The oldest piping society in the United States is set to resurrected, as top pipers in Pittsburgh relaunch the Pittsburgh Piping Society established in 1898. The society predates the Scottish Pipers Society of London (1932), the Scottish Pipers Association (1920), and even the Piobaireachd Society (1904). Pipes | Drums

New Orleans Fire Department is one of the oldest fire departments in the country and was established over 125 years ago – it is missing one thing, a pipe band, until now. A group of fire fighters have founded a band.  WWLTV

Texas – every little boy wants to be like his dad. But when Luke Stewart, aged 7, tried to copy his dad’s new bagpiping hobby, no one expected he’d be this good at it.  USAToday

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