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Maksim Mudrinić, Oskar Kovač – Made in Sivac: Serbian Music from Vojvodina cover artwork. Photos of two of the artists

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Traditional Sounds of Sivac Pipes Take Center Stage

Maksim Mudrinić, Oskar Kovač – Made in Sivac: Serbian Music from Vojvodina (Antonovka Records, 2025) This field recording captures traditional music from Vojvodina, the autonomous…

Xavier Blanco — A Gaita de Caña de Moaña cover artwork. Xavier playing the bagpipe, wearing a hat.

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Cane Bagpipe Comeback: Xavier Blanco Revives A Lost Galician Sound

Angel Romero February 14, 2026 No Comments bagpipe Celtic music Galician music world music Xavier Blanco

Xavier Blanco — A Gaita de Cana de Moaña (Several Records, 2001) Xavier Blanco Nogueira, a Galician piper from Moaña in the Morrazo region of…

The album cover for Brìghde Chaimbeul – Sunwise features a windswept coastal landscape with four figures walking in a large, faintly traced circle on a barren, grassy plateau.

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Pipe Drone Zone: Brìghde Chaimbeul Returns With Sunwise

Angel Romero June 5, 2025 No Comments bagpipe Brìghde Chaimbeul small pipes world music

Brìghde Chaimbeul – Sunwise (tak:til / Glitterbeat, 2025) Scottish small pipes innovator Brìghde Chaimbeul will release her third album, Sunwise, on June 27, 2025, via…

The album cover for Celtic Sea by Carlos Núñez features a collage-style design. At the center, Núñez is pictured wearing a yellow raincoat and a gray knit cap, gazing toward the horizon with a serene expression. Surrounding him are nine square images: ocean waves, rocky coastlines, vintage nautical maps, handwritten sheet music, a sunset over the sea, and a ferry.

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Setting Sail on Celtic Sounds: Carlos Núñez Navigates Musical Currents

Angel Romero March 17, 2025 No Comments bagpipe Breton music Carlos Núñez Celtic music Galician music Spanish music world music

Carlos Núñez – Celtic Sea (Arfolk AR1208, 2023) Carlos Núñez’s album Celtic Sea is a musical voyage through the maritime connections that have bound Celtic…

piper Carlos Núñez holding his bagpipe to the heart. He is standing by the seashore.

Articles

The Bagpipe, a Popular Solo and Marching Band Instrument

Angel Romero December 22, 2024 No Comments Alban Faust Alistair Anderson Álvaro Álvarez Fernández and Daniel Álvarez Moya and Daniel Bellón Anders Norudde Andrea Boyd Andrea Fernández Joglar Andrew Carlisle Andy May Angus MacColl Anna Rynefors Anxo Lorenzo bagpipe Berto Varillas Börs Anders Öhman Brighde Chaimbeul Bruce Gandy Calum Stewart Carlos Núñez Cillian Vallely Cristina Pato Davy Spillane Declan Masterson Enora Morice Eric Rigler Erik Ask-Upmark Fernando Vázquez Cárcaba Flavio Rodríguez Benito Fred Morrison gaita gayda Gwenael le Corronc Gwendal Thieme Hazel Whyte Helori Saout Hervé LeFloc’h Iain MacInnes Jack Lee Jamie Holton Jarlath Henderson Jerry O'Sullivan Jesús Fernández Jori Chisholm José Ángel Hevia José Manuel Tejedor Kathryn Tickell Kyle Warren Liam Kernaghan (New Zealand)Llorián García Flórez Margaret Houlihan María López Carballo Mick O'Brien Nadia Vázquez Olle Gällmo Pablo Carrera González Paddy Keenan Patrick Molard Pedro Álvarez Per Gudmundson Quentin Muenier Robert Watt Roddy MacLeod Ronan Browne Rubén Alba Garcia Santi Caleya Seán McKiernan Stuart Liddell Susana Seivane the Sondeseu folk orchestra Troy Donockley tulum Willie McCallum world music Xosé Manuel Budiño Xuacu Amieva Yvonnick Beauvaisr

The bagpipe is a reed instrument, typically featuring either a single or double reed, with an air reservoir housed in a bag. A standard set…

Events

Experience Carlos Núñez at Kaufman Music Center

World Music Central News Room August 13, 2024 No Comments bagpipe Celtic music gaita Galician music world fusion world music

Carlos Núñez is set to perform at Kaufman Music Center in Manhattan on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Known for his energy, virtuosity, and charisma, multi-instrumentalist…

Ross Miller - The Dedication Jigs cover artwork. The artist holding a bagpipe.

Music videos

Ross Miller Launches ‘The Dedication Jigs’ Video

World Music Central News Room April 20, 2024 No Comments bagpipe Celtic music Ross Miller Scottish music world music

“The Dedication Jigs” is a new piece by Scottish piper Ross Miller. He is joined by Charlie Stewart on fiddle, Rory Matheson on keyboards, Ross…

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Dynamic, Rocking Bagpipe Rooted in Galician Tradition

Iliana Cabrera March 2, 2024 No Comments bagpipe gaita Galician music Spanish music Susana Seivane world fusion world music

Susana Seivane – Sete (Mare, 2023) Susana Seivane is back, and she’s not holding back! In her latest album, Sete, released on December 7th, 2023,…

Vanja Ilijev - Made in Zrenjanin: Serbian Music from Vojvodina album cover

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Serbian Bagpipe Music from Vojvodina

Douglas Sanders October 19, 2023 No Comments bagpipe gadje gajda Serbia Serbian music Vojvodina world music

Vanja Ilijev – Made in Zrenjanin: Serbian Music from Vojvodina (Antonovka Records, 2023) Nestled in the heart of northern Serbia, Vojvodina is an autonomous region…

Pijpekruid - Live and demo recordings 1978 -1981

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Pijpekruid’s Unreleased Folk Gems Finally Surface

Claudia Taylor September 8, 2023 No Comments bagpipe Dutch music Pijpekruid world music

Pijpekruid – 1978 -1981 (Pan Records, 2023) The album titled Pijpekruid – 1978-1981 (Pan 234, 2023) presents a notable addition to the extensive repertoire of…