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| − | Many people, on hearing the word ''bagpipe'', think of the Great Highland bagpipe of Scotland - the ''piob | + | Many people, on hearing the word ''bagpipe'', think of the Great Highland bagpipe of Scotland - the ''piob mòr''. There are, in reality, many different bagpipes in the British Isles and even more in Europe. |
The rural country bagpipe existed in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and many more counties besides. | The rural country bagpipe existed in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and many more counties besides. | ||
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Many people, on hearing the word bagpipe, think of the Great Highland bagpipe of Scotland - the piob mòr. There are, in reality, many different bagpipes in the British Isles and even more in Europe.
The rural country bagpipe existed in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and many more counties besides.
In the present time the main bagpipes being played are:
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Articles
The Bagpipe in Northern England by R.D.Cannon in The Folk Music Journal - Vol.2 No.2 1971
J B Marriott, The Bagpipe in Northern England [letter] - Vol.2 No.5 1974
English Bagpipe Music by R D Cannon in The Folk Music Journal Vol.2 No.3 1972