Scotland undoubtedly has the strongest bagpiping tradition today, but early evidence suggests that the instrument’s origins may lie further afield. The bagpipe as we know it today consists of a pipe ...

The bagpipes, an instrument with a mysterious and somewhat tumultuous history, may not even have Scottish origin. According to Historic-UK.com, the bagpipes may date back as far as ancient Egypt ...

The bagpipe occupies the strangest rung on the musical ladder, shaped like an octopus in plaid pants, sounding to some like a goose with its foot caught in an escalator and played during history ...

What sorrow then must bedew the visage of every Scot who hears that his time-honored bagpipes, drone, chanter, bellows and al , are not Scotch The skirl and the growl are not the proper companions ...

"It's never just music. It's a final gift. One last call, especially for those who gave everything," Carmichael said.Bagpipes, often called the instruments of war, carry a history as heavy as the ...

Rob Gándara, plays for his son, Finisterre. Gándara is an engineer who designs and makes a modern version of Uilleann pipes. Irish bagpipes, or Uilleann pipes (rhymes with chillin'), are a ...

The instrument you’ll think of first will be Great Highland Bagpipes of Scotland, which have their origins in the middle of the 16 th century. But the history of the bagpipes stretches as far ...

EDINBURGH: Illustrious for its unique and potent sound, the Highland bagpipe played a significant role in Scottish culture and history, which includes accompanying troops on their D-Day landing in ...

The Highland bagpipe is a part of Scottish culture and history, famous for its distinctive, powerful sound that even accompanied troops as they landed in Normandy on D-Day during World War II.