NYPD Emerald Society Bagpipes Live Binghamton, NY March 6, 2010

[CFDChris237]

gotta love the drunk ones in the background....dancing

[reilly87irl]

@222macgregor. there uileann bag pipes which is irish they have a distinct sound. i play the uileann bagpipes. do your research gobshite

[jay097]

I just love it (& yes I used to be a cop !)

[lauracau1]

fdny and nypd associate with irishness and irish desent. the irish tri colour is carried along with the nyc flag, the stars and stripes and the fire/police department flag on any march they make also during depatmental funerals. irish men made up the original dpartments and they're descendants make up the majority of both nypd/fdny. ireland does have its own kilts, exact same as the scottish original style (draped over the shoulder) before they anglisised they're kilts.

[lauracau1]

fdny and nypd associate with irishness and irish desent. the irish tri colour is carried along with the nyc flag, the stars and stripes and the fire/police department flag on any march they make also during depatmental funerals. irish men made up the original dpartments and they're descendants make up the majority of both nypd/fdny.

[Scobe32]

You seem to care! Ouch no need for the cursing! Just shows how ignorant you really are.

[222macgregor]

Irish-Americans are complete idiots. They cannot seem to accept that Highland Pipes and Highland kilts are Scottish, and have nothing to do with Ireland.

I'm a Scottish-American though!

[Scobe32]

Silly fella aren't you!!! Irish and Scottish culture have many similarities through music, language and art.

[mcgriff009]

@Scobe32 Exactly. We are all Celtic people.

[mcgriff009]

@222macgregor Who gives a fuck whether or not it's Scottish highland or Irish? I am a native New Yorker of both Scottish and Irish decent, but am more proud to be American! This video is great and so are the NYPD pipers, fuck off.

[MegaSlayerr]

@mcgriff009 I think you ll find its mainly the scottish whinging about every sort of pipe being theres just ignore em bud

[skittlesareyum48]

What song is that at 5:42 ?

[StrathendrickPiper]

@skittlesareyum48 the song is The Rakes of Mallow. I believe it's an Irish song commonly played by many of the US service bands eg NYPD and NYFD.

[nick097]

@StrathendrickPiper *FDNY man..... no harm no foul <3

[StrathendrickPiper]

@skittlesareyum48 i should also point out the song has the distinct 3 tactums movement in the first part, it's what really gives it the vibrant feel. I really love this song too it's great!!

[borntofolk]

what type of drum sticks are the spining ones

[borntofolk]

what type of drum sticks are the spining

[moderadonna]

Wouldn't be NYPD without the Pipe and Drums.......

[EdinburghTiger]

Are they all Irish guys or scottish? I think it's a kind of British legacy colonial age. Many Irishmen marshalled by English government and had to fought against Yankees'

[irishkid92]

@EdinburghTiger the answer to you question is they all have to have Irish in them to even get into the band

[voyakov]

love that drum

[DonbX]

Watching it over and over. Really beautiful. Thanks for posting it

[gerryk32]

Brilliant clip....(Alba Gu Brath....Scots Gaelic for Scotland for ever...i think....the Irish equivalent is Erin go Bragh...Ireland for ever...same language just different way of saying the same thing...)...anyway i really enjoyed this clip..well done...

[shieldwolf49]

Wha Hae! Alba Gu Brath!

[macco360]

where was this in binghamton?

[syncopath]

10x for posting this lovely Bagpipes music.

these pipes can take one's spirit quite far .. -)