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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the new year begins, you may be feeling an itch to travel. Luckily, a piece of Scotland is coming to Orlando this weekend. The Central Florida Scottish Highland Games is back for a 46th year, ...

We bagpipe lovers are not a particularly nuanced lot. Many of us will joyfully head to the Alameda County Fairgrounds this weekend as the Scottish Highland Gathering and Games returns for its 157th ...

Men, it’s time to get your kilt on and see what you’re made of. We’re talking about the annual Scottish Highland Games—a show of strength, not just physically, but also culturally. Expect traditional ...

Dave and Nancy Malican are not offended when neighbors act unfriendly toward them. “It’s our music making that drives them wild,” Nancy Malican said. “You either love it or hate it.” People love it ...

This weekend, the streets of Winter Springs may end up sounding more like the hills of Scotland with bagpipes playing in the distance. In fact, Chuck McGrew hopes they’ll be heard around the clock.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — “Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling.” Listeners can hear them in Squeeze the Bag!, a concert associated with Shepherdstown’s Upper Potomac Piper’s Weekend, from 8 to 10 ...

The Great Northern Irish Pipers Club was in the midst of a discussion when one of the members picked up his bagpipes and started playing a spirited jig. Rude? Brazen? At the very least, out of order?

For the Rev. Dennis Carter, pastor of Roslyn Presbyterian Church, the skirl of Scottish bagpipes isn't merely a simple enjoyment: It's a stirring experience. "It causes your heart to beat a little ...