WOODEN SOLDIER PLAYING BAGPIPES

My hand carved Scotsman is sat on

a Whisky barrel playing the Bagpipes and is ideal

for the mantlepiece

The origins of the pipes in Scotland is uncertain. Some say it was a Roman import. Others believe that the instrument came from Ireland as the result of colonization. Another theory is that they were developed there independently.Nevertheless, the Highlanders were the ones to develop the instrument to its fullest extent and make it, both in peace and war, their national instrument.

In the Lowlands of Scotland, pipers occupied well-defined positions as town pipers, performers for weddings, feasts and fairs.The Highland piper occupied a high and honored position within the Clan system and were mostly hereditary to be a piper was sufficient and, if he could play well, nothing else would be asked of him.

As a musical instrument of war, the Great Pipes of the Highlands were without equal the shrill and penetrating notes worked well in the roar and din of battle and pipes could be heard at distances up to 10 miles. Because of the importance of the bagpipes to any Highland army, they were classified as an instrument of war by the Loyalist government during the Highland uprising in the 1700s. After the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745, kilts and bagpipes were outlawed, the pipes being classified as instruments of war.

UK Price: £35+ £7.5 Post

Overseas Price: USA $90 inc of Post

Availability: Last Few Order for Xmas

Size: 17'' tall

Code Number: 803

Provenance: Limited edition New Design

Condition: Antique Finish

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