Scottish music is considerably more than “Scotland the Brave” played on bagpipes, although you may well hear that during your stay as well. The Gaelic-influenced songs and sounds of the Hebridean Islands and the Highlands have been around for centuries. The fiddle, accordion, flute, and Celtic drum are all part of the musical tradition. The best chance to hear the real deal is at a jam session in a pub or at a more formal (but still fun) social dance called a ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee). Bagpipes and the rousing, indeed ear-shattering, sounds they can create are entrenched in the national identity and culture of Scotland. Every summer, Glasgow hosts an international piping competition that draws thousands of pipers (many of whom also perform as part of Edinburgh’s Military Tattoo, a show featuring music, marching, and military exercises). But a lone piper may pop up anytime, anywhere. Once on a misty late-summer’s day at the Highland Monument to Bonnie Prince Charlie in Glenfinnan, one suddenly popped up on a nearby hillside and began playing. No kidding.
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