The Highland bagpipe is an integral part of Scottish culture and history, famous for its distinctive, powerful sound that even accompanied troops as they landed in northern France on D-Day.

It was a busy day for Manchester Memorial High School on Saturday. The school partnered with the organization Scottish Arts to host the Indoor Scottish Festival.

The sky was overcast. The ground was muddy. Mournful tunes blasting from bagpipes floated in the air. It was a fitting requiem for a Scottish Highland steer at Allandale Farm that had warmed hearts ...

Scottish pipes have three drones ... need a bag to push enough air through to get the stiff reed vibrating. Highland bagpipe music is written in the key of D major, where the C and F are sharp.