Lancashire bagpipe

The Lancashire bagpipe or Lancashire greatpipe has been attested in literature, and commentators have noticed that the Lancashire bagpipe was also believed proof against witchcraft.[1]

Historical attestation

Further reading

References

  1. Transactions, Volume 56North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, 1908. Pg cviii
  2. Behn, Aphra. Sir Patient Fancy.
  3. cited in Francis M. Colinson The Bagpipes: The History of a Musical Instrument. Routledge Kegan & Paul (October 1975)

See also

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