Happy Bagpipe Day!

Today was International Bagpipe Day for 2025. Enjoy. . .

Happy National Marching Band Day ! ! ! 

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A Very Strong Musical Fellowship:
Ancient Origination:The bagpipe has roots to ancient Egypt as early as 400 BC the Pipers of Thebes as it is documented that the Egyptians were blowing pipes made from dog skin with chanters of bone. Then several hundred years later, one of the most famous exponents of the pipes have been documented back to the great Roman Emperor Nero, who may have been piping rather than fiddling while Rome burned to the ground.

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Irish Evolution: The earliest Irish roots of the Piob Mhor bagpipe show up in the year 1206, approximately thirty years after the Anglo-Norman invasion. Even though both England and France used the bagpipe in processions, church services, and festivities, the first pictorial representation of the native Irish mouth blown pipe is in the year 1578 and it shows a two-drone pipe much like both the English and French instruments.

Scottish Evolution: The bagpipe first arrived in Scotland around the year 1400, having previously appeared in European artwork in the country of Spain in the 13th century. All versions of the Great Highland Bagpipe are closely associated mostly these days with Scotland.

What is a Bagpipe? The bagpipe is a musical instrument with reed pipes that are sounded by the pressure of wind emitted from a bag squeezed by the player’s arm.

Celebrated: International Bagpipe Day is celebrated every year on March 10^th!

Scruffy Wallace with the bagpipes courtesy of Openverse

A Few Facts:
I am sharing a few facts, and more, some trivia, some not trivial. . .

Heritage:
Military Background: Did you know that the military origins of drum corps have changed over time? Marching music is a deep-rooted art form that touches us during serious memorials and excites us with beautiful music and precise routines. Drill squads, marching bands, drum lines, and drum corps are just a few types of marching music that involve many performers of all ages and skills. Marching music appears in schools, military units, community events, and local groups. The music varies as much as the groups themselves! Some use only brass instruments, while others may have woodwinds and electric guitars. Dance teams, baton twirlers, and color guards perform to modern soundtracks, showcasing a range of traditional marches, rock and roll, jazz, contemporary, and electronic dance music.

Photo Ensembles:

International Bagpipe Day – 2024 + Photos of the Chicago Marching Band Competition – June 1983

Happy National Marching Band Day – 2024 + Photos of the Chicago Marching Band Competition – June 1983

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Stand of great highland bagpipes courtesy of Openverse

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Marine Corps Bagpipers, circa 1943 courtesy of Openverse

National Marching Band Day