When Cameron Braithwaite was just 9 years old, he left his mom a note that read, “all I want to do is play the bagpipes.” His mom, Hillary, said if she could find a teacher they would make it happen.

Many years ago, during an otherwise routine day in the third grade, David Spurlock’s class was visited by a bagpipe band. It was a life-changing experience for Spurlock. “I was completely awed by them ...

The distant drone of bagpipes and the rat-a-tat of snare drums evokes visions of heather-covered moors and misty lochs. But the haunting music echoes not over the Scottish highlands but across the ...