IT'S BAGPIPE APPRECIATION DAY.
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CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR THE 2009 SUMMERFEST Parade segment featuring LOCAL 21 N.Y. PIPES & DRUMS!
CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR THE 2009 SUMMERFEST Parade segment featuring LOCAL 21 N.Y. PIPES & DRUMS!
For those who don't know: Originally pastoral and festive, the military began using the bagpipe in the eighteenth century and accompanied it with drums. Battlefields were loud, so instruments were used to communicate.
Bagpipers from clans—who were often at war with each other—would inspire soldiers before battle, and played during battles to signal movements, attacks, and retreats.
When the Scottish uprising of 1745 failed, military training was banned. Thus, the bagpipe could no longer be used in this context anymore, although it was not banned for other uses. AGAIN, READ MORE HERE.
When the Scottish uprising of 1745 failed, military training was banned. Thus, the bagpipe could no longer be used in this context anymore, although it was not banned for other uses. AGAIN, READ MORE HERE.
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