2026-03-10 17:44 UTC
“In addition to being spectacularly anarchic-sounding, bagpipes have long been part of a tradition of protest—one that’s perfectly in line with the disruptive ethos rock was founded on”
—Prof @seeshespeak@zirk.us on bagpipes & rock music
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https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/07/the-bagpipes-legacy-of-noise/490217/
#Scotland #Scottish #music #history #culture #bagpipes #InternationalBagpipeDay #rock #rockmusic
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@scotlit@mastodon.scot 2026-03-10 17:45
Via atlasobscura: a statue of Bon Scott – lead vocalist & lyricist with AC⚡DC 1974–1980 – with his bagpipes in Kirriemuir 5/6 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bon-scott-statue #Scotland #Scottish #music #history #culture #bagpipes #InternationalBagpipeDay #rock #rockmusic #acdc