This week we outside a village hall in Canada, chatting to Alan MacLeod – the very first piper to ever use Highland Bagpipes in a folk band.

We hear two parts of the Hellbound Train Trilogy from Mark Saul, then theres music from Scots Trad Music Hall of Fame Inductees Murray Henderson and the Battlefield Band and also music from the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Allan MacLeod and Bill Bourne and more.

Australian composer, piper and arranger Lincoln Hilton is out guest on this weeks’ show and we hear some great new tracks from him as well as music from Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Mark Saul, Roddy MacLeod and the Scottish Power Pipe Band. Visit Lincoln’s site here to get those great tunes he is playing!

As well as a lot of fiddle music we chat to Michael Grey about the upcoming tribute to a classic 78th Fraser Highlanders Concert in Glasgow next year.  There’s a lot more if you take the Tartan Rocket to PlanetPipe!  Get in touch – studio@planetpipe.com.

Our usual varied mix of music from all over the Piping globe – US to Europe including music from The Angry Brians, The Edinburgh Police Pipe Band, Irdorath, Ross and Ali, Rant, Brighde Chaimbeul and Homebound’s new album “Adroneline”.