Rob Gándara, plays for his son, Finisterre. Gándara is an engineer who designs and makes a modern version of Uilleann pipes. Irish bagpipes, or Uilleann pipes (rhymes with chillin'), are a traditional ...

The bagpipe occupies the strangest rung on the musical ladder, shaped like an octopus in plaid pants, sounding to some like a goose with its foot caught in an escalator and played during history’s ...

Music, Scotland, History Writer, broadcaster, and musician Fergus Muirhead spends an afternoon in the company of two fellow pipers to discuss their books and enjoy a tune or two. Author Richard ...

The name Donald Judd evokes minimalism and Marfa, but those closest to the artist might also hear bellowing bagpipes—his favorite form of music. Leo Villareal remembers house parties Judd hosted ...

HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - An 11-year-old in Hawaii has taken to playing one of the most difficult instruments in the world to master. Anderson Bailey is only 11, and he’s hooked on bagpipes. He said ...

Michael Akard of Modesto and his son, Elisha, will march with 54 other bagpipers in the Rose Parade. The 135th annual event will take place on New Year’s Day in Pasadena and be televised live ...

Kevin Konetzka, left, and Mike Kutsko, right, with Southern Indiana Pipes and Drums, play the bagpipes during a memorial service to honor fallen police officers across the United States at Public ...

Jul. 31—If Beverly York was suddenly transported to the 1870s, her hobbies would not reveal her as a time traveler, though her bagpipe playing might draw some attention. But the rest of York's list of ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. − If you're looking for a new hobby and you've always wanted to try the bagpipes, you're in luck: A Lafayette-based teacher is a professionally trained bagpiper looking for more ...