Droning On

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Hey friends,

Here's another re-broadcast bonus episode. I really enjoyed putting this together. It was fun to collaborate with my good friend Jeremy, the good folks over at Scots Hoose, and my good father, Heavy-D.

I hope it's enjoyable, and I hope y'all have a lovely (and safe) Halloween.

• Check out Jeremy's awesome podcast (including his recent Halloween special): https://www.wetootwaag.com/
• And Jeremy's excellent albums: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/
• And Sots Hoose: https://www.scotshooseyaldi.com/

(this was originally episode #066, released back in 2022)

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This is another Halloween re-broadcast, in the lead-up to the holiday. In episode 135, about this time last year, author Stuart McHardy came on to talk a bit about his book, "The Silver Chanter," and we've got some readings from the, "Pipers and the Supernatural," section here:

With around 40 books published to date, Stuart combine the roles of writer, storyteller and lecturer in Scottish history, folklore and geomythography. Additionally, Stuart has had a fair amount of poetry published and for many, many years worked as a musician. For 30 years he has been teaching at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Open Learning and has also been visiting schools as a storyteller, as well as focusing as a writer on history, folklore and the Scots language. I was the first Director of the Scots Language Centre in Perth and am a founding member and past-President of the Pictish Arts Society. Over the years Stuart has worked extensively in radio and more sporadically in television. In the theatre, I have produced/directed and performed, in shows on Radical Song, Songs and Stories of the Jacobites and others. Stuart has appeared at many book (and storytelling) festivals and events in Scotland, England, Ireland, Sweden and Australia.

Tune into this episode to hear us liken hills & restaurant logos to human anatomy.

Stuart's books are all over the internet, including Amazon and other retail sites. Here's an option: https://booksfromscotland.com/bfs-author/stuart-mchardy/

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Hey friends,

Just a little re-broadcast of a Halloween Special from the past - this episode originally aired way back in 2023:

Happy Halloween, friends! In this episode renowned piper, pipeband instructor, and Nancy Drew expert Diana joins us to discuss that famous installation in the young sleuth's illustrious career, "The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes". If you haven't read it you've almost definitely at least seen the cover. Tune-in this week to hear Diana say, "...if we took out the costume and the sexism... it did pretty good...".

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Craig is a talented musician & performer - his band Nelson's Blood has been doing regular sea shanty sing-along type performances for a good while now and they've recently put out an album. Amongst Craig's current library: the hurdy-gurdy. Some might call it the bagpipe's stringed sibling.

Tune into this episode to hear about fiddling with hurdy-gurdies & waves of sea shanties.

Here's the band's linktree: https://linktr.ee/nelsonsbloodmusic

And be sure to grab a copy of the album on Bandcamp: https://nelsonsbloodmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nelsons-blood

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Colin is a piper, firefighter, tune arranger, and more: and he was basically born inside a bagpipe shop.

Tune into this episode to hear some delightful chat and a few familiar tunes on the pipes -- Colin has recently finished a 2nd volume of familiar tunes arranged for highland pipes.

Here's a link to the tune book:

https://thepiperscove.com/product/nursery-rhymes-folk-tunes-and-common-melodies-volume-2/?v=0b3b97fa6688

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Matt McArthur is a talented piper and an excellent standup comedian (among other things).

Tune into this episode to hear some of Matt's fun, serendipitous story.

Here's Matt's Instagram handle: @mattmcsomethin

https://www.instagram.com/mattmcsomethin/

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Jeremy is the computer-hacking, globe-trotting, website-building force of nature behind TheSession.org

Tune into this episode to hear some of Jeremy's mandolin picking, to boot!

APPLICABLE LINKS

https://thesession.org/ (of course)

*that's a great place to make a one-time or recurring donation

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David Duncan returns to the show, this time to talk with us about his amazing invention: a pickup mic for the Great Highland Bagpipes!

Tune into this episode to hear James list a few of the many things he does not understand, and demonstrate several more.

APPLICABLE LINKS: Electrified Bagpipe Chanter: https://www.duncelectric.com/

-Elijah Walcott using it for looping: https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0Ew49uMJd/

-David Soloing: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUXTIAAEWQD/

-One of my favorite samples, from “early testing” in Feb of 2025: https://www.instagram.com/p/DF8Sb3BSXe8/

-”Intro” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBym5tFRxSc

Ravenshire: https://www.instagram.com/ravenshireband/

-Clip using wah: https://www.instagram.com/p/Da_RoBST1ax/

-”Pique 7” https://www.instagram.com/p/DWNy1OyExno/

-Tiger Nachos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YamB04rwKu4

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Not unlike episode 128 last year, this episode is a rambly mess of a "road to competition" monologue over several months.

Also not unlike last year, I didn't end up competing... at one local festival...

But entirely unlike last year: I did manage to compete once this time 'round!

As before, if you're up for creating an audio journal like this in the ramp-up to a competition, performance, while composing a tune or harmony, putting together a medley, recording a track, etc - send it in! I'll help doctor it up if needed and we'll make an episode of it.

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Ever heard of the Uilleann Pipes? The Ninja Turtles? The Internet? PODCASTS?!? Patrick D'Arcy invented them all.

Tune into this episode to hear Jim mispronounce Patrick's surname with remarkable consistency...

Here are some links to things we talked about:

• Patrick's music on Bandcamp: https://patrickdarcy.bandcamp.com/music
• Patrick's music website: https://www.patrickdarcymusic.com/
• Uilleann Obsession: https://www.uilleannobsession.com/
• The Celts: https://www.theceltsmusic.com/
• Patrick's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PDarcy

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Rod returns, and this time: it's piratical.

Tune into this episode to hear the host promise (repeatedly) to make flattering edits, and then completely neglect doing so!

Here's the website that was mentioned in this podcast, "The Music of Robert Louis Stevenson": https://edrls.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/the-music-of-robert-louis-stevenson/

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Hey friends,

Here's a little bonus episode. A while ago, when first adding Patreon support as an option for the show, we started doing these drawings.

Droning On Prize givEaway

But I fell behind, so catching up here - so far this year there have been several artists on the show with albums available on BandCamp. In this bonus episode the Cthulhu Dice Tower will select winners of copies of these excellent albums.

This time we're giving away copies of:

• A Matt Heaton album: https://mattheatonmusic.bandcamp.com/

• (or a Matt+Shannon Heaton Album): https://mattandshannonheaton.bandcamp.com/music

• A Jason Rouse album: https://pipingrouse.bandcamp.com/
• And Conor Crimmins' album, AEROPHONE: https://conorcrimmins.bandcamp.com/album/aerophone

Thanks for listening to the show! And if you'd like to support it with money, one easy way to do so is via Patreon. As a bonus, you'll be entered in drawings like this one in the future:

https://www.patreon.com/droningonpodcast

Thanks again!

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Conor Crimmins is a talented DJ, surfer, flute-player, and more. Among many other excellent projects he has produced an album, AEROPHONE, which has been described as, "Banging dance music with spacy flute lines".

Tune into this episode to hear, well, some real banging dance music with spacy flute lines!

APPLICABLE LINKS:

• The album, "AEROPHONE": https://conorcrimmins.bandcamp.com/album/aerophone
• One of multiple films that feature his music: https://vimeo.com/265552227
• The album from Arum: https://arumireland.bandcamp.com/album/arum
• Flute maker, Stephan Morvan: https://morvanflutes.wixsite.com/stephane-morvan
• And, of course, Conor's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conor.crimmins.flute/

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flute, music, musician, trad music, folk music, dance music, irish music

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The guest for this episode needs to introduction, it's Rabby himself, returned to the show for some chat!

Tune into this episode to hear the best bagpipe-podcast-dad advice ever to hit the airwaves.

Check out Rab's show and everything he's got going on along with the rest of the Big Rab Show crew at their website: https://www.thebigrabshow.com/

(and, of course, they're all over the socials)

Here's a Bagad-rock band we mentioned, though could not pronounce, during the show: https://startijenn.bandcamp.com/album/skeud

And here's Bagad Brieg, which also came up during the conversation: https://www.bagadbrieg.bzh/en/nyc/

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Ben Jaber(wocky?) is a talented multi-instrumentalist gracing stages, camps, the internet, and more with his uilleann piping, french horning, fluting, and more.

Tune into this episode to hear how Ben became the freshest prince of Bel-Air.

• Check out Ben’s website: https://www.benjaminjaber.com/
• And their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjabermusic/
• And YouTube, too: https://www.youtube.com/user/hornpypr/videos

During this interview, we mentioned:

• Lark Camp: https://www.larkcamp.org/
• Audrey & Alex’s upcoming album: https://fundrazr.com/alex-audrey?ref=ab_9rq9YeppI7M9rq9YeppI7M
• And we heard a bit of them playing, “Autumn Light”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnUq5eZLwb8&list=RDpnUq5eZLwb8&start_radio=1
• Pedro Eustache: https://www.instagram.com/pedroeustache/
• Willie Clancy Week: https://www.scoilsamhraidhwillieclancy.com/
• Swannanoa: https://swannanoagathering.org/
• Colm Broderick: https://www.instagram.com/colmbroderick/?hl=en

And if you happen to be in Utah over the next couple weeks, be sure to get in and see Ben with the Utah Symphony playing the D&D movie score: https://utahsymphony.org/event/id/39521/

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Justin is a lifelong piper. He's competed at high levels as a soloist and with bands, and he's played some Bagad as well.

Tune into this episode to hear two dudes do their best to describe the indescribable regarding bagpipe-sounds.

Here's a lovely MSR from Justin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJgheR_1GQE

And a Piobaireachd, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHqG7Wjpp4A

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Camille is a professional performer, experienced piper, published author, and (as of recently... or soon, because she lives in the future): a stained glass artisan!

Tune into this episode for the most children's television programming focused Bagpipe Podcast Episode to date.

Here are some bands that came up during our conversation:

Australian Celtic Women: https://www.celticwomen.com.au/

Murphy's Pigs: https://murphyspigs.com/

Chasing Abbey: https://www.chasingabbey.ie/

Celtic Thunder: https://www.celticthunder.com/

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Jason Rouse is a talented artist. From programing games, to painting landscapes, to tape-recordings of historic sets of pipes and so, so much more.

Tune into this episode to hear some killer tunes, great stories, and totally quotable quotes.

APPLICABLE LINKS

• Jason's festival in Wales: https://sites.google.com/view/uilleannglanyfferi/home?authuser=0
• Some of Jason's albums: https://pipingrouse.bandcamp.com/
• Jason's website: https://www.jasonrouse.co.uk/
• Jason's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sionrouse
• Jason's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sionrouse/

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Jack is a lifelong, multi-generational, multi-instrumentalist and on top of all that, he's also an excellent conversation partner. But don't take my word for it: check out this episode of the show, you'll see!

Tune into this episode to hear the host's feeble attempts to stitch together multiple takes after the internet or solar flares or angry gods or something tried over and over again to stop the conversation. But we persevered!

Check out Jack's social media stuff: https://www.instagram.com/charlestonbagpiper/

And if you're interested, here's the Iona Session album that was mentioned during this episode: https://ionasession.bandcamp.com/album/island-wild

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WRITE ABOUT GUEST

Tune into this episode to hear which famous Irish singer joined Matt to sing about Donuts on his All of Us album.

Here's some of Matt's music with the Electric Heaters: https://electricheaters.bandcamp.com/

And some of his music for kids: https://mattheatonmusic.bandcamp.com/

And of COURSE some of his music with Shannon: https://mattandshannonheaton.bandcamp.com/track/cabin-boy

Be sure to check out Matt & Shannon's guided session in April: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBgNicF6tU0jlitHYcB03R9bE7MkGBl0

And for all things Matt, here's his website with links to socials, show schedules, etc: https://mattheatonmusic.com/

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