Bagpipes are a cherished part of St. Patrick’s Day, and Macalester College in St. Paul boasts Minnesota’s oldest pipe band, founded in 1948. Their program continues to flourish, offering free bagpipe ...

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Nearly every child in the room raised their hand when asked if they knew what a bagpipe was, but all of them put their hands right back down when the follow-up question was whether they knew how the ...

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 ...