The general Scottish dance band comprises of: Lead Accordion Accompanying Accordion - "The second box" Keyboard Player Double Bass Player Fiddler Drummer This is known as a six-piece band.
The bagpipes are mostly played and associated with Scotland. The bagpipe most of us are familiar with is called the Great Highland Bagpipe.
Hi. If you are asking did the "Great Highland Bagpipe" originate in Scotland then I would have to say yes although there are several areas within the UK that have their own versions. They were brought over to the UK way back when the Romans invaded. I think they got them from the Asians or Africans.
Scotland is most often associated with the bagpipes, and in particular the Great Highland Bagpipe, which is the one most familiar to people.
Usually the Great Highland Bagpipes (the scottish ones)
The general Scottish dance band comprises of: Lead Accordion Accompanying Accordion - "The second box" Keyboard Player Double Bass Player Fiddler Drummer This is known as a six-piece band.
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It was originated by Alexander the Great, who tried to introduce Hellenic (Greek) culture to the embire he captured from the Persians.
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Alexander III of Scotland (1241-1286) Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1921-1934) Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
Ireland and Scotland both have bagpipes and kilts but only Scotland has the Great Highland Bagpipes. +++ Other traditional forms of the pipes are found in NE England (the Northumbrian pipes), Brittany (NW France) and Greece. A non-tartan form of the kilt was also traditional in Greece.
The bagpipes are mostly played and associated with Scotland. The bagpipe most of us are familiar with is called the Great Highland Bagpipe.
Hi. If you are asking did the "Great Highland Bagpipe" originate in Scotland then I would have to say yes although there are several areas within the UK that have their own versions. They were brought over to the UK way back when the Romans invaded. I think they got them from the Asians or Africans.
Scotland is most often associated with the bagpipes, and in particular the Great Highland Bagpipe, which is the one most familiar to people.
Usually the Great Highland Bagpipes (the scottish ones)
The part of the United Kingdom that is known for clans, kilts, and bagpipes is Scotland. More specifically the Highlands although the kilt has come to be adopted as national dress despite only 25% of the population any direct claim to a clan. The pipes played are the Great Highland pipes spread worldwide by the British Army regiments during the British Empire. Other countries also have their own bagpipes some of which are bellows as oppsoed to mouth blown.
Yes, many forms of bagpipes are still used, especially the Great Highland Bagpipes (the famous Scottish ones) which are played the world over.