Scottish bagpiper Julie Brinklow assumed the swelling in her chest was just a “bigger muscle” from playing the bagpipes Julie Brinklow / SWNS Julie Brinklow, a prominent bagpiper from Scotland, ...

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 ...

Even though his solo album, Black Labyrinth, is just a few months old, he's already thinking about the followup. "I’ve got so much material, man," he says. "So many different kinds of projects I wanna ...

They are louder than the noise of a chainsaw. More piercing than than a jet plane taking off. They can cause you permanent ear damage and even ruin your marriage. They are Scotland's national musical ...

Jim Smith started playing the bagpipes when he was 12 Jim Smith has played the bagpipes for more than 60 years but when he was told he would have to have all his teeth removed he thought his lifelong ...

Bagpipes are “critically endangered” after becoming one of the bottom five bought instruments, experts warn. The famous Scottish pipes joined kazoo, bassoon, tenor horn, oboe and flugelhorn as the ...

Forget the classic alarm clock noise: Queen Elizabeth's day begins with the sound of live bagpipes every morning. A musician, titled Piper to the Sovereign, plays the bagpipes at 9 o'clock a.m. for 15 ...

It's a sound that may strike fear or annoyance into the hearts of rivals. This week, European soccer's governing body announced that bagpipes will be allowed in the stands at this summer's ...

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office led the 67th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl Parade, expressing pride and gratitude for their ...