew's The Way to Wallington, Pipers' Maggot, David Young: The Piper, John Johnson: The Piper's Maggot, McFadyen (Aird): Piper's Maggot, Hime: The Pipers Maggot, O'Farrell: The Pipers Maggot, Donald MacDonald: The Piper's Maggot Angus MacKay: The Pipers Maggot, David Glen: The Piper's Maggot, John Dally Playing: John Cuthbertson's Fancy John Giddy: Nansavallen, Check out the Cree Fiddlers going to Orkney Documentary Here The Fiddlers of James Bay: https://www.folkstreams.net/films/fiddlers-of-james-bay Check out John Dally's Piping here: https://youtube.com/@rustygulley-r3r?si=dh1yPpW-cVe4Fegx https://on.soundcloud.com/Vk1wTdlhIkNXnypFMH and his Leatherwork here: https://www.instagram.com/dallyleather/ Check out Alan Kingsbury's Art here: https://alankingsbury.com/ For links to Sources for tunes, download the tunebook: https://www.patreon.com/file?h=155908454&m=648290193 You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag

Tunes: David Faulkner & Stephen Turner: Hit Her Between the Legs, Dorrington Lads, William Vickers: Whipper and Girder or Ranger’s Frolick, Patrick MacDonald: Tune 7 (Whip her and Girde her) William Dixon: Hit Her Between the Legs, The Black and the Grae, John Peacock: The Black and the Grey, John Rook: Black and the Grey Bruce and Stoke: The Black and the Grey John Johnson: Black and All Black, Thanks to David Faulkner for sending in some tunes and thoughts. Check out his music here: https://soundcloud.com/user-944955873 And Check Out the Bagpipe Society’s Website and Blowout: https://www.bagpipesociety.org.uk/blowout/2026/ You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag