A few weeks ago, Scottson bagpiper Scott Walker told ESPN that he would miss his former band, but said he doesn’t expect them to leave town.“I don’t think we’re going anywhere, I think the best thing for us is just to keep playing,” Walker said.“We’ve got to keep going, keep making music, keep pushing and […]
The bagpipe is a genre of pipe music in which a pipe organist or other performer plays an instrument that resembles a pipe and produces a loud, low-pitched sound.A bagpipe musician often plays the pipe organ while playing the bagpiping part, and sometimes performs with the bagpipe instrument in place of the organ.There are about […]
If you’re looking for the best bagpiper, you’re probably going to have to look at two of the most iconic sound systems in the world: the Yamaha YZF-R1 and the Gibson ES-335.The former was produced in the 1950s by Yamaha and was one of the first portable sound systems to take the world by storm […]
The sound of your bagpipers is a unique combination of both the warm and the harsh.The harshness comes from the high-pitched tone, but the warmness comes through in the softness of the notes.The sound you get from these instruments is usually described as a “sad, bitter” sound.Dark Isles bagpipe players are often described as being […]
By Chris Lutz | 9/15/2016 – 11:02:00This is a very fun and informative article to look back on in the Bagpipers history.It’s not the only time in the history of bagpiping that the name of the bagpipe was changed, but this time it was a matter of national pride and national recognition.The bagpipers name is […]
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