[aristeides]

I don't think there's anything particularly Celtic in bagpipes originally. It's just that the playing of them has survived in peripheral regions of Europe, in many of which Celtic languages also happen to have survived. I believe originally bagpipes were played throughout Europe. Augustin of "Ach du lieber Augustin" was a Dudelsackpfeifer, i.e., bagpipe player, at the time of the Turkish siege of Vienna, i.e., long after Germans displaced Celts in Vienna.

[muawiyah]

Bagpipes are attributed to the Romans. They were adopted by Gaelic speakers. While the rest of Europe rusted away in the Dark Ages, the Celtic Fringe raised their use to a high art.

[muawiyah]

I'd like to note that one of the hallmarks of what is known as the "English filter" is the attempt to deny any legitimacy to any element of Celtic civilization, culture or history.

We know all about the "English filter" these days and most knowledgeable people are instantly prepared to refute or rebut it as required.

[edwin hubble]

Yes,

Bagpipes were an indigenous folk instrument from France and Spain to the Black Sea. I've seen examples from Czechoslovakia and France.