Before bagpipe rehearsal came the earplugs. Mike Breidenbach, director of piping at Macalester College, proffered a pair with a grin before pipe band practice Wednesday night. Gather enough bagpipes ...

"Bagpipes are what I live for," says Jim, who started learning when he was 12. The pipe major had been diagnosed with mouth cancer and the surgeon said the only way to operate on his tongue was to ...

He was captivated, and told himself that one day he would learn how to play ... He sent out emails to bagpipe sellers in the UK and US to see if he could buy a practice chanter, the introductory ...