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Eryk Bean is in charge of quality control and product development at Gibson Bagpipes
50 States
A small company in New Hampshire exports their handcrafted bagpipes worldwide
International Bagpipe Day
Music
Break out the kilts — or don’t — it’s International Bagpipe Day!
Pipers from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo Massed Pipes and Drums perform during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival parade in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Geo Quiz
Which country, aside from Scotland, manufactures most of the world’s bagpipes?
Abdul Hameed is seen busy in his workshop on Nov. 25, 2003 in Sialkot, Pakistan. This dusty city in central Pakistan is home to four generations of bagpipe makers, who once kitted out Scottish regiments in what was the British colony of India and now sell
Global Politics
Why a small city in Pakistan supplies the world with Scottish bagpipes
18- year old Campbell Webster playing his father's bagpipes.
Arts
Be careful the next time you leave the country with your bagpipes
Arts, Culture & Media
Cristina Pato Brings the Galician Bagpipe to the Jazz and Classical World
Arts, Culture & Media
‘The Seventh Chieftain’: Celtic Superstar Carlos Núñez
Arts, Culture & Media
Video: The Peatbog Faeries’ ‘Dust’
Earth Ear
Arts, Culture & Media
Banning bagpipes on the Royal Mile