Weather was about as good as it can be in March with sunny skies and mild temperatures for the procession, which began at ...

Around the circle, pipes lifted. A low drone vibrated the air as bags inflated, and suddenly a keening wail — the skirl of ...

Air reached the bag via bellows - it would not be seemly for an aristocrat to be seen playing with puffed out cheeks!A rare example of a musette de cour or bagpipe played at the French court ...

A second recorder is then installed as a drone, which produces the continuous harmonizing note typical of bagpipes. A pair of pens are used to create the blowpipe which supplies air to the instrument.

This is also why you need a bag to 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 sharp. Due to the lack of ...