When Duncan Menzies was young (a Scot might say wee) he decided he wanted to learn to play the bagpipes. He was successful — after years of incredibly trying practice. Then, in his twenties, he ...

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 oldest Highland bagpipe chanter has returned to Scotland after more than 200 years in Canada. It belonged to 17th century composer Iain Dall MacKay, whose grandson emigrated to Nova Scotia with it ...

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The chanter was owned by 17th Century Am Pìobaire Dall - the blind piper. Scotland’s oldest known bagpipe chanter and a bible carried by an unknown soldier at Culloden have been included in a ...

Some may liken their sound to the screeching of a cat in pain. To others, though, bagpipe music inspires strong emotion and even tears. And it will surely be a surprise for many to discover that one ...

“The folk music that is popular in [the southern Italian-speaking canton of] Ticino is not authentic. It’s only played for tourists,” Garbani explains. “That’s why I decided to begin my research into ...

Pipe Major Chukwu Oba Kalu is trying to turn a teenage dream into a national revival of playing the bagpipes in Nigeria. The 46-year-old first saw the instrument played by a member of a police ...