Judy Madeiros, 76, has attended the Bunker Hill Parade for as long as she can remember — and for her, the novelty has never ...

"How to Train Your Dragon" artisans on using sheep fur, bagpipe and locations including the Faroe Islands to help bring ...

As Joel Davey stood atop Ben Lomond, it marked the end of a record-breaking challenge to scale all 282 Munros in a year - and ...

"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 ...

Yes, you guessed correctly: the Scottish bagpipes. Bagpipes were introduced into maritime Asia in the late 16th century, with the first permanent settlers from Scotland. Lured out East by better ...

From the Roman Empire to Russian Tsars and the Scottish Highlands, Richard McLauchlan's new book The Bagpipes: A Cultural History explores the mythology, history, and global reverberations of the ...

From the Roman Empire to Russian Tsars and the Scottish Highlands, Richard McLauchlan’s new book The Bagpipes: A Cultural History explores the instrument’s huge impact across the centuries. McLauchlan ...

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 ...

A new book by a local musician sends bagpipers out to sea. Don Scoby, Whidbey Islander, post commander of the Scottish American Military Society and avid bagpiper, recently published a book of 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 ...

The highland bagpipe, according to the street performer, who started playing at the age of six, is an integral part of Scottish culture and history and is famous for a distinctive, powerful sound that ...

Before bagpipe rehearsal came the earplugs. Mike Breidenbach, director of piping at Macalester College, proffered a pair with a grin before pipe band practice Wednesday night. Gather enough ...