Irish Bagpipers Warm Up with "Scotland the Brave" and "The Rowan Tree"

[craigs8772]

Nice

[Vistamister]

@TypingTreeFrog Ribbit.

[dhawzi09]

is anything better then the snares?!?!?

[DrinkToIreland]

Why are we all fighting about Ireland and scotland? We should be friends not foes! some of the irish helped found scotland! Both the bagpipes and the irish Uilleann pipes sound great! Please lads lets stop all this fightin and listen tae some great tunes :)

[seonidh]

The Turkish invented the pipes Scoits and Irish didnt

[allanmacd1980]

Bloody hell, have you people got nothing better to argue over?! Who gives a shit who created the pipes! Its like China and Japan fighting over who invented noodles!!

[irishhistoryman]

I do not have to reiterate on this site anything already posted on multiple sites that counters the spurious claims of ignorant and bigoted "pretend Scots" historical revisionists, all of whose puerile myths, simplistic, derogatory, academically inept, unfounded claims and idiotic deductions have been more than amply refuted and destroyed. these asinine simpletons are seeking to heap disgrace on the nation they purport to represent. Anyone interested can do a trace on my comments made elsewhere

[Stifler189]

@thecrusades2 I think that the you are away with the fairies and he not all there m8 lol What I think he is trying to say is that there is no such thing as Celtic they never existed or Irish it is all made up and there is no such thing as Ireland or there history its just ALLLLLLLLL stolen from the Scottish and there DNA..to? so can people please stop stealing stuff of Scotland so that thecrusades can be happy lol what a Fool. He is not from Scotland ether he Just a idiot KKK,orange order Bigot

[irishhistoryman]

I see the 'pretend' Scot historical revisionist is spreading his lies here also

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@thecrusades2 are the anglo saxons included in that??

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@thecrusades2 so DNA... shows that the irish are scottish??? ok so are the irish english???? are they all one people?

[DrinkToIreland]

@TheMcCurdyClan Here is the history of scotland. Around the ice age some people known as the picts walked across the frozen waters and settled in what is now scotland. The Scotti (an irish tribe) came over and mixed with the picts, then the norwegians raided the north and mixed with the "scots" and thats how the scot is made up of. Pict, scotti, and a little norwegian. And btw the McCurdy clan IS scottish :)

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@thecrusades2 your very very confused....

[shakin2011]

@thecrusades2 i dont understand what you mean by pseudo-history if something has been recorded then passed through to our day then there no reason to doubt it, the romans recorded a lot about our land, unless your calling them liars?

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@thecrusades2 ya the norse play a large part in the history of ireland.... like limerick waterford dublin all originally viking settlements.... let me ask u this... a scotti clan that originated in ireland like clan duncan.... part of the dal riata celts.... originated in sligo ireland and in 400AD colonized the southwest of scotland..... as a clan there a scotti clan but were from ireland... should they be considered irish or scottish or both???

[shakin2011]

@thecrusades2 i see your on here as well, you seem to be on some sort of mission to tell youtube your version of history, you also seem to have little to do judging by your history and comments on your yt channel, i think you should go and study your history again, the facts are there for you to see if your would stop twisting them to fit your wants

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@thecrusades2 so are u saying the old scoti clans better represent ireland then they do modern day scotland since the scotti clan came from ireland to begin with????? because now scotland is a very mixed nation

[Animemaster1992]

@thecrusades2 actually scotti came form ireland..

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@devinediety as far as the relationship i just go by history..... scotti was a clan in ireland..... the scotti clans... in 400 AD they moved into and colonized the southwest of scotland.scotti is a mix of irish gaels, scotti gaels,picti.... in the beggining atleast... but alot of loyalists that hate american ,,canada,ireland and scotland... wil tell you the scottish are no relation to the irish.. and are infact more closely relatd to the brits. but thats all politics. i go by simple history.

[Vistamister]

An Irishman is sitting in the pub with his wife when he says, "I love you." She asks, "Is that you or the beer talking?" He replies, "It's me, talking to the beer."

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@devinediety ya alba makes since... if im not mistaken at one time ireland was called ..scotia... an ireland called alba... what is funny to me is how people claim the irish have no relation to the scottish lol... when a lot of them do.... not all but a lot even share the same surnames.... u irish.. scottish??? american?? or what??

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@devinediety yep..... which is wierd that caledonia is now called scotland.... it should be called pictland since the scotti clans were irish....

[ThatScottishGuy2010]

@paddysbrain1989 The Picts were not Irish. Learn your history, boy.

[olivierbaghdadi]

alloem look the same anywhoo!

[booooooolpusterd]

what kind of snare is that?

[cowpoke1000]

They may be Irish and that may be a bagpipe, but it's not an Irish bagpipe! That's the Great Highland Bagpipe. The Uillean pipe (Irish) is a much superior instrument.

[dasox12]

@Trinuzenbr or go to scotland they play alot of bagpipes

[dasox12]

@Trinuzenbr try dublin ive never been tho

[ikeelyouall1641]

@xX3PIDEMICXx27 and the book of kells was writen by celibate monks so they, for the most part, left no decendants , no-one knows who even wrote it bar that they where monks and it could have been writen for the most part in Iona in Scotland. If you've any questions I'd be glad to answer.

Slan on Ceananus Mor, Contae na Mi, Eire

[Vistamister]

@ikeelyouall1641 Thanks for your comments. I like your channel, and especially some of your favorites. So, how's the weather in yer ma's arse? lol

[ikeelyouall1641]

@xX3PIDEMICXx27 That sounds like a load of bull lad, i'm from Kells and I dont know any Kelsey's and its a small town I know most families here, Theres Kelly's though and Keely's, Dont know bout this "house of Kell" never heard of it the kelly's originate from the gaelic Chealaigh and Keelys from Chaoilaigh, oh and second names only became common in Ireland after Strongbow and the Normans invaded in the 1100's so I dont know where you're getting "thousands of years" from.

[MegaHungrybear]

CELTIC PRIDE

[Vistamister]

@xX3PIDEMICXx27

Cool.

[xX3PIDEMICXx27]

@Vistamister and also our family drew many pages from the book of kells u should google the images for it.

[EZEEKEEL]

Isn't it kind of ironic that the irish bagpipers warm up to Scotland the Brave

[neviusprime]

Kells is a great spot too.

[Vistamister]

@neviusprime Yep, it is! I'll have to add a link to it in the information block.

[Bladenavor]

bagpipes sound awesome

[Vistamister]

@Bladenavor don't they though? They were just warming up here but I love the transition between the tunes. Dedicated musicians I'd say.

[GrahamClan16]

all of Britain were Celts before the Invasion of the Romains. Scotland Originates form the Latin word "Scoti" given to us by the Romains. The "Scotts" did come from what is now Northern Ireland but they Sailed across to what is now Western Scotland to attack Romain troops and push them back to now called England.. etc.. no need to explain more.

[youkn0wme]

Yep, your right an basically the romans formed England..

[GrahamClan16]

If your wanting Scottish music played right, its something only the Scottsman can do! : 3

[shatros]

Perhaps only a Scot plays it with the intense passion that comes with national pride, but remember every Irishman has a little scot inside.

[dotsie1978]

How does any Irishman have a little scot inside? The word Scotland comes from the Latin word Scottus which means Irishman! More like every Scot has a little Irishman inside!

[GrahamClan16]

Scoti/Scotus or Scotti/Scottus was the generic Latin name used by the Romans to describe the Gaels/ the celts. It is not believed that any Gaelic groups called themselves "Scoti" in ancient times, except when referring to themselves in Latin. It is also believed that the Latin term means "raider/pirate"..

[nedicuss]

@GrahamClan16

I think scotti was applied to Irish pirates first. Scottish people were originally picts who ruled Caledonia. Some tribe from Ireland went there and brought Gaelic etc there. According to the Book Of Armagh, Brian Boru was "Imperator Scottorum" - emperor of Ireland

[nedicuss]

@GrahamClan16

But yeah scotti was eventually a generic latin name for the Gaels

[nedicuss]

@dotsie1978

lol

[finnbarrhagan]

@dotsie1978 your comment a year ago, the scotti are from egypt it was the name of our queen. they steatled in the northern part if the island, dal-riada (el-darado) not latin, latinized maby, not meating from ireland but aria, The Scythians and Aryan Scythian-Gaels became us, thats what they want us to forget. finnbarr...

[TheMcCurdyClan]

@dotsie1978 ur almost 100% right mate.the word scotti in latin means "raider" a name the romans called irish clans that plundered there territories.the plain and simple fact is.that most scottish people are irish aswell..scotti was a clan that began in ireland and colonized scotland in 400AD.loyalists would like you to believe other wise.irish are gaels.scottis are gaels aswell .then later they mixed with the picti. scotti was a blood line long before scotland ever existed. ex..Dal Riata Celts.

[seonidh]

@dotsie1978 no it means Gael as ireland didnt exist as a country till the 11th century.

[dotsie1978]

@seonidh Ireland has existed as a country since the last ice age. The irish people all over the island shared a common language, religion, style of dress, warfare, music and adhered to Brehon laws long before the 11th century.

[Islandretreat]

@dotsie1978"Latin word..means Irishman! More like every Scot has a little Irishman inside!"

Incorrect. Patrick talks about two races inhabiting Ireland the Hiberni and the Scoti (new comers). Scot is derived from Scythia. Scyt and Scot were synonymous. The Latin appellation "Scoti" is derived from the native British appellation Y-Scot. "Irish" is a 16th century Papist name imposed on the Scots of Ireland by Pope Leo X in the 16th century. Every Irishman has got Hibernian and Scottish ancestry.

[firesurfer75]

I am a Scot w/a little (or a lot) of Irish inside! ;)

[sparkyization]

Unless you're a drunken Irishman!

;-D

[docdeth904]

Proves that if you want Scottish music done right, you get Irishmen to play it! :3

[ThatScottishGuy2010]

@docdeth904 That makes no bloody sense you daft yank.

[MrMatchete]

i9m mexican but i love irish there cool i wanna visit there and nice music

[gold7oo]

An bagpipes actuarly nach cuireadh tús leis i Eygpt Éirinn. Féach, a fhoghlaim tú rud éigin gach lá.

TRANSLATE: The bagpipes actuarly started in Eygpt not Ireland. See, youou learn something every day.

[Vistamister]

Interesting. I added some links to the information/description at right with links that support this.

[BATTERIESc]

Rinneadh na piopaí ar dtús in Eigit ní in Eireann. Fhoglaím tú rud éigin nua gach uile lae.

Much better translation.

[gold7oo]

Ai laddi, Irish all da way. ;)

[SuperChrisdavies]

very good

[Joint72]

Great music

[BassMasterMusic]

i was searching for this melody for long now, the melody which the bagpipes play u know..

is there a special name for it? if so, please please tell me, i love this!

[Vistamister]

"Scotland the Brave" and "The Rowan Tree"

[adamski895RS]

If there Irish Why are they playing a scottish song?

[popemobile12]

Because it is awsome

[Mojo674]

Although many people associate the formation of the kilt and bagpipes with Ireland they actually started in Scotland. Irish kilts are normally solid colored but the tradition of bagpipes and wearing kilts, along with the making of them, came from Scotland.

[spiritualninja]

Irish are better than scottish at least we have a national holiday

[nedicuss]

@Mojo674

Bagpipes didn't start in Scotland or Ireland! The Romans were supposed to have brought them over. Bagpipes were always a big deal n Ireland too. At the Battle of Falkirk Irish bagpipers leading the irish troops made the Scottish realise how effective they were, and after that carried them into battle aswell.

[VickyGoss]

Excellent! 5 *****

[LoreneFaith]

They sound great!

[watchitnz]

Im of Irish descent, so does this mean Im allowed to play bagpipes?

[Vistamister]

Well, "allowed" and "able" are two different thing, aren't they?

[rockerchick24783]

yes im half irish and scottish and my husband is full irish so yes u can play the bagpipes

[popemobile12]

Me too I'm half irish and half scottish

[rockerchick24783]

best of both worlds !!!

[JasperWHCullens1fan]

DAMN IT I LOVE THIS

[jonjeny]

der playin both tunes a bit too fast..dey need to slow down...

[Vistamister]

ya tink?

[jonjeny]

i dont tink..i know!!!

[pacman1412]

Green, safron, red, blue, grey, it doesn't matter solid coloured kilts are associated with Ireland.

[Vistamister]

Thanks Pac. The longer the video is up, the more I am learning from comments. Peace!

[perrottaitalia83]

IM A LYNCH i def got the luck of the irish

[redbike2008]

They sound goood. Do you have to wear ear protectors when playing these things?

[Seamus616]

though the bagpipe is historically and culturally important in Ireland, they played two scottish tunes and a dressed very Scottish

[trueman1575]

Its not to fare from Dublin

[trueman1575]

It makes me feel home sick my granddad can play that song on is bag pipes back in Ireland.

[Vistamister]

Good friends of mine in New York are going to Dublin for a week. I am quite jealous. I have never been.

[trueman1575]

tell them to go to Ballingery

[peacelord]

Isn't that in Cork?

[30fuVkingdollars]

kool! i LOVE bagpipes!!!

shame hey didn't play "We Will Rock YOU". lol

[motomissle]

this gets my canadian blood goin... lol

[aboba33221]

those twirling drummers are sweet! cool song!

[1916supermc]

tiocfaidh ar la

[InfernoCheaf]

good stuff!

[mobius1470]

If as noted they are irish pipers why are they advertising a scottish whiskey distillery (bells)and playing scotland the brave!

[Vistamister]

Well, I assumed they were "Irish" because I stumbled upon them on St. Patrick's day. For all I know, there is mixed heritage among them, or maybe they are all Scotish. But, after 10,000 views, and lots of positive comments, no one has asked me to correct the title.

[thepiper001]

oh well, we all bleed red so i dont mind

[MaXx594]

Actually, Scottish Pipes are played on St. Patty's day

[gaelicpiper]

Sweet Jesus...is everyone who goes on Youtube dyslexic or what!?...They are Kells Irish Pipe Band so it says KELLS on their bass drum NOT BELLS,Kells is a place in Ireland.The solid green kilts are also a bit of a give away as to their heritage or haven't you seen that either?And as an Irish piper I have no qualms about playing as popular & easily recognisable tune as Scotland the Brave.If you were a piper you would of course know all of this but of course you are not are you!?

[Vistamister]

Do I sense a wee Irish temper flaring? : ) This is over a year old and no one pointed out the green kilts. Well, at least the video title has been correct since the beginning!

[killians57]

Do I sense a wee Irish temper flaring? : )

Lol,tis funny wot ye just said :O)

[Iaxobus]

Irish people are awesome, their music is the greatest.

I would be damn proud to be Irish.

But I'm Canadian and we have no real or proud heritage here, lol...hahahahaa that sux...

[henrikemilsson]

fantastic

[mefubar001]

im very proudly irish as well im all about my heritage =)

[andarms]

what tune is this?

[Vistamister]

There's tww that blend in: "Scotland the Brave" and "The Rowan Tree."

[nashville6120]

Celts were an ancient fairly nomadic group of people who made thier way through Europe eventually sailing off the coast of present day Iberia (in Spain) and inhabiting Ireland then Scotland and Wales. There, the Celts evolved and took root and developed so many unique cultural attributions.

The Gaelic Lanuage was born out of this as was so much great music and art. Today "Celtic" is mostly identified with Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Descendants even have a traceable gene.

[Vistamister]

Thanks for the info!

[Basskar55]

I'm proud, that celtic culture still living in us! I'm russian, and in ancient times celtian tribes helped to russian more than 150 years!

[movieboy7]

i dont go to church so whats celtic?

[Vistamister]

No expert here, but I always thought celtic referred to the ancient tribal connections of Northern Europeans. I googled it and the best response was from wikipedia which has a lot of detail if your really interested. Otherwise, some of the other commenters here might chime in and explain it.

[nashville6120]

oh and by the way,

Historians believe the bag pipes were invented in Ireland.

[genryuusai]

heres what i found

"The earliest possible reference to a bagpipe occurs around 400 BC, when Aristophanes, the Athenian poet jibed that the pipers of Thebes (an enemy of Athens) blew pipes made of dogskin with chanters made of bone."

found it on wikipedia but i've seen it on other websites aswell

these were not really bagpipes but i think its like a pre-bagpipe ^^

[nashville6120]

Scots and Irish share a VERY common Celtic and for that matter Gaelic ancestory. 700 years ago they spoke virtualy the same language. They are BROTHERS to each other. Most Irish and Scots still feel that way. Anymocity exists between the ENGLISH and both countries. The subtleties in each culture is what makes them unique and strong not enemies....

Find celtic descendants from Ire and Scot...do a DNA test....you'll be suprised.

They should share in the playing of the pipes.

[ianclytle]

Damn straight! I'm of the clan McIan, sept clan of clan McDonald, and of the Irish clan McKean...

[pipeinspirit]

serbiansocialist am with you what is it with these bands tryin to be scots piss off & stick to your high school marchin bands !!!!

[gaelicpiper]

Seeing as this band is named after a place in Ireland(Kells) and are wearing green Irish kilts it is daft to make out that they are trying to be Scots . I would not accuse Scots of trying to be Irish because they often play Irish tunes or are Irish in origin but popular in Scotland like the Cock of the North,Ae Fond kiss or Gone to the Hills. By your logic I should slag off the next non-Irish piper that plays Pumpkin's Fancy or the Mason's Apron but that would just make me a dickhead.

[magyar1963]

irish play pipes too. world champs grade 1 field marshall montgomery is from belfast

the warpipe came from ireland then to scotland with 3rd drone added later

[SerbianSOCIALIST]

I prefer Scottish bagpipe music!

[pntwalker]

They Are Playing Scotland The Brave Which IS Scottish ?????

[redbike2008]

It sounds like it!

[infobelow]

Can it be played any faster ??

[oldsoldier29]

Those two tunes are standard, ah, tuning tunes. Easy (fairly) to play, and easy to get pipes warmed up on & in tune. Which is what it appears they were doing. Impromptu stop, a PM wouldnt simply wave his hand to stop a tune. And, he was walking around tuning drones...dead giveaway right there.

And, tunes were STB and Rowan Tree, as others already pointed out.

[velopirate]

Irish pipers playing Scotland the Brave and Rowan Tree on St. Patrick's Day? What's wrong with this picture? (Also, lousy stop!!!)

[gaelicpiper]

They are bog-standard bagpipe tunes that most folk recognise so I suppose that is why they probably get played.Rowan Tree in particular is a cracker but although I do play Scotland the Brave it is a bit too Brit a tune to get played on St.Patrick's Day but it still is nevertheless-just goes to show how mature Irish folk are!It would not be my first choice anyway.

[velopirate]

Ditto. I also play in an Irish pipe band and you'll only hear good 'ol Rebel tunes from us on St. Patrick's Day (Minstrel Boy, Sean South, A Nation Once Again, etc.).

[Vistamister]

This might have been their warm-up prior to marching out of the parking lot. It was kind a spontaneous thing that I happened to capture. As a non-musician Irish-American, I had not idea what they were playing, but it sounded good to me! Merry Christmas!

[darkmillstone]

the first tune is Scotland the Brave the second is The Rowan Tree.

[oregonoit]

the name of this tune is scottland the brave

[TurbineMetallico]

Ist like "Tarantella con Zampogna" in Italy. Yep!

[Superman1769]

what the name of this song?

[Vistamister]

I have no idea! Maybe if one of the players comes upon this video they'll post it. It sounds oddly familiar though.

[ugm0]

Scotland the Brave

[Vistamister]

Thanks. I updated the description to include that, so I hope you're right!

[askmrlizard]

The second tune is rowan tree

[Vistamister]

Thanks - added it to the description.