From those roots the bagpipe evolved into an American tradition for police and fire fighters, regardless of ethnicity today. The Scottish bagpipe came to eclipse the uillean pipe primarily because it was louder. When someone died in the course of these dangerous duties, they were given a sendoff that reflected the sentiments of their comrades-and also, quite likely, to remind everyone else of just who was protecting them from fire and crime. Denied all but the toughest and most dangerous jobs at a time when they were viewed by the predominant Anglo-American population much the way Mexicans are today, Irishmen tended to dominate the fire houses and police in New York, Boston and other east coast metropolises. Playing bagpipes and uillean pipes at funerals is a longstanding tradition among Irish and Scots that came to the New World wholesale during the potato famine. Why are Scottish bagpipes played at funerals for policemen and firefighters? Why are bagpipes played at funerals? Close Bagpipe Players Abstract Retro Art - Music Room Decor Abstarct Printable Art - Abstract Classic Oil Painting Vintage Digital Download Gift softwhitetrail (183) 1.65 4.09 (70 off) RARE ESTE Ceramiche Porcellana/Porcelain Glaze Yellow Figurine, Bagpipe player bluemoovintage (200) 82. Find art you love and shop high-quality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at Art.com. Bagpipe Player, 1624 West Building, Main Floor - Gallery 44 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions overall: 100.7 x 82.9 cm (39 5/8 x 32 5/8 in.) framed: 129.54 × 111.76 × 7.62 cm (51 × 44 × 3 in.) Credit Line Paul Mellon Fund and Greg and Candy Fazakerley Fund Accession Number 2009.24.
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