Podcasts about pipe band

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 486th Episode we catch up with Billy Blue, the man behind an exciting brand new website, Pipe Band Rankings.  We find out all about the work that went into making this a reality, and most importantly, how it all works.  We also have a HUGE announcement on this weeks episode…. All this plus we catch up with all the usual news and views from around the piping world this last week.    Don't forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!! Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 483rd Episode we catch up with Pipe Band Historian, Trevor Clydesdale.  His research and collection of Pipe Band memorabilia is absolutely fascinating.  All this plus we catch up with all the usual news and views from around the piping world this last week.    Don't forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!! Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

The sound of bagpipes has long been a hallmark of Chicago's St. Patrick's Day celebrations. This year, one of the city's most recognizable pipe bands is marking a major milestone.

The sound of bagpipes has long been a hallmark of Chicago's St. Patrick's Day celebrations. This year, one of the city's most recognizable pipe bands is marking a major milestone.

The sound of bagpipes has long been a hallmark of Chicago's St. Patrick's Day celebrations. This year, one of the city's most recognizable pipe bands is marking a major milestone.

 This year is a big year for one band in East Clare. The Tulla Pipe Band is celebrating their 90th anniversary with a special concert being held on February the 13th of February in Cnoc na Gaoithe, Tulla. For more on this Daragh Leamy and Fiona spoke with Fintan Leamy - Chairman of the Tulla Pipe Band. Originally broadcast as part of Saturday Chronicle 31st January 2025 hosted by Daragh Leamy and Fiona Levie. Saturday Chronicle is Sponsored by JAMES M NASH AND DERG KITCHEN DESIGN http://dergkitchendesign.ie Message or what's app the studio on 089 2582647 or email sbcrstudio@gmail.com

This year marks a remarkable milestone for one of Clare's most treasured musical traditions. The Tulla Pipe Band is celebrating 90 years of history, community and music, with a special anniversary event taking place next week. Joining Alan Morrissey on Friday's Morning Focus was Fintan Leamy, Chairman and Daragh Leamy, PRO of the Tulla Pipe Band.

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 473rd Episode we have another in our Meet The Band series.  We meet the Rose and Thistle Ladies Pipe Band.  Check out their details here - https://www.facebook.com/p/Rose-Thistle-Ladies-Pipe-Band-61579354212466/ All this plus we catch up on all the latest news and views from around the piping scene. Don't forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com  

This episode of The Big Rab Show Podcast is dedicated to the memory of good friend Jeff Mann.  Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 472nd Episode we have another in our Meet The Band series.  We meet the Wasatch & District Pipe Band from Utah.  Check out their website - http://www.wdpb.org/index.html We also have an amazing interview with musicians from Northern Ireland involved in the historic Gordon Duncan Tribute pipe band and the Live n Well at 30 concert at Celtic Connections. All this plus we catch up on all the latest news and views from around the piping scene. Don't forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 471st Episode we have another in our Meet The Band series.  We meet the Baile-Mor Pipe Band, who compete in Grade 4B.  For more information on the band, check out their socials – LINK All this plus we catch up on all the latest news and views from around the piping scene. Don't forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 467th Episode we catch up with Mr Christmas himself, Bob Worrall !! We find out all about his experiences this year, and his thoughts and opinions on the direction of Pipe Band music.  All of us here at The Big Rab Show wish each and everyone listening, a happy holidays and a very merry Christmas ! Don't forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

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Originally uploaded February 4th, reloaded July 30th. January 25th 2025, MBN was on the road to MSU Kellogg Center in East Lansing, MI. This four part video will let you experience or relive the event experience from that evening. Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for well over 250 years as a means of commemorating Scotland's best loved bard. The ritual was started by close friends of Burns, a few years after his death, as a tribute to his memory. You can go back to see the Pre-Program performed by Celtic Jam in video 1. Videos 2,3,4 take you through the program elements focusing on podium and stage presentations. In the program MBN's Chris Holman serves as Master of Ceremonies. Presentations include those by Glen Erin Pipe Band P/M William Collins, Address to a Haggis by John Downing. The Selkirk Grace delivered by The Rev. Robet A. Higle. As the evening progressed Chef Angus Campbell delivers a Keynote. Entertainment continues with Highland Dancing by Lochanna Mora Highland Dance Company, punctuated by music of Celtic Jam. The Glen Erin Pipe Band showcases on the evening, and you get to peak in on the Raffle Drawings.

Originally uploaded February 3rd, reloaded July 30th. January 25th 2025, MBN was on the road to MSU Kellogg Center in East Lansing, MI. This four part video will let you experience or relive the event experience from that evening. Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for well over 250 years as a means of commemorating Scotland's best loved bard. The ritual was started by close friends of Burns, a few years after his death, as a tribute to his memory. You'll see the Pre-Program performed by Celtic Jam. Videos 2,3,4 will take you through the program elements focusing on podium and stage presentations. In the program MBN's Chris Holman serves as Master of Ceremonies. Presentations include those by Glen Erin Pipe Band P/M William Collins, Address to a Haggis by John Downing. The Selkirk Grace delivered by The Rev. Robet A. Higle. As the evening progressed Chef Angus Campbell delivers a Keynote. Entertainment continues with Highland Dancing by Lochanna Mora Highland Dance Company, punctuated by music of Celtic Jam. The Glen Erin Pipe Band showcases on the evening, and you get to peak in on the Raffle Drawings.

Originally uploaded February 4th, reloaded July 30th. January 25th 2025, MBN was on the road to MSU Kellogg Center in East Lansing, MI. This four part video will let you experience or relive the event experience from that evening. Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for well over 250 years as a means of commemorating Scotland's best loved bard. The ritual was started by close friends of Burns, a few years after his death, as a tribute to his memory. You can go back to see the Pre-Program performed by Celtic Jam in video 1. Videos 2,3,4 take you through the program elements focusing on podium and stage presentations. In the program MBN's Chris Holman serves as Master of Ceremonies. Presentations include those by Glen Erin Pipe Band P/M William Collins, Address to a Haggis by John Downing. The Selkirk Grace delivered by The Rev. Robet A. Higle. As the evening progressed Chef Angus Campbell delivers a Keynote. Entertainment continues with Highland Dancing by Lochanna Mora Highland Dance Company, punctuated by music of Celtic Jam. The Glen Erin Pipe Band showcases on the evening, and you get to peak in on the Raffle Drawings.

Originally uploaded February 5th, reloaded July 30th. January 25th 2025, MBN was on the road to MSU Kellogg Center in East Lansing, MI. This four part video will let you experience or relive the event experience from that evening. Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for well over 250 years as a means of commemorating Scotland's best loved bard. The ritual was started by close friends of Burns, a few years after his death, as a tribute to his memory. You can go back to see the Pre-Program performed by Celtic Jam in video 1. Videos 2,3,4 take you through the program elements focusing on podium and stage presentations. In the program MBN's Chris Holman serves as Master of Ceremonies. Presentations include those by Glen Erin Pipe Band P/M William Collins, Address to a Haggis by John Downing. The Selkirk Grace delivered by The Rev. Robet A. Higle. As the evening progressed Chef Angus Campbell delivers a Keynote. Entertainment continues with Highland Dancing by Lochanna Mora Highland Dance Company, punctuated by music of Celtic Jam. The Glen Erin Pipe Band showcases on the evening, and you get to peak in on the Raffle Drawings.

Aaron previews an upcoming performance, featuring the Nauvoo Pipe Band, on the Wallace Hall Plaza on Sunday, July 27th at 7pm on the WRAM Morning Show.

Pipe Band registers Highlands 'sett' A distinctive look can establish pride and set a group apart, whether it's Yankee pinstripes, the golden helmets of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame or the iconic painting scheme of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. For the Hudson Highlands Pipe Band, what distinguishes it from other bands is its tartan, or "sett," which became official when it was listed last year in the Scottish Register of Tartans, established by the country's Parliament in 2008. "For years, we wore the Royal Stuart tartan," says James Hartford, the band's pipe major. Red is its dominant color, making it popular with fire departments. The local pipe band, established in 2005, was originally associated with the Cold Spring Fire Co. but later became Cold Spring Pipes and Drums and, more recently, the Hudson Highlands Pipe Band. Hartford, an architect, designed the tartan with help from Aeneas Eaton, a graphic designer who sometimes plays bass drum with the band. Each of its colors represent an aspect of the Highlands' history or geography, Hartford says: blue for the Hudson River; amber for the mountains and foliage; red for iron industries, including mines and West Point Foundry; blue-grey tones for West Point; and two white lines for the railroads that flank the river. A tartan can have three to five variants. The Hudson Highlands tartan features the "Hunter" version, historically associated with stealth because it can blend in with woodland surroundings. The band also considered "ancient" and "contemporary" variants that feature muted and vivid tones, respectively. Creating the tartan inspired considerable debate among the band's 25 members, Hartford says, particularly over the colors. Hartford says the group reached consensus once he explained the rationale behind each color. The fabric, a heavy wool, was produced by Lochcarron of Scotland. The first kilts arrived in the fall. In the U.S., tartan and plaid are often used synonymously, but while a tartan is a plaid, not all plaids are a tartan. Tartans have the same pattern of stripes running vertically and horizontally, creating overlapping square grids. Plaids are not necessarily identical in both directions and can vary in size, pattern and color. Tartan is also usually woven in a two-over-two twill pattern, creating an illusion of new colors when the original hues are blended.

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 439th Episode we catch up with the folks of St Joseph's Pipe Band.  We hear all about their history and plans for the future.  This plus we catch up with all the news and views from around the piping scene this past week. Don't forget we have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!!   Email us now - bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

Lander, WY) – The KOVE 1330 AM / 107.7 FM Today in the 10 interview series Coffee Time continued today with host Vince Tropea, who recently spoke with Melissa Bautz from there Lander Pipe Band. Bautz brought along youth Band members Philomena (high school junior, drummer) and Elisabetha Olsson (middle school 7th grader, pipes) to chat about tonight's fundraiser organ concert taking place at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church (163 Leedy Dr.). The concert, which begins at 7 PM, will be led by organist and local music teacher at Gannet Peak Elementary, Dr. Brooks Whitmore, with accompaniment from some of the Lander Pipe Band. The fundraiser is to help get the Pipe Band and their chaperones to Scotland for the August 15 World Youth Pipe Band Championships. Bautz shares a history of the band, the importance of getting the youth out into the world for events like the Championships, and how folks can show their support, and the Olssons share what being in the Pipe Band is like from the youth perspective. Check out the full Coffee Time interview below for all the details! Be sure to tune in to Today in the 10 and Coffee Time interviews every morning from 7:00 to 9:00 AM on KOVE 1330 AM / 107.7 FM, or stream it live right here.

The national Pipe Band Championships get underway in Invercargill with 57 pipe bands from New Zealand and Australia competing. Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association president Liam Kernaghan spoke to Corin Dann.

Earlier this month, a Nova Scotian pipe band competed in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The Dartmouth & District Pipe Band, which will celebrate 60 years in action next year, placed second in Grade 3A. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Blaise Theriault, the band's pipe major, to talk about how it all went down.

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast.  In this our 392nd Episode we bring you our #LIST of things that have been getting under our skin lately at Pipe Band competitions.  The Big Rab Show Team have all been experiencing various things that just grinds our gears.  Do these things get on your nerves too?  This plus we catch up on all the news and views from around the Piping Scene.   Email – bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!! We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

(Lander, WY) – Fans/supporters of the Lander Pipe Band currently have the opportunity to help the band in multiple ways. The band has several new youth band members and they are currently fundraising for their Youth Education Program, which began after the tragic passing of band member and pipe enthusiast Nixon David in 2021, and also led to the formation of the Nixon David Memorial Scholarship. Additionally, the band was invited to the World Pipe Band Championships in 2025, which are held annually in Glasgow, Scotland. They were invited to the Championships along with the Upland Pipe Band (from Upland, CA), for a combined youth band called "The Uplanders." To help the Lander Pipe Band make it to the Championships and to donate to their youth program, click here, or head over to the 4th of July Parade in Lander this Thursday where members will be providing QR codes. Band instructor Melissa Bautz and her son Henry, a youth drummer in the band on his way into his freshman year at LVHS, also recently stopped by the KOVE 1330 AM / 107.7 FM Today in the 10 interview series Coffee Time to provide even more info, which you can listen to in full below. (The Lander Pipe Band also wanted supporters to know that the $5,000 that was raised to help the band get to the Normandy, France memorial parade they were invited to was ultimately used to purchase, uniforms, instruments and lessons. "We raised $5k in four months but that was not enough to make the commitment," Bautz told County 10. "The band is grateful for all the donations people made toward the 2025 Normandy event.")

That's the sound of the winners of the 2024 NZ Pipe Band Championships, the Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band, performing on Saturday afternoon. About 1500 people took part in the competition, held in Auckland at the weekend, with thousands more watching and supporting the players. The annual event is the largest pipe band festival outside of Scotland. Liam Kernaghan is on the board of the Royal New Zealand Pipe Band Association, and was on the judging panel. Kernaghan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

As Tartan Week approaches, this week's Sounds from Scotland will take a look back to some of our Bryant Park performances from 2022 and 2023, highlighting the talented bands and performers we at the ASF have worked with throughout the years. Camilla G Hellman, MBE, American-Scottish Foundation President,  is in conversation with the Theater School of Scotland, Whisky Kiss, Shot of Scotch with the Lindsay School of Dance, The Scottish Police Choir, and Shamrock and Thistle.  We then hear from Cameron Steer, ASF Youth Ambassador, who takes us along on his journey to master the bagpipes, sharing with us what he has learned so far and giving his insights into the process. We also share a few clips from __, Cameron's bagpipe instructor, who is part of Feadán Òr Pipe Band, a local pipe band from Rochester NY.  To learn more about our Tartan Week events, please visit www.americanscottishfoundation.com/events For more information on the American Scottish Foundation, visit our website: www.americanscottishfoundation.org #scotland #tartanweek #tartanday #bryantpark #bagpipes #pipesanddrums #shotofscotch #theaterschoolofscotland #whiskykiss #scottishpolicechoir #shamrockandthistle #lindsayschoolofdance #scots

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 with the Duncan Johnstone, John MacKenzie, Eastwood Cottage and the High Bridge Walk from The High Bridge Walk Harta with To Dauntin Me, Linkumdoddie and Go to Berwick Johnny from Harta Allan MacDonald with Cumha Alasdair Dheirg Mhic ic Alasdair (Lament for Alasdair Dearg of Glengarry) from Dastirum. The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland with Gran's and India's (Ali Hutton), Live Recording February 2024 The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland with the Sandpiper Melody (Field Marshall Montgomery) Live Recording February 2024 The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland with Shiny Side, 12th of June and Francis Street Number 3. Live Recording February 2024 Daimh with Peggy McLean, the Black Horse, Am Ball a bh'anns ann Oban, Mary's Fancy from the Rough Bounds LinksNational Youth Pipe Band of ScotlandElectronic Bellows https://e-bellow.com/ Notes on the Campbell Cainntearachd          Support the show

Join our hosts as they discuss their adventures at the 2024 Rose Parade. Meet our new Host Jack Goudreau! All this, News, and more on this weeks episode of On A Water Break!Join our hosts as they discuss their adventures at the 2024 Rose Parade. Meet our new Host Jack Goudreau! All this, News, and more on this weeks episode of On A Water Break!Meet our HostsJackie Brown - @spintronixguardStephen McCarrick - @stephenmccarickCindy Barry - @leandermommaNicole Younger - @o2bnpjs & @thecookoutcgTrevor Bailey - @t_pain151Trish O'Shea - @trishdish1002Beth Beccone - @bether7189Chris Rutt - @wildhornbrass1Cynthia Bernard - @cynthiabernAshlee Amos - @famousamossss_Theo Harrison - @harrisontheo07Stephanie Click - @stephanieclickWhitney Stone - @dancerwhitJustin Surface - @J_dex07Ashley Tran - @itsashleytranJack Goudreau - @goudreau_Bill Woodward - @remoking100Emily Nee - @tch.makes.artMusic provided by leydamusic.com Follow him @josh.leydaAvatars provided by @tch.makes.artFeaturingLexi Duda - Host for On A Water Break In Rhinestones - The Stories of the Twirlers @lexi_dudaThank you also to @guardcloset#marchingband #colorguard #dci #podcast #onawaterbreak #wgi #drumline

JINGS! They said it couldn't be done! Well, they said it *shouldn't* be done, and they turned out to be right. Yes, it's another edition of The Peggy Mount Hogmanay Hour, and drunken sassenachs Velvet, Blackout and Bognops have stormed the passport control booth at Hadrian's Wall on a haphazard hunt north of the border for some Caledonian culture... Unfortunately that all sold out a week before Christmas, and all that's left in the gift shop is BBC One's near legendary end-of year-debacle: Live Into '85. Laird Tom O'Connor joins with Marquess Maggie Moone and Marquee Moira Anderson to host a rousing night of comedy, dancing, music and fun! Or again, that's what Tom had signed off for until discovering it had sold out etc. More guests appear entirely at their own risk. As at least one of them found out. Were the BBC cutting broadcast costs by pulling the plug on this while Big Ben was still chiming? Were Big Tom's Pipe Band cutting parking costs by keeping the minibus engine running outside? And what were the management of the Gleneagles Hotel hoping to achieve by combining their all-you-can-drink bar with the crèche? Push Play to have the answers revealed and branded into your eardrums forever... The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour is a free podcast from iPorle Media, which holds production copyright. Opinions and recollections expressed are not to be taken as fact. The title and credit music is by Doctor Velvet. Audio segments from television programmes are presented for review and informational purposes only under fair use, and no ownership of these is claimed or implied by this show. Email enquiries to peggymountpod@gmail.com    

Elara and I met Phil Pass last month on our travels in Scotland at the House of Tartan in Crieff. We struck up a conversation with him and noticed that they had a Go Fund Me campaign that said Keep Scottish Bonnets Alive in Scotland. He described what it was for and so we grabbed our camera and mics and said this is too important and you need to tell us all about this.THE STORY:We've just lost Scotland's last Bonnet production line.The one that's been making Traditional Scottish Headwear in Stewarton, East Ayrshire for the last 178 years. (That's a Yes. We've just lost the last production line making this quality product in Scotland, in the UK, or anywhere else in the World.)Stewarton itself is known as ‘the Bonnet Toun' and has been since the 1600's, so we're also losing the last Bonnet Maker in Bonnet Toun.THE PLAN:To establish a new mini factory to continue making these products in Stewarton. Where visitors to The Bonnet Factory will be able to see the hats being finished, learn about the area's history of bonnet making and buy Scottish headwear products whilst there.We are looking for your help with immediate funding to set up this new Bonnet Factory & Shop and start training some younger workers. Urgent action is needed to preserve this craft and its skills while we still have one or two highly experienced folk (albeit semi-retired) to teach them! This will not happen without you.We need help to preserve this important piece of Scotland's history; win back lost export sales and keep 'Making Bonnets in Bonnet Toun'.Now is the only chance we're going to get to keep this truly iconic Scottish Product alive. (And thank you so much to all those wonderful folk who have already given!!!)Gies a hand?Links:https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-scott...https://www.houseoftartan.comSupport the show

Some more recordings from the World Championships and surrounding events with a focus on the 4 NZ bands in attendance - Auckland & Districts, Manawatu Scottish and the two Canterbury Centre bands, Canterbury Caledonian Society and St Andrew's College.

Some recordings and talking points from the 2023 World Pipe Band Championships held in Glasgow on August 18 and 19.

came into studio to talk about their recruitment drive to get new members on board. Tulla Pipe Band has been an integral part of the music culture in Clare and beyond since 1936, providing a unique sound and colour to parades, festivals along with many sporting and social occasions  Due to declining numbers and to ensure the longevity of the Band well into the future, they are pushing a recruitment campaign this Autumn for all adults and teenagers (12 yrs and over) and will hold an Open night in the Band Hall Tulla on Fri Sept 8th at 8pm. So if you are musically minded and want to try your hand at Pipes / Drums then please call and/or email us at tullapipeband1@gmail.com or call Patrick on 085-1473978 for a chat https://www.facebook.com/tulla.pipeband  Originally broadcast as part of Saturday Chronicle 2nd September  2023 Hosted by  Jennifer McConnell with Daragh Leamy and Matthew Jordan Allen. Saturday Chronicle is Sponsored by JAMES M NASH AND DERG KITCHEN DESIGN http://dergkitchendesign.ie Message or what's app the studio on 089 2582647 or email sbcrstudio@gmail.com

A story of breaking the cycle of drug addiction & crime, a panel discussion on the Ministerial Inquiry Report into woody debris and the brothers heading to the Pipe Band world champs. 

(Lander, WY) – KOVE 1330 AM / 107.7 FM's Coffee Time host Vince Tropea recently caught up with some folks from the Lander Volunteer Fire Department Pipe Band, who will be having a fundraiser concert on Saturday, April 29, 6:00 PM, at the Lander Valley High School auditorium. Band Leaders Melissa Bautz and Bobby Johnston filled us in on the fundraiser, the history of the Pipe Band, how they initially got interested in that style of music, the tragic yet heartwarming origins of the Nixon David Memorial Scholarship, the Band's Youth Education Program, and teased what's coming up going into the summer months. Pipe Band members Philomena Olsson, Zayden Davey, Cormac Susanka, Alex Johnston and Henry Bautz also chatted with us about their favorite memories, and even performed for us in the KOVE lounge! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKSLkcArQl0 Check out the full Coffee Time interview with Melissa, Bobby and members of the band below! Be sure to tune in to Coffee Time every morning at 7:00 AM on KOVE 1330 AM / 107.7 FM, or stream it live right here.

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Here is a short overview of the 30th RNCM Day of Percussion, i have been lucky enough to have attended most of these days, i have witnessed some remarkable performances over the years and made lots of great friends along the way. The video features clips of performances by Paul Patrick (principle percussionts with the BBC Philarmonic) Plus a segment featuring some incredible talented RNCM Students. Pipe Band legend Jim Kilpatrick - MBE alongside the fabulous Rachel Thom. Dave Hassel, Chris Manis & Saxophonist Andy Scott. The incomporable Ash Soan. it also features interviews with Jim Kilpatrick, Rachel Thom, Matt Nolan (Matt Nolan Cymbals) and Bruce Parry from Sabian Cymbals. I really want to spread awareness about this great day as it is remarkably good value for money at £26.00 for the whole day and the evening concert. it is usually on the first Sunday in February, please check the RNCM website though before making the journey www.rncm.ac.ukThis will make more sense on my Youtube channel.the first clip is Paul Patrick and some RNCM studentsnext is Jim Kilpatrick and Rachel Thomnext two clips are Dave Hassell, Chris Manis and Andy Scottthe last 3 short clips are Ash Soan.

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast. In this our 313th Episode we bring our new revamped format for our podcast.  We catch up with Lorne MacDougall as we find out all about the upcoming Pipe Band concert at Celtic Connections. Link below for tickets.   https://www.celticconnections.com/event/1/annual-pipe-band-concert-names-and-places-2023   All this plus the usual news and views from throughout the Piping Scene.  Email – bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow   We have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!! We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

Back after a three month break. What better way to start than with Bob Skyles and his Skyrockets with I'm gonna die with a broken heart. Three from the hugely popular Inkspots- Everyone is saying hello again, Thoughtless and one of their big hit Java Jive.  Just one of their records alone, If I didn't care, sold 19 million copies. Their style rarely changed but they were ground breakers. They sold well to both black and white audiences. Ted Heath and his music with Walking Shoes. Two soporific songs next- Paul Robson with Just a wearyin' and Rosemary Clooney with Brahms lullaby. Should have put them at the end. We all could have nodded off. Not often we play the pipes on Forgotten songs but we have two tunes from The Bowhill Colliery and District band. Bowhill in Fife was the scene of a pit disaster in 1931 when 10 men were killed. Like many factories, foundaries, collieries Bowhill had a works band. This being Scotland a pipe band as well as a silver band. The Rhytmn Maniacs with the wonderfully titled- 'The gag song( She was only a bookmakers daughter.) To be fair it does have some funny lines. Max Darewski was a Manchester born child prodigy. At the age of 9 he was conducting a full orchestra. He had a successful career as a composer. Not convinced his genius was on display with this number- Shadow man. Sadly he died only aged 35. Edna Thomas was a African American actress and singer. She performed on Broadway and on film. Here she gives a very refined performance of Mamzelle Zizi. No need to tell you about Roy Rodgers, here singing A four legged friend. Thank goodness he mentions Trigger at the end! Alma Cogan advises Never tango with an Eskimo but in this weather we need all the heat we can get. Lionel Hampton gives laid back vocals to The mood I'm in. Naturally he gives us some vibrophone too. We finish with two BBC records. Charles Williams leads his orchestra with own composition, The Devils Gallop. This was the signature tune to Dick Barton, Special Agent. A 'cliffhanger' radio series that the BBC ran from 1946 to 1951.  As we recorded this on Christmas we end with Come All Ye Faithfull, from the BBC Choir. I'm sure Lord Reith would approve. He was the stoney faced kill joy who ran the BBC for many years and he certainly wouldn't have approved of The Gag song. Far too ribald!!  

Eric Evenhuis and Matt "Humblebrag" Biggs stop to recap the Pleasanton Highland Games, ski lifts, dutch rudders and Pipe Band travel in this low-key eppy from MONTHS AGO. Surprise guest appearances by Bethea and Trevor Takahashi - Enjoy! Want to up your piping game? Try a 30-day Dojo University Premium test drive for only $1 at chanterrant.com/suckless Want to catch the show live, get exclusive access to the monthly CR Happy Hour and bonus content from post shows? Become a patron at www.patreon.com/chanterrant! ***Adult language and situations*** *** Opinions expressed here are not representative of any organization of which we belong*** Support the show at www.patreon.com/chanterrant and get your Chanter Rant Merch at www.chanterrant.com, or follow us on social media at: www.facebook.com/chanterrant www.instagram.com/chanterrant www.twitter.com/chanterrant TikTok: @chanterrant Snapchat @chanterrant Discord: www.chanterrant.com/discord Join in the conversation with mean comments or #chanterrant and let us know if you are #oneofthesix!

Happy St Andrew's Day, the National Day of Scotland!

Some recordings from the All Ireland Champs held in New Ross on July 2nd, also a round up of local Centre band activities.

Welcome to the Big Rab Show Podcast. In this our 287th Episode we bring you the story about the Sons of The Holyland and District Pipe Band, and how their World Championship dreams “almost” came to an end. As always we would love to know your thoughts.  Email – bigrabshow@gmail.com Support us  www.patreon.com/BigRabShow We have lots of amazing backstage videos, and audio recordings, exclusive interviews, episodes of Big Rab Show Plus! and loads more to share with you on there, so click support and get your hands on all this extra stuff!! We are the show for the piping folk, reflecting everything to do with the bag piping world. Feel free to message us on Facebook and on Twitter and let us know what you would like to hear on the show, as well just to let us know that you're listening. Our live show continues to broadcast live every week on Fuse FM Ballymoney on Tuesday nights 7pm-9pm (uk time) be sure to check it out. Thank you to our very kind sponsors, G1 Reeds. If you would be interested in sponsoring the show, please do get in touch.  Or help support us via our Patreon page.   www.thebigrabshow.com www.facebook.com/TheBigRabShow www.twitter.com/bigrabshow bigrabshow@gmail.com

This episode of the Power of Potential focuses on the origins of the St. Rose Bagpipe Band and how they have evolved over the past year. Hosts Samantha Golding and Arianna Simon are joined by Miss Weingarten (founder, Pipe Major), Mr. Petrillo (Campus Minister, Base Drum), and Shannon White '24. They talk all about how the band was formed last fall by our innovative and dedicated music teacher Miss Weingarten and about how the band is made up of both students and teachers who have a passion for playing music together. This year, the Pipe Band has played at St Rose Open Houses, the Belmar St Patrick's Day Parade, both the Christmas and Spring Concerts, local elementary schools, and has even made an appearance on News 12 NJ! This summer they are heading to Scotland to be immersed in the culture, life, and food of that Bag Pipe-loving country.

Today I'm talking to Jim Higgins and Detective Rodney Ashley who play the bagpipes in the Kansas City Kansas Police Department Pipe Band.  Jim is not a police officer, but he has taught bagpipes to police officers and played for them and with them for several years.  Rodney, or RJ, who is a detective in the department, has been playing the bagpipes for five years, taught and coached along by Jim.  In recent years, the two of them have been the bagpipers for the police department pipe band.  A pipe band usually consists of the pipers and a drum corps, typically snares and a bass drum, which are also played by police officers, all of whom are dressed in full Scottish regalia.Today I ask Jim and RJ, how they each got started playing this loud and unusual instrument.  Listen to them describe the work and commitment it takes to bring this meaningful and dramatic element to ceremonies and parades of all kinds.Resources: J. Higgins store - jhiggins.netJ. Higgins on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51S9jrfvpPESIy47-Cfz1gMusic is by Chris Haugen from the YouTube Audio Library and the KCKPD Pipe Band.Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 017

In this episode, Alex MacPhail  speaks to Mike Stopforth  about his time in the Pipe Band and competing at the Pipe Band World Championships in Scotland. This later evolved into a rock band and his life on stage, teaching, entertaining, and training began in his early 20s. Mike shares his horrifying story about when he was out skateboarding with his friends. He saw a light aircraft crash into his friend's vehicle right before his eyes, and while he was frozen with panic another friend rushed in and started pulling people out of the wreckage. Alex and Mike talk about this startling effect, how it's relevant in aviation and how pilots are trained to manage this, and how it relates to real life and whether this could be a developed skill.  Mike Stopforth is also a successful digital pioneer, an entrepreneur, start-up investor, and the founder and director of the consulting firm Beyond Binary. He has built, developed, led multiple teams, and businesses. He is a global public speaker and his area of expertise is digital transformation. Please enjoy this conversation and remember to reach out via social media channels with your questions.This episode is proudly brought to you by Salesforce, the world's largest provider of customer relationship management software. More than 150,000 companies around the world are using Salesforce to grow their business, by strengthening their customer relationships with more than four million jobs that are predicted in the Salesforce ecosystem by 2024. Our partner Salesforce is hosting an upcoming Virtual Career Fair in October 2021. The Career Fair will share insight on possible career paths in your local market, the requirements thereof and current opportunities in demand. Get the skills you need to jump-start your career in the Salesforce ecosystem and reskill yourself for the future.  If there were ever a time for a big change of career, it's right now. Register for the upcoming Virtual Careers Fair on 28 October 2021. Click here to register: http://sfdc.co/signupnow ALEX MACPHAIL:Email: alex@alexmacphail.co.zaTwitter: https://twitter.com/AlexMacPhail1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmacphail99LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flyingmogulYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCztTx1LzCAnC4woeNOpU5-A Website: http://www.alexmacphail.co.za MIKE STOPFORTHTwitter: https://twitter.com/mikestopforth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikestopforthYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mikestopforth Website: https://mikestopforth.com/ Podcast link: https://pod.link/oem 

Join us as we find “5 Things to Know About” local entrepreneur Josh Nytch; his affinity and commitment to the Maloney Memorial Pipe Band, his love for the local community, and even a little bit of magic!

Join Mike and Spencer as they sit down and talk in depth about the art of pipe band drumming with Chicago's resident expert: world class performer, educator, and lead drummer for the City of Chicago Pipe Band, Andrew Hoinacki.

Rob MacNeil is the president of the SFU pipe band and talks to us about their latest performance.

Drums of Autumn Chapters 3-5 Week 3 Summary: Brianna takes an unexpected early morning call. Roger plans a visit. Brianna sends confusing signals. There's a sweet airport reunion. After his week-long conference, off to the Scottish festival they go. Brianna struggles with the past, grief, and healing. A kilted Roger performs to an appreciative crowd. Brianna's wounds are exposed. Roger passes Uncle Joe's assessment. The Apollo 11 mission prevails. “Yeah, it's like that,” for the both of them.  Inside the Chapters: Chapter 3 - The Minister's Cat - Boston, June 1969 Roger calls Brianna from Scotland and gets the time difference wrong. She is dead asleep and wakes with a humorous start. They haven't seen each other in some time, and Roger is nervous and unsure of her because she hasn't answered his letter. There's a conference he can attend the following month, and does she want to see him? He nervously talks, worrying she'll reject him. They speak over each other. Of course, she wants to see him. He laughs as their words collide once more. He understands her now, warming her through. She acknowledges he's the only other person who can understand her. She'd been dreaming about Jamie when he called her. She was trying to catch up to him while they hiked in the mountains. She'd used to do that with Frank. Roger brings up bagging Munros* in Scotland and explains the hobby of hiking mountains over 3000 feet. His laugh brings the memory of his parting kiss last upon her lips. Roger and Brianna like to play games with each other. She guessed he was in Inverness, Scotland and not in England because his accent was thicker when there. He playfully rolled his r's for her (DOA, p66, Nook). She wished he was there now. Bree admitting wanting him catches Roger off guard. She tries to explain why she didn't write, but he says there'll be time to discuss it when he's there in a month. He's happy she said he could visit. She's happy remembering her hand upon his chest.  Now sleepless, she goes to the kitchen for a glass of milk. While peering into the refrigerator, the contents become the standing stones in her mind's eye. She shivers. She knows why she didn't write, yet she has no idea how to explain it to Roger. He was part of the devastation and loss of learning about Jamie Fraser and her mother leaving. Though her mother wasn't dead, there was nothing to do but grieve the loss. She was utterly lonely without her mother. Brianna's Catholic upbringing shows as she hears an ambulance and crosses herself. She says a small prayer for those who need it. She also prays daily for her mother and father. Even though Uncle Joe Abernathy knew everything that happened, only Roger could hear the stones too. The experience had marked them after Claire had gone. She needed to heal and rebuild her life, away from Scotland and stone circles. When Roger was present, she couldn't forget any of it, not even for a moment. Had he cared and protected her only because her mother had asked him too? She doesn't want a future based on crushing obligation. Was she presumptuous he wanted a future with her? She thinks if she left and came back again to him, they could do it right at their choosing. If they were to take the relationship further, it would need to be their choice. Bree sits down to her mathematics work, soothing and controlled (DOA, p.69, Nook). Like in Voyager we see the image of a spider weaving. Above all, she was glad she'd said yes to his visit. The following month she's at the airport with her friend Gayle to pick Roger up. Gayle sounds vapid and unworldly, but able to fill conversational spaces. She thinks England and Scotland are the same. Brianna clears up the misconception of England versus the United Kingdom and Scotland. Nosy Gayle wants to know if Bree and Roger have had sex yet. Bree is aghast at the question but tells her no. At this moment, Roger appears. Gayle is impressed by him, while Bree stiffens at the sight (DOA, p70, Nook). He does sound a bit like a pirate, doesn't he? Bree's body reacts at the sight of him; perhaps it wasn't a good idea to have him come after all. He sees her and lights the room; she runs to him without thinking. He meets her halfway, nearly picking her up from the ground and squeezing her hard. Can you hear the music playing in the background? I do. It's funny how Brianna thinks she hasn't already chosen him. He kisses her. She doesn't want his whisky flavored lips to stop. Breathlessly, they stop. Gayle breaks into the reunion scene (DOA, p.71, Nook). Gayle fauns over Roger's accent. Brianna finally remembers to introduce her friend. Roger plays along rolling his r's in a most undignified fashion. Bree is not amused. He explains that in addition to the conference; he's playing at a Scottish Festival to earn money while he's in town (DOA, p.71, Nook). He sometimes does Scottish folk singing at ceilidhs* and highland games*. Funny that Gayle knows about kilts, but is unaware Scotland is a separate country. Bree is once again not amused. Gayle remarks about the big box, it's Roger's bodhran*, a Scottish drum. She also offers to drive Roger to the festival, which Bree quashes. Gayle again presses her about them having sex and thinks Bree is crazy if she doesn't. It's 1969. I think young adults have always been the same, no matter what outward social mores would say. As Brianna drives Roger to the Scottish Festival, they play The Minister's Cat*. Roger says it's a Scottish game, but it's a Victorian parlor game. They play for a while (DOA, p.73, Nook). These two are a brainy and vocabulary laden duo. They reach the turn for the festival; Roger is apologetic at how far it is from Boston. Brianna says it isn't far. She scoffs at the 150-mile drive (DOA, p.73, Nook). The conversation takes a turn while using The Minister's Cat as a conversational pathway. She becomes aloof and thoughtful. Roger decides tea is the answer, but Bree hates tea. She's no English woman indeed. Roger reflects upon Brianna. She looks like her heritage but seems MORE.  She begins to explain what she's thinking. Roger is thinking of all the ways he likes her. She tells him how great he was after her mother left and wanted to know if he's been back to Craigh na Dun. He hasn't been back. Is he scared of it (DOA, p.75, Nook)? She points out how much he helped regardless of being scared. She tells him though she's not spoken of her parents in half a year, she can't be around him without talking about her parents immediately. She blushes (like Jamie) when she talks to him. She also says, she had a crush on him and didn't know he was just nice to her for her mother. He assures her he wasn't just nice. She wasn't sure what to do (DOA, p.75, Nook). He kisses her after asking permission. Always a gentleman. He's a combo of Frank and Jamie. After parking, Roger suddenly realizes where he brought her and is horrified. A Scottish festival with all the trappings would remind her of Jamie. Chapter 4 – A Blast from the Past Roger finds the dressing area to be luxurious in comparison to what he's used to in Scotland. This leads him to husband thinking. Would he be financially able to equal the level of comfort Brianna is used to? She is driving a brand-new Mustang. In 1969, that vehicle MSRP was from $2740-4798 for the various models. The average American made $5900 in 1969. It was a pricey car. He is not stupid for wondering what income level she expected. He also had an envelope for her. He's hesitant to give it to her based on their earlier conversation and her reaction to seeing the 78th Fraser Highlanders'* pipe-band in the flesh, made him worry about her. Incidentally, the 78th Fraser Highlanders' pipe-band did not come into existence until 1982. Diana's timey-wimey writing! The Fraser motto* is Je suis prest! (I am ready!). He's worried about her as he's getting ready for two performances and mulling over what he'll do based on the audience. He's donning his kilt while she is off entertaining herself. He decides to go full Scots in his kilt and eschews the underwear (DOA, p.78, Nook). On his way out, he asked for luck from his father. The appearance of him made Brianna sit up and take notice. Her mother was right about a man in a kilt. It makes them sexy indeed. She asks him if he's hungry and goes over the available food options (DOA, p.79, Nook). He's sorry for bringing her since it's been such a shock, but she's okay with it. She thinks the festival is so Scottish. Roger decides it is, “the Scots' age-old talent for survival-the ability to adapt to anything and make a profit from it.” He hugs her, noticing she smells like fresh grass. Claire smells like herbs and green things when Jamie hugs her. He points out she's Scots too, but she doesn't want to eat haggis*. Roger thinks the food vendors are quite unusual. Apparently, the festival changes and the vendors stay the same. The vendor asks about his kilt to a bland-faced response (DOA, p.80, Nook). Brianna gives her version of an over the top Scottish accent. They look around at all the merchandise. Brianna asks why he's using MacKenzie*. He explains Wakefield is his adopted father's name; his family name is MacKenzie. Roger Jeremiah MacKenzie is his given name. Jerry was his father. His nickname was Jemmy when he was young. He explains why Jeremiah was the best family name to choose from (DOA, p.81, Nook). Their conversation veers to Claire explaining sex in Brianna's health courses in school. Yes, one can get pregnant the first time or while having sex only once. She explains to Roger the word health is a euphemism for sex in America. Roger is thankful his sporran is holding down the kilt fort with this frank conversation. She backwardly asks if he's had sex and a steady girlfriend (DOA, p.83, Nook). She's no steady boyfriend. He kisses her fingers. Roger don't be a too shy man. It was time for him to perform, he hands her the envelope. His voice is lovely, to her and the crowd. He's very good. He sings a variety of songs from the always popular choices to those of war. The song about Prestonpans, ”Hey Johnnie Cope"* struck Bree as she realizes her mother and Jamie were both at that battle. She had an epiphany about herself and Roger (DOA, p.85, Nook). Roger shifted from the music of the '45 with a piece from 1715 rising*. Brianna took this as her opportunity to open the envelope. It's pictures of Claire and Frank happily married. It's their wedding day. Roger is singing another Jacobite piece as she discovers the details of these wedding photos. Roger's set ends with “The Bonnie Banks o'Loch Lomond*,” Brianna is overtaken with emotion looking at her mother so sure and happy on her wedding day to Frank.  This is one of the issues she has loving Roger. What if she changes her mind? What if she finds someone else like her mother did? A bit later without discussing her departure from his performance, he needs to leave her for a bit during the calling of the clans*. This is where all the clans present are called and accounted for. They wandered the festival spending the afternoon together. Pay attention to the description of the people and families at this festival for the later gathering in the book. As the Clans were called during the torchlight ceremony, Brianna pondered the existence of clans today (DOA, p.89, Nook). Chapter 5 – Two Hundred Years from Yesterday Snapped back into reality, it's Roger's final day in Boston. The moon landing is anticipated as several people gather at Joe Abernathy's house. Uncle Joe is frustrated over the TV not working, so he asks Bree to figure it out after she introduces, the boyfriend, Roger to him. Joe and Roger have a chat over some Lagavulin* whisky Claire gifted him with before she left. Joe jumps right in since Claire and Frank are both gone. He wants to know what Roger's intentions are (DOA, p.92, Nook). Thankfully the television interrupts for a moment before Joe dives in for more (DOA, p.93, Nook). Ultimately he sees Roger is in love with Brianna, that it isn't a fling to him. “It's like that.” They all anxiously await the Apollo 11* landing. Bree is pressed against Roger. In the safety of people, they can have close contact. Roger thinks of the drive back from the festival, their conversation, the long drive back with Roger at the wheel, and unable to figure the way back to her apartment, took her to his hotel room, where he inhabited the floor. When dawn broke, he sat in the chair wrapped in her sweater, the scent about him. He simply watched her sleep. “Yeah, it was like that.” Apollo 11 landed, the rest of the room gripped by the television. “It was a fine day to be an American.” Roger felt it was two hundred years from where they were yesterday at the festival (DOA, p.95, Nook). Interesting Links*: Munro Bagging Munro Bagging for Beginners Munro Bagging – How to get started. Ceilidh – How to Dance Ceilidh – Visit Scotland Highland Games Bodhran - History Bodhran - Demo The Minister's Cat - game 78th Fraser Highlanders' Pipe-Band video 78th Fraser Highlanders' Pipe-Band Clan Fraser of Lovat 1 Clan Fraser of Lovat 2 Haggis Clan MacKenzie “Hey Johnnie Cope” “MacPherson's Lament” “The Sheriffmuir Fight” “The Bonnie Banks o'Loch Lomond” Calling of the Clans Lagavulin whisky Apollo 11 What's Coming up? Chapters 6-7 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you're reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook All images are Wiki Commons. Hover over picture for attribution and click for link. Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below! Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.