Recognizable by just a few short notes, the Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society have marched in parades and honored ...

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 ...

The Highland bagpipe is a part of Scottish culture and history, famous for its distinctive, powerful sound that even accompanied troops as they landed in Normandy on D-Day during World War II.

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 ...

The whole family of pipes are all based around very simple principals of a bag, chanter and drones. All these things go together to make what we now know as the sound of the pipes. Piping, like so ...

Experiment with different ways of holding the bagpipes - you want the glove to be stretched tight over the end of the tube so that it makes better sounds!

Tickets to the Red Hot Chili Pipers show at the Academy of Music can be purchased online. You can also call the Academy of Music Box Office at 413-584-9032, ext. 105. Box Office hours are 3-6 p.m.

HE JUST STARTED PLAYING THE BAGPIPES ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. IT’S ONE OF THE THREE HARDEST INSTRUMENTS IN THE WORLD TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY BEHIND THE ACCORDION AND THE HARP. AND NOW HE’S LANDED THE ...

Recognizable by just a few short notes, the Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society have marched in parades and honored fallen police officers for decades.