Quote Originally Posted by wscottmac View Post
Picture a Highland Pipes and Drums band (clearly Scottish, plausibly mostly Presbyterians) marching on St. Patty's Day (an Irish Catholic celebration).
I am a Presbyterian. I am in an Irish pipe band. We wear green kilts. Are kilts Irish? Not exactly. Are bagpipes? You bet your thóin! Irish war pipes are basically great highland pipes, but with two drones instead of three. The only reason we don't play those instead is because 1) GHB are easy to get and, 2) they sound better. A large majority of our repertoire is Irish tunes.

Yes, you may see Scottish pipe bands march in St. Patrick's Day parades, but you also see them march in 4th of July Parades, Canada Day parades, and (I bet) any others you can dig up. Let's face it, bagpipes are awesome, and why stop the skirl of the pipes on such a wonderful (largely secular) holiday?!?