Aug 15, 2024
world championships
Congratulations to Inveraray & District Pipe Band The Inveraray & District Pipe Band became Grade 1 World Champions for the third time on August 17, 2024.
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Jun 6, 2024
how to locate a bagpiper
Our website offers a comprehensive global directory of bagpipers, pipe bands, instructors, and retail shops.
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Apr 2, 2024
“the first photo of a bagpipe?”
In Spring 1842, a Wealthy Scholar and Artist, named Joseph Girault De Prangey, left his native France to embark on a grand tour of the Orient.
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Mar 26, 2024
Dudy
The Dudy, also known as the Czech bagpipe, is a traditional musical instrument from the Czech Republic, specifically Bohemia and Moravia.
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Mar 17, 2024
Bagpipe Scale
The bagpipe, specifically the Great Highland Bagpipe, which is the most well-known type of bagpipes outside Scotland, typically uses a mixolydian scale.
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Mar 17, 2024
St. Patrick's Day Parades
St. Patrick’s Day parades celebrate Irish culture and heritage, featuring colorful floats, bagpipe bands, dancers, and participants in traditional Irish attire.
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Jan 18, 2024
minstrel boy
“The Minstrel Boy” is a widely known Irish song written by Thomas Moore, (1779–1852) an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer.
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Jan 18, 2024
wearing of the green
“The Wearing of the Green” is an Irish street ballad lamenting the repression of supporters of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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Nov 23, 2023
Bagpipe Chanter
The bagpipe chanter is a crucial component of the bagpipe, serving as the melody pipe where the player creates music.
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Sep 12, 2023
the hobo bagpiper
Tuesday evening several gentlemen made up a purse for the bagpiper and thereby induced him to play in front of a Walnut street drug store, from which he had previously been thrown into the street.
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