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This week's journey in piping takes you to Scotland, Brittany, Cape Breton, USA and Australia.

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Eddie and Luc with How Old are You my Bonnie Lass, Jimmy MacGregor and John MacDonald’s Exercise from Tirade

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band with The First One Hundred, Showboat, The Curlew, Cabar Feidh, The Bells of Dunblane, Smith’s a Gallant Fireman, Puirt a Beul, The Judge with a Grudge, Legless in Lisburn from World Pipe Band Championships 2000

Slainte Mhath with O’Rourkes, Joan Beaton’s Reel and Red Herring from Va

Patrick Molard with Dusgadh na Bainnse from The Waking of the Bridegroom

Taliska with Song for the Smallpipe, Malts on the Optics and Miss Girdle from Celtic Café Menu

Victoria Police Pipe Band (trio) with the Hellbound Train from Uphold The Right

Margaret Stewart and Ewen Henderson with Bruadar Dheirdre from The Piper and the Maker 2: Celebrating C

CAF Winter School Folkies (Finlay MacDonald, Ailis Sutherland, Gary West, Alasdair White, Megan Henderson, Katie McNally, Ross Martin and Murdo Yogi Cameron) with Braes of Melinish and the Lark’s Ascension Live EYP Recording, Seabeck WA, February 2026

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Join Gary for more quality piping including musical trips to both the USA and Canada

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Fras with Flylo from Flinne

Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band with Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band and Bruce Gandy’s Farewell to the Iron Horse from At the Beach

Duncan Johnstone with Duncan Johnstone, The Judge’s Dilemma and Donella Beaton from Bows and Drones.

Jeremiah McLane and Timothy Cummings with Laride 6 Temps and Pixel from The Wind Among the Reeds

Brian Donaldson with Lord Alexander Kennedy, Bob of Fettercairn and Mrs MacPherson of Inveran from Glenfiddich Piping Championship Ceol Beag 1990.

Ann Gray with the Starcraft Trip to Glencoe, White Balloons and Black Leather, Kelvinhaugh Street Spirits and The Convoy to Oban from Shouting at Magpies

Muirhead and Sons Pipe Band with Colin Thompson, Caledonian Society of London and MacAllister’s Dirk from 25 Years of World Pipe Band Champions

John Walsh with Time to Spare, Barney’s Balmoral, Sleepy Maggie, Archie Brown, Piper’s Despair, Poor Man am I, Korgie from Time to Spare

Daimh with The Hag at the Churn, Fosgail an Dorus, Zito the Bubbleman and The Wise Maid from Moidart to Mabou

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Gary explores his CD shelves to bring you an eclectic range of music from the world of piping.

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James Harper with Cladach Uaine, Sultans Reel and Montelago Madness from Culzean

Dr Angus MacDonald with When the Night is Falling, Crossing the Minch and I Laid a Herring in Saut from The Piping Concert Celtic Connections 1997

Stephanie Makem and Tiarnan o Duinnchinn with Ril an Eargail from Ceol is Piob

The Clan Gregor Society with Lord Alexander Kennedy, Dora MacLeod and John Morrison of Assynt House from World Pipe Band Championships 2006

Winter Storm Pipers (led by Jack Lee) with Andrew MacNeil of Colonsay from Winter Storm Concert, Kansas City 2026.

Brian Lamond with Windy City and Eddie the Penguin from Another Day at the Office

Patrick Molard with Suite de Loudeac from The Piping Concert Celtic Connections 1997

Sketch with Out of My Cage from Shed Life

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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.

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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 craigmuirhead90@hotmail.co.uk

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.

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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.

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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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