A few years back, when a friend asked me to play the bagpipes in a concert marking the 15th anniversary of Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, I was thrilled. In my experience, most ...

Today, bagpipes are most closely associated with Scotland. But did you know they can be traced back to an entirely different continent? Think of bagpipes, and you probably picture a piper wearing ...

SIALKOT: Umer Farooq's grandfather and father made bagpipes. Now he is the third generation to take up the tradition in Pakistan, which is thousands of kilometres from Scotland yet sells thousands of ...

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A 14-year-old who started playing the bagpipes at the age of nine said he could not get enough of them. Yojit is part of the Cambridgeshire Caledonian Pipe Band, who meet on Sundays in the ...

Bagpipes and Scotland? Aye, it's a natural association: Played for centuries, the instrument is especially identified with the Scottish military and traditional Scottish dress, tartan kilts and shawls ...

The bagpipes, most commonly seen in their Great Highland form from Scotland, are a loud and imposing musical instrument. Known for being difficult to practice quietly, they’re not the ideal thing to ...

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 ...

The "Tartan Army" have taken over Boston, from late-night songs to traffic cones.

Remember early on in the pandemic when people would don protection just short of a full hazmat suit to go out, and wore rubber gloves to the grocery store? Was that just us? The point is, we are ...