GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The first time Jacob Starker marched onto the football field at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School with bagpipes tucked under his arm, the fans filling the bleachers decked in their ...

Before bagpipe rehearsal came the earplugs. Mike Breidenbach, director of piping at Macalester College, proffered a pair with a grin before pipe band practice Wednesday night. Gather enough bagpipes ...

A bagpipe sounds so beautiful, firefighter Tony Nickelatti said, it gives him goosebumps. But learning to make those same emotive sounds isn't quite so pretty. "It's been a struggle," said Nickelatti.