List of bagpipers
This article is about people known for playing the bagpipes. For a list of different kinds of bagpipes, see List of bagpipes.
This is a list of bagpipers, organized by type of bagpipes.
Historically notable bagpipers
- King Edward VII, (1841-1910)
- King Edward VIII, (1894-1972)
- Daniel Laidlaw, (1875-1950), VC Piper to the Kings Own Scottish Borderers who received the Victoria Cross during WWI, the highest award for gallantry that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces
- Felix Steiner, (1896-1966), Waffen-SS commander
Bulgarian gaidars
Highland bagpipes
Northumbrian Smallpipes
Scottish Smallpipes
Asturian bagpipers (gaiteros)
Galician bagpipers (gaiteiros)
- Avelino Cachafeiro
- Carlos Núñez
- Anxo Lorenzo
- Cristina Pato
- Susana Seivane
Swedish Bagpipes
Uilleann pipes
Miscellaneous other notable bagpipers
Notable bands with nontraditional use of bagpipes
- AC/DC (Bon Scott era)
- Afro-Celt Sound System
- Albannach
- The Battlefield Band
- Big Country
- Black 47
- Blowzabella
- The Bothy Band
- Capercaille
- Ceoltoiri Chualann
- The Chieftains
- The Clutha
- Corvus Corax
- Danú
- Dixebra
- Dropkick Murphys
- Eluveitie
- Enter the Haggis
- Flatfoot 56
- Flogging Molly
- Glengarry Bhoys
- Grave Digger
- Hedningarna
- In Extremo
- KoЯn
- Luar na Lubre
- Lúnasa
- Milladoiro
- Moving Hearts
- Mozaik
- Mudmen
- Nightwish
- Niteworks
- Off Kilter
- Ossian
- Panacea
- Patrick Street
- Planxty
- Prydein
- The Pogues
- Real McKenzies
- Saltatio Mortis
- Salsa Celtica
- Schandmaul
- Seven Nations
- Skelpin
- Skyedance
- Skyforger
- Slainte Mhath
- Stary Olsa
- Subway to Sally
- The Kathryn Tickell Band
- The Tannahill Weavers
- Tanzwut
- Tri Yann
- Wicked Tinkers
- Wolfstone
See also
References
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