Here are some amazing bagpipe history books detailing the music of the bagpipes. A lot of the bagpipers you will read about in bagpipe history can be heard in our bagpipe music section.
A lovely book exploring the history of bagpipes as represented by the collection in National Museums Scotland. Fascinating reading and beautiful and pictures too..
Featuring the greatest bagpiper of his generation, this lovingly produced book and CD is a landmark recording of a studio-shy, multi award-winning bagpiper. Bagpipes at their best!
From Dougie MacLean, the Battlefield Band, the Whistlebinkies, the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, the McCalmans and many more come the stories that break down the musical barriers between Scotland's past and present.
Music played by bagpipers described in Scots sources from the 15th to the 17th centuries and charts the history of piping in the Lowlands from the 15th century to the first appearance of music set for bagpipes in the early 18th century.