STORY: It's the distinctive sound of Scottish music being played thousands of miles from the UK. This is Nigeria's capital Abuja. Marching through its streets: the Scottish Power Pipe Band. It was ...
I never expected a simple musical hobby to introduce me to a global community of resilient and optimistic individuals. Each week, I now have the pleasure of interacting with those with CF around the ...
The winter session of Catalina Foothills Community Schools' Adult Enrichment programs started last week. One of the many classes being offered is Introduction to Scottish Bagpipe and Drum Band. The ...
"It's the most aggravating, frustrating, embarrassing, annoying, lovable instrument I've ever played," — Tyler Lembcke, member of the Chattanooga Pipe Band, about the bagpipes. When the weather's nice ...
ANDOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Stephen Walker has been playing the bagpipes ever since he was 12 years old, and he’s hoping for some help finding mementos from his musical past. “I was always around this ...
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — In the days following 9/11, Robert Honor watched the funerals on television and had an unusual reaction. Stirred by the steady, sorrowful drone of bagpipe bands paying tribute to ...
South Side native, Mike O'Donnell, began playing the bagpipes at 19 years old after being introduced to the instrument by his priest. It was the beginning of a hobby that has spanned for over 30 years ...
President Joe Biden shared a video of someone playing the bagpipes at the White House, sparking a debate on Twitter regarding the origin of the instrument. “They really know how to make an Irishman ...