2009 Virginia International Tattoo in HD - The Band of His Majesty the Kings Guard

[Bitchblaster]

The move from 2:18 through 2:36 is almost like an optical illusion!

[oldcar555]

perfect and safe

[BodomBlastBeats]

in my opinnion they are allowed to drop sticks because they play horrible hard stuff;)

[Jimmy000900]

hahah at first i thought it was the second one from left that dropped the stick, then i thought it was the first one. it took me a while before i realized it was the third guy!

[tman383]

8:35 watch the guy that dropped his drumstick go back out and pick it up

[TheChristianFairy]

My friend will be performing in the Tattoo this year. I think she's in the group the Williamsburg Heritage Dancers.

[arey4eva]

My NJROTC class, drill team and marching band for my school are going to the 2011 one

[norpolice123]

Does anyone know the name of the song that starts when they put the flags on their rifles? From about 6:30 and out.

[ineedmoreram]

@norpolice123 The music at 6:30 is from the movie "The Last of the Mohicans". At the end, the soldiers sing "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".

[norpolice123]

@ineedmoreram Thanks, mate! ;)

[znoop72]

Fyfaen!. Hva har den jævla gaulinga med garden å gjøre? Bra ellers!

[Langelus95]

@znoop72 rasist?

[znoop72]

@Langelus95 Hæ? Om det hadde vært en neger som gaula hadde det vært like ille....

Det er gaulinga som er problemet, ikke hvem som gauler.

[Langelus95]

@znoop72 aaah, du er en sånn en du ja!

[MrRadmarius]

@znoop72 hehe ja reagerte på den jeg og

[Arthus083]

Merci pour ce pur moment de régal.

[bob4116]

Nice show. The guard was clean. Musically, I've been more excited about their choices in the past. Nice touch at the end with "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." Yeah, I couldn't believe how quick that drummer drew the spare stick from his strap. Way to go guys!

[iamtheraven2011]

I was at this. it was even more impressive live.

[PSKEMan]

HMKG does us Norwegians proud again.

[leycyp]

Brilliant !

[TousavecNintendo]

"Under the double eagle" by Franz Josef Wagner.

[KrpZapheado]

Magnificent!

[korvkake123]

My brother is playing the bass drum, i'm so proud :')

[Eikern]

Being one of the drummers standing there in the middle (at 4:34) when half of the band comes walking past you and hearing the brass and the immensely cool drumbeat coming from the other side, and having the drill team going in a circle around youit was an amazing feeling. Even though the only thing your concentrating on is fastening the snare and preparing mentally for the drum stunt.

[92andreas92]

hehe :)

[JoakimFjord]

@Eikern U ROCK!

[92andreas92]

they got ekstra pares on they'r chest :D :P

[alwilliam]

That drummer is very, very sneaky! Nice recovery.

The 'Gael' regardless who plays it, is one of the most fascinating piece of musical composition.

[JoakimFjord]

5:52...gosh,, the drummer that dropped the stick is staggeringly fast~~~

[ctran057]

@JoakimFjord

Omg, i see it now!! Hahaa, as soon as I posted the previous message, I saw the stick.

[MclF01]

GO jj :)

[musician2111]

What is the name of the opening march?

[PSKEMan]

Gardesmarsj, or The Guards March. In other words, their own march.

[JoakimFjord]

@musician2111 gardemarsj.....

[036zacharias]

You could hardly notice that one of the drummers dropped his drumstick, took a while before i noticed that. Lokks like he picked out a spare from his shoulder.

Smoth moves :)

[JoakimFjord]

@036zacharias

[ctran057]

@036zacharias

I tried to catch that, but I don't have the attention span lol.

I was too busy focusing on the guard and the snares :)

[ctran057]

@036zacharias

Omg, i see it now!! Hahaa, as soon as I posted the previous message, I saw the stick.

[BlackAdder6]

Where is the song at 6:38 from?

It sounds like it came from a movie or something

[musician2111]

I think its the Finale from The Last of the Mohicans film

[PSKEMan]

The Gael, from the movie The Last of the Mohicans.

[xkjetilx]

Savner det her ganske mye ja. Skulle ønske vi gjorde mer av dette!!! Synd det ikke finnes noe video med fullversonen av linja til drill som de la til på de andre oppvisningene!! Og med fult lysshow Ingen som har det?

[Avertia]

Gael er så fantastisk!

[ossa1987]

UTROLIG!!!

en av de beste drillene gjennomført.

dette ståler stolthet!

savner det OVERDÅDIG!

[Josteinr]

En svært godt gjennomført drill!

[berteigandersen]

GAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!! Savner det så bruttalt mye. Utrolig bra jobba, folkens. Blir stolt av å se på. :) (Sjekk ut 08-konten også da, hehe)

[SemperFidelis345]

en av de beste framføringene jeg har sett av HMkG!

[HMKGman1]

langt ifra.

[carcharias2500]

at 2:30 they din't do the 180*, as they have done in another video on youtube from the same tatto.

lol, guess they got told too get it a bit shorter...

[HMKGman1]

the added it later. ;)

[chrislauritsen]

actually, we were told to get it a bit longer. This vid is from one of the first shows. After this we added the 180*

[larsbsteen]

props gutta!!

[andreas2583]

Meget bra utført av HMKG!!!

[Graamow]

Haha my freinds M1 Garand whent off at arund 2:50 , scared the sh`t out if him he said. :) Know the feeling had a 7.62 go off right by my head myself, u hear noting but a long "beeep" for mins after.

Other then that realy good, improved alot sins lillehammer i see, keep it up!

Hope to come and see u guys at June 14 here in norway.

Ex - HMKG - KP4. trp3 07/08.

[Thrusthamster]

Yeah, he seemed a bit confused afterward, but they recovered well though. Same thing happened to us in NMT 08, the trick is to keep your mind off it so it doesn't affect the rest of the drill. But that's hard to remember sometimes when you're standing in front of 10 000 people. :-p

[logitechg20]

what is the name of the march after the guardsmarch?

[07082307]

I think it's (what I've heard) Unter Doppler Adler, or something. Not sure.

[logitechg20]

ah thank you, its unterm doppeladler, an austrian march :)

[07082307]

Ok. Almost. :)

[gen2fish]

What is the name of the song that the talented young woman sings? This was an amazing experience to work with this band. I hope to work with them in the future!

[07082307]

Knut Liten and Sylvelin by "Gåte" is the song with vocal.

[JoachimEikeseth]

Strålende! Veldig solid og kraftfullt. Gleder meg til 17. mai og satser på midtparti og speildrill da ;) Vær stolte av dere selv, dette er utmerket representasjon av Norge.

Mvh Eikeseth (Drill 2006)

[07082307]

Gratulerer med vel gjennomført første utenlandsoppdrag! Dere har kommet dere betraktelig siden jeg så dere i plasthall noen timer før julepermen... Så ut som dere var gått i permmodus da... Men dette er bra! Lykke til videre!

- ex-230'er 07/08

[C2LG]

HMKG is a superb military band and drill team.  I'd love to see these guys live.

[movieking10]

De fikk litt lite tid på scenen da!

[HMKGman1]

tett program. Kan jo ikke regne med at HMKG tar hele tattoo'en heller da! ;)

Sånn er det alltid!

[perk6th]

This was very good

[videoknert1]

greetings from Norway. HMKG did it again - they are great ambassadors for our country.

[Doogonz]

these guys were awesome. there isn't much more that i can say than that. they completely blew me away but i couldn't see it from the front till not and it looks phenomenal from very angle. great job all of you. and good luck in dc. by the way the vocalist is gorgeous

[Runnadaroad]

This is the best example that I have seen of their incorporating the sounds of the drill team as a musical element. Splendid performance, very impressive!! HM should be proud. Also, a very good drum break (w/visuals). Edges out the Marine Band's drum break, which was also very good.

Gr8, your aunt did very well!!!

[waterloo3]

Its amazing that videos of this Tattoo are out here already. Because of restrictions on US service bands to make commercial CDs or DVDs no items are made for this Tattoo that has run for many years now. This is the King's Guard 2nd visit to the Tattoo. They are a class act, and very popular in all the Tattoos these days. In comparing videos I have of them over the years I can see that they are jazzing up their routine more now. Its still great, but another departure from past traditions.

[2ndsergeantpavlov]

this show was probably the best marching performance ive seen, from all the bands and other acts. you guys deserve every bit of praise you get.

CONGRATS TO ALL!

[wannebee92]

My aunt is singing the song^^

Gr8 performance<3

Hope you guys in the states liked em :)

[Photomanva26]

Your Aunt rocks. The whole show was great and Norway was my favorite part.

[3dartistguy]

Ive been rooming with these guys in NORFOLK and they were awesome!

[larsree]

drit bra gutta. hilsen Ree

[HMKGman1]

scary that one of the rifles went off acidently!

Overall great show!