Amarillo native John Brewer is what you’d call the godfather of ceremonial bagpipe tradition in West Texas. An accomplished musician and teacher with a heart for American patriotism, Brewer began ...
CHICAGO — Recognizable by just a few short notes, the Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society have marched in parades and honored fallen police officers for decades. Formed in 1982 after two Chicago ...
Throughout their history, bagpipes have been linked by definition with the fighting Scots — first the Highlanders who invented them, then the Scottish regiments of the United Kingdom. That military ...
You see them on the streets, and certainly hear them when their sirens are blaring, but there's something you probably have never heard coming from the New Orleans Fire Department -- until now. The ...
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office led the 67th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl Parade, expressing pride and gratitude for their ...
Think of them, as one enthusiast suggests, as the “agony bags” or, as another said, “an acquired taste.” Some equate them to the sound of cats in great distress, although there also seems to be a bit ...
Stop by an Irish pub today, and if you’re lucky you’ll hear the evocative wail of a Great Highland Bagpipe. It’s an instrument with ancient roots in Scotland, not Ireland. Today, the men playing those ...
Police were asking for the public's help in tracking down a bass drum that was stolen from the Los Angeles police's bagpipes and drums band, hours before they were scheduled to perform at a ceremony ...
“John attended nearly 4,000 Indians and Guardians games,” said Reverend Sean Ralph during the homily. “First of all it seems to say something about the optimism of Cleveland sports fans. It also shows ...
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