Holiday Scotland

  Neil Clark here, of Torwood, Stirlingshire. Basically, I’m 47 and have been a piper all my life. So was my Dad, and my Grandfather. Proud to say my son James is too. I think he’d say he didn’t have a choice. I’ve been playing since age 4, via the Scots Guards (2nd Batt), Strathclyde [...]

  Most people think of bagpipes as an exclusively Scottish instrument.  This isn’t really the case, as pipes have existed in many countries since ancient times. In fact, it has been claimed that Nero didn’t fiddle as Rome burned, but played the pipes.   Well, maybe. And the pipes still exist in many forms, all [...]