bagpipe

bag·​pipe ˈbag-ˌpīp. : a wind instrument consisting of a reed melody pipe and from one to five drones with air supplied continuously either by a bag with valve-stopped mouth tube or by bellows. often used in plural. bagpiper.

The bagpipes have a bag that holds air. The player keeps the bag full of air by blowing into it with a tube or pumping it with a bellows. To make music, the bag is pressed and the air comes out through a kind of flute or "chanter".

Due to their inspirational influence, bagpipes were classified as instruments of war during the Highland uprisings of the early 1700s, and following the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the government in London attempted to crush the rebellious clan system.

It's not the emotion behind the sound, it's the fact that they're loud. It's a feedback loop: One of the reasons people get sad is because of long, slow notes, but also because of the fact that it's used in these sad situations.

Many people find that playing the bagpipes is a great way to unwind after a long day at work or school. It provides an opportunity to disconnect from the stresses of everyday life and focus on something entirely different. Bagpiping is by nature a meditative form of music-making.

And bring the bag up to pressure and then when you're taking a breath. You just squeeze the bag with your elbow. If you say what son are you gonna play to a bagpiper.

Bagpipes were often played at Celtic funerals and ceils (dances). Many Irish and Scottish immigrants took jobs that were considered "dirty," like firefighters and police officers so the tradition carried over.

Bagpipes have long been a symbol of national pride and identity for Scotland. By playing traditional Scottish tunes on the bagpipes, pipers like Pipe Major Donald Mackenzie continue to celebrate and honour their nation's rich cultural heritage.

The earliest description of a bagpipe-like instrument comes from Egypt, as early as 400 BC. The so-called 'pipers of Thebes' were said to play instruments with pipes made from dog skin and chanters of bone.

The phrase stating that the apothecary is ''as emotional as a bagpipe'' is a simile. This comparison makes it seem like the apothecary is not emotional, since bagpipes are not a living object. This simile tells the reader Dr. Jekyll can expect no empathy from the apothecary in the story.

Piping Today #69, 2014. There's one thing I know: it was the sound of the bagpipe that attracted me, that made me want to find any damned way I could to learn to play the instrument. Haunting, stirring, soulful, inspiring, soothing, ethereal; bagpipe music touched me (and continues to) in an almost indescribable way.

Traditionally, bagpipes were made from the skin of a whole animal, turned inside out, with the pipes attached where the legs and neck would be. For the Great Highland bagpipe, the chanter is never silent, so there can be no rest between notes and its volume cannot be changed.