A set of bagpipes owned by a French king believed to be the oldest set in the world has been put on display ahead of World Bagpipe Day on March 10. The pipes, displayed at Morpeth Chantry in ...
Jim Smith started playing the bagpipes when he was 12 Jim Smith has played the bagpipes for more than 60 years but when he was told he would have to have all his teeth removed he thought his lifelong ...
Alasdair Campbell is proud to be playing pipes his great-grandfather carried into battle in World War One After piper Malcolm Campbell was shot and left for dead during World War One, he credited his ...
Queen Elizabeth talking to Pipe Major Richard Grisdale in 2013. Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Queen Elizabeth had a ...
It's a sound that may strike fear or annoyance into the hearts of rivals. This week, European soccer's governing body announced that bagpipes will be allowed in the stands at this summer's ...
"FEW musical instruments have had such a long tradition, are spread throughout so many countries, and have had such an important societal function as bagpipes," states the website of the Guild of ...
The name Donald Judd evokes minimalism and Marfa, but those closest to the artist might also hear bellowing bagpipes—his favorite form of music. Leo Villareal remembers house parties Judd hosted ...
When he first started work as the music teacher for the Athena-Weston School District, Jacob Gau had to give himself a crash course in the bagpipes. Now in his second year, Gau has moved onto printing ...
Bagpipes and other wind instruments produce beautiful music, but they can also be prime breeding grounds for molds and fungi. Players then regularly breathe in those creatures, and can develop ...
A Mariemont officer who plays bagpipes at funerals had his instruments stolen from his car A Mariemont officer who plays bagpipes at funerals had his instruments stolen from his car As he piped notes ...