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 ...

Some people play the piano, others play the flute, and still others the drums, but I play the bagpipes. I play this unusual instrument with the Glor na nGael, a band (glornangael.com) that marches in ...

The number of job openings decreased by more in July than economists were expecting as the labor market recalibrates in response to President Trump’s trade war and ...

Learning to play the difficult instrument was the result of a “request” made by an Army commanding general. “We had a new commanding officer at Ft. Polk, La., with a Scottish background who wanted the ...

The pandemic shutdown inspired Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton to revive an unusual hobby. He plays bagpipes. Credit goes to his children, ages 8 and 10. They grew restless with ...

KEARNEY — While other teenagers were learning to play the guitar or drums, Alex Lowe of Kearney taught himself to play the bagpipes. Lowe, 16, is a junior at Kearney Catholic High School and the son ...

A bagpipe sounds so beautiful, firefighter Tony Nickelatti said, it gives him goosebumps. But learning to make those same emotive sounds isn't quite so pretty. "It's been a struggle," said Nickelatti.