Amarillo native John Brewer is what you’d call the godfather of ceremonial bagpipe tradition in West Texas. An accomplished musician and teacher with a heart for American patriotism, Brewer began ...

You see them on the streets, and certainly hear them when their sirens are blaring, but there's something you probably have never heard coming from the New Orleans Fire Department -- until now. The ...

CHICAGO — Recognizable by just a few short notes, the Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society have marched in parades and honored fallen police officers for decades. Formed in 1982 after two Chicago ...

Throughout their history, bagpipes have been linked by definition with the fighting Scots — first the Highlanders who invented them, then the Scottish regiments of the United Kingdom. That military ...

Think of them, as one enthusiast suggests, as the “agony bags” or, as another said, “an acquired taste.” Some equate them to the sound of cats in great distress, although there also seems to be a bit ...

Stop by an Irish pub today, and if you’re lucky you’ll hear the evocative wail of a Great Highland Bagpipe. It’s an instrument with ancient roots in Scotland, not Ireland. Today, the men playing those ...

With an aging roster of pipers and drummers, the Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band is seeking new members to keep its world ...

Police were asking for the public's help in tracking down a bass drum that was stolen from the Los Angeles police's bagpipes and drums band, hours before they were scheduled to perform at a ceremony ...

A small portion of the Strip will be closed for a few minutes Saturday, and, perhaps surprisingly, it has nothing to do with construction. Las Vegas police will halt traffic on the Strip between the ...

The 10th annual Irishfest La Crosse kicked off Friday afternoon. The La Crosse & District Pipes and Drums performed as part of the Fest’s opening ceremonies and will join Gaelic Storm for a song ...

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