When Duncan Menzies was young (a Scot might say wee) he decided he wanted to learn to play the bagpipes. He was successful — after years of incredibly trying practice. Then, in his twenties, he ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Dogs barking, birds chirping, but bagpipes? Not the typical sound one expects to hear in a neighborhood. "I heard this noise and I looked to my roof to see if something was ...
The performance of "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)" took place a few days before the band played its ...
A sound reminiscent of the Scottish highlands began filling the Mississippi riverfront when floodwaters subsided in June. Early on, when River Drive was still closed and the riverfront was otherwise ...
Follow the sound of the bagpipes and you’ll find Richard Cook. Cook, 55, is an artist at Disneyland, a guy who makes a living drawing portraits and caricatures of tourists. But he’s also a musician, a ...
The name Donald Judd evokes minimalism and Marfa, but those closest to the artist might also hear bellowing bagpipes—his favorite form of music. Leo Villareal remembers house parties Judd hosted ...
The cross streets of Market and Commerce are tremulous with the rush of visitors and San Antonio natives. They hustle from trolley to street corner, some plunging below onto the slices of sidewalk ...
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.