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Gary reports in from Duncan, Vancouver Island, bringing you music and chat from British Columbia and well beyond.

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John Dew with The Ruins of Gylen Castle from Na Caismeachdan

Andrew Carlisle with Mrs John MacColl, Inverarary Castle and Dr MacPhail’s Reel from the MacLean MacLeod Memorial Piping Contest 2025.

Brighde Chaimbeul with A’Chailleach from Sunwise

Derek Midgley with MacLean of Pennycross, Mrs Donald MacPherson and Arnish Light from the MacLean MacLeod Memorial Piping Contest 2025.

Stuart Liddell with Troy’s Wedding Waltz from Mid West Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm 2006

Ossian with Troy’s Wedding from Borders

Links

John Dew Pre-Order the New Album

John Dew Pre-Order the Single Red Castle

John Dew link to Bandcamp

Brighde Chaimbeul new album Sunwise

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Gary brings you highlights from this year's MacLean MacLeod Memorial Piping Championships held recently at the University of Delaware, and run by the United States Piping Foundation.

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Nick Hudson with Invergordon’s Welcome to HM Queen Elizabeth II, P/M Hector MacLean and Sandy Cameron

Bruce Gandy with P/M Karen MacLean, Caledonian Society of London and John Garroway.

Bruce Gandy with Lament for the Children

Cameron MacDougall with the Clan MacColl, Cabar Feidh and Lt Col DJS Murray

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R G Hardie Bagpipes

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Gary chats to Bede Patterson, one of the new generation of Australian pipers blazing a trail in fresh and exciting approaches to piping.

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Matt MacIsaac with Gaelic Air, The Old Woman’s Dance and the Firedrill from The Piping Album

P/M John D Burgess with the Baldoozer, Center’s Bonnet, Cork Hill and John MacDonald’s Jig from King of the Highland Pipers

The Whistlebinkies with Inner Sound from Inner Sound

Fraser Fifield with The Piper’s Premonition from Piobaireachd

Bede Patterson with Atude in E flat from a Private Recording.

Martyn Bennett with Karabach

Bede Patterson with Theme from a Private Recording

Matthew Welch with High Street 2005 from Welch: Blarvuster

Links

National Piping Centre Clubs Producer Post

Bede Patterson The Nexus Project Info and Fundraiser

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