You've probably seen Pipes and Drums perform around town. But did you know the nonprofit offers free music lessons?

The sound of the bagpipes has the unmistakable stamp of Scotland -- and defies an American explanation. Is it an old Oldsmobile horn that won't turn off? A smoke detector on steroids? Or, a duck being ...

Are they Irish? Are they Scottish? Clad in red, white and blue tartan kilts and filling the air with sacred tunes from their ...

After finding out their ancestry includes a wee bit of Scottish, Topekan Jim Williamson and his 10-year-old son, Jack Williamson, began taking lessons together in 2007 to learn how to play the ...

Deb Siebert figures she must be passionate, crazy or both. Siebert and her husband, Paul, who live in Manito, near Peoria, travel 170 miles one-way weekly to practice with the Midlothian Scottish Pipe ...

Scotland is often associated with the famous Highland bagpipes - an integral part of Scottish culture. However, a history writer has recently highlighted that the instrument is not truly Scottish and ...

A few years back, when a friend asked me to play the bagpipes in a concert marking the 15th anniversary of Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, I was thrilled. In my experience, most ...

PLEASANTON — It’s Labor Day Weekend and, as usual, the favorite color in Pleasanton is plaid. The 147th annual Scottish Highland Gathering and Games is back for the annual two-day blowout of cultural ...

Katie Robertson, who gained a following on social media as The Wheeled Piper, has navigated several different chronic illnesses throughout her life ...

The 2015 Alaska Scottish Highland Games take place on Saturday, June 27. One of the most stirring moments -- and probably the loudest -- will be when ranks of kilted pipers and drummers from around ...