Green Hills of Tyrol

[johnniemcintyre73]

Scottish people are proud to hear Canadians and other nations play the pipes, ignore the haters!

[StrathendrickPiper]

they are actually playing 2 tunes, the green hills of tyrol and when the battles over

[videomanson14]

this is the theme that rowdy roddy piper used

[vik238]

Alba gu bràth! The Maple Leaf Forever!

[JeffW77]

This is absolutely stunning. The cannons. The pipers--heard but not seen. Then...they march in...looks like the parade ground inside a castle. Truly amazing performance. Thank you to all in the vid. Thanks to Mr. Morecook.

[onemouse1]

Great song! Learning it on MT. Ocarinas!

[stapme]

Gave me chills

[honghavok]

Where, why, and when was this taken?

[vik238]

@honghavok The King's Own Scottish Borderers and the 78th Highlanders of Canada play this fine bagpipe tune, Sept 2005 at the Estes Park Scottish Festival in Colorado.lookup scotfest dot com.

[honghavok]

@vik238 Thank you!!!

[vik238]

@honghavok you're welcome :)

[segano1]

@vik238 Scotland is not in Canada or vice versa.

No one in Scotland cares.

This is Scottish stuff, not Canadian..

[vik238]

@segano1 Canadian institutions are an extension of British (including Scottish) traditions - just like other realms such as Australia and New Zealand. It doesn't matter if no one in Scotland cares - it doesn't change anything for us in Canada either! And it is played by a CANADIAN FORCES band - the tunes might be Scottish, but those lads playing it so sharp are 100% Canadian.

[SyriusFerreal]

thanks for posting, this is truly beautiful.

[MrThirsty24]

Watching, and hearing this from the sidelines is one thing, marching in a military parade, being led by the pipe band, and veterans, all while in a Remembrance day parade, truly gets the blood moving. My favorite tune on the pipes....few things in life are as regal as the pipes.

[GennaGirl14]

This is the second tune I'll be learning on the pipes, my instructor insists on it. It's a great tune!

[shockey213]

love the tune



[tthomaselli2]

'Rowdy' Roddy Piper's entrance theme!...: I always wondered what the name of this one was.

[PrinceHallPiper]

What a awesome band

[Vikkisnake]

"Coming down the aisle, from Glasgow, Scotland...."Rowdy" Roddy Piper!"

[STNeish]

Second piece was When the Battle's O'er.

[ImparatorEugenius]

STOP CLAPPING YOU IGNORANT FOOLS!!!! I WANT TO LISTEN TO THE PIPES NOT YOUR F*CKING HANDS SMASHING INTO EACHOTHER LOL!!!!

[shalimarsgirl]

Marching bands always amaze me. This one has me spellbound. Thanks for this great video!

[maxpower789z]

The HOT ROD, "ROWDY" Roddy Piper!

[Valk72]

@maxpower789z

That's the first reaction i have when i hear this song

[jon1858]

Puts goosebumps on the back of my neck! Awesome video.

[codeyp52]

being scottish would kick ass lol.

[m230690]

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

[CarbonNixton]

RODDY ROD PIPER!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IPO500]

A wunderful tream!

[derekby1]

Niiiice cut off...the video's a bit choppy...

[cybersoft1]

Well done boys!

[247vampireslayer]

ah yes bagpipes will stir the blood! makes us scottish proud that we have such fine music.

[Martintheauthor]

This song is actually kind of sad. It's about a soldier far from Scotland, dying on a battlefield and knowing that he will never again see the "green hills of my home"

[Kampf0r]

Blazing cannons and marching bagpipes - That is the ultimate display of manliness!

[stupidshitsucks]

Great set albeit a bit fast, sounds like about 90BPM. Most bands do this fantastic set around 75-80 BPM. Wonderful, thanks! Cheers to all from an American/Scottish/Irish/German­/Spanish Piper.

[Kruier1]

Indeed a little bit fast, but i still think it sounds awesome:)!

maybe it sounds a bit fast becouse there are soldiers or somethink like that?

military pipes most of the time march faster then 'civilian'pipers right?:)

Greetings from a dutch piper;)!

[beni1934]

I thought that tyrol is part of austria. But I think they don't mean the Austrian Tyrol, or not`?

[1078709]

@beni1934 tune basis is from Rossini's William Tell opera and hence Tyrol reference

[Kmchaco]

Scottish people are good people

[SideDrummer83]

@Kmchaco Scottish whiskey is good whiskey ;)

[chadscotland]

Greetings from a MacGreggor in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Brilliant to see Canadian's and American's proud to show off their Scottish herritage.

[ScottishShorts]

Makes me wan tae bash someone

Remember the Camerons going up Academy St to the Train Station in Invershneckie during Korea

Nae awa tae bide awa. White hankies, snottie noses, and red eyes. Was the same when I took my shilling.

Kilty Kilty cauld bum. As ma maither woulkd say Look ahbodys oot oh step but oor Davie.

My biggest brag is that I met the Piper of El Alemaigh. Now there was a piper. Laidlaw got his VC in France in 1914 to 1918

7 years and 7 generations

[Craigsmith386]

love this song and i play it too

[violist88]

agreed. thats what andre rieu concerts are for

[ghampton106]

As an American with bloodlines to Clan MacGregor, this is awesome...and respectful of what this song really means....Highlanders of many clans fought and many died all over the world....and in America....God bless them all.....and may the pipes have called them back to the green hills of home.

[TheRebasMom]

I have been to two of these Scottish Festivals in Colorado, and highly recommend them!

Entrance fee was reasonable, finding lodging harder.

[Sedalb]

The reason he doesn't swing his arm is all to do with the drill in that time period.

Back then, british soldiers didn't march and swing their arms, they were firmly planted to their side to allow more maneuvers for military combat in that time period. Stiff arms allow them to make an about face turn quickly, change directions and ranks quickly.

The drummy just reflects what the rest of the 78th regiment would resemble while marching.

[brandini555]

if he were swinging hed whack a snare drummer in the face

[FrozenEMT]

@Sedalb

Well said. As a former Corporal in a re-created 78th regiment, I can tell you thats spot on. The hand stayed at the side with the fingers slightly curled under and it didnt move unless it was to perform drill with a firelock.

[OldAccountWasHacked]

Beutiful job at recording that!.

[thedudefromaweekonm]

:L man i play the pipes and i cant hear the music anyway but yeah it is annoying :L

[RogueWolf711]

I'm a Yank of Scottish ancestry, Clan ROBERTSON, Clan Mac Clelland

[clayp72]

Speaking asr someone that's Scottish on both sides of my family, this song makes my soul tingle.

[coolmandaz]

cd tune ...ss

[Robbertje]

That was not in 2005, it was Lothian and Borders Police and Big Rock Pipe Band in '05. This was taken in 2004!

[snailmaze69]

nothing like the bagpipes to stir the blood! It makes me wish that I was Scottish!

[paddy8461]

or irish considering the came from ireland to the scottish first

[NapAndy]

everyone wats to be scottish am scottish and its nice to hear that mate

[Wedrowanie]

@snailmaze69 Don't really need to be Scottish to play pipes :)))) I just started learning 6 months ago and it's so much fun! (Not for my neighbors I bet, but who cares :)))))

[clam502]

Great tune, Awesome video! Thanks for sharing it!

[ErnstBecker]

The Pomp n' Cermony of it all.

Salute !

[CAV1865]

When both bands finish and "cut off" their drones, you won't hear one trailing drone. All drones stop instantly. They all cut their drones like a light switch! That is precision piping at its finest.

[philipp24tirol]

sounds really great, greetings from tirol :-)

[ThePipeBandDrummer]

great!

[kilbraur]

The band play two tunes. The second is "The Battle's O'er"

[killians57]

Love the bagpipes,warms me heart :O)

[moviemakerpro123]

awsome is cool cos u can hear the seconds in the backround

greetings from edinburgh

[FalklandsPortal]

Fantastic to see the Scottish culture going strong in Canada!

Greetings from Edinburgh.

[pedro5k2]

amazing but very faster

[Factnotfictionpeople]

Speed is okay for a quick march. :-)

[glesgawarrior]

I love being Scottish. Born with a privilage!!! :D

Alba gu brath!!

[oldken1]

my dad never left his scotish roots even though he lived and whent to his death in england he was a scots through and through he never left his homeland

[Gladiator0719]

Damn the details boys, enjoy the theme of this video, this is what the pipes represent to people around the globe. "Damn the ligations!!!"

[adventure002006]

The music, Marching, uniforms, just does not get any better than that.

[BroderickGoertzen]

orangutans driving miniature cars?

[TheHighlandPiper]

5******

Great Bagpipe Video!!!

I love this tune!

Best regards from Germany

[alybagpipe]

massed bands get me everytime 5stars

[Arachnitr0n]

Hi rmorecook!

What they play actually is a medley of "The green hills of tyrol" and "The battle's o'er".

My personal favourites, too, btw ;-) Thank you for sharing this and adding the song lyrics *thumbsup*

[gabrieldebrittotomaz]

i love this song

[craigowler]

Verse 1

There was a soldier, a Scottish soldier

Who wandered far away, and soldiered far away

There was non bolder, with good broad shoulder

He's fought in many a fray, and fought and won.

He's seen the glory, and told the story

Of battles glorious, and deeds victorious

But now he's sighing, his heart is crying

To leave these green hills ofTyrol

[craigowler]

Because these green hills are not highland hills,

Or the island hills, they're not my land's hills

And fair as these green foreign hills may be

They are not the hills of home

[gaelicscots]

There was a soldier, a scottish soldier

who wandered far away, and soldiered far away

The IRA stopped him, and fucking shot him

Hes now a scottish soldier nomore

[Dragoon2870]

first off the 78th highlanders of canada is a SCOTTISH regiment that is a part of the canadian forces, they are canadians but the regiment was made of scots when the regiment was stood up.

Pte Marchand

Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa

(notice the cameron highlanders, little scottish eh?)

[gaelicscots]

Dragoon, it is NOT a scottish regiment. It is a canadian regiment. You are canadian NOT scottish.

[bluejoluc]

the 78th were a Scottish regiment stationed in Canada. The real regiment was Scottish.... the re-enactors here are Canadian.

[gaelicscots]

Dragoon, it is no longer a scottish regiment. It may have been a scottish regiment when it was filled with scots, but now its filed with canadians. It is now a canadian regiment because it fights for canada and the soldiers who fight for canada are not scotish they are canadian.

[SLINGRAW]

when was rowdy roddy piper supposed to come out ?

[pbegley99]

King's Own Scottish Borderers (25th Foot) were a Lowland Scots infantry regiment in the British Army, not Canadian Army. They were merged with the Royal Scots in 2006 to form 1 SCOTS - The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. They're the ones with their Drum Major and drummers wearing trews.

[ILUV74]

maybe im wrong,but is the green hills A retreat from the great war?

[craigowler]

Because these green hills are not highland hills,

Or the island hills, they're not my land's hills

And fair as these green foreign hills may be

They are not the hills of home

[misssmiler1]

fantastic. soooooo proud i have tartan blood.

[astellos]

I'm Greek but I love the Scotts. I have a couple of close friends from Scotland and we just have such an interest in each others rich history and culture.....

[misssmiler1]

Astellos, everytime i cross the border i get choked up. My father was from Glasgow and i adored him. so i adore everything Scottish. I am very proud of my roots I am glad you like the Scots. Long live bonnie Scotland.

[davidn87]

I've been looking for a full 'instrumental' version of this ages, thanks so much for posting!

[Kattehhh]

My uncles in this(: he's amamzing playing the pipes like(:

[egirio]

Muy buen video, me ha gustado mucho. Very good.

[Christherpiper]

The Actual song is called Green hills of Tyrol to correct you Mclean1112 its often called A Scottish Soldier but Scottish Soldier is actually the lyrics by Andy Stewart.

[mclean1112]

the song is called "A Scottish Soldier"

nice video. thanks

[sonseeray1]

Thanks for putting this vid on here, it truly speaks to your heart

[rmorecook]

HI sonseeray1

You are welcome. It was so much fun  being there too. best wishes, Bob M

[elmoondoo]

at 3:44 the piper to the left keeps marking time

[RoyalExporter]

Nice i love it

[ScotlandRFC]

amazing

[gearfinger]

Fantastic, simply fantastic...a Scottish soldier a Scottish solider

[xxBadgeBunnyxx]

Hey I was there...oh ya I'm there every year. I heart it.

[heymoe64]

The scots used pipes to frighten their enemies. I think it wasn't the sound, so much as the shear power behind it.

[Scots4444]

the 48th Highlanders are a infantry regiment in toronto

[rmorecook]

The 78th Highlanders are a reenactment group out of Halifax

[catse234]

hi forme canda

[va3svd]

@rmorecook Actually, the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band is Canada's premier pipe band by a long mile, and they're based out of Whitby, ON. The regiment itself is based out of Halifax, but the band is separate from the outfit. I remember competing in highland games in Ontario back about 20 years ago, when I played (in a far lower division than them). They are, simply, amazing.

[bootht99]

@rmorecook I'm pretty sure they are out of Montreal. My father spent many years piping and dancing for them at the fort and in and around the city.

[sparten1978]

All the weapons,all the technology..nothing without History..You cant Buy TRADITION! British Army. Hat off to you Scots for the Pipes!

[simcolin]

Erm... Mind telling me why my comment is offensive? Where we come from, we do play that tune for flag-lowering...

[ethicomm]

Sorry buddy but it sounded sarcastic. I don't know my military history but it sounded like the Scots were being slagged. Thought it might be the auld enemy at work.

[simcolin]

Cheers, I'm pretty unsure myself.

[newy22au]

seands chills down my spine and puts tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat thanks

[argyll1854]

Well executed. Mon The Argyll's, even though we werent there

[JohnnyH1982]

Fantastic! The 78th is a fantastic group!

Halifax wouldn't be Halifax without them.

Cheers fellas this beer is for you!

And the Scots look fantastic too, the new and the old compliment each other extremely well.

[soccom8341576]

Love the drums.

[Cthuddha]

Brilliant, lads. "Green Hills of Tyrol" is my very favorite tune, and you perform it beautifully. From California, a very warm greeting!

[Postie1]

The second tune is "The Battles Over". I'm surprised the announcer didn't go jabbering away while they played this set, as he's done in the past. I once told an announcer I'd make him eat his microphone if he talked over our playing again.

[simcolin]

THE best tune to play at Retreat!