Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

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Gary brings you an eclectic mix of  top drawer music drawn from his collection of all things bagpipe.


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The Iron Horse with The Goatherd, The Major’s Maggot, James MacLellan’s Favo…

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Gary celebrates the music and legacy of the late Gordon Duncan, who would have been 60 this week.


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Gordon Duncan with Galician Jig, Blow My Chanter and the Famous Baravan from Th…

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Gary pays tribute to the late Fergie MacDonald, the Ceilidh King, who passed away recently. There's more sets from this year's Wheel of Fortune competition, and a brand new award-winnin…

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Gary invites you to a ringside seat to take in this year's Wheel of Fortune contest held at the Danderhall Miners' Club in Midlothian on the 21st of April 2024. This is one of the most …

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Tracks Played

Daimh with Ida’s Jig from Diversions

St Lawrence O’Toole Pipe Band with the Donegal Lass set from Turas Ceoil – Resume, Live in Glasgow 2018.

Alastair Hanning with the Lame…

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Gary invites you to travel with him to explore some of the people, places and tunes associated with the Isle of Lewis, including a visit to the home and workshop of piper and reed-maker…

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Gary celebrates the fact that EYP is a year old this week, with another eclectic mix of tunes and styles from the world of bagpipes.



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Ross Miller with The Candlewood Suites R…

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Gary brings you the winning performances from the B Grade MSR at last weekend's Duncan Johnstone Memorial contest in Glasgow.

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Ross Connor with Morag Ramsay, Cat Lodge and L…

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Gary brings you highlights of the 'Accents' concert held at the National Piping Centre on 14th March. Tune in for some wonderful music on highland pipes, smallpipes, border pipes, clars…

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Gary celebrates the contribution made to Scotland's music by Ian Green of Greentrax Recordings, who passed away this week, and is joined by Ian's friend, pipe maker, musician and promot…

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Gary introduces more top drawer music of the bagpipe as he looks ahead to some of the live piping events which can be heard across Scotland in the weeks ahead as we move towards a new s…

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Gary invites you to join him at the Far North Retreat near Tain in the company of fellow instructors Fin Moore,  Mike Vass and Liz Doherty, and a host of other musicians who have gather…

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Gary invites you on a tour which takes in the music of Scotland, Ireland, Northumbria, Asturias, Brittany, New Zealand and Cuba. And there's a first chance to hear a brand new bagpipe-i…

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Gary brings you the full set from the reigning world pipe band champions'  performance at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections 2024.

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Beolach  with Berrigan'…

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Gary introduces highlights from the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland's performance on the main stage of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, as part of Celtic Connections 2024.

John Dew w…

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Gary invites you to eavesdrop on a practice by the reigning world pipe band champions, the People's Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia, as they make their final preparations for their …

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Gary brings a light touch to Burns' night with a couple of the bard's songs this week, from Robyn Stapleton and our very own Eilidh West. There's a return visit to the bagpipe factory o…

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It may be the bleak mid winter but there's plenty to warm you up in this week's episode of EYP as we celebrate more top drawer music from the world of the bagpipe.

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Ross Mill…

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Gary brings you more top drawer music of the bagpipes from a the airts, with visits to Shetland, Dumfriesshire, Frankfurt, USA, Canada and Galicia.

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Chris Stout and Finlay MacDonald…