With all those strings to her bow, you might be surprised to hear that in 2020 she decided to take up another hobby – the bagpipes. Fast forward four and a half years and the grandmother of four ...

Playing bagpipes is "meditative," and good for his mental health, he said. He said he appreciates that his partner, Kimmy Woodworth, supports his hobby. "She enjoys that I enjoy it," he said.

Jim Smith has played the bagpipes for more than 60 years but when he was told he would have to have all his teeth removed he thought his lifelong obsession was over. "Bagpipes are what I live for ...

Thompson has played bagpipes since he was 13 in 1963, when he learned from an Scottish octogenarian coal miner who served with the Seaforth Highlanders in the Boer War.

David Cohen of Davenport walks from his apartment to the Mississippi River to play the bagpipes in Davenport, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Andy Abeyta 071719-qct-qca-bagpiper-016. David ...

The father-of-six still can't chew tough foods such as steak but he is back playing the bagpipes three times a week. "It's hard to say what it means to me being able to play the pipes again," he says.

The father-of-six still can't chew tough foods such as steak but he is back playing the bagpipes three times a week. "It's hard to say what it means to me being able to play the pipes again," he says.