Blue Bonnets Over The Border

[MapleBok]

That was superb!! Steps are nicely altered to do en-masse! Well done!

[ostlandr]

A Bellendaine! The Scotts are out!

[stupidshitsucks]

GREAT MUSIC, TERRIBLE VIDEO AND AUDIO!! What a shame!

[Herstory4321]

I can't watch this without tearing up, love the bagpipes and it reminds me of my Granny the proud member of Clan Matheson whose parents came over from the Isle of Lewis. A beautiful presentation.

[thronk1]

Listen to Eric Burden and The Animals playing "Sky Pilot" for a great delivery of Blue Bonnets".

[moatboat]

It was played in Kathryn Hepburn's 1st movie (1936 I think), "Mary of Scotland"...twice.

[scada4321]

OMG! Yes!

Thanx fer the headsup!

[buckoseven7]

I absolutely love this song. I have a fascination with the bagpipes and celtic history.

[xcol192]

By the way, this tune is SCOTTISH. The blue bonnets refer to a traditional piece of highland dress worn by Scottish jacobite soldiers when they crossed the border into England.

[mustangmilligan]

This isn't a jaccobite song, Its a borderer song. But it certainly is very Scottish.

[afs7879]

I just love this music! It's really awesome!

[happygael]

This is a superb performance by both the dancers and the pipers. It makes my Irish heart rock. All I can say is "CLAN NA GAEL."

[mustangmilligan]

Nothing Irish about it.

[scada4321]

" The paratroopers and gliderborne infantry of the 6th Airborne had seized the bridges over the Orne and the Caen canal at dawn and held them for 13 hrs, despite intense fighting, until,amazed and incredulous, they heard the noise of Bagpipes approaching them and saw Lord Lovat's commandos coming down the road toward them, with Private Millin calmly marching at their head playing "Blue Bonnets Over the Border" to the accompianiment of German machine gun fire and artillery"....

June 6,1944

[malevolentintellect]

aye...and he played "black bear" when they hit the beach at Sword...ever will the warrior in whose vein's pump the blood of the gael find respite and renewal when he hear's the skirl of the pipes

[scada4321]

I'm a student of history, but I've never heard "Black Bear"

You mean to tell me Pipers where on the beach?

Absolutely amazing!

Those poor bastards....did anyone survive?

[malevolentintellect]

If Cornelius Ryan is to be believed in "The Longest Day" Millin accompanied Lovat and his Commando Group right from the landing craft on Sword. Cheers

[nacho1560]

@scada4321 Yes, indeed. Lord Lovatt had his piper. My dad was with the Kings own Scottish Borderers and they also had a piper. As far as I know they all survived. WW!, a great many pipers lost their lives.

[DBAViking]

OI! Yup Black Bear Regimental march of my old unit the Calgary Highlanders! And yes Lovat did let it loose on the Germans on Sword!

[bluebonnets101]

That is an amazing presentation! What a great idea!  Lovely performance, and all dancers are dancing so perfectly in time to rather fast music!

Five Stars ***** :)