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Actually it was the pipes themselves that were known as the "Ladies From Hell". The Germans during WWI were the first to use this term during a battle when the Scots came out of the trenches behind a piper and turned the tide. As the Germans said they "sounded like Ladies from Hell".

As a Scotsman by heritage I proudly own and wear a kilt, and own a wonderful collection of bagpipe CDs, plus a great video "The Ladies From Hell" which tells the history of the Highlanders and Pipes in battle down through the ages.

and own a wonderful collection of bagpipe CDs,

Unfortunately, all of my bagpipe music is on vinyl and I haven't a record player at the moment. *sigh* However, I do have Highland Cradle Song and the Skye Boat song downloaded on my PC.

As a Scotsman by heritage

I haven't proven my line of Hutchinsons is a sept of MacDonald of Sleat yet but I hope to. Doesn't matter though as I've loved Scottish history since I discovered the Stuarts at the age of 14 while eating history books from the library. (guess I was a weird kid!)