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Road to the North

This week's Pipeline takes you to the North and West of Scotland, with a stopover in the coalfields of Lanarkshire and the oilfields of the North Sea.

Gary West takes you on a piping tour of Scotland, with his gaze fixed firmly on the North and West, with musical visits to Assynt, Plockton, Moidart, Skye, Lewis, South Uist and Clachnacuddin! The lowlands do get a look in too, with a stopover in the coalfields of Lanarkshire courtesy of a classic album from the Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band. There's a taster of music with roots that may just stretch back six centuries to the earliest days of the bagpipe's story in Scotland, as well as an emotive composition which commemorates those who lost their lives in the Piper Alpha tragedy of 1998.

55 minutes

Last on

Sat 4 Dec 2021 21:00

Music Used:

Artist: Assynt听

Title:听 Fiend and the Hound, A Race to the Top, Deadlines听

Artist: Willie Morrison听

Title:听 The Right Honourable Alan J MacEachan, Sandy Thomson of Alva, Ludovic Morrison鈥檚 Favourite听

听Artist: George Watson鈥檚 College听

Title:听 The Train Journey North, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, The Back of the Moon, Leaving Ireland, The Fiddler, The Burnside Jig

Artist: Sgoil Chiuil听 na Gaidhealtachd听

Title:听 In Praise of Plockton / In Praise of the Pencil听

听Artist: Griogair Labhruidh听

Title:听 Clach Eanraig, MacAlasdair鈥檚 Dirk听

Artist: Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia听

Title:听 Piper Alpha听

Artist: Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia听

Title:听 P/M Willie Gray鈥檚 Farewell to the Glasgow Police, Dora Macleod, The Cockerel in the Creel听

Artist: Allan MacDonald听

Title:听 Lament for Red Hector听

Artist: Colin MacLellan听

Title:听 The Fairie鈥檚 Hornpipe, John F Kennedy, The Clachnacuddin Hornpipe听

Artist: John Dew听

Title:听 Connor鈥檚 Debut, The Hamilton Wonders, A Jig Inspired by Duncan Johnston听

听Artist: Gordon Duncan听

Title:听 Lorient Mornings, Grand Nuit de Port de Peche, Davy Webster鈥檚 Fortieth听

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Dec 2021 21:00

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