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Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary WestEpisode 79 - Dancing FeetSend us a textAs it turns a touch wintry in Scotland, warm yourself up by moving your feet to some more top class music from the world of bagpipes.PlaylistTannahill Weavers with Turf Lodge, The Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Welcome to Shetland, Lady Margaret Stewart and the Flaggon from Dancing Feet Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band with the Inverness Gathering, The Drunken Piper and the Australian Ladies from Princes Street Parade Ann Gray with Jigs in D on Smallpipes from A Twist in the T...2024-11-2049 minEnjoy Your Piping! With Gary WestEpisode 71 - The RaasaySend us a textGary brings you highlights of the inaugural piping contest on the Island of Raasay, organised by Hamish Moore, sponsored by the Isle of Raasay Distillery, which celebrates the Gaelic cultural roots of piping.PlaylistField Marshall Montgomery with their Medley from the World Pipe Band Championships 1992 Decker Forrest with Tog Orm mo Phìob is Thèid mi Dhachaigh from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass. Ailis Sutherland with Òran an t-saighdeir Ghàidhealaich from The Raasay, Septem...2024-09-1856 min
Pod Save The King - Royal family news, interviews and fashionKings and Queens: Charles continues 1200 years of resilience and adaptabilityKing Charles III has the weight not just of his mother’s long reign behind him, but 1,200 years of history.Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by writer, broadcaster and podcaster Iain Dale, editor of Kings and Queens featuring an essay on each of the English and British monarchs since Alfred the Great - and a few who come with an asterisk.They discuss the past emotional year of royal history, why Charles’s reign has got off to a better start than expected, what makes a memorable monarch and the resilience and...2023-12-0743 min
Spin Me Your YarnS3 FinaleAs ever thank YOU SO SO much dear listeners!2023-09-2602 minSpin Me Your YarnS3E9 HannahHannah and I may have confirmed that we're obsessed with skincare even more so than make up. Although Hannah's make up skills far outstrip mine (it doesn't take much) as she is a budding make up artist having just recieved her qualification. We had a chuckle about children in theatre, the saga of my lost debit card and the need to make those difficult life decsions and be brave in pursuing what you want.2023-09-191h 14Spin Me Your YarnS3E8 DanielThe second Daniel to be featured on the pod this season! Daniel is the fourth Mackechnie brother and I was so touched that he made a space to record the pod on his recent trip to South Africa. Daniel is thoughtful and fun which makes this episode a treat for the ears as he unpacks being a social chameleon, his passion for people and how he holds fast to relationships as a true marker of success.2023-09-121h 03Spin Me Your YarnS3E7 SarahSo chuffed to have got Sa onto the pod! She's a joyful delight with such a great sense of humour and the most incredible ability to laugh at herself. From bonding after many years apart, our mutual lack of direction and name recalling and learning to extend grace to others this pod is rich in its array of topics. Also I'd happily throw glasses to protect your belongings anyday of the week Sa xx2023-09-0550 minSpin Me Your YarnS3E6 JessMy cousin Jess Cat recounts our shared tour experience down a Polish salt mine that left us feeling rather salty with a new found appreciation for the outside world, a con artist cat going by the name of Tabatha and planning a wedding amidst a pandemic.2023-08-2942 minSpin Me Your YarnS3E5 DanCousin Dan recounts his numerous travel experiences travelling with yours truly and he doesn't hold back as our relationship includes roasting each other until we think we may need to apologise. I couldn't give him the introduction he deserved in person as it wouldn't be on brand for our friendship so I shall do it here and see if Dan notices. Dan is incredibly detail orientated which consequently makes him a deep thinker and a gentle and thoughtful friend who notices the minutest of occurences. He is a great addition to my life and I am grateful for his loyalty...2023-08-2245 minSpin Me Your YarnS3E4 CassCass is such a dear friend to me and it was always my goal to have her on the pod as she has been its keenest advocate since the start. My girl Friday coming to you on this fine Tuesday! Her zest for life is contagious and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. It was a true pleasure to take a trip down memory lane with one of my best friends. I will so treasure this recording- can't wait to play it again in a few years and add further adventures to our already brimming...2023-08-151h 07Spin Me Your YarnS3E3 RobsRobs was a joy to have on the pod! Beware there are many tangents to be enjoyed in this episode for example a ten minute analysis about the grape juice and bread used in commuinion. A rich array of topics ensue including sugar daddies, being set up, recycling, remeeting each other as adults, plot twists, weird hugs, love languages, facial expressions and more Egyptian travel stories (for more refer to S1E4 Margs).2023-08-081h 37Spin Me Your YarnS3E2 CaitIn short this epsiode zones in on the many highs and lows of our trip together to Greece last July. It was shared, funny and character building in the extreme from flight dramas, piano concertos accompanying deep stress, learning to drive a boat in three minutes, almost dying multiple times on a bus driving on narrow roads, dinners with the army, seasickness, a blasing hot sun, sleeping pills and all the hilarity of the people we encounted along the way. It was a memorable time that 10/10 would recommend!2023-08-011h 12Spin Me Your YarnS3E1 LieslLiesl is one of the wisest and kindest people I know. She is someone who celebrates victories with you joyously and grieves with you in your sufferings. This epsiode is a trip! From car dramas, sayings that are now entrenched and learning to love others better. I hope you delight in hearing a snippet of Liesl's heart for people.2023-07-2557 minSpin Me Your YarnS2 Finale IndiaIndia was a trip indeed- please enjoy this bonus episode and I'll see you soon for Season 3 where individual guests will return with their numerous stories! Also thinking of booking a holiday sans the admin? See https://www.traveltalktours.com/ for tour options!2023-05-161h 01Spin Me Your YarnS2E9 First JobsEclectic first job experiences from firing yourself to working in a job that no longer exists.2023-05-0905 minSpin Me Your YarnS2E8 Online Shopping FailsAnyone for some velcro Slazenger flops? Go and peruse the goods on Instagram @spinmeyouryarn. Also I eat my word my Shein order did in fact arrive albeit late- and the reviews for my items held true and they're all wins. So yes Shein is better than Wish on that front although they surely both rely on exploitation and promote fast fashion. I'll keep thrifting I suppose but a fun experiment to try out those channels nonetheless.2023-05-0207 minSpin Me Your YarnS2E7 House SittingIn short if they have dogs maybe say no to the house sitting gig.2023-04-2509 minSpin Me Your YarnS2E6 Kitchen MishapsMulberry, toilet paper and double baked cakes- the littler known and respected members of the cake baking canon.2023-04-1825 minSpin Me Your YarnS2E5 Running LateWalk-runs when in a hurry are crucial and somewhat instinctual.2023-04-1111 minSpin Me Your YarnS2E4 Car TroublesRefer to Instagram (@spinmeyouryarn) for a picture of Margie's deceased tweezers.2023-04-0431 minSpin Me Your YarnS2E3 Exercise FailsExercise proving to also be an exercise in character development too.2023-03-2807 minSpin Me Your YarnS2E2 AirportsI love airports but they don't love me lol. However tragic these stories were they were all endured at the expense of knowing exceptional holidays lay after the trauma. So worth totally worth it and a sighting of the Northern Lights to boot!2023-03-2134 minSpin Me Your YarnS2E1 AccommodationThanks to Eli, Katy and Margs for contributing to this episode. Contrary to popular belief as predicated by this very podcast- I sometimes stay at nice places when I travel.2023-03-1420 minSpin Me Your YarnS1 FinaleThank you so very much for listening and check you soon for Season 2 which will have a bit of a twist from Season 1. Also apologies for my weird accent- that's the voice I use when I'm talking to myself and it's unfortunately stuck so we move. All the bestAnn2023-01-0303 minSpin Me Your YarnS1E9 MarkRecounting our Thailand tour from overpriced orange juice to braving monsoons on a speed boat. An extreme road side assist situation which 10/10 wouldn't recommend and making formative split second judgments.2022-12-271h 05Spin Me Your YarnS1E8 ErinWhen being mutually disliked by a lecturer turned into a friendship, eventful road trips and realising that our achievements shouldn't define us.2022-12-2045 minSpin Me Your YarnS1E7 EliBuilding bridges in a group may not be our strong suit- so feel free to laugh at our expense. Running around on call and being compared to Tom and Jerry is frankly hilarious and working in healthcare is character building to be sure.2022-12-1326 minSpin Me Your YarnS1E6 JoeHaving to sit through terrible theatre is a time. Force feeding your friend a loaf of bread and a mouthful of gum in a foreign country isn’t recommended. Losing a sibling overseas can be fairly traumatic- that is until they’re found. And most importantly carbs are life!2022-12-0644 minSpin Me Your YarnS1E5 ClaireA chaotic coastal holiday accompanied solely by Taylor Swift’s Reputation cd. Awkward apartment viewings. University tests showing flames and just gratefulness for our friendship that came about despite awkward origins. Ravenscroft (Claire’s Band) : https://open.spotify.com/track/04hMyKCr2YYYxwtAz5TdoC?si=KqYYpmSOSQCx-tHaN9GS_Ahttps://music.apple.com/za/album/hang-tight/1650479874?i=16504798752022-11-2932 minSpin Me Your YarnS1E4 MargsWe loved Cairo’s airport music especially the acoustic flute covers (correction: the cover we mentioned was indeed Ronan Keating but the song is titled “When You Say Nothing At All”). Margs proved to be a budding entrepreneur at the age of seven. I have a special talent for being birthed through tube doors. Yes, those three sentences are dripping in sarcasm but the closing comments from Margs are sincere and the main takeaway should be the C.S. Lewis quote Margs mentioned: “Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity”.Margie’s YouTube Mathematics...2022-11-221h 00Spin Me Your YarnS1E3 CharissaGetting Covid-19 in 2019 on a school tour in China before the world knew what it was. Bullet trains and loosing children. And yes I now know Boulders Beach is home to African penguins and 10/10 wouldn’t recommend a sprinkle of domestic violence on holiday.2022-11-1557 minSpin Me Your YarnS1E2 KatyWhere not to book accommodation in Paris (feel free to laugh at our expense), how to respond to receiving SOS messages from your lost brother on a bus in East Croydon and the proper pronunciation of the Himalayas.2022-11-0848 minSpin Me Your YarnS1E1 AndrewAndrew shares about his harrowing teenage experience where he was detained at Singapore's Changi Airport with no thanks to his questionable guardian. His days moonlighting (pun fully intended) as an unintentional childhood streaker and his coldest scouting expedition.Andrew's YouTube Audiobook Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MackMakesAudiobooks2022-11-0136 min