Today, Jack Williamson is a world-class piper. At age 27, he recently placed fourth in the B Grade March, Strathspey and Reel ...
Lee worked alongside Soto at the New York Transit Authority, but his wife worked in the towers and passed on 9/11. “They ...
[Scott] made his own set of Membrane Bagpipes out of PVC pipes, a plastic bag, and duct tape. Bagpipes are made out of a few parts. The drones are pipes that are tuned to play a single note.
The Denver Brass ensemble will be joined by guests from Celtic Colorado Pipes & Drums and Rocky Mountain Highland Dancers and ...
Now you understand the mechanisms of the bagpipes, it is time for the first lesson. From grace notes to strikes, Finlay shares some of the basic elements required to play the bagpipes.
When Scottish bagpipes play at Sunday’s commencement for Baker ... “I think it’s going to feel amazing,” said Chelsey Forge, Oskaloosa, who will graduate Sunday. “It’s an ...
As the bells ring Wednesday morning at 8:46, 9:03, 9:37 and 10:03, as the names are read and the bagpipes play, let us all reflect on both lessons.
A healthcare worker was left in tears after a 12-year-old neighbour played the bagpipes outside her house as a thank you to the frontline staff helping in the battle against coronavirus.
He somehow manages to keep it together while playing an emotional “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes often at the events. “I play a lot of funerals and it becomes almost kind of numb ...
It’s one of the most popular hymns in the Christian songbook – but apparently the benefits of Amazing Grace are not purely ...
‘Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the ...
Jack Williamson said his favorite song to play on the bagpipes is the hymn, "Amazing Grace." "It hits in a way that other tunes don't," he said. "'Amazing Grace' pulls at the heartstrings ...