This is not just a bunch of hot air. Here are 16 songs that prove bagpipes have a place in our hearts beyond St. Patrick’s Day parades. 2. Rilo Kiley, “A Better Son/Daughter” On the surface, much of ...

A few years back, when a friend asked me to play the bagpipes in a concert marking the 15th anniversary of Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, I was thrilled. In my experience, most ...

Call him a Social Justice Star Warrior. Brian Kidd, aka the Unipiper, is famous (or notorious, depending on your personal whimsy threshhold) across Portland for donning a Darth Vader mask while ...