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 ...
The song begins as a typical Scottish bagpipe ballad backed by keyboards and an electric guitar. A crowd at BBC’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show looks on, maybe a bit underwhelmed. That is until a snare drum ...
There’s something intrinsically loveable about the Scottish. Free of any modern political prominence, the culture is largely focused on symbolic pride. Be it kilts, strongman competitions, bagpipes or ...
When people are out reveling on St. Patrick’s Day, listening to traditional Celtic music usually doesn’t top their list of party essentials. However, at a bar in Hollywood on one such day, Eric ...
The Grand Rapids & District Pipe Band will be hosting its annual fall Ceilidh Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 5830 Clyde Park Ave. SW. A Ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social ...
Hundreds gathered in the golden warmth of an autumn afternoon on Sunday for a multi-generational celebration of nature.
Willie Armstsrong, the leader of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, said the group’s “bagrock” works because it is a blend of bagpipes and rock music. Provided The hall lights dim, the musicians take their ...