The Highland bagpipe is an integral part of Scottish culture and history, famous for its distinctive, powerful sound that even accompanied troops as they landed in northern France on D-Day. While ...

SEQUIM — Heidi Slack said there is a beauty and connection that comes from knowing the history of the bagpipes and the tunes. “Each piece of music being played usually has an old, and often ...

Edition host Andrew Garcia and KERA producer Therese Powell wanted to know more about Irish bagpipes, or Uilleann pipes, so ...

There are dozens of different pipes in use around the world with many more lost in history. Early pipes date ... The popular Great Highland Bagpipe is used the world over to lift the spirits ...

(Therese Powell/KERA News) Irish bagpipes, or Uilleann pipes (rhymes with chillin'), are a traditional Irish instrument that date back to the 18th century. But, as popular as they are in Ireland ...

More than 110 years later, the same set of bagpipes are still being played - by Malcolm's great-grandson Alasdair Campbell. The third generation of his family to have the pipes, Alasdair said ...