Pipeline This week: The King’s Taxes by Gavin Stoddart

This is a NZ Gold Medal tune for next year, so well worth a listen if you are contemplating playing it!

BBC – BBC Radio Scotland Programmes – Pipeline, 28/05/2011

Pipeline: Roddy MacLeod Playing The Old Men of the Shells

From www.bbc.co.uk

Titles: The Old Men of the Shells Artist: Roddy MacLeod BBC recording, Glenfiddich Championship, 1996 Read more at www.bbc.co.uk

Bill Livingstone on Pipeline

It’s a shame Bill Livingstone didn’t make it to NZ this year, but have a listen to this to get a feel for what he thinks and how he plays.

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Gary West features music performed by the fine Canadian piper Bill Livingstone.

Pipeline Piobaireachd: The Old Men of the Shells by Craig Muirhead

Click here to listen. Available until the 20th of February 2011.

Pipeline Features NZ Piping & Bands, Including Murray Henderson Playing Patrick òg MacCrimmon’s Lament

This is a must listen, including performances by The New Zealand Police PB, Greg Wilson, Brendon Eade, the Manawatu Scottish PB, Stewart MacKenzie, the Auckland and District PB, Murray Henderson, William Boyle and Richard Hawke.

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Pipeline Piobaireach: Glenfiddich Winners

Angus MacColl’s winning performance of The End of the Great Bridge and The Daughter’s Lament by Willie McCallum, the second place getter.

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Pipeline Piobaireachd: Lament for Small Isles Bay by Lorne MacDougall

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Pipeline Features Greg Wilson & the Manawatu Scottish PB

The piobaireachd this week is Lament for Islay Flora MacLeod, played byAngus MacColl in 1999.

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Pipeline Piobaireachd: The Old Woman’s Lullaby (Cronan na Caillich sa Bheinn Bhric)

This week features Robert Wallace playing the above tune from this year’s Northern Meeting Clasp competition.

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Pipeline Piobaireachd: The Earl of Seaforth’s Salute (2011 NZ Gold Medal Tune)

This week features Bill Geddes playing the above tune which is icluded in CNP’s Gold Medal tunes for next year (click here to see the list).

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