*NEW* Military Bands: Lord Mayor's Show 2023.
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- Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2023
- Military bands taking part in this years Lord Mayor's Show in London on Saturday 11th November 2023. Includes the parade out and return.
Featuring the following:
Band of The Household Cavalry
Band of The Irish Guards
Band of the Royal Air Force College
Band of The Royal Yeomanry (ICCY)
Pipes & Drums of The Royal Regiment of Scotland ( I think, please let me know if it wasn't)
Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines Command Training Centre
Band of The Honourable Artillery Company
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You're really spoiling us MrB with all this content! Not, that it bothers me! 😊 Challenging Vicky on the who can write the Longest Comments! 😂
The marches played were,
(Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry)
1) 5:50-Cavalry Walk
(Band of the Irish Guards)
2) 6:56-Star of Erin
3) 9:10-The Contemptibles
4) 12:20-Bravura
(Band of the Royal Air Force College)
5) 13:33-Holyrood
(Band of the Royal Yeomanry)
6) 15:04-On the Square
(2 SCOTS Royal Highland Fusiliers P&D)
7) 17:28-The Glendaruel Highlanders/ Atholl Highlanders
(Band of HM Royal Marines Commando Training)
8) 20:49-Gibraltar
(Band of the Honourable Artillery Company)
9) 28:12-Wellington
(Honourable Artillery Company Corps of Drums)
10) 30:54-The Great Escape
(Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry)
11) 31:30-Cavalry Walk
(Band of the Irish Guards)
12) 35:18-The Contemptibles
13) 38:21-Bravura
(Band of the Royal Air Force College)
14) 41:53-The Liberators (Splendid Drumming!)
(Band of the Royal Yeomanry)
15) 44:45-The Contemptibles
16) 46:30-Vimy Ridge
(Band of HM Royal Marines Commando Training Centre)
17) 48:16-HMS VANGUARD
18) 50:20-Glorious Victory
19) 54:39-National Emblem
(Band of the Honourable Artillery Company)
20) 56:55-General Mitchell
(Honourable Artillery Company Corps of Drums)
21) 1:00:15-Galanthia
(Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry)
22) 1:02:19-Coburg March (Der Coburger)
23) 1:05:30-Bravura
Phew!! Shortest march list I've typed I should think! Lol😂
Some Spiffing Bass trombone by the Irish Guards Band at 35:18 and onwards. Some splendid Drumming by the RAF at 41:53, and Of course I cannot go without mentioning that The Royal Marines played one of my favourites "HMS Vanguard at 48:16. Apologies for the long comment, and well done if you got this far down! 😄
Hahaha! Hello Delvin-Pedia!! Are you trying to say something about the Length of my Comments?? 🤔?? 🤔??. Do you really want to Challenge me regarding Long Comments?? hmmmm?? I'm prepared to Admit your Comments have a lot more interesting Information than mine do, but I can still waffle on far more than you! I have the advantage of being a Female & a Wife!! I have Medals you may only dream about in the Nagging Stakes!🤩🤩 & we Females always get the Last Word!!
I have to say Delvin -Pedia, you're Spot on about that Bass Trombone in the Band of the Irish Guards, if I remember correctly he's Sgt. Lockwood, David (?) Lockwood. Whoever he is, your Man is Bossing it like an Ace!! He certainly gets People Up & Paying Attention!! Top Man!!
@@vickyRoyalHistory Hahahahaha! This has made me Cackle with laughter! You shall always win in that battle Vicky, and no I don't mean it in a rude sort of way 😊. Just pulling your leg! Quite fun I must say! Although I wouldn't want to upset you! YES, well done Vicky! That's him Principal Trombonist D. Lockwood! The Man with the Lungs of Steel lol.
@@delvinrodriguez3341 Yay Me!!! I actually retained Something. He certainly knows his way around a Bass Trombone. I had to watch very carefully, to match the Sound to what he was playing, it almost sounded like an Eb Tuba, with that lovely throaty Growl.
Thank you, yet again, and still more to come, so you and Vicky can still fight it out for the longest comment. 🤣🤣
FYI, if anyone is interested. The 4 soldiers riding behind the Life Guards are US Army 1st Cavalry Division soldiers, recognizable by the large yellow patch on their left shoulder and cowboy hats. They are visible early in the video but also at the end at 1:08:46.
Nancy you've beaten me to it! 😄 It's absolutely wonderful to see our Cavalry taking part in this parade!
Hi Nancy!! Thanks for that info. Another tell tale sign, is the Crossed Sabres on the Front of the Hat. Anyone that Followed the Antics of Ken Berry, Forrest Tucker & Larry Storch & Friends of F Troop, in the 1960s & 70s would recognise that Badge.🤣🤣🤣.
@@vickyRoyalHistory Hi Vicky! You're right, I didn't even think about that. I grew up with and loved F Troop. They were hilarious.
@@NancyCampbell-rk9rm Yes it was on early on a Friday Evening here. Which was the one time I was allowed to eat Dinner in the Lounge, instead of at the Dining Room Table. Lol.😄🥰😲 I was laughing so loud, everyone came in to see what I was laughing at & the next week, everyone ate in the Lounge!🤣🤣🤣
Thanks, Nancy. Nice to know some of our friends in the USA got to participate
I love your footage of the Lord Mayor's Show it's great and you beat the BBC hands down, great music in motion no nattering or commentary just great music from many of our military branches, Good on them much love & Respect to them all and to you for all your time and effort 👍❤️🇬🇧
Appreciate it, thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
Splendid performance and recording as always! I was wondering if you catch the Lord Mayor's show after I watch the rememberance video and it immediately showed up in my reccomended video feed!
Thank you glad you enjoyed it.
Brilliant video as ever Mr B! 👏
Thank you 👍
I love a parade and you folks really know to do it right! All those beautiful horses and the mounted band with the drum horses. I wish they had played the coberger march.
I hope the horses are fitted with ear defenders!
Thanks for recording and sharing. You must have had a hell of a day bouncing around London to catch as much of this as you did. Hope you had an excellent meal and a great night's sleep after all this work.
Saturday was the longest day, my phone said I had done 45,500 steps, no wonder my feet hurt that night. 😂
@@MrBaton74 😳😲😲 Good Lord!! 🥾🥾 New Shoes for you & Alternative Transport 🛹 🛼🛼
@@vickyRoyalHistorywas a bit slack on the Sunday, only managed 27,000 😭😭
out here in Canada it would nice to know the Different band regiments taking part by the colours on their head gear please Green is the only one that I am certain of-- Thanks
Hello John, I know your Comment & Request was Months ago, I'm just wondering if you got the Information you wanted? I have it all nicely laid out for the Army & my 2 Part Comment explains a lot of the Other Services But I'm Quite happy to post what I have for you for Future Reference. Just let me know if You'd like it.
is it me or do the maine pith helmets keep changing last time i saw one it was fat and did not fitting on a marines head
The Lord Mayor's Show - Part One
WOW! The 2nd Major Parade in 1 Day!! Mr B reports he's walked 45,500 Steps filming both Parades, so... using the accepted formula of 30" Steps & 116ppm which is the Std. British Army paces per minute, which converts to Decimal = 74 cm (@ 116 ppm) so 0.74 cm per step @ 116 steps = 88.16 metres pm. So 88.16 X 60 =5289.6 metres per Hr or 5.290 Km per hour or 3.288 Mph. Just on Saturday! That means you travelled....Lots! & by anyone's Standards, you should have been completely Cream Crackered by Saturday Night Mr B!!
The Lead off of The Military Parade for this years Lord Mayor's Show, is The Mounted Band of The Household Cavalry, which consists of the Regimental Bands of The Life Guards & the Blues & Royals. Today, they're wearing their Gold State Livery, these are the Oldest Continually Worn Uniform in the British Army. The Life Guards were raised by Charles ll, during his exile in the Netherlands in 1658. The Blues & Royals were raised in August 1650 by Sir Arthur Haselrigg, on the Orders of Oliver Cromwell, at Newcastle Upon Tyne & Durham, as a Regiment of Horse. Once Charles ll was restored to the throne in 1660, They became The Regiment of the Earl of Oxford. Although they were raised before The Life Guards, The Life Guards take Precedence as the Senior Regiment as they were Founded by the King himself & received Royal Cavalry Status. The Blues & Royals were Raised by Cromwell, the Commonwealth Leader & only received Royal Cavalry Status after Charles ll regained the Throne in 1660. The Grey Horses are usually only ridden by the Trumpeters, that harks back to the days when Orders in Battle were given by Trumpeters. They are Grey so that they can be seen easily. I notice today however, the Clarinets are riding the Greys. The Mounted Band is not Complete without mentioning the Drum Horses, They are either Shire or Clydesdales & take 5 years to fully train, they carry a pair of Silver Kettle Drums with a combined weight of 112 kgs (247lbs) & they hold the Rank of Major.
Directly behind them here come Squadrons of The Lifeguards, in their Scarlet Tunics & Polished Cuirassiers with their White Plumed Helmets. Behind them are some assorted Officers & International Cavalry Guests, there are the American Cavalry, with their Yellow Patch & Hats with the Crossed Sabres Badge - Thanks to Nancy for the info- , it looks like some French & I spy a couple of Aussies & NZ Cavalrymen! Apart from that I have no idea, so if you know please tell us. There does look to be some Jockeys at the rear in nice Red Colours, perhaps they've stopped in on the way to the 3.15 at Ascot.
Next up looks like some Bands of The Household Division. They have gone into Grey Greatcoats for Winter, but they still have their Iconic Bearskins Headwear. The only way to tell their Regiments now, rests with the Flash they have on the Bear Skins, so I'll do my best.
Aha! I See Blue Flashes, that says they're The Officers, Band & Men of the Irish Guards. I also see some Red Flashes, that's the Coldstream Guards, Officers & men. Oh! & here come The Band of the Household Cavalry, led by the Director of Music of the Blues & Royals. These Narrow London Streets really make them Loud! but Good.
Ah! here comes DM James Johnston the new Irish Guards Drum Major, leading his Irish Guards Band, with a Sprinkling of Coldstream Guards Bandsmen, very nice Sound! Mike will be pleased to see multiple Euphoniums sandwiched between a couple of Eb Tubas. Man that Bass Trombone is Good! Well done Sgt. Lockwood!
Following them are several Companies of Guardsmen, there seem to be a Mixture, Files of Irish, Coldstream & Grenadier Guards, marching 3 abreast behind Irish & Coldstream Officers. I can't see who's Colour they're Parading with. Very Smart Drill Gentlemen & Ladies.
Here come The Air Force! This is The Band from the RAF College, RAF Cranwell. Very good they are too! Strangely, they've not yet gone into their distinctive Blue/Grey Greatcoats. Mike will be pleased again Multiple Euphoniums, a Baritone Sax, an Eb Tuba & a Bb Tuba all in 1 Rank, with them & a Bass Trombone, the deeper tones in the Marches are well taken care of.
The Band of the Royal Yeomanry are next, an Army Reserve Unit with a fascinating History. They Regiment trace their beginning to 1548 when they were known as The Inns of Court Regiment, they were raised to Defend London from a possible Spanish Invasion. As we see them now, they are the Royal Yeomanry (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) & they're the Amalgamation of all the Yeomanry in the Greater London Area, in 1961. As a part time Band, they are very highly thought of & their Music Skills are top class. They recently performed a series of free concerts at the National Army Museum, which Mr Baton recorded to Video. They are here on RUclips if you want to hear more of them.
What British Military Parade would be complete without the Stirring Sound of the Pipes & Drums? And here they are, 2 SCOTS Royal Highland Fusiliers Pipes & Drums. Striding down the Road, with Kilts & Sporrans Swinging, it's enough to make a Scotsman Burst with Pride! As you can tell from the Variety of different Glengarry Caps, this is another Amalgamation of Several Regiments. They all wear the Tartan of the New Regiment, but they maintain their links to the old Regiments, by keeping their Caps with the Old Regiments cockading & Ribbons. Right at the Back is their Mascot Corporal Cruachan IV & Servant. I don't think I'd be keen having him behind me, this little Fella, became Famous for eating HM The Late Queen's Posies!
Continued in Part 2....
The Lord Mayor's Show - Part Two
The Royal Marines Band from the Commando Training Unit is next. Wearing their very Smart Greatcoats. They look more like Burbury Fashion Driving Coats than Army & Navy Surplus Goods. Their rendition of Gibraltar, puts me in mind of the sound track to an old Western, with the Good Guys riding hell for leather over the vast grassy plains, on the way to save the day! They're as good as any of the Royal Marines Bands though & those Drummers are really very Good!
Following Them is The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery. The Officer Leading them is mounted on one of my Favourite Horses. He is the only one in the Army, a Dun with a 2 tone Mane & Tail, a very Regal hold of the head. He has also at some Point, spent a lot of time in the Dressage Ring & he has the most Elegant extended Trot. They have 2 Guns & Gun Crews today,
We are now into the less well known Bands to us Townies. The Band of the Honourable Artillery Company. Another Reserve Regiment of the British Army. They were founded by King Henry Vlll in 1537 & is the Oldest Regiment in the British Army & the 2nd oldest in the World. The word "Artillery" is a bit of a misnomer, they aren't a Unit who use Field Guns or Cannon. When they were founded in 1537, the word "Artillery" meant any Projectile that was thrown, for instance an Arrow shot from a Bow, a lance or even a Siege Machine such as a Ballista or Trebuchet.
All the Bands are seen again from other Parts of the Parade Route. We also see a number of Carriages & Coaches, visiting Military Personnel. That beautiful Gold Coach with painted Panels is Absolutely Gorgeous! I know nothing about it, but it Screams French to me. If anyone knows anything about it, I'd Love to know. It's surrounded by Pike men too.
Mr B, You have certainly Excelled Yourself Today. You have no idea what these Special Day Videos mean to us all around the World, nor how much we all appreciate them & You for your time & patience in Editing them & Uploading to You Tube, so we can all Enjoy Them. You really are a Very Special Man! Thank You!!
This has been a Special Audio & Visual Production by Mr Baton74 Unlimited. As always, of the very Highest Standard. Directed by Mr Baton. On Location Camera by Mr Baton74. Sound by Mr Baton. Edited by Mr B. MMXXlll.
Hi Vicky, I feel this comment was written to make it "completely clear" that you're the Queen of Long Comments. 😂
I think we know our place Delvin 🤣🤣 We're not worthy 😂😂@@delvinrodriguez3341
@@delvinrodriguez3341 Hello Delvin-Pedia!! Actually, it wasn't intended to be quite that long Lol. But I've been doing some research about The Battle of Waterloo, which involved Cavalry, Artillery & The Scots Guards, The Grenadier Guards & the Coldstream Guards, I had a wealth of Notes to refer to & add to the Comment! If you get the Chance, Google "Hougoumont" it was a Belgian Farm & Orchard, with a Fortified Chateau, Which at the Beginning of the Battle was occupied by 400 Guardsmen. At the end only 47 Marched out, having held it the whole Battle, in the end with no ammunition, fighting with Swords & Bayonets, but not 1 Frenchman had survived, even after breaking through the Gates. It was all very interesting & knowing what I know about the Household Division & the bit I've discovered about the Honourable Artillery, made it a lot more real & interesting. The Waffle Factor multiplied accordingly. Especially as neither the HH Cavalry or The Honourable Artillery was in the Cenotaph Parade.
By the By, I've replied to your Poppy Comment & you should really Read it.
@@MrBaton74 Hahaha! Sorry Mr B! it wasn't meant to be that long😁 I gulped when I discovered I'd gone over the allowed length for a Comment😲 by then, it seemed to be Rude to leave out all the Other Regiments & especially so to the International Guests, so I had to copy & paste onto a 2nd Part comment. It took me bloody hours to write, so I was reluctant to delete any of it. 😞 I'll try not to do it again, but this was a Special Parade, after all😁
Why does Britain need so many bands?. Silly in time of declining manpower. need more infantry than bands.
The regular army bands has significantly rejuiced in recent year (unfortunitly) from 69 pre-1993 to only 14 at its last review/merger in 2019
Not all the Bands in this Video are Army, let alone Infantry. The UK Armed Forces are Navy
(aka the Senior Service as they were the First) , The Army (which includes the Artillery, Cavalry, Paras & the SAS) & The Airforce ( who were the last Armed Service Formed). Almost every Regiment has a Marching Band & some also have a Corps of Drums & Fifes & a Pipes & Drum Band. Many of the Regiments were Amalgamated & in all the Bands from those Regiments, the Bands came together to Form 1 Band. The Best example of that is The Band of the Household Cavalry. There are 2 Regiments that make it up, The Life Guards & The Blues & Royals. They are the ones you see Mounted on Big Black Horses, who escort the Monarch when he or she Ride in a Carriage & when they Ride a Horse, for Major events, such as Trooping the Colour. They wear a Helmet with a Plume, White for The Life Guards & Red for The Blues & Royals & a Metal Breast Plate called a Cuirassier. When the 2 Regiments were amalgamated to become The Household Cavalry, they kept their Regimental Band. That's why 1/2 the Band wears the Red Tunic (The Life Guards) & the other half wear Blue Tunics (The Blues & Royals) & they have 2 Kettle Drums when Mounted, carried by 2 Clysdale Horses. The Band of the HH Cavalry when Mounted, they more often than not Wear their Gold State Uniform but when they are on foot Marching wear their Tunics with their Plumed Helmets. When they aren't on Ceremonial Duty, they are a Mechanised Reconnaissance Unit.
Almost every Regiment has their own Band, however, they still do training & they all have jobs. When their Battalion goes on Active Duty, they go as Medics, Orderlies, Stretcher Bearers, Machine Gun Units etc. They are all Serving Soldiers.
To reemphasize Vicky Royal History's point, every last member of those bands have other duties besides band members. There are RAF flyers, airplane mechanics and ground crew. There are British Army Infantry, Cavalry all mechanized. RM Navy, RM Marines, etc. Their jobs range across all areas within the services, band is actually their secondary job.
@@NancyCampbell-rk9rm Band is their main job for all these military bands except the pipes are drums who are infanteers. Mainly Royal Corps of Army Music, RAF Music or RM Band Service professional musicians. Yeomanry band are Army Reserve.
@@bretty453 Being Musicians in the Regimental Bands are but one of their "Jobs" Especially in the Guards Regiment. They are arguably the Busiest Regimental Bands, as they provide the Musical Support for the Changing of the Guard Ceremonies in London & Windsor. The Ceremony in London, requires 2 Bands. One of them Marchs (Quietly, as they only Play when leading a Guard Detachment) up to St James Palace, Collects the Old Guard & Marchs down the Mall to Buckingham Palace. While that's happening, the 2nd Band Marchs the New Guard, from Wellington Barracks to BP. There is a 3rd Old Guard, this one Marches down the Mall from Clarence House. They are a Detachment of 9, 1 Officer or NCO & 8 Guards & March to BP, without Musical Support. The Bands wait for the New Guards to relieve the Old Guard at Buckingham Palace & while they wait they take turns to play Static Music, to entertain the Crowds of Tourists & Brits, who line the Fence & Road. The 9 man New Guard Detachment, March off to Clarence House. Once the Old Guard is relieved, they form up with the SJP Old Guard. When everything is Correct, The Band that bought the New Guard from WB, Led the Old Guard back to Barracks. The New Guard for SJP Leaves directly behind & The Band leads them up The Mall to SJP. As the Guards take up their Positions, The Band Marchs Silently back to Wellington Barracks.
That is not the end of the Bandsmen's day. They may be required to perform Music for Visiting VIPs, they may have been hired to play for a Civilian Event, If there are no Musical Engagements, if they aren't required to rehearse for some future event over & above their Normal Practice Times, they undergo some sort of training. It maybe to do with their active Service Role, eg. Medic training, the Bandsmen are required to be Medics near the Frontline, where they may be required to be Stretcher Bearers, Medics who take responsibility for injured Servicemen, starting IV lines, giving pain relief, bandage wounds, setting broken bones & whatever else they can do, until transport arrives to take them to the RMC Field Hospitals. All of that takes training, they were able to put their training to good use when the Covid Vaccines were rolled out. Other training may be done, live firing exercises, Drill, Driving Military Vehicles & 101 other things Squaddies are trained to do. They may be Bandsmen, but first & foremost, they are trained Soldiers & their training isn't only reading Music Scores, Polishing Instruments & Banging Drums.
I love a parade and you folks really know to do it right! All those beautiful horses and the mounted band with the drum horses. I wish they had played the coberger march.