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New England bagpiping history and culture
New England Bagpipes
New England bagpiping history, music, parades, people, pipe bands, and cultural stories.
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New England piping—stories and community
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Bagpipes have accompanied New England’s immigrant communities, civic parades, police and fire services, Highland games, traditional music sessions, memorials, and celebrations for generations.
This growing regional archive brings together stories from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Additional newspaper clippings, photographs, and historical research can be added as they are reviewed and transcribed.
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