Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

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• Episode 166 - End of BBC Coverage of the Worlds?

  October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

  Send us Fan Mail Gary brings you more great bagpipe music and discusses the future of the broadcasting of the world pipe band championships. Playlist Daimh with Locheil’s Awa tae France, MacIsaac’s Reel and De bha Sibh Ris, a Chaluim…

• Episode 165 - Win a Practice Chanter!

  September 30, 2026 · 58 min

  Send us Fan Mail Gary welcomes R G Hardie's Alistair and Isla to the bothy to catch up on news from the bagpipe factory, and look out for the chance to win a brand new Heritage Viking practice chanter. And there's more great music from the…

• Episode 164 - Last Ferry to Raasay

  September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

  Send us Fan Mail Gary completes his main coverage of this year's Raasay Restitution Competition 2026  with another full programme of highlights from Raasay House. Playlist Angus Nicolson with Nach Dannsa a’Mhinistear?, Jimmy Ward, Scare o…

• Episode 163 - Raasay 2026 Revisited

  September 16, 2026 · 56 min

  Send us Fan Mail Gary brings you more highlights from this year's Raasay Restitution contest, and bids farewell to two giants of the piping scenes of Scotland and Ireland. Playlist Ciar Milne with The Road to Callanish (Jonathan Corum)…

• Episode 162 - the Raasay Restitution 2026

  September 9, 2026 · 59 min

  Send us Fan Mail Join Gary as he invites you to the beautiful Isle of Raasay to take in the first instalment of highlights from this year's piobaireachd song and dance music contest which was held there on the 5th of Sep…

• Episode 161 - the Captain John MacLellan Recital Challenge 2026

  September 2, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

  Send us Fan Mail It's piobaireachd all the way this week as Gary brings you the four full performances from this year's Captain John gathering at the Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh. Playlist Craig Sutherland with For My Lass, Fair, Pretty…

• Episode 160 - The Raven

  August 26, 2026 · 45 min

  Send us Fan Mail More great music from the world of bagpipes, hosted by Gary West. Playlist The Angus Nicholson Trio with The Primrose Lass from Sealladh Ard Billy Pigg with Archie’s Fancy and Holy Ha’penny from Northumberland…

• Episode 159 - The Melody Lab

  August 19, 2026 · 58 min

  Send us Fan Mail Gary reflects on this year's Piping Live and the World Pipe Band Championships, while bringing you more great music from the world of bagpipes. Playlist Fras with Jonny O’Sullivan’s, the Youngest Daughter and West Mabou…