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 ...

Andrew Carlisle receives the second place award on behalf of the Carnegie Mellon University pip and Drum Band at a recent international compition. Andrew Carnegie had a personal bagpipe player on his ...

Griffin Hall is the pipe sergeant for Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, a band that’s been around for six decades. He'll step onto the global stage this month, when he competes in the World Pipe ...

SEQUIM — Heidi Slack said there is a beauty and connection that comes from knowing the history of the bagpipes and the tunes. “Each piece of music being played usually has an old, and often tragic, ...

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 ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – St. Patrick’s Day may have passed, but Schenectady resident Allyson Crowley-Duncan is making playing the bagpipes cool 365 days a year. The musician and teacher turned to ...

Like most festivals devoted to Scottish culture, the annual Colorado Scottish Festival at the Highlands Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch features caber tossing, haggis eating and plenty of bagpiping.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Dogs barking, birds chirping, but bagpipes? Not the typical sound one expects to hear in a neighborhood. "I heard this noise and I looked to my roof to see if something was ...

A 24-hour McDonald's in Sacramento has been playing bagpipe music outside to drive the homeless away, and the neighbors aren't loving it. Arnold Phillips, who lives across the street from the ...