A curated directory of shows keeping the piping conversation alive — interviews, history, pipe band news, and the craft itself.
Every show below was verified active as of April 2026 (new episode within the last 12 months). Honorable mentions at the bottom were not fully verifiable — worth a click.
These podcasts have all released new episodes within the past 12 months and cover the breadth of the piping world — from historic tune research to weekly pipe band news.
New ep · Mar 2026
Hosted by Jeremy Kingsbury · Since 2006
Deep dives into 18th- and 19th-century bagpipe repertoire, with performances of historic tunes on multiple pipe types. Mixes scholarship with listener submissions, sheet-music notes, and guest spots. Recently crossed 200 episodes and 100K downloads.
New ep · Jan 2026
Hosted by Andrew Douglas & Jim McGillivray · Since 2016
The go-to instructional podcast for Highland pipers. Practice routines, technique breakdowns, tuning, competition prep, and interviews with top players. If you want a piping coach in your ear on the commute, this is the one.
New ep · Feb 2026
Hosted by Gary West (former BBC Pipeline host) · Since April 2023
The spiritual successor to the BBC's long-running Pipeline. Professor Gary West (University of Edinburgh) curates new releases, live sessions, tune-focused conversation, interviews, and piping news with the same radio-show warmth.
New ep · Jan 2026
New ep · Apr 2026
Hosted by Rab Lennox (Fuse FM, Northern Ireland) · Radio since 2012, podcast since 2017
A weekly magazine-style show out of Northern Ireland covering pipe band news, championship coverage, "Meet the Band" features, the annual Big Rab Show Awards, and plenty of Celtic crossover music. Warm, conversational, and deeply connected to the scene.
A note on honesty: We could not independently confirm a new episode within the last 12 months for the shows below. They may still be publishing — worth a click. If you can verify they're active (or dead), let us know and we'll update this page.
Created by John Recknagel · Since 2010
Long-form video interviews with the masters who shaped Scottish piping and drumming history. Archival focus; format is video.
Visit site →
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo · Since 2024
Behind-the-scenes "Access All Areas" interviews from the Tattoo's creative team and performers. More Tattoo-adjacent than pipe-deep.
Visit site →
Host: Glen L. Moyer · Since 2015
Broad Scottish-culture interview show (whisky, music, heritage, dance). Bagpipes come up regularly but it's not pipe-specific.
Visit site →
Website: apdpodcast.com
US-focused pipe band and drumming community coverage. We could only confirm episodes through 2024 — may have gone quiet.
Visit site →The bagpipe podcast space is smaller than it looks. Several shows you might remember are no longer publishing. Here's the honest state of things.
Ended April 2023 after decades on the air. Gary West's Enjoy Your Piping! is the unofficial successor and is listed above.
Gleren Meneghin's interview show. Last episode reportedly March 2024 — now dormant past our 12-month cutoff, though the back catalog is still worth mining.
Alex Lemoine's show wrapped around episode 100 in early 2022. Excellent archive but no longer publishing.
Standalone Uilleann pipes podcasts are essentially nonexistent in 2026. For Irish content, see Wetootwaag's Uilleann episodes and Na Píobairí Uilleann's video archives.
Apple has mostly hidden public star counts, and Spotify doesn't surface them at all. Where we list ratings, they're community sentiment rather than hard numbers. Check inside the apps for current reviews.
This page reflects research as of April 17, 2026. If a show here has gone quiet or you know one we missed, the Suggest button below is the fastest way to fix it.
If a podcast should be here, is mis-listed, or has gone quiet — let us know. This page only works if the community keeps it current.
Suggest a Podcast