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 ...

Jim Smith started playing the bagpipes when he was 12 Jim Smith has played the bagpipes for more than 60 years but when he was told he would have to have all his teeth removed he thought his ...

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!

The popular Great Highland Bagpipe is used the world over to lift the spirits with tattoos and massed pipe bands and to remember and mourn the dead at funerals and memorials. It inspires soldiers ...

At age 27, he recently placed fourth in the B Grade March, Strathspey and Reel event at the prestigious Northern Gathering bagpipes competition in Inverness, Scotland. "To the best of my knowledge ...

SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — When Hunter Nichols isn't suiting up to put out fires with Sherman Fire Rescue, he turns to his passion for bagpipes, which has led to his newest venture. Nichols has ...

The Duke of Kent has celebrated turning 89 by being serenaded with Happy Birthday on the bagpipes - with his wife by his side. Prince Edward, the oldest working member of the royal family ...

Although I have been performing playing the bagpipes for over 38 years, almost every time I pipe at events, I am told that "it is the first time that I have seen a female piper." While there are ...

When political ­conferences finish it is sometimes said the cheers and applause resound through the ether long after the last delegate has left the hall. After this week's Labour Party conference ...