A local burger grill made “Irish nachos” famous. But fried potatoes won’t be at center stage Saturday in downtown Arlington when J. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill throws its 45th annual festival and nighttime ...

For over fifteen years the Domažlice Bagpipe Band has been one of the leading ensembles of bagpipe music. They have performed in more than half of the European countries as well as the United States ...

A correction was made on Jan. 30, 2024: Due to incorrect information provided to The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press, an earlier version of this article misstated that a Jan. 27 Burns Supper was ...

Dec. 25—When Morag Smith happened upon a Facebook post calling bagpipers across the globe to join the iconic Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year's Day, she turned to her husband and said, ...

Willie Armstsrong, the leader of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, said the group’s “bagrock” works because it is a blend of bagpipes and rock music. Provided The hall lights dim, the musicians take their ...

The Old Colony Highlanders Pipe Band will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a weekend of performances. According to a community announcement, the band will play bagpipes across eastern Massachusetts ...

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — In the days following 9/11, Robert Honor watched the funerals on television and had an unusual reaction. Stirred by the steady, sorrowful drone of bagpipe bands paying tribute to ...

When electric violinist Mia Asano and bagpiper Ally Duncan first met in person, they had an instant connection. Both classically trained musicians, they became fast best friends, bonding over a love ...

BOUNTIFUL — While the sound of bagpipes often evokes images of old stone castles, men on horses and beautiful green fields in the Scottish Highlands, the sound may also remind you of a band in ...

Fact: The U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band is one of only two active-duty bagpipe bands in the armed forces. In May 1992, the Pipe Band, combined with the Ceremonial Band, became the first foreign ...

NORFOLK — On a cold Thursday night, 10 bagpipers of the Siren City Pipe Band sat in folding chairs around card tables on the third floor of the First Lutheran Church. Everyone held thin practice pipes ...