The bagpipe occupies the strangest rung on the musical ladder, shaped like an octopus in plaid pants, sounding to some like a goose with its foot caught in an escalator and played during history’s ...

Before bagpipe rehearsal came the earplugs. Mike Breidenbach, director of piping at Macalester College, proffered a pair with a grin before pipe band practice Wednesday night. Gather enough bagpipes ...

At the Vintage Cooperative senior complex along Foster Road in Iowa City, Heather Adamson Stockman has filled her home office with all things Scottish. Her father’s well-worn bagpipes dominate one ...