(Some Scottish soldiers carried a horn for that same reason.) Later, the bagpipes became part of weddings and other happy celebrations. Sonically, they can also take on a slower, mournful tone that ...

Sheila Liming grew up in Seattle playing "normal" instruments, including the piano and flute, she said, until her grandmother persuaded her to take up the bagpipes. Her grandmother, whose father had ...

DECATUR — The bagpipes have a unique sound that requires a unique person to play them. “I love the sound,” said Decatur bagpiper Terrie Potter. “I love the majesty of it. And not many people play them ...