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S7 E05 Joey Abarta's King of the Blind Review and Donald MacDonald Playthrough Part 2 Tunes:  From Joey Abarta, King of the Blind: Any Ol’ Jig will do, The Black Rock, Top it Off, The Longford Piper, The Balintore Fancy, Follow me up to Carlow From Donald MacDonald: Ranting Roving Highlander, Miss Montgomery, Because he was a Bonny Lad, Miss M. Mackenzie, I come Home, Bog’n Lochain, We’ll Gang Noe Mair to Yon Town, Fill the Stoup, The Miller’s Fair Daughter, Lady Wemsy’s Jig, Pease Straw, The Jolly Gardner,  +X+X+ Thanks Joey for letting me have an early peak at King of The Blind. You can get your own copy March 31st on Bandcamp, or by ordering through his website here: https://www.joeyabarta.com/  It will eventually be on his Bandcamp page, but now you can pick up his first solo album there as well: https://joeyabarta.bandcamp.com/album/swimming-against-the-falls  +X+X+X+ King of the Blind The first track I play from Joey is: Any Ol’ Jig will do, The Black Rock, Top it Off,  The next set is: The Longford Piper, The Balintore Fancy, Follow me up to Carlow Both are from his Upcoming Album, The King of the Blind which will be available March 31st various places: https://www.joeyabarta.com/ +X+X+X+ Donald MacDonald 1828: A Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels, and Jigs arranged for the Highland Bagpipe by Donald MacDonald All of the Donald Macdonald tunes are played from the edition available from Ceol Sean here: https://ceolsean.net/content/McDlight/McDlight_TOC.html  Or you can look through most of the tunes on the edition available on National Library of Scotland’s Website here: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682572  Ranting Roving Highlander, Miss Montgomery, Because he was a Bonny Lad, Miss M. Mackenzie, I come Home, Bog’n Lochain, We’ll Gang Noe Mair to Yon Town, Fill the Stoup, The Miller’s Fair Daughter, Lady Wemsy’s Jig, Pease Straw, The Jolly Gardner,  +X+X+X+ FIN Here are some ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes!  Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! Checkout my Merch Store on Bagpipeswag:  https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my First Album on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/oyster-wives-rant-a-year-of-historic-tunes  or my second album on Bandcamp! https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemaker  or my third album on Bandcamp! https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-meal  You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&amp;pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support  Thanks!  Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677  Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGASupport Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

S7 E05 Joey Abarta's King of the Blind Review and Donald MacDonald Playthrough Part 2 Tunes: From Joey Abarta, King of the Blind: Any Ol’ Jig will do, The Black Rock, Top it Off, The Longford Piper, The Balintore Fancy, Follow me up to Carlow From Donald MacDonald: Ranting Roving Highlander, Miss Montgomery, Because he was a Bonny Lad, Miss M. Mackenzie, I come Home, Bog’n Lochain, We’ll Gang Noe Mair to Yon Town, Fill the Stoup, The Miller’s Fair Daughter, Lady Wemsy’s Jig, Pease Straw, The Jolly Gardner, +X+X+ Thanks Joey for letting me have an early peak at King of The Blind. You can get your own copy March 31st on Bandcamp, or by ordering through his website here: <a href="https://www.joeyabarta.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.joeyabarta.com/</a> It will eventually be on his Bandcamp page, but now you can pick up his first solo album there as well: <a href="https://joeyabarta.bandcamp.com/album/swimming-against-the-falls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://joeyabarta.bandcamp.com/album/swimming-against-the-falls</a> +X+X+X+ <h1>King of the Blind</h1> The first track I play from Joey is: Any Ol’ Jig will do, The Black Rock, Top it Off, The next set is: The Longford Piper, The Balintore Fancy, Follow me up to Carlow Both are from his Upcoming Album, The King of the Blind which will be available March 31st various places: <a href="https://www.joeyabarta.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.joeyabarta.com/</a> +X+X+X+ <h1>Donald MacDonald</h1> 1828: A Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels, and Jigs arranged for the Highland Bagpipe by Donald MacDonald All of the Donald Macdonald tunes are played from the edition available from Ceol Sean here: <a href="https://ceolsean.net/content/McDlight/McDlight_TOC.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ceolsean.net/content/McDlight/McDlight_TOC.html</a> Or you can look through most of the tunes on the edition available on National Library of Scotland’s Website here: <a href="https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682572" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682572</a> Ranting Roving Highlander, Miss Montgomery, Because he was a Bonny Lad, Miss M. Mackenzie, I come Home, Bog’n Lochain, We’ll Gang Noe Mair to Yon Town, Fill the Stoup, The Miller’s Fair Daughter, Lady Wemsy’s Jig, Pease Straw, The Jolly Gardner, +X+X+X+ FIN Here are some ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag</a> You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! Checkout my Merch Store on Bagpipeswag: <a href="https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag</a> You can also support me by Buying my First Album on Bandcamp: <a href="https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/oyster-wives-rant-a-year-of-historic-tunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/oyster-wives-rant-a-year-of-historic-tunes</a> or my second album on Bandcamp! <a href="https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemaker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/pay-the-pipemaker</a> or my third album on Bandcamp! <a href="https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-meal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/bannocks-of-barley-meal</a> You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: <a href="https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&amp;pp=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&amp;pp=1</a> You can just send me an email at <a href="mailto:wetootwaag@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">wetootwaag@gmail.com</a> letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: <a href="https://www.wetootwaag.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wetootwaag.com/support</a> Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677</a> Listen on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast</a>

S7 E05 Joey Abarta's King of the Blind Review and Donald MacDonald Playthrough Part 2

Tunes: Patrick Sky: Many A Mile Joey Abarta: Eibhli Gheal Chiuin Ni CHearbhaill (Fair Gentle Eily OCarroll) Please Consider Supporting the Show by Joining the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag  ++++XXXX++++ Joey Abarta Huge thank you to Joey Abarta for Chatting with me. You can Buy the Album Copley Street on Bandcamp here: https://copleystreet.bandcamp.com/album/copley-street  I also recommend looking over the gorgeous website for Copley Street here: http://www.copleystreet.com/  As of the time of this recording you can still book lessons with Joey at many different levels of commitment and interest here: https://uilleannpipelessons.youcanbook.me/ Pat Sky The Track Many A Mile is off Pat Sky’s Debut Album “Patrick Sky” it is streaming many places and available for digital download on some services. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sky_(album)  Pat Sky Video from North Carolina Television: https://youtu.be/7al1306eAFI  Pat Sky’s NYTimes Obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/arts/music/patrick-sky-dead.html  Pat Sky’s Rolling Stone Obituary: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/patrick-sky-folk-singer-dylan-contemporary-dead-obit-1175891/  I spoke about my history and what Pat Sky meant to me earlier on Episode 16: https://www.wetootwaag.com/s5e16  ++++XXXXX++++ RESOURCES Joey Referenced some of the cool older Newsletters put out in the 1970s. Most (if not all) Of them are Hosted by NPU for you to read: This Newsletter "The Uilleann Piper" was begun in 1974 in an attempt to connect all of the known Uilleann Pipers in the US and Canada https://pipers.ie/source/media/?mediaId=26431&amp;galleryId=1037  The Uilleann Piper grew into the Seattle Piper's Club's Newsletter, "The Piper's Review" https://pipers.ie/source/media/?galleryId=1036&amp;mediaId=26318  Please take advantage of the Tune Collection tab: https://www.wetootwaag.com/tunesources  Also Please take a minute to leave a review of the podcast!  Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677  Listen on Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677  Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGASupport Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

Tunes: Patrick Sky: Many A Mile Joey Abarta: Eibhli Gheal Chiuin Ni CHearbhaill (Fair Gentle Eily OCarroll) Please Consider Supporting the Show by Joining the Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag</a> ++++XXXX++++ <h1>Joey Abarta</h1> Huge thank you to Joey Abarta for Chatting with me. You can Buy the Album Copley Street on Bandcamp here: <a href="https://copleystreet.bandcamp.com/album/copley-street" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://copleystreet.bandcamp.com/album/copley-street</a> I also recommend looking over the gorgeous website for Copley Street here: <a href="http://www.copleystreet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.copleystreet.com/</a> As of the time of this recording you can still book lessons with Joey at many different levels of commitment and interest here: <a href="https://uilleannpipelessons.youcanbook.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uilleannpipelessons.youcanbook.me/</a> <h1>Pat Sky</h1> The Track Many A Mile is off Pat Sky’s Debut Album “Patrick Sky” it is streaming many places and available for digital download on some services. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sky_(album)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sky_(album)</a> Pat Sky Video from North Carolina Television: <a href="https://youtu.be/7al1306eAFI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/7al1306eAFI</a> Pat Sky’s NYTimes Obituary: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/arts/music/patrick-sky-dead.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/arts/music/patrick-sky-dead.html</a> Pat Sky’s Rolling Stone Obituary: <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/patrick-sky-folk-singer-dylan-contemporary-dead-obit-1175891/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/patrick-sky-folk-singer-dylan-contemporary-dead-obit-1175891/</a> I spoke about my history and what Pat Sky meant to me earlier on Episode 16: <a href="https://www.wetootwaag.com/s5e16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wetootwaag.com/s5e16</a> ++++XXXXX++++ <h1>RESOURCES</h1> Joey Referenced some of the cool older Newsletters put out in the 1970s. Most (if not all) Of them are Hosted by NPU for you to read: This Newsletter "The Uilleann Piper" was begun in 1974 in an attempt to connect all of the known Uilleann Pipers in the US and Canada <a href="https://pipers.ie/source/media/?mediaId=26431&amp;galleryId=1037" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pipers.ie/source/media/?mediaId=26431&amp;galleryId=1037</a> The Uilleann Piper grew into the Seattle Piper's Club's Newsletter, "The Piper's Review" <a href="https://pipers.ie/source/media/?galleryId=1036&amp;mediaId=26318" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pipers.ie/source/media/?galleryId=1036&amp;mediaId=26318</a> Please take advantage of the Tune Collection tab: <a href="https://www.wetootwaag.com/tunesources" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wetootwaag.com/tunesources</a> Also Please take a minute to leave a review of the podcast! Listen on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677</a> Listen on Itunes: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677</a> Listen on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast</a>

Season 5 Episode 19 A Chat with Joey Abarta about Pat Sky and American Uilleann Piping

In this episode Neil chats with Boston based Uilleann piper Joey Abarta about his musical journey from California to Boston, going back to the old sources in order to find his own sound and organizing meetings of bagpipers in Tokyo Karaoke clubs.  

In this episode Neil chats with Boston based Uilleann piper Joey Abarta about his musical journey from California to Boston, going back to the old sources in order to find his own sound and organizing meetings of bagpipers in Tokyo Karaoke clubs.