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 ...

Griffin Hall is the pipe sergeant for Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, a band that’s been around for six decades. He'll step onto the global stage this month, when he competes in the World Pipe ...

Having friends who are musicians has enlightened me about the persona of many musical instruments. It didn’t take me long to realize the banjo is a joke to many. I never knew that and, frankly, don’t ...

The Highland bagpipe is an integral part of Scottish culture and history, famous for its distinctive, powerful sound that even accompanied troops as they landed in northern France on D-Day. But the ...

The sound of bagpipes is music to a Scotsman's ear, but some environmental groups want them to change their tune. Conservation groups say over-logging is endangering the African Blackwood tree, which ...

The name Donald Judd evokes minimalism and Marfa, but those closest to the artist might also hear bellowing bagpipes—his favorite form of music. Leo Villareal remembers house parties Judd hosted ...

This St. Patrick’s Day, it’s all about wearing green (despite the traditional color being blue — look it up), visiting pubs, maybe having a beer or two and listening to Irish music. Of course, the ...

"I will make a palace fit for you and me. "Of green days in forests and blue days at sea." -- Robert Louis Stevenson EDINBURGH, Scotland -- The castle is a man's place, spare and stern, ringed by ...