Thank you, Robert. Greetings from all of us over here. We hope that all your commemorations and celebrations, from the smallest to the grandest, go well. This is always an amazing day for London - emotional for many but with great camaraderie, warmth and humour.
Thanks for the info! I might end up in New Zealand in a year or two. I like the idea that they may treat me as a 'fellow veteran' rather than an outsider. [Vietnam War for me] best wishes, Bob
So proud of our great country and everyone who died to defend it, I was there, and was so honoured to be in the presence of so many people who fought for our country. Great stuff!
As usual the bands and the marches are perfect. Your recording is very very professional. The sound and the sequence is more than pefect ! Thank you very much for uploading.
Thanks, I really enjoyed your 2014 video. The band major at the head of the RAF central was brilliant, best thing in the video. I was disappointed to see he was bringing up the rear of the band this year. You may have felt the same because you followed him this year. In my book he has the best swagger of any drum major EVER.
It is the respect from the crowd that is impressive, along with the veterans who march in crutches, wheelchairs, and a just on their own two legs. The pride is overwhelming. This is ceremony superior to all others which celebrate veterans and patriots.
Well done "thebigdrum"! I'm a fan of your efforts! For someone who follows military band music and who also enjoys recording live performances of it, there's nothing not to like about this video!! At least in my view. Especially given that the footage was likely recorded and edited by an individual(s) rather than the BBC etc. (I'm guessing). Again in my view, the audio component has an excellent stereo image and especially for a recording done outside / "in the field"! The video footage is of a very high standard and it's combined with comfortable transitions between segments during post production. The ending is very nice as was the opening sequence.
Many thanks for this, Oliver. I hope to produce a full music list and chapter points in due course. As usual I'll need to rely on the expertise of viewers. Your input is appreciated. Best wishes, BD
I love military marches. Especially the British ones (not a Brit). They remind me of real Britain, not the cesspit of multiculturalism Britain is today.
+collegiateguy I knew the march and it's taken ages for me to work out what I think it is. I even started getting out my old collection of Trooping CDs. I think the march is : Road to the Isles.
Light (St Patrick's) blue plumes on the right side of the bearskin is Irish Guards, white on the left is Grenadiers, red on the right Coldstreamers and white-green-white on the left Welsh. Scots Guards don't wear one. As this is a day when the massed bands will be on parade there will be a certain amount of mixing.
There are different sizes of plumes depending on the wearer’s rank; SNCOs’ plumes are bigger than Guardsmens’. However, musicians all wear the SNCO plumes.
A long shot I know Big Drum but do you have any idea of the tune the Scots guards played before the one in this clip, I was there on Sunday and it's been wrecking my head ever since as to what it was. Thanks!
+meadowlands1937 thanks so much for the quick reply! Don't suppose you were there and know the tune the Grenadiers played as they began the march off? (Not featured in this video)
+Gwen O' Callaghan Hi Gwen, if you mean the march played as the band left Wellington Barracks I think it would be the same march i.e. Stirling Castle. Your can hear the full march at ruclips.net/video/2fTtyHwr2cc/видео.html. My video joins the march about one minute in, which would cover the band up to the traffic lights. The march incorporates quotes of several Scottish tunes.
+thebigdrum Hi I contacted the grenadier band via Facebook awhile back (they were behind the Scots guard that day and played first) and they told me that they played Century of Progress as they marched off from Wellington Barracks that day. I was there and recorded it on my phone but quality was not great. Thanks again for your help Big Drum!
+John O'Rouke Hi John, That march is called 'Out of the Blue' and was composed by British composer Hubert Bath (1883 - 1945). It was written for an RAF display at Hendon - I wonder if it was this one [www.britishpathe.com/video/r-a-f-display-at-hendon]. The tune has been used as the theme tune for the BBC Radio's Sports Report since 1948. It's a great get-up-and-go march, and the marching of the RAF as the band swings into the forte repeat of the trio is, for me, one of the highlights of this video.
+dronechorus I have to agree with a man who clearly knows his martial music! That beefed up trio as they fade out of shot seems to echo the magnificence of the RAAF pilots of WWII. It is a wonderful march when played by the full compliment of the central band. Extra bonus for me was catching Cavalry of the Clouds on the way back from the Cenotaph!
Thank you for sharing. It makes me feel very proud, and also, very thankful that so far, despite shithouse politicians, we're still able to put on a show like this. I bet it really piss ess off those who want to abolish 'old Britain'.
Thanks -- we are celebrating Veterans Day here in the USA on Wed Nov 11, 2015 I will share this will fellow veterans
Thank you, Robert. Greetings from all of us over here. We hope that all your commemorations and celebrations, from the smallest to the grandest, go well. This is always an amazing day for London - emotional for many but with great camaraderie, warmth and humour.
hello,sir i need your help
what is the name of the first march?
TheRobloxGuy 33 Hi there! There is a complete music list in the details accompanying the video. Best wishes.
If you get time to see the full ceremony you will see US veterans in the ranks with ours as they march past the Cenotaph.
Thanks for the info! I might end up in New Zealand in a year or two. I like the idea that they may treat me as a 'fellow veteran' rather than an outsider. [Vietnam War for me] best wishes, Bob
So proud of our great country and everyone who died to defend it, I was there, and was so honoured to be in the presence of so many people who fought for our country. Great stuff!
As usual the bands and the marches are perfect. Your recording is very very professional. The sound and the sequence is more than pefect ! Thank you very much for uploading.
Thanks for posting! I am not British, but I will always love the British military bands!
Thanks you very much María Victoria bye
The quality of this video is excellent.
The marching at 2:34 made me proud to be a cadet and a British civilian from Wales.
Thanks,
I really enjoyed your 2014 video. The band major at the head of the RAF central was brilliant, best thing in the video. I was disappointed to see he was bringing up the rear of the band this year. You may have felt the same because you followed him this year. In my book he has the best swagger of any drum major EVER.
The march at 09:48 is "Royal Stuart" composed by Duncan Beat former musical director of The Band of the Scots Guards.
+Hjaltland60 Very many thanks for this information - much appreciated. A great surname for a musical director!
It is the respect from the crowd that is impressive, along with the veterans who march in crutches, wheelchairs, and a just on their own two legs. The pride is overwhelming. This is ceremony superior to all others which celebrate veterans and patriots.
Thanks very much for posting, from an RAF family
That is a very long formation by the RAF Regiment @ 5:99.... And all beautifully in step.
loved èvery minute of the film outstanding
This music helps me practice my drill as a cadet
Fabulous - thanks for posting.
Beautiful parade in beautiful and green forest
Well done "thebigdrum"! I'm a fan of your efforts! For someone who follows military band music and who also enjoys recording live performances of it, there's nothing not to like about this video!! At least in my view. Especially given that the footage was likely recorded and edited by an individual(s) rather than the BBC etc. (I'm guessing). Again in my view, the audio component has an excellent stereo image and especially for a recording done outside / "in the field"! The video footage is of a very high standard and it's combined with comfortable transitions between segments during post production. The ending is very nice as was the opening sequence.
9:56 Senior Drum Major Scott Fitzgerald
if you want to add some more details, the band of the Coldstream guards are playing "Scarlet and Gold"
Many thanks for this, Oliver. I hope to produce a full music list and chapter points in due course. As usual I'll need to rely on the expertise of viewers. Your input is appreciated. Best wishes, BD
+thebigdrum no problem! the march at 11:10 i believe is "wellingtons march"
+Oliver Kirk ... and the first RAF March is Out of the Blue by Hubert Bath.
+thebigdrum I have no idea what the first march the irish guards play but I really really would like to know!
+Oliver Kirk and when I say the irish guards, I mean the band headed by the senior drum major, the third Marc shown
Hermosas marchas 04:53 me gusta mucho,thank you.
se llama out of the blue. La verdad que es preciosa
Well someone had a fall...
Look at the back of the soldier's greatcoat at 12:08
+emptyangel he got thrown up on by the guy in the rank behind
+Jonathan Hahn holy! that must've suck...
I've been to the Newport Cenotaph for Remembrance Sunday
I love military marches. Especially the British ones (not a Brit). They remind me of real Britain, not the cesspit of multiculturalism Britain is today.
Hello ! Does anyone know the name of the march heard at 06:25 minutes of the video? please .
I am Scottish i love my army. God save my Queen Elizabeth and kiss María Victoria
Anyone know the name of the march at 9:52 just preceding "Scottish Emblem"? Thank you!
+collegiateguy I knew the march and it's taken ages for me to work out what I think it is. I even started getting out my old collection of Trooping CDs. I think the march is : Road to the Isles.
I am intrigued by the light blue plumes and their inconsistency. What do they stand for?
Light (St Patrick's) blue plumes on the right side of the bearskin is Irish Guards, white on the left is Grenadiers, red on the right Coldstreamers and white-green-white on the left Welsh. Scots Guards don't wear one.
As this is a day when the massed bands will be on parade there will be a certain amount of mixing.
There are different sizes of plumes depending on the wearer’s rank; SNCOs’ plumes are bigger than Guardsmens’. However, musicians all wear the SNCO plumes.
11:10 Drum Major Bob Bainbridge
Semaj Bronson Is Bob Bainbridge no longer a DM?
Amazing Parade and Beautiful Military Marches!Thanks for sharing.
What's the name of the March by 1:15 ?
1:36 Drum Major Tony Taylor
I would love to bang that big drum LOL RETURN TO MY CHILDHOOD
The band of the airforce is the one how marches the best here in this movie, just brilliant
it was nice to see my best friend scott fitzgerald matching along at 9.56 mins
Such Swagger !!! At minute 1:10 !!! Wonderful !
1:16 lifeguards can be seen at rear
Shannon Delaney u
There's nothing quite like the sound of the ta ra ra ra ra of the British grenadier
A long shot I know Big Drum but do you have any idea of the tune the Scots guards played before the one in this clip, I was there on Sunday and it's been wrecking my head ever since as to what it was. Thanks!
+Gwen O' Callaghan The march is Stirling Castle by James Howe. And add my thanks to thebigdrum for the video.
+meadowlands1937 thanks so much for the quick reply! Don't suppose you were there and know the tune the Grenadiers played as they began the march off? (Not featured in this video)
+Gwen O' Callaghan Hi Gwen. I might have a recording of this. Give me a few days (work demands!) and I'll get back to you. Best wishes. BD
+Gwen O' Callaghan Hi Gwen, if you mean the march played as the band left Wellington Barracks I think it would be the same march i.e. Stirling Castle. Your can hear the full march at ruclips.net/video/2fTtyHwr2cc/видео.html. My video joins the march about one minute in, which would cover the band up to the traffic lights. The march incorporates quotes of several Scottish tunes.
+thebigdrum Hi I contacted the grenadier band via Facebook awhile back (they were behind the Scots guard that day and played first) and they told me that they played Century of Progress as they marched off from Wellington Barracks that day. I was there and recorded it on my phone but quality was not great. Thanks again for your help Big Drum!
Wellington march.......best british march ever.......
what's the name of the March at 04.55,being play by the RAF band?
+John O'Rouke Hi John, That march is called 'Out of the Blue' and was composed by British composer Hubert Bath (1883 - 1945). It was written for an RAF display at Hendon - I wonder if it was this one [www.britishpathe.com/video/r-a-f-display-at-hendon]. The tune has been used as the theme tune for the BBC Radio's Sports Report since 1948. It's a great get-up-and-go march, and the marching of the RAF as the band swings into the forte repeat of the trio is, for me, one of the highlights of this video.
Thanks for the reply.Out of the Blue is now my whistling tune of choice!
Great films love the music and marching.Keep it up please.
+dronechorus I have to agree with a man who clearly knows his martial music! That beefed up trio as they fade out of shot seems to echo the magnificence of the RAAF pilots of WWII. It is a wonderful march when played by the full compliment of the central band. Extra bonus for me was catching Cavalry of the Clouds on the way back from the Cenotaph!
what is the 2nd march
+Jerome Bismar if you refer to the march starting at 01.20 its called "Scarlet and gold"...................marty
Thank you for sharing. It makes me feel very proud, and also, very thankful that so far, despite shithouse politicians, we're still able to put on a show like this. I bet it really piss
ess off those who want to abolish 'old Britain'.
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What is the music at 1:15?