Border Pipes Outside of Border Music
The Border Pipes have been taken up by many groups of pipers who were looking for a suitable instrument with which to play their music. This has not just been by musicians who play the music of the Scottish borders. For example, in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, highland pipers have, for generations, longed to play with their fiddling family and neighbors. With the increased availability of Border pipes, Highland pipers have found a new way to integrate themselves into their own musical culture. As the modern instrument is still fairly newly revived, ideas on playing styles are still evolving, and naturally depend on the kind of music being played.
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