Don Scoby, Whidbey Islander, post commander of the Scottish American Military Society and avid bagpiper, recently published a ...

The popular Great Highland Bagpipe is used the world ... push enough air through to get the stiff reed vibrating. Highland bagpipe music is written in the key of D major, where the C and F are ...

The Highland bagpipe is a part of Scottish culture and history, famous for its distinctive, powerful sound that even accompanied troops as they landed in Normandy on D-Day during World War II.

“Each piece of music being played usually has an old ... trio keeping up an at least 400-year tradition of the Great Highland Bagpipes. “The tradition is very rich,” founder Evans said.

The bagpipes, most commonly seen in their Great Highland form from Scotland, are a loud and imposing musical instrument. Known for being difficult to practice quietly, they’re not the ideal ...