Highland Bagpipe Chanter and Drone

Cover finger holes on a nine-note chanter, add the quick grace notes and play marches and slow airs against a constant drone.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of United Kingdom. It is presented as sport and skill, never as real fighting.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Celtic and Atlantic Europe.