The pipes are a magical instrument meant to stir your blood and move you! But it's not just used in marches. Here's my list of the top 10 uses of the greatest instrument in some non-traditional, pop/rock music.
In honour of International Bagpipe Day our pipe band is having a bit of fun bringing some bagpipe spirit to folks - and so I thought I'd add a bit of sources to show where the bagpipes have had impact outside the marching circuit.
Now these are my favourite songs where bagpipes were included, and I've steered clear of any directly celtic bands; otherwise this would become a huge list.
Okay, so let's start out: