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

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 ...

When Duncan Menzies was young (a Scot might say wee) he decided he wanted to learn to play the bagpipes. He was successful — after years of incredibly trying practice. Then, in his twenties, he ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VERMILION, Ohio (WJW)– Bagpipe music brought ...

LARGO, Fla. — Bunny Pearce has been slamming the bass drum in the same band for 44 years and has no plans to stop. “They’ll have to pry the sticks from my cold, dead fingers,” she said. Her passion is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Each year, thousands of people enjoy the tunes played by the bagpipers marching through downtown Cleveland for St. Patrick's Day. The history of the bagpipe can be traced back to ...

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