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 ...

John Hamilton admits a person has to be “ about half- daft” to play the bagpipe. “ You're in a constant no-win situation trying to keep air in a bag that has four holes wanting to let the air out,” ...

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-- Dec. 05--Bagpipes originated as a weapon of war, the loud music clearly heard over the din of battle to signal an advance or motivate the fighting Scotsmen. But for Augusta-Richmond County ...