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great highland bagpipes

great highland bagpipes

The great Highland bagpipe (Scottish Gaelic: a’ phìob mhòr pronounced [a ˈfiəp ˈvoːɾ] lit. ’the great pipe’) is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland, and the Scottish analogue to the great Irish warpipes.

scottish small pipes

scottish small pipes

The Scottish smallpipe is a bellows-blown bagpipe re-developed by Colin Ross and many others, adapted from an earlier design of the instrument.

tin whistle

tin whistle

The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument.

tulum bagpipes

tulum bagpipes

The tulum is a musical instrument, a form of bagpipe from the Black Sea region of Turkey.

uilleann pipes

uilleann pipes

The Uilleann pipes, Ireland’s most famous bagpipes, are a bellows-driven instrument known for their melodic, softer sound, distinct from the louder Great Highland Bagpipes of Scotland.