Sheila Liming grew up in Seattle playing "normal" instruments, including the piano and flute, she said, until her grandmother persuaded her to take up the bagpipes. Her grandmother, whose father had ...

Like most festivals devoted to Scottish culture, the annual Colorado Scottish Festival at the Highlands Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch features caber tossing, haggis eating and plenty of bagpiping.

Sunday: There is so much to love about the phrase “The Jimi Hendrix of bagpipe,” especially when it describes a real person, and not simply some imagined super-being who shreds on said instrument.

Some may liken their sound to the screeching of a cat in pain. To others, though, bagpipe music inspires strong emotion and even tears. And it will surely be a surprise for many to discover that one ...

Like many youngsters, Jeff Clarke played an instrument in junior high school. But his musical interest went beyond playing the usual saxophone or drums. Inspired by his Scottish ancestry, Clarke began ...