There is no other music quite like the sound of bagpipes, and for one group of bagpipers in Cape Girardeau, performing with them is as much a chance to socialize as it is to honor tradition. Terry ...

Bill Gilchrist got his bagpipes two days before he married his wife Debbie in 1963. "It was a pretty good week for me," he said, after playing a tribute he wrote for fallen law enforcement at the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Each year, thousands of people enjoy the tunes played by the bagpipers marching through downtown Cleveland for St. Patrick's Day. The history of the bagpipe can be traced back to ...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The bagpipes have a long historical association with battle, war and the military. Their distinctive sound can dignify a solemn occasion. The haunting wail ...

And 1,800 people await the next band, whose members have planned this moment for two years. “We’re putting our necks on the chopping block,” says Mark Lundquist, before calling the first tune. It’s ...

ROGERS — Tonight is their first bagpipe lesson, but the invitations to play events started last year. Firefighters with the Northwest Arkansas Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society hope to have a ...

Twenty-six times last year, Andy Brown hoisted his bagpipes onto his left shoulder and breathed melodies of comfort. There was the funeral for the Columbia firefighter who had been killed in the line ...

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 ...