Walpipe
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The walpipe is a type of bagpipe found historically in Lapland (now known by its native name, Sápmi), a region of northern Scandinavia inhabited by the Sami people
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Late 18th century researchers noted two bagpipes in Lapland: the sak-pipe and the wal-pipe.
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
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Late 18th century researchers noted two bagpipes in Lapland: the sak-pipe and the wal-pipe.