ASHLAND There’s not a lot of call for bagpipers these days, but that doesn’t deter Greg McFarland. The 52-year-old Ashland ...
The earliest records show pipe carvings on Hittite stones from the ancient Middle East. The popular Great Highland Bagpipe is used the world over to lift the spirits with tattoos and massed pipe ...
In much of northern Europe, there is still a tradition of playing the bagpipes but in southern Europe there is a difference ...
"Bagpipes are what I live for," says Jim, who started learning when he was 12. The pipe major had been diagnosed with mouth cancer and the surgeon said the only way to operate on his tongue was to ...
With a 5-pound bagpipe, cornrows in his hair, Columbus' young musician plays the woodwind instrument for a reason.
A ladies' bagpipes band that has been performing for ... At one point, there were more than 60 members. Pipe major Sheila Hatcher said the important age to get new recruits was at 10 or 11.
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 ...