From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus, the UN cultural agency has added a diverse range of living traditions to its ...

Scotland is often associated with the famous Highland bagpipes - an integral part of Scottish culture. However, a history writer has recently highlighted that the instrument is not truly Scottish and ...

BAGPIPE chiefs last night launched a proud defence of the instrument in the face of claims they’re not truly Scottish. But experts say that pipes from thousands of years are nothing like the ones ...

The boffin reckons bagpipes did not arrive in Scotland until the late 14th century IT’S news likely to get Scots hot under the kilt as a historian claims that bagpipes — one of the nation’s national ...

IT’S news likely to get Scots hot under the kilt as a historian claims that bagpipes — one of the nation’s national symbols — are not actually Scottish. Instead, the wailing wind instruments ...

Eve Muirhead gave up competing after securing Olympic gold in 2022 Competing at World Pipe Band Championships helped Eve Muirhead become known as the Ice Queen on her way to Olympic, world and ...

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Bulgaria’s nomination of “Bagpipes and bagpipe playing in Bulgaria - transmission of knowledge and skills” has cleared a key stage toward inclusion on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible ...

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Officially called The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash, the celebratory event welcomed a staggering 374 bagpipers. Beating the previous record by 41, the musicians performed “It’s a Long Way to the Top” ...

The world record for biggest bagpipe ensemble was broken in Melbourne on Wednesday, with 374 pipers playing in unison. The ensemble played AC/DC's It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ ...