The musical instrument and uniform, devised as instruments of war centuries ago, are today considered the epitome of cool. Jonathan Vigliotti reports: Every spring, when Scotland thaws and roars back ...

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 ...

EDINBURGH: Illustrious for its unique and potent sound, the Highland bagpipe played a significant role in Scottish culture and history, which includes accompanying troops on their D-Day landing 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 ...

I grew up with kilts, bagpipes, fiddles and Ceilidhs. No, not in bonnie Scotland, but in beautiful Cape Breton Island, Nova ...

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 ...

BATESVILLE — To untutored ears, the piercing notes that will echo this weekend across the Lyon College campus may sound like the wailing of stray cats. For enthusiastic visitors to the 42nd Arkansas ...

It happens every St. Patrick’s Day. The bagpipers come crawling out from their whiskey-laden lairs. Dressed in tartan with tilted glengarries and jaunty sporrans, they nestle themselves into the back ...

THE VILLAGES - Jack Robertson never leaves home without his bagpipes. So imagine his delight when visiting The Villages recently to learn of the Sounds of Scotland pipes and drum corps. When invited ...

The Utah Scottish Festival and Highland Games starts Friday and will be held at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City. The photo shows last year's festival. | Rich Eddington, Utah Scottish ...