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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The musical instrument and uniform, devised as instruments of war centuries ago, are today considered the epitome of cool. Jonathan Vigliotti reports: Every spring, when Scotland thaws and roars back ...
When you think of the genre of classic rock, do you think about bagpipes? Well, while the instrument might be rare in rock, it was included in several songs from the 20th century that continue to ...
Today, bagpipes are most closely associated with Scotland. But did you know they can be traced back to an entirely different continent? Think of bagpipes, and you probably picture a piper wearing ...
ZEBULON, N.C. (WTVD) -- Calling all bagpipe players! Skip Scotland and head to downtown Zebulon to visit MacLellan's Bagpipes. "People don't connect bagpipes with this area," said Joe Brady, who works ...