Like long-winded politicians, Scottish bagpipes dominate at funerals and formal parades. But while the Scottish variety might have a higher and much louder profile, another type of bagpipe is ...

Sunday nights, the Abbey Pub buzzes and hums with the sounds of pipes and fiddles, drums and small accordion-like boxes. Its a rousing music, rich with Irish tradition. The players are stellar, jovial ...

The Great Northern Irish Pipers Club was in the midst of a discussion when one of the members picked up his bagpipes and started playing a spirited jig. Rude? Brazen? At the very least, out of order?

His forebears are Danish, and he's never been to Ireland. But John Pedersen of San Anselmo is one of the Bay Area's great Irish pipers. "I do weddings and funerals," said Pedersen, 48, who picked up ...

Whether called by their nickname, “union pipes,” or their proper name, Uillean pipes (pronounced ill-yin), the sounds of the traditional Irish instruments rang out loud and strong in Delhi on Saturday ...

When Jim Tarbox joined St. Paul’s Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band, he didn’t expect to stay with the group for long. That was in 1975. He’s still with the group – currently as drum major. That might say ...

On an unseasonably warm May evening, Brad Walker stands slightly crooked, holding a pitch meter up to George Coleman’s bagpipe. The humidity is thick, and it’s taking a toll on the instrument. “If you ...

WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) – People from all around the world will soon be celebrating all-things Irish in downtown Waterloo. The 13th Iowa Irish Fest is three days away. Known for bringing traditional ...

PITTSFIELD — It's not hard to write a piece for a lone bagpiper and symphony orchestra. It's damnably difficult. Until Saturday night, the last attempt heard in the Berkshires was Peter Maxwell Davies ...

Some fathers and sons share a love of baseball. The Connelly clan of Barnegat Light share something a little more musical. Around St. Patrick's Day, David Connelly and his two sons - Sean, 19, and ...