1. The Scotsman newspaper warns that bagpipes face an ‘existential threat’. Their poor sales last year found them in the bottom three worst-selling instruments in the UK, along with the kazoo ...

is a faded sign for artisan bagpipe maker Kilberry Bagpipes. Inside, Ruari Black is one of only a few remaining craftsmen in Edinburgh who knows how to make the instrument by hand. “At Kilberry ...

Suggestions on online bagpipe forums for home-made seasoning ... On its own it doesn’t sound like much, but when placed inside the drone the distinctive sound of the pipes is awakened.