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Upcoming Bagpiping Events

Sat January 18, 2025

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flute

Instruments

The majority of traditional Irish flute players use a wooden, simple-system flute.

french cornemuse

Bagpipes

French bagpipes cover a wide range and variety of styles of bagpipes and piping, from the Celtic piping and Music of Brittany to the Northern Occitan’s cabrette.

gaita asturiana

Bagpipes

The gaita asturiana is a type of bagpipe native to the autonomous communities of Principality of Asturias and Cantabria on the northern coast of Spain.

galician gaita

Bagpipes

The Galician gaita is a traditional bagpipe from Galicia, a region in northwestern Spain, traditional instrument of Galicia and northern Portugal.

The zampogna is a traditional Italian bagpipe, which has been a significant part of Italy’s folk music tradition, especially in the southern regions such as Abruzzo, Calabria, Campania, and Sicily, as well as in central areas like Lazio.

low whistle

Instruments

The low whistle, or concert whistle, is a variation of the traditional tin whistle/pennywhistle, distinguished by its lower pitch and larger size.

northumbrian pipes

Bagpipes

The Northumbrian smallpipes (also known as the Northumbrian pipes) are bellows-blown bagpipes from North East England, where they have been an important factor in the local musical culture for more than 250 years.

great highland bagpipes

Bagpipes

The great Highland bagpipe (Scottish Gaelic: a’ phìob mhòr pronounced [a ˈfiəp ˈvoːɾ] lit. ’the great pipe’) is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland, and the Scottish analogue to the great Irish warpipes.