Sheila Liming grew up in Seattle playing "normal" instruments, including the piano and flute, she said, until her grandmother persuaded her to take up the bagpipes. Her grandmother, whose father had ...

There’s something intrinsically loveable about the Scottish. Free of any modern political prominence, the culture is largely focused on symbolic pride. Be it kilts, strongman competitions, bagpipes or ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — When Rachel Clemente moved to Brattleboro in 2019, she hoped that she’d find someone who could make a small, Scottish harp, a clàrsach, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland firefighters with IAFF Local 43 are teaming up to form a Scottish bagpipe and drum band. Since January, they've been practicing once a week at their union hall in Southeast ...

BROKEN ARROW — Vibrant kilts, bagpipe tunes and Scottish feats of strength were on display this weekend at Scotfest 2018. About 25,000 people were expected to attend the three-day festival that began ...

At the Vintage Cooperative senior complex along Foster Road in Iowa City, Heather Adamson Stockman has filled her home office with all things Scottish. Her father’s well-worn bagpipes dominate one ...

ROCK SPRINGS — The sound of bagpipes filled the halls of Western Wyoming Community College on Saturday afternoon. College students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered in the atrium to ...

It's been claimed that early bagpipes were actually used in modern-day Turkey back in 1000BC and the pipes did not appear in ...

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 ...