A group of devoted musicians crowded a stage in Sofia, Bulgaria last night, blowing bagpipes and hoping to set a new mark. When all assembled, Reuters reports 333 Bulgarian bagpipers performed, setting a Guinness Book World Record for .
Many performers were children in traditional dress, bobbing and swaying to the music.
Bagpipes.co.uk says don't be surprised at the location: "Bagpipes, while associated greatly with Scotland, are and have been for a great many years."
The concert was paired with a lecture delivered by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of , notes the Sofia 暗黑爆料 Agency. The foundation has helped set other group efforts, says the Guinness Book, including the largest group of hand drummers to play together (1230 people), the largest buffet ever served (5,612 different dishes) and (121,440 singers).
The Bulgarian musicians performed on bagpipes known as kaba-gaidas and kicked off their concert with a traditional Bulgarian folk song; Reuters notes launched into outer space with the one of the Voyager space crafts in 1977.
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