SALADO — Billed as “Where the heather meets the bluebonnets,” the 53rd Scottish Gathering and Highland Games filled the air with the sounds of drums and bagpipes Saturday at the Civic Center. Boasting ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Sure, there are restaurants and shops in downtown Dunedin, but seeing musicians playing bagpipes and drums in a local park is not an unusual sight either. That’s because Dunedin ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- Bagpipes and drums will set the scene Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church for a blessing of families, drawing on generations of Scottish tradition. Westminster will be among ...

Many years ago, during an otherwise routine day in the third grade, David Spurlock’s class was visited by a bagpipe band. It was a life-changing experience for Spurlock. “I was completely awed by them ...

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 ...

The sounds of bagpipes and thundering drums rang throughout the streets of Annapolis. An 11-member band marched with black and silver pipes and drums while playing “Scotland the Brave.” The musicians ...

From Scottish parades to waterfront fireworks, this historic city brings charm, cheer, and twinkling lights all December long ...

The salsa beat is more familiar in South Florida, but every year, thousands of people turn out to Crandon Gardens on Key Biscayne to hear the rousing sound of bagpipes and drums and feast on bridies ...

The pipes, the pipes are calling from a parking lot. But soon they’ll be calling all the way from Glasgow, Scotland, where 20 pipers and 10 drummers from the Pikes Peak Highlanders Pipes and Drums ...

One is a retired Allentown police officer. Another works on Wall Street. A couple do land surveys. Two work on New Jersey’s Picatinny Arsenal police force. One is a teacher and another has just come ...

Think of them, as one enthusiast suggests, as the “agony bags” or, as another said, “an acquired taste.” Some equate them to the sound of cats in great distress, although there also seems to be a bit ...