Brìghde Chaimbeul is an experimental composer who grew up immersed in music, studying piano and fiddle before picking up the bagpipes at age seven.

A correction was made on Jan. 30, 2024: Due to incorrect information provided to The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press, an earlier version of this article misstated that a Jan. 27 Burns Supper was ...

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 ...

AUBURN - Though the bagpipes can be traced to ancient Egypt, the instrument later came to be known as a Scottish instrument of celebration and war. Pipers traditionally led Scottish clans into war ...

The sound of the bagpipes has the unmistakable stamp of Scotland -- and defies an American explanation. Is it an old Oldsmobile horn that won't turn off? A smoke detector on steroids? Or, a duck being ...

There’s something intrinsically loveable about the Scottish. Free of any modern political prominence, the culture is largely focused on symbolic pride. Be it kilts, strongman competitions, bagpipes or ...

In an extraordinary celebration of music and community spirit, 374 bagpipe players gathered at Melbourne’s Federation Square to perform AC/DC’s iconic track, "It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna ...

A sound reminiscent of the Scottish highlands began filling the Mississippi riverfront when floodwaters subsided in June. Early on, when River Drive was still closed and the riverfront was otherwise ...