Always a little confused about bagpipes on st. patricts day...I always though badpipes were scottish? I guess it's both?
2007-03-20 06:55:40 · 8 answers · asked by charming_imogen 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Coming from an actual piper, I will tell you that there are many different kinds of bagpipes.
Uilleann pipes, as mentioned above, are a famous Irish bagpipe that contain bellows that relieve one of the need to constantly blow into the pipes to maintain pressure. Other Irish pipes are Brian Boru pipes, pastoral pipes, and the Great Irish Warpipes. Mind you these are simply just the Irish pipes and do not include those from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Eastern Europe, and of course Scotland.
Now the "A' Phìob Mhòr" (Great Highland Bagpipes) are both used in Scotland. Perhaps why you thought bagpipes are a Scottish "thing" is because the Great Highland Bagpipe of traditional Scottish variation is unmatched in sound and presence and is ingrained much more into both ancient and modern Scottish culture than bagpipes of any other country. The Great Highland Bagpipe is the most famous bagpipe in existence and therefore since it is a Scottish Bagpipe, the association holds.
2007-03-20 14:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Uilleann Pipes (uilleann (pronounced illan) the Irish word for elbow), are more associated with Ireland and the Bagpipes with Scotland. The difference is that air is pumped into the bag by means of a bellows powered by the elbow in the Uilleann pipes and the bagpipes are played with the mouth. The Uilleann pipes have a softer sound and are not as loud as the Bagpipes.
2007-03-20 12:59:17 · answer #2 · answered by alpha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stocland and Ireland both have there own versions of bagpipes. Although the Scottish version is the most common one. In the Scottish version you use your mouth to blow up the main bag. In the Irish version there is a bag attached to your elbow which you pump, this blows up the main bag. Both bag pipes have the same origin as Scotish and Irish are both Celtic culture. The word scoti in Latin means Irish. There was an Irish invasion of Scotland although there was already Celtic culture there.
2007-03-20 07:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by michealomainin 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Both the Irish and Scots play them although a bit differently
2007-03-20 07:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Stacy M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many types of bagpipes from many different countries.
info at: http://www.hotpipes.com/main.html
2007-03-21 04:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by REP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, both. Second queston: don't know.
2007-03-20 07:28:54 · answer #6 · answered by silvcslt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian, look it up youdon't believe me.
2007-03-20 07:10:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh, darn. I thought it referred to annoying old ladies...
2007-03-20 07:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋