Cristina Pato is a jazz pianist from Spain who also plays flute and sings. But on her new album, Migrations, there's a striking sound not often heard in jazz: a bagpipe. Pato has been playing the ...

This is not just a bunch of hot air. Here are 16 songs that prove bagpipes have a place in our hearts beyond St. Patrick’s Day parades. 2. Rilo Kiley, “A Better Son/Daughter” On the surface, much of ...

The Shannon Rovers, a Chicago institution founded by Irish war hero Tommie Ryan, have been playing their bagpipe music at the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade for 100 years, with generations of ...

When Duncan Menzies was young (a Scot might say wee) he decided he wanted to learn to play the bagpipes. He was successful — after years of incredibly trying practice. Then, in his twenties, he ...