Yes he does, he played them on Ally McBeal in a couple episodes.

Bagpipes originated in Egypt, were in use in Greece and Rome and most Celtic peoples in Europe had a version. Spain, Italy, Ireland, France England etc all still have bagpipes but the most well known are the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipes. These are mouth blown as opposed to bellows and were spread throughout the world by the British Army regiments from Scotland during the period of the British Empire. Many people descended from the Scot's who settled in North America (USA and Canada) play the bagpipes as part of pipe bands. Asian and Middle East countries have also adopted the pipes especially for military bands and some non military services (Fire & Police) also have taken up the instrument.

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Scotland is most often associated with the bagpipes, and in particular the Great Highland Bagpipe, which is the one most familiar to people.

It all depends on the funeral and who you are playing for, normally slow airs would be played.

Personally, I played Amazing Grace at my grandmothers Funeral...

It all depends, if you are playing at a personla funeral, you can choose, otherwise you may be aske to play specific tunes.

Many hymns are suitable for funerals and most slow airs. Highland Cathedral is also a favorite.

There are different varying sizes of bagpipes, but the common ones are as big as a healthy newborn baby.

Eric Rigler is a very well known piper and typically plays the Uillean and Great Highland Band bagpipes. The Braveheart is most definitely (a majority) of the Great Highland Band bagpipes. The Uillean pipes are much more mellow- they are the type of pipes heard in parts of Lord of the Dance and in the White Stripes rock song "St. Andrew". They are not played upright and it uses bellow straps rather than a blowstick.

I'm from Scotland and i play the bagpipes. I don't have an exact number but from my experience with tattoos and general knowledge i would have to say the number must be up in the 100,000's. There is a hell of alot of folk in Scotland that play the pipes, but it's not the only country with pipebands. There are pipeband all over the world, in just about every continent so it wouldn't surprise me either if the number was in the millions.

The sound is referred to as the 'skirl' of the pipes.

The bagpipes are a Scotish instrument played by a mixture of a recorder like pipe and a large bag. The recorder like part makes the notes and the bag that becomes full of air gives it its volume and sound. Some people say that if you can play a recorder, it would be much easier to learn the bagpipes.

It's unknown - evidence appears in the 1300s (ie the bagpipes carried to the Battle of Bannockburn by the Clan Menȝies , but a study to find out about Scots and Irish bagpipes usage was only done in 1760.

The three pipes protruding from the top of the bag are known as drones. The longer bass drone is tuned one octave below the two shorter tenor drones. The pipe protruding from the bottom of the bag, which is held by the piper, is known as a chanter. The low A of the chanter is one octave above the tenor drones.

The association of police, fireman, and bagpipes dates back to the late 1800's when the firefighters and police in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore were predominantly staffed by Irish immigrants - who played the bagpipes. The tradition continues to this day.

Mostly African Blackwood with a synthetic bag.

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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.

The SKIRL of bagpipes.

Brass instruments involve the blowing of air into a mouthpiece. The vibrations of the lips against the mouthpiece produce a range of frequencies. ... This forces the air inside of the column into resonance vibrations. The result of resonance is always a big vibration - that is, a loud sound.

The basic form may have originated in Asia Minor (Iran, Syria, Turkey), then taken to Europe and to Scotland by the Romans. It was in Scotland that they developed into the traditional or "Highland Bagpipes" form.

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I recommend looking at Andrew Lenz's site

The bagpipes are mostly played and associated with Scotland. The bagpipe most of us are familiar with is called the Great Highland Bagpipe.

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.

A bagpipe has four reeds-three in the drones and one in the chanter.

José Ángel Hevia Velasco, known professionally as Hevia.