In addition to the tartan, drums and bagpipes, there will be a Highland ... thanks to a “have a go” stall run by the local Forres and District Pipe Band. Grant Park is an attraction in itself ...

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 ...

A music expert has warned bagpipes are becoming “critically endangered” - slumping into the bottom five least purchased instruments last year. The traditional Scottish instrument is not being ...