PEKIN — Santa Claus might have to deliver presents all over the world on Christmas. Members of the Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums, a traditional Scottish and Irish bagpipe and drum band, also need to ...

Alec Brown is a proud member of the Celtic Eagle Pipe Band, a tight-knit group based in the Akron/Canton area that is doing its part to share the unique heritage of both traditional and contemporary ...

When Jim Tarbox joined St. Paul’s Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band, he didn’t expect to stay with the group for long. That was in 1975. He’s still with the group – currently as drum major. That might say ...

Broome County Celtic Pipes & Drums celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2017. On Saturday, they'll lead a pub crawl around the Southern Tier in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. This story, chronicling ...

It was a warm, clear summer night when Los Gatan Maribeth Allen heard the music. She had been outside stargazing when she heard a melody begin, but she couldn’t believe her ears. “Were those bagpipes ...

Mikki Brett takes great pride in dressing her brood for the occasion. A former bass drummer in a Celtic pipe band, she’s now the designated family stylist, responsible for assembling and ironing her ...

In this photo from 2019, the Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band rehearses in Claremont United Church of Christ, which will be the venue for its Dec. 12, 2021, Celtic Christmas concert. (Photo by ...

How the annual Potomac Celtic Festival got its start was almost an accident. Ten years ago, the event founders, Barbara Ryan and Bernard Argent, wanted to do a "little Christmas show" exhibiting ...

The Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band, in collaboration with Claremont Community School of Music, will present its sixth annual Celtic Christmas holiday concert 3 p.m. Dec. 7 at Claremont United ...

In this photo from 2019, the Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band rehearses in Claremont United Church of Christ, which will be the venue for its Dec. 12, 2021, Celtic Christmas concert. (Photo by ...