10 Facts About Bagpipes!

As the Bagpipe is the best instument ever I thought I'd find some facts about it. People like to dis on the bagpipes, but you all know that if someone at a party could play them, they would be the coolest person there!


10 Facts About Bagpipes

1. The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep
2. Bagpipes were once used by Scotts to frighten away their enemies on the battlefield
3. Bagpipe classical music, which is catagorized by dificult strings of gracenotes is called piobaireachd
4. Will hold a continuous note, when the player is breathing, due to stored air inside
5. The pipes were originally made of bone or ivory, but are now made of wood
6. The bagpipes have been banned twice in Scotland, once in 1560 and again in 1746
7. Over 500 bagpipers were killed in World War 1
8. The most common types are the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and the Irish uillean pipes
9. They are mentioned in 'The Canterbury Tales' written around 1380, "A Baggepype wel coude he blowe and sowne/And ther-with-al he broghte us out of towne"
10. In the late 20th century, electronic bagpipes were invented