Bagpipes are most often played at weddings, funerals, military events, street parades ... in fact, at any occasion that is a celebration or commemoration.
They may be played either in a group (band) or solo. Accoustically, they sound best out of doors.
My uncle played bagpipes at his wedding because he is Scottish.
Usually the Great Highland Bagpipes (the scottish ones)
The same music that is played in other western countries. However, the traditional music of Scotland is bagpipes. ----- Bagpipes aren't the only traditional instrument... In fact Bagpipes are more Military then folk.
Yes, many forms of bagpipes are still used, especially the Great Highland Bagpipes (the famous Scottish ones) which are played the world over.
The Scottish bagpipes is one and also the Uilleann pipes that are played in Ireland, which is related but different to the bagpipes, and played in a different way. See the photos in the links below.
My uncle played bagpipes at his wedding because he is Scottish.
weddings
Usually the Great Highland Bagpipes (the scottish ones)
Bagpipes
The same music that is played in other western countries. However, the traditional music of Scotland is bagpipes. ----- Bagpipes aren't the only traditional instrument... In fact Bagpipes are more Military then folk.
Yes, many forms of bagpipes are still used, especially the Great Highland Bagpipes (the famous Scottish ones) which are played the world over.
There are many, but the most famous one is the bagpipes, which the majority of Scots dislike.
The Scottish bagpipes is one and also the Uilleann pipes that are played in Ireland, which is related but different to the bagpipes, and played in a different way. See the photos in the links below.
part of the Bagpipes used to accompany the melody played by the chanter
It is supposed to mean the sound of bagpipes being played.
Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drums, & Bagpipes (Bon Scott Played Bagpipes On The Track It,s A Long Way To The Top( If You Wanna Rock & Roll).
Many if not most cultures around the world have had a form of bagpipes in their cultural history, as such its hard to pin down where the first set came from, but the earliest evidence of bagpipes to date is from about 1000BC in what is now the middle east.