'For too long it's been about tartan and shortbread!' How Brìghde Chaimbeul makes piping hot

She is playing Scottish smallpipes to a huge pop audience with Caroline Polachek but, she explains, her own music has darker roots At a packed, sweaty gig at London's Eventim Apollo back in February, a shy 24-year-old from Skye had a surprising moment in the spotlight - playing the Scottish smallpipes at Caroline Polachek's headline show. "It was pretty overwhelming, to be honest," says Brìghde Chaimbeul (pronounced Breetch-er Hime-bowl), speaking from her home in Northern Ireland, a shy presen...