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wearing of the green

wearing of the green

“The Wearing of the Green” is an Irish street ballad lamenting the repression of supporters of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

Bagpipe Chanter

Bagpipe Chanter

The bagpipe chanter is a crucial component of the bagpipe, serving as the melody pipe where the player creates music.

the hobo bagpiper

the hobo bagpiper

Tuesday evening several gentlemen made up a purse for the bagpiper and thereby induced him to play in front of a Walnut street drug store, from which he had previously been thrown into the street.