An Island man has launched a business making Scottish smallpipes, the quieter cousin to the better-known Highland bagpipes. They are better suited to be played indoors for concerts or kitchen parties, ...

Bob Scent, one of Connecticut’s premier Highland bagpipe players, was hired by a sailboat owner to serenade the launching of a new vessel. He began blowing the pipes at 5:45 a.m. in Watch Hill, R.I.

The Scottish heritage of Kearny’s famous Paisley Cross lives on at the Piper’s Cove. There, a family-run business sells bagpipes, kilts, and gifts from across Caledonia or the Emerald Isle. “We sell ...

Before bagpipe rehearsal came the earplugs. Mike Breidenbach, director of piping at Macalester College, proffered a pair with a grin before pipe band practice Wednesday night. Gather enough bagpipes ...