South Side native, Mike O'Donnell, began playing the bagpipes at 19 years old after being introduced to the instrument by his priest. It was the beginning of a hobby that has spanned for over 30 years ...
The 10th anniversary of Pipefest in Edinburgh, Scotland, this summer attracted 9,100 musicians from 30 countries and broke the world record for the largest pipe gathering in history. Imagine the sound ...
Phil Lenihan’s love for bagpipes began when the first Highland Games he attended finished. It was the 1940s and Lenihan, then a New York City high schooler, went with his father to the Scottish sports ...
A local burger grill made “Irish nachos” famous. But fried potatoes won’t be at center stage Saturday in downtown Arlington when J. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill throws its 45th annual festival and nighttime ...
ANDERSONVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - A retired marine is using music from his father’s homeland to help people celebrate fallen heroes this Memorial Day. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Dan Gillan has been ...
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — In the days following 9/11, Robert Honor watched the funerals on television and had an unusual reaction. Stirred by the steady, sorrowful drone of bagpipe bands paying tribute to ...
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren pays tribute to a colleague who died unexpectedly by performing "Amazing Grace" on the International Space Station. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, ...
JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — On Memorial Day, Kris Carmichael honored the fallen with his breath, playing bagpipes. Carmichael has spent the past 40 years playing his bagpipe at memorials offering a ...