Barnes entertains with Bagpipes

Barnes entertains with Bagpipes

“I’ve been playing the bagppipe for about 25 years now, since I turned 50,” said Mike Barnes, who now lives with his wife Pat on an acreage just west of Atlantic. “I’d always been fascinated by it, and so when…

Review: ‘The Bagpipes: A Cultural History’ by Richard McLauchlan – Piping Press

I am about to tell you about a book that includes among its photographs and images a picture of me drinking whisky directly from a bottle. And on that point, it can be said there has never been a book that features bagpipes quite like Richard McLauchlan’s ‘Bagpipes: A Cultural History‘. It has a broad reach: from the instrument’s pre-history over two millennia ago and Emperor Nero, to the Chilli Pipers...More Review: ‘The Bagpipes: A Cultural Hi…