When Duncan Menzies was young (a Scot might say wee) he decided he wanted to learn to play the bagpipes. He was successful — after years of incredibly trying practice. Then, in his twenties, he ...

The Shotts pipe band and Anna Meredith's electronica-pipes mixes are bringing traditional bagpipe music into a new era My life has changed. In Shotts, half-way between Glasgow and Edinburgh, I ...

The bagpipes, an ancient musical instrument rich in tradition and cultural heritage, are currently facing a significant crisis. The number of bagpipe players worldwide is in decline, with Nigeria ...

Ally Crowley-Duncan is a musician, but not typical by any means. On stage and on social media, she’s known as “Ally the Piper,” playing nontraditional music on the bagpipes with a unique and ...

A music student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow is helping to show that the bagpipes are more than "just a traditional instrument". Anna Smart, 24, who is originally from Fife, ...

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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 ...