bagpiper

Kilt-wearing performer

A bagpiper is someone who plays the bagpipes, the traditional wind instrument associated especially with Scottish and Irish music.

Bagpipers appear at funerals, weddings, parades, and military ceremonies: A lone bagpiper played "Amazing Grace" as the casket was lowered.

instrument

chanter

Ritual vocalist

  • droneUnmanned flying machine
  • blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
  • reedsHollow-stemmed marsh plants

bellows · mouthpiece · sheepskin · goatskin · fingering · tuning · inflating · squeezing

scottish-culture

tartan

Patterned clan fabric

  • kiltWrapped Highland garment
  • sporranScottish ceremonial belt purse
  • clanRelated group sharing ancestry

Highlands · Edinburgh · Glasgow · ceilidh · haggis · whisky · thistle · heather · loch · Gaelic

ceremonial

procession

Formal moving line

memorial · graduation · honors · tribute · commemoration · solemnity · pageant · dedication · march · escort

music

jig

Spirited folk dance

  • reelWinding cylinder or dance
  • marchRhythmic group walk
  • lamentMournful expression of grief

air · tune · melody · skirl · ornament · embellishment · medley

tradition

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

legend · ballad · lore · customs · gathering · history · preservation · Celtic · ancient

performer

busker

Public-space entertainer seeking donations

Categories
Phrases
Family

bagpipes, bagpipe, bagpipers, bagpiping

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G