Scottish Bagpipes Music On Hogmanay In Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of Scottish pipers playing bagpipes music on Hogmanay visit to Edinburgh and Fife. The Great Highland bagpipe, Scottish Gaelic: a' phìob mhòr, meaning " the great pipe " is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland. It has acquired widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world. There are many ancient legends and stories about bagpipes which were passed down through minstrels and oral tradition, whose origins are now lost. However evidence for Scottish bagpipes is more definite in 1396, when records of the Battle of the North Inch in Perth, Perthshire, mentions warpipes being carried into battle. Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year in this case New Year's Eve, December 31st, 2019. A Happy New Year from Scotland

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.