When pianist and gaita (bagpipes) player Cristina Pato was growing up in Galicia, a northwest region of Spain, she had a life-changing experience. “I am not the only female bagpiper, but I was the ...

Renowned Spanish musician Carlos Núñez will be bringing his Galician bagpipes (gaita) to Oakville for a performance stopover during his North American tour. The show on Saturday (Oct. 13) is a ...

In their 2005 performance at the Phillips Center, The Chieftains introduced a young piper who dazzled the audience with the sweet sound of a different sort of bagpipes. The Chieftains called the ...

The world’s most adventurous bagpipe player doesn’t hail from Ireland. Or Scotland. Or Wales. Or even France’s historically Celtic Brittany region. No, the most progressive piper comes from Spain. In ...

Hearing bagpipe music may pop images of men in kilts from the Scottish Highlands into your mind. Cristina Pato would like to add her own image representing Galicia in northern Spain, where she gained ...

Spectacular Spanish Bagpipes (Carlos Núñez with the Victoria Symphony) When: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Where: Royal Theatre Tickets: $15 to $80 (including student and senior discounts ...

Like most festivals devoted to Scottish culture, the annual Colorado Scottish Festival at the Highlands Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch features caber tossing, haggis eating and plenty of bagpiping.