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Fears for bagpipes as they slip into bottom five of instruments purchased in the UK
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dailyrecord.co.ukA music expert has warned bagpipes are becoming “critically endangered” - slumping into the bottom five least purchased instruments last year.
The traditional Scottish instrument is not being taken up by enough youngsters - and the only instruments that sold worse in the UK last year were the kazoo and the bassoon, data shows.
It comes after the Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust (SSPDT) charity warned in a 2019 report of a “silent decline” in bagpipe learning.
The 2024 slump - the second year running bagpipes have been in the bottom five instrument purchases - comes despite a 6 per cent rise in musical buys overall.
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