The musical instrument and uniform, devised as instruments of war centuries ago, are today considered the epitome of cool. Jonathan Vigliotti reports: Every spring, when Scotland thaws and roars back ...

You've probably seen Knoxville Pipes and Drums perform around town. But did you know the nonprofit offers free music lessons?

SEQUIM — Heidi Slack said there is a beauty and connection that comes from knowing the history of the bagpipes and the tunes. “Each piece of music being played usually has an old, and often tragic, ...

Sheila Liming grew up in Seattle playing "normal" instruments, including the piano and flute, she said, until her grandmother persuaded her to take up the bagpipes. Her grandmother, whose father had ...

There is no other music quite like the sound of bagpipes, and for one group of bagpipers in Cape Girardeau, performing with them is as much a chance to socialize as it is to honor tradition. Terry ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The first time Jacob Starker marched onto the football field at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School with bagpipes tucked under his arm, the fans filling the bleachers decked in their ...

I was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and have lived there for most of my life. After spending time in the US and England, I learned Scottish traditions weren't considered typical. From Burns Supper to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland firefighters with IAFF Local 43 are teaming up to form a Scottish bagpipe and drum band. Since January, they've been practicing once a week at their union hall in Southeast ...

Bulgaria’s bagpipe tradition has received one of the highest international honors after being officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The ...

For reasons involving a class trip and a large, passive-aggressive pipe band who expressed their displeasure about sharing space with a couple dozen rowdy students by staging sunrise practice sessions ...

PROTIVIN — “Call of Dudy: Bohemian Bagpipes Across Borders,” the first full-length documentary on the Czech bagpipe tradition, will be shown Saturday, Jan. 5, at The Mint on Main Street in Protivin.

CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — WOOD TV8 is honoring high school football traditions across the state, starting with Caledonia’s Scot Walk. The Fighting Scots walk through the woods near the ...