Bagpipes Plus Hip Hop Equals Musical Pot of Gold

Wednesday, 09 March 2011 | by Pat's Picks

Bagpipes and hip hop—what do they have in common? Both musical genres make an appearance in a new video and the result, says the New York Daily News, is worth watching. After a producer introduced Rally Bop, a Jamaican hip-hop artist, and Brian McGuire, a banker by day, bagpiper by night, the unlikely duo traveled to Ireland to film their first collaboration, “The Sound of the Bagpipe.” Turns out, they had more in common then they thought. Says Rally: “We both enjoy a good pint of Guinness - and are not too fond of the British.”