JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The bagpipes have a long historical association with battle, war and the military. Their distinctive sound can dignify a solemn occasion. The haunting wail ...

To mark her longest reign, the pipers of the Royal Highland Fusiliers play what they call a "historic tune" publicly for the first time Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Each year, thousands of people enjoy the tunes played by the bagpipers marching through downtown Cleveland for St. Patrick's Day. The history of the bagpipe can be traced back to ...

As six pallbearers carry the heavy casket down the hill at Memorial Park Cemetery, a bagpiper leads the way, providing the mournful yet compelling bagpipe sounds of "Amazing Grace," a funeral favorite ...

Ryan Randall's marathon bagpipe sets made him something of an icon downtown. He took a break from his show at Public Garden to tell the Globe why he plays. (Olivia Yarvis/Globe Staff) You always hear ...

Think about music for the holidays and your first thought usually doesn't drift toward bagpipes. Bells? Yes. Maybe some soft strings? Yep. But bagpipes? Well, yeah, at least in Warrenville, where the ...