Before bagpipe rehearsal came the earplugs. Mike Breidenbach, director of piping at Macalester College, proffered a pair with a grin before pipe band practice Wednesday night. Gather enough bagpipes ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Each year, thousands of people enjoy the tunes played by the bagpipers marching through downtown Cleveland for St. Patrick's Day. The history of the bagpipe can be traced back to ...

The gates of Scotland's historic Edinburgh Castle swing open and out marched row after row of bagpipers, their music piercing the night as the polished brass and gleaming silver shone like a ...

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 ...

Springfield resident Tom Ogilvy, the pipe major of the local St. Andrew Society of Central Illinois band, has a simple description of what it is like to play the bagpipes. “It's like rubbing your ...

The King’s charity has launched a health initiative promoting playing the bagpipes to improve certain lung conditions and breathing difficulties. The Prince’s Foundation pilot programme, believed to ...