374 bagpipe players have broken the world record for the largest group performance of the instrument at Federation Square, with a rendition of AC/DC’s ‘It’s A Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)’. The performance was inspired by the music video where band member Bon Scott travels down Swanston Street playing the bagpipes. Link in bio for the full story by Gemma Grant (@gemmagrants). Photo: Justin McManus Video: @gab.caeli | The Age

Where did bagpipes ACTUALLY come from? Bagpipes are iconic, and strongly associated with Scotland and Scottish culture. But what do we really know about where they came from? Why did they become so popular in this part of the world? And how did they save the life of Bill Millin, “The Mad Piper”? bagpipes #history #madpiper #scotlandisnow #ww2 #nationalpipingcentre #scotlandexplore #glenfinnan #dday #commandomemorial #jacobites #romans #scottishhistory The National Piping Centre Glenfinnan Monume