We asked a number of festival goers there if they knew the difference between Scottish bagpipes and Irish bagpipes and surprise, surprise, they all did. We were at an Irish festival, after all.

We asked a number of festival goers there if they knew the difference between Scottish bagpipes and Irish bagpipes and surprise, surprise, they all did. We were at an Irish festival, after all.

While bagpipes have been recorded in Scottish history for some 600 years, the origins remain unclear. Different variations found around the world include the Irish bagpipe, the Northumbrian ...

a century-old set of bagpipes belonging to a famed Scottish rock band. The thief or thieves, apparently figuring there was a seriously limited market for such a distinctive item, dumped the pipes ...