Having friends who are musicians has enlightened me about the persona of many musical instruments. It didn’t take me long to realize the banjo is a joke to many. I never knew that and, frankly, don’t ...

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, ...

A longtime Billings bagpipe band recently traveled to Scotland for the first time, turning a decades-old dream into reality ...

James R. Coldren isn’t taking his retirement quietly. With his long, waxed white mustache bristling, kilt swinging and bagpipes skirling, he’s charging ahead. The 73-year-old mechanical engineer has ...

The Lehigh Valley Bag Pipe Band yesterday reawakened the Scottish spirit in the area with a heartwarming presentation in Muhlenberg College’s Memorial Hall. Led by Pipe Major Scot D. Walker, the ...

Like many youngsters, Jeff Clarke played an instrument in junior high school. But his musical interest went beyond playing the usual saxophone or drums. Inspired by his Scottish ancestry, Clarke began ...

A correction was made on Jan. 30, 2024: Due to incorrect information provided to The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press, an earlier version of this article misstated that a Jan. 27 Burns Supper was ...

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 ...