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 ...

The oldest Highland bagpipe chanter has returned to Scotland after more than 200 years in Canada. It belonged to 17th century composer Iain Dall MacKay, whose grandson emigrated to Nova Scotia with it ...

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Okay, so it’s kind of a gloomy thought so early in 2017, but would there be a more badass way to close out your eventual funeral — years in the future, mind you! — than by having a 3D-printed robot ...

EDINBURGH: Illustrious for its unique and potent sound, the Highland bagpipe played a significant role in Scottish culture and history, which includes accompanying troops on their D-Day landing in ...

“The folk music that is popular in [the southern Italian-speaking canton of] Ticino is not authentic. It’s only played for tourists,” Garbani explains. “That’s why I decided to begin my research into ...

HERE’S Scotland the Brave and Amazing Grace played on a bagpipe chanter… by a pair of robot hands. The footage was uploaded on to YouTube and has since gone viral. User XenonJohn, who uploaded the ...

Some may liken their sound to the screeching of a cat in pain. To others, though, bagpipe music inspires strong emotion and even tears. And it will surely be a surprise for many to discover that one ...

It was once part of the instrument played by the Blind Piper of Gairloch, a one-of-a-kind artifact dating to the golden days of Gaelic music in Scotland. But news that his Canadian descendants were ...