No kilts - yes pipes!

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Very interesting sound they've produced there! I'm not generally a fan of so-called "mashups" of different ethnic traditions, but this one works particularly well.

I believe the bowed instrument he's playing is a Morin khuur, otherwise known as a horsehead fiddle. It's a traditional Mongolian instrument that pairs well with the bagpipes, in terms of the way it's played with a drone to accompany the melody. (Side note: this is one of the reasons I was drawn to playing traditional fiddle music to begin with. I love the sound of double-stops and drone strings.)

I'm not very knowledgeable on bagpipes, though. I see several types being played. These are obviously not Great Highland Bagpipes. What are they? I'm especially curious about the one where the drone pipes were swinging underneath the bag.

The underslung drones caught my eye as well. Many areas have their own version of pipes, and since the clip says it's
drums and pipe music from Latvia, perhaps these are a local variant?

Being a a fan of most types of music, especially classical and bluegrass, the violin/fiddle is a favorite sound. I was taught
by my throat singing teachers that the bow came west with the Mongol Horde sent out by Genghis Khan. The bow was
strung with the horsehair running between the strings of the instrument. this allowed it to be hung from a saddle without separation of the two, to prevent loss of bow. By the time the Horde reached the gates of Vienna, Genghis was gone and
Kublai was Khan. A rumor arrived from home that he had died, and that funeral games would be held. Having missed the games for Genghis, they decided to abandon the siege of Vienna and go home for the games. Thus we don't speak a
Turkic language and we inherited both the bow for stringed instruments and the stirrup. Cannot speak to the veracity
of this info, but I have seen writings which seem to confirm.