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'''Bagpipes''' are a wind instrument in which pipes known as a chanter and one or more drones are fixed to an airbag which the player fills with air through a mouthpiece or by arm-operated bellows. Bagpipes are famously associated with [[Scotland]], but this form of instrument is native to other nations and regions, including [[Northumberland]] in north-east [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Brittany]], [[Turkey]], [[Poland]], [[Sweden]], [[Serbia]], [[Hungary]] and many regions of [[Spain]]. | '''Bagpipes''' are a wind instrument in which pipes known as a chanter and one or more drones are fixed to an airbag which the player fills with air through a mouthpiece or by arm-operated bellows. Bagpipes are famously associated with [[Scotland]], but this form of instrument is native to other nations and regions, including [[Northumberland]] in north-east [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Brittany]], [[Turkey]], [[Poland]], [[Sweden]], [[Serbia]], [[Hungary]] and many regions of [[Spain]]. | ||
[[Category:Wind Instruments]] | [[Category:Wind Instruments]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||
Revision as of 21:45, May 30, 2009
Bagpipes are a wind instrument in which pipes known as a chanter and one or more drones are fixed to an airbag which the player fills with air through a mouthpiece or by arm-operated bellows. Bagpipes are famously associated with Scotland, but this form of instrument is native to other nations and regions, including Northumberland in north-east England, Ireland, Brittany, Turkey, Poland, Sweden, Serbia, Hungary and many regions of Spain.