I am a Glaswegian and when i watch the Canadians play the pipes and drums it makes me as a Scot realise that the Canadians and us are one, well done Canada.
This sort of music just warms my heart! I especially love watching the 78th Highlanders regimental band! Three of my ancestors and relatives - three brothers - fought in Wolfe's regiment at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham under the banner of the 78th Highlanders. One of them (his name has been lost in our family history but old documents do refer to him) returned to Scotland while the two others, John and Alexander Ross stayed here settled in Canada and took French wives... Alexander Ross an officer whose name is inscribed on an old gravure depicting Wolfe's ships in the St Lawrence River near Québec City which hangs on a wall in Canada's War Museum, became my 5th great-grand-father (in one of my family lines). He was Scottish Presbyterian by faith and had to convert of Catholicism to marry the pretty eyes of his French-Canadian sweetheart whom he married on Valentine's Day 1774 at the ripe old age of 64 while she was 35 years younger than he... - they had nine children including the first set of triplets born and recorded under the British Regime and all learned Gaelic and the language stayed in our family until two generations ago and the love of Scottish music has stayed with us to this day. . . Their line generations later produced the First Bishop of Gaspé: Monsignor Francois-Xavier Ross who was a pioneer of the Gaspé peninsula who built the first hospital to care for those suffering from the tuberculosis epidemic and contributed greatly to the development of the region. His body was exhumed and placed in a special chapel in the Cathedral of Gaspé when it marked a major anniversary of the foundation of the diocese.
I always cry when hearing the pipes.....I lived in Pictou Nova Scotia Canada - birthplace of New Scotland and where the first Scottish settlers arrived - used to wake up on a Saturday mornign to pipes being played in the town centre...loved it!
What's fascinating about the re-created 78th Highlanders from Halifax is that they portray 19th Century Scottish regimental piping and drumming. Note the deep sound of the rope tension drums. This is a sound no longer heard in pipe bands today and has a distinctly martial quality to it. Unlike the jazzy sounding Primier drums which are so popular today. This band is a fascinating living museum piece of regimental pipes & drums. Well worth seeing for this alone as well as their excellence.
As a Maryland Guardsman I one had the honor of drilling with the 78th and the Queens on Rifles of Canada. They treated us to a tatoo at the end of our 2 week training. It was to say the least superb. Yes when the pipes sounded and the drum boomed... you knew the Scots were a commin' ..and you knew that you were doomed! Warchild!
All the brave lads who fought and died with this music in their ears! When I was in Edinburgh I went to the Tattoo and the reverence of the Scots for their musical legacy was something to behold. It's sacred to them and I can see why...
Makes me proud to watch this : I'm in the 2928 Royal Canadian Highlander Cadets and our Pipes & Drums are quite famous around here, I'm very proud of them ! Great music, I absolutely love it !
I wish I was there to hear such a wonderful sound, Canada is rich in Scotish heritage and this is one prime example, I am a proud of my heritage but most of all I am one proud Canadian who supports what our brave men and women in the Canadian Forces are doing all over the world. We may be a small Force but we sure can kick some ass. GO CANADA!!!!!!
I live in "New Scotland" and am also a bagpiper... This is excellent... The pipes and drums gets my blood pumping! P.S. Yes when people ask me where I'm from I say "New Scotland" I'm very proud of my heritage... :)
Even we Canadians who are not of Scottish descent have reason to be proud of our country's close connection with Scotland, particularly from where I call home in Nova Scotia. Scottish culture has influenced what has become Canadian culture and for that, I am thankful.
This is the way all military pipe bands used to sound and look like, these guys do a great job. Note the rope tensioned drums and the completely different tone compared with modern hi-tension snares. They also have a fantastic grade 1 competing band. A great tribute to a glorious old highland regiment - "Cabar Feidh gu bragh".
Felicitaciones desde este hermoso rincon del mundo.FERNANDO ALVAREZ HUERTA.Ingeniero en Telecomunicaciones. Experto en Audio y Sonorizacion. Santiago de Chile. Sud-America.
turbohonkey, I'm norwegian and i feel just the same way. I was in the norw. army for 3,5 yrs where i spent 6 months in scotland. Mornings and nights it was the sound of bagpipes. Absolutely love it. What i think it might be is the powerful wall of sound and being a part of something so great. Dunno but there's something about it. And onb top i like to hear you're a fan of old rock.. I play the piano and hammond in bands myself. My bandmates don't understand the bagpipe thing tho...
As a former member of 3rd Bat. Royal Canadian Black Watch, Highland Regiment...I feel like putting on a kilt, picking up my sword & marching off to defend Truth on any battle field that would deny her...Rev Don Hogan High Priest of Pot I am a Highlander!!! PS I'm gonna be 63 next month, my eyesight is failing..& I been drinking Captain Morgan, one of our favouritesn the Black Watch
Love Being Scottish and Dutch at the same time....but I LOVE the pipes and drums and the Dutch heritage....but the Scottish Heritage came Before the Dutch I love the pipes and drums, been a lover since I was 2 and my Dad was in the band for the military where we lived....can't get anymore Scottish than Kaysmith and McCullim and then VanDhoof for Dutch love all my heritages and proud
What's great about the 78th Highlanders from the Citadel in Halifax is that they replicate what old regimental pipe bands actually sounded like. The old rope tensioned drums make a difference in the percussian element of pipe bands. Today we have grown use to the modern jazzy sound of the premier drums. These have a very tight, almost plastic sound. The older drums had a real base and body to them. Its good that historic groups like the 78th show us what old pipe bands actually sounded like
Hello down easters. Not to take away at all from the 78ths preformance I,if I may,say that Canada is well served nation wide by our pipe bands. They do Us proud.
Bob I retired a Sgt. from the WA NatGuard in 95. I was an Armor crewdog in M-60 series and M-1 IP. I served in the Navy 69-78 with a tour on River Patrol Boat bae in Northern Viet Nam and a WestPac in 71 on KittyHawk. Mike
One thing I like about these guys is the warlike sound of their drums, with the oldskool heads. I am also a big fan of the 5 beat roll, which you don't hear enough of nowadays. ;-P
The Sound of that Came down through the Ages, And yeah that would scare the Living Hell out of anybody hearing it coming, especially because of what's coming behind it...
The pipes and drums would surely have an effect on the enemy. They knew the worst was coming. And couldn't follow a lone unarmed piper into combat. I'm proud of my English and Scot heritage.
@ripperduck Thank-you , for your response to this video & God Bless you for your comments *** The Pipe band you are seeing here is the Canadian Army 78th Highland Band .. All are Sacred .
+George Banda be come a firefighter and you can see them all the time i have i love them they are awesome it is not good to see them all the time like we do here in the us
Hi, yes I understand the distinction you make. Its very much like the original instruments movement in classical music. We will never know what the music actually sounded like at the time, but its interesting that attempts are made at least to give us a point of comparison. Who knows also when the pipes and drums began to play together as a band. Thats another tradition that has come down to us that we don't know the exact origins. I credit the 78th for making the effort.
hmm when i hear this bagpipes i very miss scotland....and my family....i live in germany by my dad....:((( I wan´t to go back to my folks when i hear this.
Bluenose, the pipers in the Army are normally fully trained soldiers, and the pipe bands could be grouped as platoons for organizational purposes. In WWII, they were no longer playing the troops into action (bar a few exceptions, eg. Bill Millen at D-Day, nicknamed the mad piper for this act of courage - all of them were doing so against regulations). So they were employed in battle in regular military capacities, be it as machine gunners or as stretcher bearers or what have you.
it's fine - I know they were trained as soldiers, and though thank you for clarifying, I myself happen to be one of those bagpipe-playing soldiers. However, in this video they are playing the role of a pipe band, meaning they are not dressed as soldiers. And a merry christmas, too :)
i think someone else said it best "in war, when the enemy heard the sound of the pipes and the swish of the kilt in the wind, fear struck their hearts because they knew, death was coming".
I am a Glaswegian and when i watch the Canadians play the pipes and drums it makes me as a Scot realise that the Canadians and us are one, well done Canada.
Proud Canadian/Scot here!! The Pipes are many & strong in Canada ❤
A proud Canadian with Scottish backround! God bless Canada! And Scotland
This sort of music just warms my heart! I especially love watching the 78th Highlanders regimental band! Three of my ancestors and relatives - three brothers - fought in Wolfe's regiment at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham under the banner of the 78th Highlanders. One of them (his name has been lost in our family history but old documents do refer to him) returned to Scotland while the two others, John and Alexander Ross stayed here settled in Canada and took French wives... Alexander Ross an officer whose name is inscribed on an old gravure depicting Wolfe's ships in the St Lawrence River near Québec City which hangs on a wall in Canada's War Museum, became my 5th great-grand-father (in one of my family lines). He was Scottish Presbyterian by faith and had to convert of Catholicism to marry the pretty eyes of his French-Canadian sweetheart whom he married on Valentine's Day 1774 at the ripe old age of 64 while she was 35 years younger than he... - they had nine children including the first set of triplets born and recorded under the British Regime and all learned Gaelic and the language stayed in our family until two generations ago and the love of Scottish music has stayed with us to this day. . . Their line generations later produced the First Bishop of Gaspé: Monsignor Francois-Xavier Ross who was a pioneer of the Gaspé peninsula who built the first hospital to care for those suffering from the tuberculosis epidemic and contributed greatly to the development of the region. His body was exhumed and placed in a special chapel in the Cathedral of Gaspé when it marked a major anniversary of the foundation of the diocese.
"Mist Covered Mountains" from the beginning of the march...so fascinating everytime..!!
I always cry when hearing the pipes.....I lived in Pictou Nova Scotia Canada - birthplace of New Scotland and where the first Scottish settlers arrived - used to wake up on a Saturday mornign to pipes being played in the town centre...loved it!
What's fascinating about the re-created 78th Highlanders from Halifax is that they portray 19th Century Scottish regimental piping and drumming. Note the deep sound of the rope tension drums. This is a sound no longer heard in pipe bands today and has a distinctly martial quality to it. Unlike the jazzy sounding Primier drums which are so popular today. This band is a fascinating living museum piece of regimental pipes & drums. Well worth seeing for this alone as well as their excellence.
As a Maryland Guardsman I one had the honor of drilling with the 78th and the Queens on Rifles of Canada. They treated us to a tatoo at the end of our 2 week training. It was to say the least superb. Yes when the pipes sounded and the drum boomed... you knew the Scots were a commin' ..and you knew that you were doomed! Warchild!
I love the stately walk and the pride it carries.
All the brave lads who fought and died with this music in their ears! When I was in Edinburgh I went to the Tattoo and the reverence of the Scots for their musical legacy was something to behold. It's sacred to them and I can see why...
Tellement fier d'être Canadien! Love you guys from Québec!
we Canuks are damn proud of our Scottish roots Andy...
Makes me proud to watch this : I'm in the 2928 Royal Canadian Highlander Cadets and our Pipes & Drums are quite famous around here, I'm very proud of them ! Great music, I absolutely love it !
I wish I was there to hear such a wonderful sound, Canada is rich in Scotish heritage and this is one prime example, I am a proud of my heritage but most of all I am one proud Canadian who supports what our brave men and women in the Canadian Forces are doing all over the world. We may be a small Force but we sure can kick some ass.
GO CANADA!!!!!!
Aye, lads, it brings tears to me eyes! Tears! Of Joy! Marvelous!
This is powerful, makes me cry.
I live in "New Scotland" and am also a bagpiper... This is excellent... The pipes and drums gets my blood pumping!
P.S. Yes when people ask me where I'm from I say "New Scotland" I'm very proud of my heritage... :)
Even we Canadians who are not of Scottish descent have reason to be proud of our country's close connection with Scotland, particularly from where I call home in Nova Scotia. Scottish culture has influenced what has become Canadian culture and for that, I am thankful.
This is the way all military pipe bands used to sound and look like, these guys do a great job. Note the rope tensioned drums and the completely different tone compared with modern hi-tension snares. They also have a fantastic grade 1 competing band. A great tribute to a glorious old highland regiment - "Cabar Feidh gu bragh".
Felicitaciones desde este hermoso rincon del mundo.FERNANDO ALVAREZ HUERTA.Ingeniero en Telecomunicaciones. Experto en Audio y Sonorizacion. Santiago de Chile. Sud-America.
turbohonkey, I'm norwegian and i feel just the same way. I was in the norw. army for 3,5 yrs where i spent 6 months in scotland. Mornings and nights it was the sound of bagpipes. Absolutely love it. What i think it might be is the powerful wall of sound and being a part of something so great. Dunno but there's something about it. And onb top i like to hear you're a fan of old rock.. I play the piano and hammond in bands myself. My bandmates don't understand the bagpipe thing tho...
WE ARE STILL WHO WE ARE !! NO MATTER NEAR OR FAR !!
I feel a ancient voices into the deepest of my heart,with the bagpipes sound
What a sight! greetings from a cousin in the UK!
As a former member of 3rd Bat. Royal Canadian Black Watch, Highland Regiment...I feel like putting on a kilt, picking up my sword & marching off to defend Truth on any battle field that would deny her...Rev Don Hogan High Priest of Pot I am a Highlander!!!
PS I'm gonna be 63 next month, my eyesight is failing..& I been drinking Captain Morgan, one of our favouritesn the Black Watch
Love Being Scottish and Dutch at the same time....but I LOVE the pipes and drums and the Dutch heritage....but the Scottish Heritage came Before the Dutch I love the pipes and drums, been a lover since I was 2 and my Dad was in the band for the military where we lived....can't get anymore Scottish than Kaysmith and McCullim and then VanDhoof for Dutch love all my heritages and proud
What's great about the 78th Highlanders from the Citadel in Halifax is that they replicate what old regimental pipe bands actually sounded like. The old rope tensioned drums make a difference in the percussian element of pipe bands. Today we have grown use to the modern jazzy sound of the premier drums. These have a very tight, almost plastic sound. The older drums had a real base and body to them. Its good that historic groups like the 78th show us what old pipe bands actually sounded like
I live in England and its nice to see scottish tradition being kept alive in canada.
Good video lads
These guy are by far the best handsdown I love'em!
Go Canada! A fierce people with a glorious military history!
You badass Mother....... are definately invited to the Comanche Nation Fair!!!
Hello down easters. Not to take away at all from the 78ths preformance I,if I may,say that Canada is well served nation wide by our pipe bands. They do Us proud.
I remember watching this Tattoo. Fantastic one at that, and they've gotten better every year.
Oh, mercy! What a sound! Well done!
Merci beaucoup,j'en ai des frissons .........vraiment beau.
I LOVE SCOTLAND!!!
LONG LIVE SCOTLAND!!!
SCOTLAND THE BRAVEEEE!!!!
FROM ARGENTINA!
Bob I retired a Sgt. from the WA NatGuard in 95. I was an Armor crewdog in M-60 series and M-1 IP. I served in the Navy 69-78 with a tour on River Patrol Boat bae in Northern Viet Nam and a WestPac in 71 on KittyHawk. Mike
Love our East Coasters from BC! Canada Rules!
Ha cette chère musique celtique comme tu me manque depuis que j'ai quitté ma région bretonne
I am so proud of being Scottish and Irish. I love living in America where I can celebrate the traditions of my forefathers. ^_^
Love Drum and Pipes//Ich liebe Drum and Pipes
greetz from Germany
In The Netherlands we have The Concord Pipe Band. Very Good Orchestre !
MERCI au Canada pour tout ce sange versé pour notre libération en 14-18 et en 40-45 en Belgique Salut à nos lointains cousins!
the drums just sound so powerfull
Thanks for the observation. When one listens to this, one can smell the mists and feel the grass beneath your feet of the Highlands.
que hermosa musica se me pone la piel de gallina.
un saludo desde argentina
Get it boys! I love their slow march stride.
The drum at the beginning about made me piss my pants. Damn proud to have descended from this culture.
You make me feel so proud! Taing mhor!
Daibhidh Stuibhard
Ah, my old regiment. I was in the infantry squad in 1996 at Estes Park. That was fun.
This music is sooo close to my heart . I must have been a soldier in a previous life
One thing I like about these guys is the warlike sound of their drums, with the oldskool heads. I am also a big fan of the 5 beat roll, which you don't hear enough of nowadays. ;-P
this music makes me calm and happy!!!thank you!
I love this video ! and music !! hallo from Italy !
Glory ..glory .awsome ..need more..love from Canada
The Sound of that Came down through the Ages, And yeah that would scare the Living Hell out of anybody hearing it coming, especially because of what's coming behind it...
Long live the freedom of Scotland!!!
@chenkov47 at 2:18 This tune is Battle of Waterloo followed by Flett of Flotta then Lord Lovatts lament.
Canada is honoured
May the Lord bless Canada and the queeen . Amen .Regards from canada
Amen--and let never an enemy come before us!
Common wealth still alive
Great Bagpipe video!!!!!!
Best regards from germany
first military based band ive heard that has actually been tuned properly
I salute you! Amazing!
Outstanding ! thats all i can say !
You go girl! My folks were from Scottish and I canna' play the pipes!
78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel)
+Paul Hartinger always glad to have the Canadians on our Scottish side. I have manu relations in Canada. Thank you
i love it... it looks and sounds GREAT!!!
The pipes and drums would surely have an effect on the enemy. They knew the worst was coming. And couldn't follow a lone unarmed piper into combat. I'm proud of my English and Scot heritage.
you guys were awesome
Being a piper in a drum and pipe band is awesome.
Fantastic old boy.
I love this kind of music.
@ripperduck
Thank-you , for your response to this video & God Bless you for your comments *** The Pipe band you are seeing here is the Canadian Army 78th Highland Band .. All are Sacred .
Fantastic channel dude!
That bass drummer was amazing!
Sounds great
Greeting from Holland
man, I couldnt' agree with u more! awsome
Ah, but, god Bless !! You can see & hear, that they hold their Scot's/ Irish Ancestory in THE HighEST OF Esteem !!!
As we all do !!!
Peace Friends
Cheers to the great 78th, from a grand-son of the gallant 48th
Simply splendid.
the song is called mist covered mountains from the movies soundtrack local hero
1:40 gives me chills down my spine.
I was suprised to find out the bagpipe wasnt scottish. But who cares, they are the ones that has brought forth its legacy
You wanna bet you hear this comin at you,youre in trouble,such power and presence,so damned proud to be a Nova Scotian!! :) :)
Estes Park Colorado USA, they have a Scottish festival there in September.
I love this so cool I like bagpipes!😎
+George Banda be come a firefighter and you can see them all the time i have i love them they are awesome it is not good to see them all the time like we do here in the us
this song was composed by mark knopfler (dire straits) and what a great version this regiment has done......
Hi, yes I understand the distinction you make. Its very much like the original instruments movement in classical music. We will never know what the music actually sounded like at the time, but its interesting that attempts are made at least to give us a point of comparison. Who knows also when the pipes and drums began to play together as a band. Thats another tradition that has come down to us that we don't know the exact origins. I credit the 78th for making the effort.
hmm when i hear this bagpipes i very miss scotland....and my family....i live in germany by my dad....:((( I wan´t to go back to my folks when i hear this.
Me agrada escuchar música de gaitas, especialmente las Celtas o Británicas. Gracias
how wonderful !! bravo !!!
Awesome.
once again, Thank-you !!!!
those war drum mixed to the bagpipe...carry my soul to battle
Bluenose, the pipers in the Army are normally fully trained soldiers, and the pipe bands could be grouped as platoons for organizational purposes. In WWII, they were no longer playing the troops into action (bar a few exceptions, eg. Bill Millen at D-Day, nicknamed the mad piper for this act of courage - all of them were doing so against regulations). So they were employed in battle in regular military capacities, be it as machine gunners or as stretcher bearers or what have you.
it's fine - I know they were trained as soldiers, and though thank you for clarifying, I myself happen to be one of those bagpipe-playing soldiers. However, in this video they are playing the role of a pipe band, meaning they are not dressed as soldiers. And a merry christmas, too :)
i think someone else said it best "in war, when the enemy heard the sound of the pipes and the swish of the kilt in the wind, fear struck their hearts because they knew, death was coming".
MAGNIFICENT!!!!!!