bagpiping
Playing tartan instrument
Bagpiping is playing the bagpipes, the distinctive droning instrument associated with Scottish and Irish music: The bagpiping echoed across the highland gathering.
As a gerund, it describes the activity or skill: She took up bagpiping after visiting Edinburgh.
In crude slang, bagpiping refers to a sex act involving the armpit.
Ritual vocalist
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
Edinburgh · Glasgow · clan · ceilidh · Scotland · Gaelic · thistle · heather
Ritual vocalist
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- jigSpirited folk dance
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
melody · tune · scale · grace note · embellishment · fingering · blowing · bag
Ritual vocalist
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- bagFlexible carrying container
- blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
bellows · goatskin · sheepskin · mouthpiece
Service honoring the dead
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- processionFormal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
wedding · graduation · honor guard · Amazing Grace · Taps · regimental · solemnity · tribute
Of the Emerald Isle
- GalicianNorthwest Iberian Romance tongue
- BretonBrittany's Celtic language
- BulgarianOf or from Sofia's country
- folk musicCommunity-born acoustic songs
Celtic · traditional · festival · gathering · competition · Brittany · Nova Scotia
chanter
Ritual vocalist
Highlands · Edinburgh · Glasgow · clan · ceilidh · Scotland · Gaelic · thistle · heather · loch
chanter
Ritual vocalist
reel · melody · tune · scale · grace note · embellishment · fingering · blowing · bag · bellows
chanter
Ritual vocalist
reed · bellows · goatskin · sheepskin · mouthpiece
funeral
Service honoring the dead
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- processionFormal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
memorial · wedding · graduation · honor guard · Amazing Grace · Taps · regimental · solemnity · tribute · pageantry
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
- GalicianNorthwest Iberian Romance tongue
- BretonBrittany's Celtic language
- BulgarianOf or from Sofia's country
folk music · Celtic · traditional · festival · gathering · competition · Brittany · Nova Scotia
- Scottish GamesHighland Games, caber toss, hammer throw, athletic competitions, traditional sports
bagpipingdrumming
Percussive rhythm-making
strumming · percussion · keyboarding · fiddling · bowing
bagpipingjazz improvisation
Spontaneous musical composition during performance
bagpipingsilence
Total lack of sound
whispering · humming · muting · flute playing · ambient music
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