The 2007 Pleasanton Massed Pipe Band

[Commodore4life]

I'm looking for a guy there... Mac...err... MacSomething. Maybe you know him?

[hiway108]

Awesome!!



[saviano12]

I love the sound of bag pipes,

[Andybaby]

Wtf - the guy in the middle of the screen at 1:30 is out of sync with the baton!! Wake up dude!

[Ericules555]

@Andybaby did you also notice the asain guy in the begining? 

[fenbogle]

MARKET BATTALIONA SQAURE ARMS.

[dbthedon]

That is completely amazing. From a Scot in Scotland. Much respect!

[GACsuperfan]

i love having scotish ancestry

[BagpipeHero98]

The only left handed piper I see...and hes out of step...

[fenbogle]

BATAILIAN A QWIK ..A.. MARCH...

[hardtackjack]

Haha wow...I saw myself in there! I need to get back piping there again!

[glasgow1234]

Nothing makes me more proud to be SCOTTISH !!!!!

[fenbogle]

ALL IS WELL HIGHLAND BROTHERS.

[fenbogle]

THE HIGHLANd MARCH .

[BagpipeHero98]

what is the name of the 2nd tune

[JonathonEuphRomero]

what was the name of the song starting in the beginning .

[seonidh]

@JonathonEuphRomero scotland the brave

[lolislol1403]

did anyone notice the cool tricks that man did at the start of the film

[BagpipeHero98]

what is the name of the 2nd tune?

[MrCrumbsinthebutter]

Scots live all over the world , for many reasons. They love their country and culture as much as any living in Scotland. Recently i met a Glasgow man in Australia were i live , he implied I was a lesser Scot and to be a real Scot you needed to live in Glasgow! So I decided to speak his language and decked him!

[lngstryd]

My family is from Scotland...both South and North.

I was in Pleasanton, CA the day they filmed this. It was overwhelming. Even though it's open air, we were in the stands and were just awe struck. When they played

Amazing Grace, there wasn't a dry eye in the place.

[dgreear63]

It's amazing to see Scottish culture as far spread as California

[seonidh]

@dgreear63 its also in Japan ;-)

[TheCrazyKings]

Excellent footage but it's kind of low quality lol; Get it? Low Quality?? haha.

er, sorry. Well thanks for uploading!!:)

[PCDTPRODUCTION]

Canada loves you Scotland!

[MPG70]

its either in your blood or it is not

[misiokoala]

Coooooooolll

[Lilycha100]

Scotland is like Canada,Australia and New Zealand today...expect they all will be free one day!!!!!

[Endiroth]

I don't know why people dislike the bagpipes, they actually make me feel honored in a way due to my family's heritage. Got to love marching on Remembrance day full uniform with kilt to the bagpipes.

North Highlanders 1st Reserve Regiment, Canadian Forces.

[rwongusa]

Why is the camara so low? Upskirts video? =O

[DStanizzi]

@rwongusa A cinematic techniquie. The lower the camera the more powerful the subject looks.

[ennuiandthensome]

Much love from a Scotsman living in America to my blood-brothers! If theres one place I'd live itd be scotland.

clan McNeil of Barra

[gamet1957]

superbe jolie défilé

[TheGrandga]

I see the drums go up the center and the time lag is fixed

[katieandjerilyn]

I'm proud to call myself a scots! To my clan MacNaughton, William Wallace who fought for freedom, Aaand the rest of you beautiful scots YOU ARE AMAZING.

[unsf8518]

This is so baller :D If only I could witness such a march in person.

[DMZtrooper]

this is deffinatly one thing i want to learn how to do before i die

[TrekToons]

@DMZtrooper LOL! You'd better start now. I've been at it for over 40 years and the perfecting never stops. Seriously, if you work at it diligently, you can be playing with a band inside of 8 months. Our grade 5 band started competing 5 months after most of them began learning. BTW- that's me starting at 1:28 - The big dumb-looking one with the mostly gray tartan kilt (Holyrood), black sporran, white shirt, sunglasses, and being followed by a lady wearing the same tartan.

[unexpectedshwa]

is proud to carry the name Wood.

[theloudhalo]

A wonderful spectacle. It cheers the heart and lifts the spirits.

[cdnredneck99]

My respect goes out to Scotland, for what you fought for, and what u believe in. Also to all that we have lost in the persuit of freedom, we shall never forget. This song is a tribute to all that have fallen when asked by their country

[TheMrBlinx]

#WOW Why do they only work out their left arms with half a bar bell?

[tommy192771]

I live in America and in the middle of the woods. but i bet if i saw that walking by my house id have a big smile on my face and id enjoy every bit of it. an excellent display to say the least.

[staniz4]

What would you do if you woke up to this walking by your house?

[unexpectedshwa]

@staniz4 march along side in my skibbys

[FTWINZOR]

you know what this video needs? more bagpipes.

[htowntrackstar]

They have female bagpipers too? I didn't know that. Still cool.

[Wehrmacht3GD]

i piper sounds amazing but THIS MANY! my ears just melted

[haywilliamful]

cool

[IamLiambee1]

makes me proud to be scottish ALBA GU BRATH!

[mlballs]

That is a lot of fucking bagpipe players!! @_@

[Rasta11000]

this is the kinda of video that i watch and it makes me proud to be scottish

[staniz4]

@Rasta11000 This is the kinda video i watch and makes me wish i was scottish

[Dalp1974]

Paul Taylor,my Jock mate....army.....1 year today!He would have loved this,The Jock bastard!RIP

[123elchino]

when you think about it, men in skirts.... intimidating??? but on the contrary, i would poop my pants turn tail and run! good music and great video!!!!

[venom462]

yh but in my pipe band whatever clan you belong to belong to is what tartan you wear that i have to wear mcneil tartan :)

[venom462]

they probally dnt even know what clans tartans theyre wearing

but all in all not bad

[osmo250]

@venom462

not true. you have to petition and join before you can wear their tartans.

now, that doesnt mean that someone can just walk in with it on, but still...

[garrettone1]

I'm Italian and this' ... fantastic!

[TheMrBlinx]

Well, now, I was liking this from the time I first found it, but I just spotted something unacceptable: sunglasses. Yes, why are so many wearing sun glasses? Did the original Scots, marching back and forth in their bogs, playing the hell out of their pipes. wear sunglasses? WHY have their eyes gone so bad, so quickly? Did they watch too much porn or what? What's up with that? You original Scots need to have a big Scot meeting and get to the bottom of this, because it's unacceptable! Got it? :)

[foxbat3gmail]

@TheMrBlinx Aye well move with the times and the pipe quality is fantastic these guys are exceptional not a bum note too be had

[wolfmk9]

I will never tire of watching the likes of this video; and I am only a half-blooded colonial-born Scot! The world would likely be a better place is everyone had "a wee bit O' Scot in them"... :)

[mickecojo]

500 men without underwears.. :D

[happykillmore88]

Why are they all wearing dresses?

[1989dramon]

@happykillmore88 its called a kilt its a scottish tradition i live in england but i sometimes visit scotland because its got a nice countryside

[TheMrBlinx]

Ooop! The 57th guy in the center row isn't really playing!

[TheMasaka1345]

soooo many kilt.I love it.

[hezzieblue]

you dont get USA games coz you have no culture....or class 

[Dickmac32]

Ah, it thrills the heart of any Scotsman! Thanks, Paul, for posting this.

[0087McKay]

Thats a lot of pipers!!!

[TheMrBlinx]

@0087McKay And someone's got to pay them!

[rjdmillerca]

It's in my blood, in my vains. The sound of pipes and drums. One of the true forces of nature. Thanks for posting.

[0087McKay]

how do they keep their lines so straight, there music so consistent, and whats the point of the guy marching in front?

[siby67]

no coment ROMANIA

[critrcrazy1]

Makes my heart sing!!!

[splortz]

I've never seen so much skirt in one place at one time.

[paddythepiper1]

@splortz twat

[MrAirworthy]

brilliant! ..... looking down the outside rank all in step,thnx for posting

[edelgran24]

Amazing! Every time that I hear a bagpipe I don't succeed to hold my tears in my eyes!

[worras2007]

the whole army :)

[eddie100]

The word is; love thy children, 'cause . Who. I Love my children because they are who they are are. No one will ever drive me away from my beleife.

[MrAirworthy]

@eddie100 good for you

[fdh1004]

Thanks for the post. I'll have to go next year.

[chadscotland]

I'm Scottish living in Scotland, and it's awesome to see our culture being celebrated in countries like America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Respect from Scotland.

[awsomeshot]

@chadscotland the scotts helped to tame the backwaters of america not all americans have scottish ancestry like me but we all share some scottish heritage :)

[OspreyCZ]

@chadscotland Europe doesn´t exist, right? :)

[manue13893]

es impresionante lo que daria por verlo en persona

[craigm1995]

is this in an area where alot of people are descended from scots?

[craigm1995]

looks to sunny for bagpipes lol

[LakeHighiii]

I had given up on California, but now, I have a renewed faith that California may once again become part of the United States, and stop burning American flags, and stop attacking fire men for flying flags

[iligaf]

1 word!!! AMAZING!!!!

[annieluvdogs]

I think there's just one word to describe ths: epic.

[Andrewkinghorn15]

Incase anyone is interested this is Scotland the Brave they are playing.

[SPARTANDUDE123]

and na awa bide awa

[lyfeenz]

ummm really ??

[chengloki]

I'm not a Scott, I am Ukrainian. But, I love the skirlling of the pipes. Can you explain that?? =Stefan=

[karenteacher2008]

@chengloki I'm with you I'm from Argentina and I'm OK but ...hypothetically...if it was possible to be born again, I'd like to be Scottish (for the bagpipes, the landscape, many things)

[m3cyclone]

Awesome!!! Makes me so proud to be a Scot!

[kingdomofdalriada]

m3cyclone, where in scotland are you from ?

[smarzotais]

lol awesome

[70sArcade]

sounds good

[hardtackjack]

Wait...what? I'm playing with the wrong band...lol

[hardtackjack]

I'm in that mess somewhere...lol

[Lennholm89]

Man just gotta love the sounds of bagpipe..

[Zim804]

An army of Bag pipes

[DragonWolfGirlWerewo]

HOLY SHT NOW THAT ALOT OF BAGPIPES

[wilwondersnevercease]

now that's one big group of pipers!

[erwinenrique]

beautiful,amazing

[kayAbee]

I've played in these since the games were in Santa Rosa. Besides the sore feet, headaches and heat exhaustion, playing in the massed bands is FUN! I march by at 1:31, Holyrood tartan, black sporran and sunglasses.

[jackass242]

holy crappppppp!!!!!!!!!!! thats alot of scotts and Irishmen

[misterkempeitai]

bagpipes realy sound awesome!!!

[Santana755]

Fantactico beautiful bagpipes are the best.

A greeting from chile

[monkeefan75]

Amazing! Would love to see this in person someday.

[evo1dee4life]

Immense, imagine being lead marching into battle by that noise of pipes and drums. Great to see so many bands coming together with all the different tartans and such. It's amazing the highland games that they hold in Australia, Canada, USA and everywhere else, it makes me feel so thankfull that I'm scottish knowing that there are literally millions of just as proud Scots living all over the world. SCOTLAND FOREVER, ALBA GU BRATH!

[schattensand]

It would make Your death easy?

[mayyourtruthbetold]

Fifth band back, Wow, ninth row, there I think is my brother on the out side end. Red with green and white plaid. Wow, that is really cool. Thank you for posting this video....

[scotishpiper1]

SCOTLAND FOR LIFE

[freya1924]

So much love, and then the California palm trees. LOL

Gotta love Pleasanton.

[MajorDoolittle]

The Rhine Area Pipes and drums are the best !!!

[scottishaccent17]

i luv bag pipes and band cos im scottish and live in scotland and proper scottish guy and half English, well im white guy! lol

always hear this n luv it! :D

[unionfallen]

0:46...if any large group ever gets that in sync...my god...

[iusedtobethere]

Very nice. Am originally from New Zealand (now in Los Angeles) and miss the annual competitions at Western Springs Stadium, Auckland. I'm not of Scottish descent...I'm Samoan but love Scot pipe band music.

[JAKWIK]

i think its great well done usa from wick caithness

[UltraPrimus]

I Love the Bagpipes Music

[44Beats]

Actually I'm ulster scot, and i gotta say I,m rather proud that Americans would honour their ancestors in this way. It's more effort than some scots or Irish would put into their heritage.

[dawatticus]

"Annual Scottish Games in Pleasanton California."

Am i the only one who thinks thats a bit .... strange? You dont see people in Scotland having " Annual USA Games " :p

[mc2cal]

Yes you are the only one. Strange comment. Let us know what your point is once you have had a chance to travel.

[dawatticus]

Ive travelled loads. Anyway i didnt say it was BAD, I said it was strange :p No need to get all defensive.

[Radification]

@mc2cal @dawatticus its yanks who like to think there scottish just cos there great aunt jemimas cousins sisters dog was from scotland!  just like people from america are always "Irish"

[GerritJS]

@mc2cal

whats the name of the music, title I mean, great goosebubbles

[HaseosAtoli]

@GerritJS 1st part was Scotland the Brave but then it went into something else.

[MustardIsInTheFridge]

@mc2cal

US is pretty much a large percent European so why wouldn't it? it isnt the other way around.

[rhbeadlejr]

Because the US has many, many people of Scottish descent who brought the games with them and like to gather and celebrate their Scottish heritage. We continue to have many Scottish people imigrating here every year. Now, how many people do you think have emigrated to Scotland and took baseball with them? PS Bluegrass music came from the Scots who settled in the South.

[dawatticus]

Mmmhm, you realise though that the "modern highland games" and all the "fluff" that goes with "Scotland" was mostly a victorian invention. To get some tourism going and so they could sell tins of short bread with pictures of castles on the front.

[chicom70]

It's that some of us are the descendants of those who fought on the Jacobite side of the '45 Rebellion. After the defeat of our forces culminating at Culloden in 1746, our ancestors were exiled and sold into indentured servitude to the colonies. Gaining freedom in the new land, they fought the Crown which brought about our newly independent republic. But some have never lost sight of where our roots began and how the separation came to be.

[KC0TLV]

@dawatticus - yes I do find it a bit strange - tell me what would be celebrated at your USA Games? USA is a melting pot country, so try and put a finger on something uniquely her own other than Hot Dogs & Beer ;) But, beer is originally European, and hot dogs are a form of sausage - and that's European too. Scotland has culture and traditions dating much farther back than USA.

[duncancallum]

@dawatticus that is a dumb statement you said

[schs1977]

@dawatticus Yes, I agree with mc2cal- Your comment is strange. Why is it that every other "group" can be proud, but not if you are European American?

[andrebishop22]

@dawatticus

Well USA is a country of Imigrants. With the way things are going, it will one day be the 5th of May as the major celebration. And English the second language. So suck it up. Turkey.

[andrebishop22]

@dawatticus I take it you are not Puritan or English but you celebrate Thanksgiving?! So why is this strange? When atleast these people can claim legitimate celebration.

[Diemerstein]

Scotland is made up with Scottish people, the USA is made up with all sorts of people including people from Scotland, so your thinking is not at full capacity.

[iamurdad77]

@dawatticus if you are not to sure you better "GOOGLE " us m8!

[Radification]

@dawatticus its yanks who like to think there scottish just cos there great aunt jemimas cousins sisters dog was from scotland!

[firemedic277]

@dawatticus not strange, america is a placed built by immagrants, the only immigrants you get in scotland is pakis and poles. most of the south was built by ulster-scot immigrants. maybe u should be humbled that people with scottish acnestory are paying homage, is that really a bad thing?

[teller456]

@firemedic277 excellent point

[TheMrBlinx]

@dawatticus But, what would the Annual USA Games consist of?

[ragw33d]

@TheMrBlinx eating cheese burgers really fast?

[A7xafterlifeA7x]

@dawatticus I personally would travel hundreds and hundreds of thousand miles to see pure scottish bag pipe players play but when they come to the usa it should be our honor to welcome them being the best music players in the world

[TheMrBlinx]

@dawatticus Good point. Why no 'Annual USA Games'? Inquiring minds want to know -OR- Should there be no annual Scottish Games? hmmm... 'We want to preserve and honor' THEIR heritage, but they don't want to reciprocate.... hmmm... something seems wrong with that... hmmm... wonder what it is...?

[piperschmae]

Go Nicholson! We were in the red kilts with the green bag covers about an eighth of the way down.

[Pogojunky]

lool and every bagpipe $2000

[OUCH0625]

1000000 dollars worth of pipes

[GpunktHartman]

i like it ...

[frbe0101]

low camera angles and kilts is not a good idea.

[akarpowicz]

Fabulous. I was there, high in the grandstand!

[dontletthemgetin]

Greetings from Germany! Great!

[Cantabrujiempri]

da hasta repeto tu!! si se juntarian todos las asturianos atocar tambien daria respeto mucho mas ehh

-ARRONTI CANTABRIA -PUXA ASTURES

[murooz]

That was braw,it ferly gave me the auld goosebumps so cheers fer that pal.

[pepakaspar]

Hezké !

[Thompson218]

They know whats coming when they hear the pipes flare. Thats why the British play them into battle, nothing finer.

[gensnipes]

quick note, not that I care particularly, but bagpipes are specifically Scottish, not British & some people can get very pissy if you switch the terminology. But the sentiment is absolutely true, bagpipes are the best battle call in the Western World.

[IainB1511]

Well this Scot is going to get pissy with you

British represents all of the united kingdom Scots are British. Britain does not = English

British by birth

Scots by the grace of God

Canadian by choice

[fagottist]

can i jsut say bagpipes are not scottish. they are from croatia or some such place they didn't apear in scotaldn until a few hundred years after they were invented.

they have bagpiesp in scotland england ierland wales france greece spain germany austria teh czech republic poland hungary turkey bulgaria maccedonia croatia slovakia russia gorgia and a good many other places in europe

[IainB1511]

The bagpipe that is used here is the "great Highland Bagpipe", and yes there were other forms of bagpipes in use in different countries in Europe the great highland bagpipe is unique in its chanter fingerboard and 3 drone set up.

[fagottist]

yes i know my bagpipes i have two

a' Phiob mhor is one of them

[scottishnationalist]

The bagpipe is not uniquely scottish, however the great highland bagpipe is uniquely and specifically scottish.

[scottishnationalist]

The scots invented the great highland bagpipe.

[CapoeiraPiper]

There are bagpipes from a lot of different regions of the world. Ive heard even from south america. But the Highland pipes are among the most abundant today, and they are a product of a long history of developements among bagpipes. The frist pitch changing instrument with a reed, was something like a common bagpipe chanter, and wanting to facilitate circular breathing, it gained a bag, and the rest is history...

[scotishpiper1]

not western the whole world

[jeanmarc87]

whoooooaaaah!!!

[Steppenwulf79]

Excellent, greetings from Czech Republic :)