Nearly every child in the room raised their hand when asked if they knew what a bagpipe was, but all of them put their hands right back down when the follow-up question was whether they knew how the ...
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 ...
Keeping the tradition and heritage of the British Isles alive, the annual Celtic Celebration at the Peery’s Egyptian Theater brings together Irish step dance, Scottish bagpipes and classic Celtic ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland firefighters with IAFF Local 43 are teaming up to form a Scottish bagpipe and drum band. Since January, they've been practicing once a week at their union hall in Southeast ...
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 ...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — When Rachel Clemente moved to Brattleboro in 2019, she hoped that she’d find someone who could make a small, Scottish harp, a clàrsach, ...
A few years back, when a friend asked me to play the bagpipes in a concert marking the 15th anniversary of Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, I was thrilled. In my experience, most ...
The Cateaters Pipe Band from Italy performed traditional Scottish music at the Olympic curling events in Cortina, celebrating the sport's heritage while showcasing their unique cultural adaptation.