Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Battle of the Bagpipes combines the stories of pipe bands from Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Armed Forces with a history of ...

Soldiers come from all over the UK to the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh. There’s one subject missing from the sign, presumably to avoid scaring ...

I was called up and sent to the Royal Artillery, we went by train to Hereford and was met at the station along with other lads who had also got their papers. We went by trucks to the camp where we ...

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‘It was stupid as hell. Men falling all around me, falling dead. It was bloody horrible … (but) hearing the pipes gave the troops courage.’ — Harry Lunan, First World War piper. Imagine the feeling of ...

“It emphasises the effort that goes into reaching the top level of competition, with pipe majors who give it everything” “It is a very traditional documentary, which picks out some individual stories ...

This insightful and respectful documentary shines a light on the strange world of competitive bagpipe-playing Anita Singh Arts and Entertainment Editor Anita Singh is the Telegraph’s arts and ...