Dr. Day,
Among other things the 1743 inventoryCapt. Matthew Kenner's estate in
Northumberland Co., Va., included one drum, one fiddle and "1 pare of bag
pipes."
Hope this helps.
HBG
At 02:19 PM 10/31/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone know of ANY reference to bagpipes--Irish, uillean, "Union,"
>or Scottish highland--being played in Virginia at any time before the
>20th century?
>
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