The 2015 Alaska Scottish Highland Games take place on Saturday, June 27. One of the most stirring moments -- and probably the loudest -- will be when ranks of kilted pipers and drummers from around ...

Sheila Liming grew up in Seattle playing "normal" instruments, including the piano and flute, she said, until her grandmother persuaded her to take up the bagpipes. Her grandmother, whose father had ...

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 ...

As the new year begins, you may be feeling an itch to travel. Luckily, a piece of Scotland is coming to Orlando this weekend. The Central Florida Scottish Highland Games is back for a 46th year, ...

We bagpipe lovers are not a particularly nuanced lot. Many of us will joyfully head to the Alameda County Fairgrounds this weekend as the Scottish Highland Gathering and Games returns for its 157th ...

Palmer Shonk felt right at home Saturday as he joined fellow pipers to play skirling march tunes on the main field of the Ligonier Highland Games. Shonk, of Avalon, led an ad hoc band of 12 bagpipe ...

Dave and Nancy Malican are not offended when neighbors act unfriendly toward them. “It’s our music making that drives them wild,” Nancy Malican said. “You either love it or hate it.” People love it ...

As I walked onto the grounds of the sixty-third annual Scottish Gathering and Highland Games in Salado, I was greeted by acres of tartan and a lot of bagpipes. And I mean a lot of bagpipes. The ...