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One day, Gibb, who hails from Scotland, says a woman, now being dubbed "Bagpipe Karen," got in his face and demanded he stop playing. Gibb says the 76-year-old woman took a swing at his wife.
Eunice Isgur, 76, confronted a man for playing bagpipes Monday evening along the Terry Hershey Park trail in Memorial before assaulting the man's wife, according to the Precinct 5 Constable's Office.
Carmichael has spent the past 40 years playing his bagpipe at memorials offering a musical tribute to those who have served and sacrificed. His songs echo across cemeteries, through folded flags, and ...
In pre-independence India, bagpipes became commonplace ceremonial components in military bands, and remain a much-enjoyed tradition in garrison life in modern India and Pakistan.
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Neil, 60, of Falkirk Piping, said: “The internet, social media and tastes of younger generations has not stopped people learning the bagpipes. If anything, it has opened it up.” He said his ...
Bagpipes are "in the doldrums" according to a new report, as the instrument continues to be one of the most unpopular in terms of sales in the UK. In 2019, the Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums ...
There's only one other bagpipe band in Columbus, Shamrock Club Pipes and Drums. Alexander said he hopes he can grow a younger, more diverse group of players in Columbus to play the bagpipes.
Before bagpipe rehearsal came the earplugs. Mike Breidenbach, director of piping at Macalester College, proffered a pair with a grin before pipe band practice Wednesday night. Gather enough ...
Artisan bagpipe maker Ruari Black, the last traditional bagpipe-makers who make everything by hand from start to finish, tests a bagpipe chanter in the workshop of Kilberry Bagpipes in Edinburgh ...
While bagpipes have been recorded in Scottish history for some 600 years, the origins remain unclear. Different variations found around the world include the Irish bagpipe, the Northumbrian ...
McCallum Bagpipes of Kilmarnock duly invented a flexible blowpipe to circumvent this problem. “We call it the ‘camel-friendly blowpipe’,” explained the McCallum boss.