Bagpipes are an instrument at least a millennia old, the most popular of which, in modern times, is the Great Highland bagpipe. There are other types of bagpipes, some of which have a bellows rather ...

This bagpipe was made by an unknown maker possibly in Ireland, around 1800-1825. It is an Uillean bagpipe, bellows blown, with a sewn leather bag with green cover. The main stock and pipes are made of ...

Today we celebrate the bagpipes. The instruments have long been associated with the Scottish Highlands, although they have come from many places, and there are many variations of them. They also have ...

The Great Highland bagpipe is as central to Scottish identity as tartan and Robert Burns. Walk down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile and you’ll hear that familiar wail, while pipers gather each year to empty ...