present itself to the public in a modern fashion. Bagad A lesser-known type of pipe band that has already expanded the pipe band genre is the bagad, a Breton cultural phenomenon. Bagads began in the thirties to counter the widespread decay of the living Breton folk tradition. A modern-day bagad consists of a biniou braz (Breton bagpipes), a bombarde section, a drum corps, and any additional musical instruments the band wishes to add. Common additions are clarinets, brass instruments (often trumpets or saxophones), guitars, and other forms of binious. See also List of pipe bands and associations References External links The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Bagpiping Highland games Scottish music Articles containing video clips