Having friends who are musicians has enlightened me about the persona of many musical instruments. It didn’t take me long to realize the banjo is a joke to many. I never knew that and, frankly, don’t ...

Musicians who play wind instruments need to clean them regularly to prevent the growth of molds and fungi that can cause "bagpipe lung", a rare but potentially fatal condition. Doctors blame the death ...

WIND instrument players are being warned by doctors over possible lung damage after a bagpipe player is believed to have died from a reaction to mouldy pipes. Doctors writing in the journal Thorax ...

Playing the bagpipes could be deadly, due to the moud spores lurking inside them. The wind instrument can harbour a host of fungi and mould that can cause 'bagpipe lung', experts warn. Blowing in warm ...

Musicians who play wind instruments may be at the risk of developing a potentially fatal condition called 'bagpipe lung', doctors in the UK have warned. The warning comes after a 61-year-old man in ...