Bagpipe

         Bagpipes are in the instrumental class of aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe are the most well known type of bagpipe. Thats the kind that you see being played by a large red-headed, kilt wearing, strongly mustached Scotsman in many movies. However there are many different kinds. The word "bagpipe" is equally correct as singular or plural, although in the English language, pipers most commonly call them "the pipes", "a set of pipes", or "a stand set of pipes". 

         Evidence of Roman and pre-Roman bagpipes is still uncertain, but several textual and visual clues have been brought forth. So there is no real date as to when the bagpipes where invented. In the early part of the second millennium, bagpipes began to appear with frequency in European art and iconography. From there it reaches Ireland, and from there it comes to Scotland where it sticks. During the expansion of the British Empire, spearheaded by British military forces that included Highland regiments the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe became well-known worldwide. This surge in popularity was boosted by large numbers of pipers trained for military service in World War l and World War ll. 

          Bagpipes are mostly used in native folk music and dance. However, it appears in many other genres as well. It is also played in about every American movie depicting anything Irish or Scottish. The film Braveheart and the theatrical tv show Riverdance are great examples. Today, the biggest producer of the bagpipe is Pakistan, where the industry was worth $6.8 million in 2010. 

Here is a wonderful bagpipe filled video, I pity any ears who listen to this:Johnny Bagpipes
And here are some PICTURES. And capital letters.