Chanter And Banter!

About Chanter And Banter!

**Chanter & Banter** is a Scottish bagpipe and pipe band podcast hosted by pipers Liam Buchanan and TheBeardedKay. Two mates, a couple of microphones and absolutely no shortage of opinions. We talk about the good, the bad and the downright ugly side of the piping world — from Highland bagpipes, pipe bands and competitions to piping gear, uniforms, beginner mistakes, military piping, performance bands, Scottish piping culture and everything in between. Expect honest conversations, controversial opinions, hot takes, stories from the piping world and plenty of banter along the way. Whether you're a competitive piper, drummer, pipe band member, beginner, former player or simply obsessed with Scottish piping, Chanter & Banter is the pub-chat podcast for the piping community. 🎙️ Hosted by PipeMajor_LiamBuchanan & TheBeardedKay 🏴 Scottish piping • Bagpipes • Pipe Bands • Piping Culture 🔥 Honest opinions • Hot Takes • Interviews • Banter New episodes every second Wednesday. **Keep the chanters tight, and the tunes right.**

Publisher

Chanter And Banter! Podcast

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Feb 2026

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Chanter and Banter! S2 Ep.4 - Greg Harley - Military Grade Banter

   Liam and Kay welcome Greg Harley AKA, Greg the Piper on the show to talk about his piping experiences. and to join them on a discussion about the differences between Military and Civilian Pipe Bands.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Chanter and Banter! S2 EP3 - The Pipe Life.

   Kay and Liam open up about their own experiences in piping and what the piping life truly means to them.

3. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Chanter And Banter! S2 Ep2: A world of Banter!

   Liam and Kay Discuss highlights from the World pipeband championships with new Team members Tom and Stevo. ** Apologies for poor quality sound. We were trying out some new equipment**

4. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Chanter and Banter! S2 Ep1 - Competitive Vs Performance.

   Liam and Kay come back with a bang for the first episode of Season 2 where they dive deep on the differences between Competing Pipe bands and Performance Pipe Bands!

5. 

   16 Apr 2026

   Chanter and Banter! Episode 4 - Beginner Tropes and Bad habits!

   Liam and Kay discuss beginner habits and common hurdles everyone faces when learning the pipes!

6. 

   20 Mar 2026

   Chanter and Banter! Episode 3 - Uniform: Drip or Disaster?

   Liam and Kay dive deep in the topic of Uniforms within the world of piping

7. 

   13 Mar 2026

   Chanter and Banter! Episode 2 - Gucci Gear: Good Idea?

   Liam and Kay dive deep into the pre and cons of expensive Piping and drumming merchandise!

8. 

   6 Mar 2026

   Chanter and Banter! Episode 1 - Social Media: Good or bad for Piping?

   Liam and Kay discuss the ups and downs of Social Media within the Bagpiping world.

9. 

   28 Feb 2026

   Chanter And Banter! Episode 0 - Trailer

   TikTok’s Piping Duo PipeMajor_LiamBuchanan and TheBeardedKay take in the Good, The bad And the downright Ugly of the Bagpiping world!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.3 / 5

4 ratings

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Guest appearances

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Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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