This is one of the few appearences in North America by the regimental Pipes & Drums of the KOSB. Lowland Scots regiments are not as well known in USA as say the Black Watch and Scots Guards. Its very significant that they were taped here as not long afterwards they were merged in 2006 with the Royal Scots into the Royal Scots Borderers (1st Scots)The KOSBs are from 1689 and the Royal Scots a bit older from 1642!
To anyone watching, Minden Day, the proudest day in Borderers history and is on the 30 July 2011 and will be celebrated at the old HQ in Berwick on Tweed. Pipe bands and all the works. Minden Day is the regiments proudest day to celebrate the war in Europe turning against the French under Napoleon as the Borderers held their line and defeated a superior force ranged against them All regiment members will be presented with a rose as they picked them on the way to the battle to see each other
@MrCagivaman Thanks for this bit of history. Us US folks dont know much about Minden Day but I am going to learn. I sure knew I was hearing a good pipe band though when I shott this video.
@rmorecook You are most welcome. I have left the RAF now and fly for KLM in Holland but I remember the protests in my home town when the The KOSB were to be disbanded. 6 of my old school buddies served with the regiment and to say they were a bit mad at this was not far from the truth. Every school child is brought up to know the regiments history as most have a member of the family serving or have served in it. My dad was fuming at the disbandment, and he was in The Royal Engineers !!!!!!!!!
@MrCagivaman Hi Friend - most surprising to me is that there is little of them on YouTube. I am just an amateur videographer - an American - who had never heard of the KOSB. I simply had gone to this well respected Scottish festival and was thrilled at their music. I am so delighted that I have posted it to the net. Glad you liked it. Bob M Houston TX USA
@sirhcsuiris I believe its Blue Bonnets Over The Border, which is a traditional KOSB tune for the Scottish Borders followed by Itchy Fingers and The Clumsy Lover. Hope this helps.
@DunkeldWandrerer Maybe I'm getting confused. I was the Captain of their C-17 transport from Goose Bay in Canada to CO. Then on to L.A. then back to Goose. I thought they said Blue Bonnets. There again, I'm a Borderer, so it sounded great whatever it was called !!! The best reception we had was in Rapid City on the way back. The guys played an impromtu set there and it was brillant. The locals all seemed to be Jocks !!!!
@MrCagivaman .Well you are correct that "Blue Bonnets was the regimental march of the KOSB,but the march in is certainly "Cullen Bay" Which Ive played all too often,and you are also correct in that it still sounds great .
Glad you enjoyed your time ferrying the KOSB around.So sad that they no longer exist under that name.
The pathetic historical revisionists may have succeeded in disbanding this fine regiment, but they will never kill the spirit of KOSB that lives in the hearts of those whose ancestors paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom in blood.
To those KOSB who remain among us a grateful few (how sad) in the US honor you and thank you for your courage.
My Dad Joe Pratt was a Borderer for 17 years, he marched in the Victory Parade in 1946 representing the regiment, I still have the programme and his Victory Camp pass. When we scattered his ashes , we had a piper playing: "Blue Bonnets over the Border."
General George S Patton was quoted as saying..." It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died in combat. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
Another D Day anniversary is approaching. Again God bless all who landed on that day whether from the air or from glider or jumping. They were all great men Canadians english or US A gain God Bless them all.
@happygael You should have said British instead of just english,you forgot the welsh , scots , and northern irish ,and the men from the irish republic that also served the allied cause.
My apologies. You are correct. I did discredit to one uncle who served with the Irish Guards also. He was from the Republic. To make matters worse I was in Europe in 1944-45. More apologies.
This is so impressive , it gives me the shivers. Every time, when I hear the beautiful sound of the backpipes, my thoughts go out to the proud people of Scotland and their history.
My dad Joe Pratt was a KOSB for 17 years and marched in the Victory Parade in 1946 representing the regiment. Blue Bonnets over the Border was played when we scattered his ashes on his mother's grave in 1984.
I'm from Arnhem and this part, (Blue bonnet over the border), was the first part played by Cpl Ford in sep 1944 after they were dropped in Arnhem. He played this song for at least 20 minutes. in the day's after the dropping they lost many soldiers in the fight of Market Garden. R.I.P.
I will always be humble to all who fight at Arnhem.
for a truly eerie feeling, listen to the middle of the long version of The Animals' 'Sky Pilot'- It features the pipes over the shouts of soldiers in battle- truly a chiling sound.
Listening this had bring me tears. I couldn't think at something else than the number of unknown simple mens who had gived their lives in battle for such things as country, honor and freedom. God bless those who keep the tradition alive.
@leonardbullhock leonardbullhock Glad my dad, who fought on D Day, died before his regiment was disbanded.
I recall one day when a TV competition was won by the KOSB's and my dad went on a celebration at the age of 80. He produced Calvados and me and him got drunk as skunks.
He was so proud of the KOSB's, he'd seen his best friend killed at Troarn, Normandy, a young lad called Eddie Short, aged 19. These stories still live with me and I'm proud of my dad. Wish he was still here.
@leonardbullhock - what do you expect from the ungreatful, Shameless british, see what they did to the Canadians in WW1, used them for cannon fodder, but we took Vimy for them anyways. Grampa was a Borderer in ww1. I'm very proud of my Grandad and my Scottish heritage and glad he's not around to see his beloved regiment thrown in the garbage. I feel sorry for Kosbie veterans who had to witness this. I will play my pipes here in Canada for them on Minden day.
@CanadianScottish1 I think you will find the British were used as cannon fodder as well as Canucks. Most of them were sent to their deaths by a Scotsman none the less. Earl Haig of Bemersyde in the Scottish Borders !!!!!
@CanadianScottish1 What are you on about ? I lost four great uncles in the Great War all English and my Grandfathers both fought on the Somme and Ypres salient. and they were English too. The graveyards are full of dead British soldiers.
@leonardbullhock - what do you expect from the ungreatful, Shameless british, see what they did to the Canadians in WW1, used them for cannon fodder, but we took Vimy for them anyways. Grampa was a Borderer in ww1. I'm very proud of my Grandad and my Scottish heritage and glad he's not around to see his beloved regiment thrown in the garbage. I feel sorry for Kosbie veterans who had to witness this. I will play my pipes here in Canada for them on Minden day.
Actually, the bagpipes were never actually banned. That is just a myth that came about from the execution of James Reid after the battle Carlisle and the 1747 Proscription Act.
But you are right, hearing this while an army of kilted screaming Scots charges the field would be VERY scary!
@iantonowful Yeah, they were the way of passing messages to each group of men on the field of combat, along with the psychological impact they would have had on the enemy troops(as you said). They were in essence the battlefield radio of their day.
My dad was a KOSB who landed on D Day on Sword Beach, 6th June 1944. I'm so proud to say this.
God bless dad, never realised whilst you were alive what you meant for so many. My mistake, sorry. Now I see the freedom brought to so many be so few.
@nacho1560 Your words have touched me and I know what you feel. Allways remember that you made no mistakes, because your dad knew and still knows that he was loved and respected by you. Your brave dad will live on in his children.
to the Gordon Highlanders, he wanted to join the Coldstream Guards but at 5ft 10" was told he was to small !! 6FT or over , I served then for him with 6ft 3" lol
I served with a few of these boys and still keep in touch to this day.The pipe major is from my home town of Annan and his dad was pipe major too.talented boys from the finest regiment in the world.
Please don't say anything about this music. My mom was born and raised in the border country and when I was growing up in Tenn. She sang these songs all the time....and I laughed at her and then when I was older I went there and felll in love with the country and people and when I hear thls I see my mom in the living room , smiling, singing and doing the highland fling....please do not comment if it is negative.
It's funny, ever since I was a child, the Pipes have always had an odd affect on me. If I hear them, I simply want to go to battle. Not being a blood thirsty person by nature, it makes me wonder why? I surmise that we not only take on our ancestors physical appearance, also their memories and emotions. Its as though some subconscious part of me, is just waiting for that moment. I would drop everything and follow on. Funny that eh? Werent the Pipes outlawed at one point, for that very reason?
Highland dress was outlawed for everyone except gov't soldiers. The pipes have never been outlawed in the UK. The confusion comes because a Jacobite piper was hung for treason and he was told his bagpipe was a weapon of war.
how many more great regiments are going to be axed by british politicians who care only for budgets and nothing for traditions and espirit de corps within the army. i know who the royal scots, the royal regiment (1st of foot) were and i know who the kings own scottish borderers were, but who are the 1st battalion the royal scots borderers ,royal regiment of scotland. was a division so much more expensive to run, than a "super " regiment?? ..marty
Know what you mean and I don't disagree. At the same time we need to appreciate that what you know as "great regiments" were themselves the results of numerous amalgamations over the course of the past hundred years so I don't see politicians now are more wrong for what they did to these regiments than before. Tradition is the living faith of the death but traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. So long as we keep the spirit going there's nothing wrong with having a super regiment.
you are quite right in what your saying, i had thought about this too, i know during the cardwell reforms there was some radical changes made, and many more since then. im shure none of the changes were ever popular .but as the regimental system was and is backbone of the british army, i wonder how much more dilution of these traditions can take place before something is really lost. i always admired the camerionians for choosing to disband rather than ammalgamate. anyway good luck to the RRS!
I think for better or worse we will just have ti look beyond this traditional notion of a regiment for the simple fact that society is different now. The idea of a British regiment was founded upon the assumption that the majority of people are of the same ethnicity and were born and grew up in the same locality. But again, for better or worse, this isn;t the case with the British society any more.
The US army doesn't have the same sort of regimental system, but they are clearly no less effective as a fight force. I did more than 10 years in various Scottish regiments in Canada and we have people who are black, Asia and French. I can assure you our loyalty and sense of Scottish regimental identity is no less than what troops in the Royal Regiment of Scotland have. So, I see no reason to lament about the formation of this super regiment as again, it's the spirit that really matters.
You are right about the US Army - there's no true regimental system - though there are remainders of them for naming purposes. When one joins the Army you join the 'whole' army and can be posted anywhere to any unit, depending on the needs of the service. Sometimes a person does get sent to a unit of choice though for a while as a condition of enlistment or re-enlistment - with no guarantee the person will remain there. Bob M
Well, mr. sager122469, as you're into languages, I'm sure certain that you'd fail trying to speak my language. Anyhow, mind your p's and q's, and rememeber that names, such as yours, always begins with a capital letter. As for the music, i must say it's lovely, pure and simple, no matter who filmed it.
im from hawick in the scottish borders..alas the kosb are no more..my grandad was in the territorial battalion at the start ow ww2..enjoy the pipes for what they are ..away the jocks..
"Ladies from hell" was a name given to us Jocks in kilts in WW1. Piper James C. Richardson was given the VC for piping his company "over the hill" at the battle of the Somme in 1916.
just a little bit of truth for you all the pipers and drummers are first class soldiers and soldiering comes first they do the same job against the enemy as all the other men in the regiment with the added talent of being the pride of scotland and as far as the english languge goes thats for you froggies to learn
the fellow who learnt me the pipes was in in the kosb's a good tutor and a good piper .
and he was born and raised in stoke on trent and ended his piping days there.
the kosbs had a bad time in korea and fought with our county regiment THE KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY who by the way set fire to the white house during the independence war. im engish born and my uncle was a royal scot piper
I am inundated with French culture and have been to France numerous times. When Americans are asked what ethnicity they are, they usually state the origins of their ancestors. But everyone knows they are Americans. For example, I know a man who tells others he's Greek because Greece is where his parents came from, even though we all know he's an American. Lot of Scots here in NEW England.
Cullen Bay
Mist Covered Mountains
Clumsy Lover
Glasgow Police Pipers
TurkKazakh777 2 months ago
What's the tune played by the Borderers as they march in?
0synesthete0 6 months ago
78th Highlanders of Canada performed the same day too
vik238 6 months ago
this one has a place in a playlist of mine thats for sure! :D
haldur86 7 months ago in playlist Bagpipes!
This is one of the few appearences in North America by the regimental Pipes & Drums of the KOSB. Lowland Scots regiments are not as well known in USA as say the Black Watch and Scots Guards. Its very significant that they were taped here as not long afterwards they were merged in 2006 with the Royal Scots into the Royal Scots Borderers (1st Scots)The KOSBs are from 1689 and the Royal Scots a bit older from 1642!
waterloo3 8 months ago
To anyone watching, Minden Day, the proudest day in Borderers history and is on the 30 July 2011 and will be celebrated at the old HQ in Berwick on Tweed. Pipe bands and all the works. Minden Day is the regiments proudest day to celebrate the war in Europe turning against the French under Napoleon as the Borderers held their line and defeated a superior force ranged against them All regiment members will be presented with a rose as they picked them on the way to the battle to see each other
MrCagivaman 8 months ago
@MrCagivaman Thanks for this bit of history. Us US folks dont know much about Minden Day but I am going to learn. I sure knew I was hearing a good pipe band though when I shott this video.
Bob M Houston TX
rmorecook 8 months ago
@rmorecook You are most welcome. I have left the RAF now and fly for KLM in Holland but I remember the protests in my home town when the The KOSB were to be disbanded. 6 of my old school buddies served with the regiment and to say they were a bit mad at this was not far from the truth. Every school child is brought up to know the regiments history as most have a member of the family serving or have served in it. My dad was fuming at the disbandment, and he was in The Royal Engineers !!!!!!!!!
MrCagivaman 8 months ago
@MrCagivaman Hi Friend - most surprising to me is that there is little of them on YouTube. I am just an amateur videographer - an American - who had never heard of the KOSB. I simply had gone to this well respected Scottish festival and was thrilled at their music. I am so delighted that I have posted it to the net. Glad you liked it. Bob M Houston TX USA
rmorecook 8 months ago
@rmorecook You are welcome my friend. Thou now i tseems to be wasted as they are now the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland!!!!!!
All that proud history gone just to suit the bloody government
MrCagivaman 7 months ago
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@rmorecook You are welcome my friend. Thou now it seems to be wasted as they are now the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland!!!!!!
All that proud history gone just to suit the bloody government
MrCagivaman 7 months ago
I'm a first generation Australian with a tie too the kings own .............
my great grand father , my grand father and my father served with this unit ....... cheers
grunt182820 8 months ago
I'm glad that I have found this video.
It can serve as a memorial to my Uncle, Sergeant John Turnbull, who was Killed whilst serving with the KOSB in Aden.
MaxwellTurn 8 months ago
6:26 tune begins - what's the name pls
TurkKazakh777 8 months ago
request permission to shoot those intrusive photographers
spentacle 8 months ago
This is amazing. Can someone please tell me the name of the first song they play?
sirhcsuiris 10 months ago
@sirhcsuiris I believe its Blue Bonnets Over The Border, which is a traditional KOSB tune for the Scottish Borders
MrCagivaman 10 months ago
@sirhcsuiris I believe its Blue Bonnets Over The Border, which is a traditional KOSB tune for the Scottish Borders followed by Itchy Fingers and The Clumsy Lover. Hope this helps.
MrCagivaman 10 months ago
@MrCagivaman Thanks much!
sirhcsuiris 10 months ago
@sirhcsuiris Sorry buddy. See my later comment. Hope you still enjoy it.
MrCagivaman 9 months ago
@sirhcsuiris .The first " tune" they play as they march in is actually "Cullen Bay"
DunkeldWandrerer 9 months ago
@DunkeldWandrerer Maybe I'm getting confused. I was the Captain of their C-17 transport from Goose Bay in Canada to CO. Then on to L.A. then back to Goose. I thought they said Blue Bonnets. There again, I'm a Borderer, so it sounded great whatever it was called !!! The best reception we had was in Rapid City on the way back. The guys played an impromtu set there and it was brillant. The locals all seemed to be Jocks !!!!
MrCagivaman 9 months ago
@MrCagivaman Ellesworth AFB actually
MrCagivaman 9 months ago
@MrCagivaman .Well you are correct that "Blue Bonnets was the regimental march of the KOSB,but the march in is certainly "Cullen Bay" Which Ive played all too often,and you are also correct in that it still sounds great .
Glad you enjoyed your time ferrying the KOSB around.So sad that they no longer exist under that name.
DunkeldWandrerer 9 months ago
that was sweet
schram250 1 year ago
Makes me proud to be a Scottish-Canadian.
222macgregor 1 year ago
The pathetic historical revisionists may have succeeded in disbanding this fine regiment, but they will never kill the spirit of KOSB that lives in the hearts of those whose ancestors paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom in blood.
To those KOSB who remain among us a grateful few (how sad) in the US honor you and thank you for your courage.
Lads, the next round is on me.
GideonsTrump 1 year ago
THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OF KINGS!!!
ratscisum 1 year ago
My grandfather was in KOSB...in the Great War, my great uncle too.
Granddad survived and emigrated to the USA. My great uncle Hugh
fell at Delville Wood in 1916. The story is that his entire company disappeared
in a massive barrage. No one left to even bury. Going on 100 years ago now.
ehunter2 1 year ago
What's the name of the piece at three and a half minutes in? Thanks
utubecanbilly 1 year ago
@utubecanbilly Mist Covered Mountains
leonardbullhock 1 year ago
showwwwwwwwwww !!!!! long life to the brave Scotland people !!! congratulations from Rio de janeiro. I love Scotland !!!!!
aryspereira 1 year ago
by the way what is the tune their playing
oldskooler1 1 year ago
@oldskooler1 The tune is 'Cullen Bay' it's in 5/4 time.
bjswcs 1 year ago
@bjswcs thanks mate is there anyway i can get hold of it
oldskooler1 1 year ago
my god play this at top note and you can tell why these ;ads fought with pipes in their hearts truly stunning it makes your heart rise
oldskooler1 1 year ago
Way tae go Tam Gallagher .......soooooooooooperb!
loudjockpiper 1 year ago
My Dad Joe Pratt was a KOSB for 17 years and marched in the Victory Parade in 1946 representing the regiment.
JoeWPratt 1 year ago
My Dad Joe Pratt was a Borderer for 17 years, he marched in the Victory Parade in 1946 representing the regiment, I still have the programme and his Victory Camp pass. When we scattered his ashes , we had a piper playing: "Blue Bonnets over the Border."
JoeWPratt 1 year ago
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scottiedoo1975 1 year ago
fair ye well the borderers,fair ye well a long and proud history,fair ye well the men who served and died under her colours.
jmcc1969 1 year ago
General George S Patton was quoted as saying..." It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died in combat. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
raginroadrunner 1 year ago
my brother in law and my nephew his son where both kosbies,they are very proud of that fact!!!.
jmcc1969 1 year ago
Another D Day anniversary is approaching. Again God bless all who landed on that day whether from the air or from glider or jumping. They were all great men Canadians english or US A gain God Bless them all.
happygael 1 year ago
@happygael You should have said British instead of just english,you forgot the welsh , scots , and northern irish ,and the men from the irish republic that also served the allied cause.
dave1949a1 1 year ago
@dave1949a1
My apologies. You are correct. I did discredit to one uncle who served with the Irish Guards also. He was from the Republic. To make matters worse I was in Europe in 1944-45. More apologies.
happygael 1 year ago
DAMN! CAN THESE BOYS MARCH!
sager122469 1 year ago
superb it is great to hear such excellent playing.
mytramplady 1 year ago
my father was a border James walker have not heard of him since 1960 when I left to come to Canada Norman walker M.B Duncan BC Canada
juicebox182 1 year ago
This is so impressive , it gives me the shivers. Every time, when I hear the beautiful sound of the backpipes, my thoughts go out to the proud people of Scotland and their history.
Respectful greetings from The Netherlands.
HenryBonnisseur 1 year ago
This was my fathers regiment he was in it for 30 years so proud of him
scot6385 1 year ago
RIP
desfa000 1 year ago
it sucks that they amalgamated the K.O.S.B it feels like they have lost a lot of history in doing so, my grandad served with them for like 30 years.
carlosthepwner2 2 years ago
I know how you feel it hurts.
scot6385 1 year ago
What do they play after itchy fingers, starting at about 5:40? Is there anywhere I can get the sheet music online?
Rugby1989Scot 2 years ago
@Rugby1989Scot It's called the Clumsy Lover (a Canadian hornpipe)
shadowwarrior03 1 year ago
@Rugby1989Scot I think it may be `glasgow city piper` .
dave1949a1 1 year ago
cool amazing video
love scottland
osrik100 2 years ago
Amazing :)
i love scotland ♥
Scony1993 2 years ago
My Father as in the K.O.S.B.S for 30 years I am so proud of this video and he would be to .
Nettie253 2 years ago 2
They really rock ! With a bit of soul, great ;)
SkFb 2 years ago
My dad Joe Pratt was a KOSB for 17 years and marched in the Victory Parade in 1946 representing the regiment. Blue Bonnets over the Border was played when we scattered his ashes on his mother's grave in 1984.
JoeWPratt 2 years ago 2
Excellent!!! I play drums in our society's bagpipe band. Wow, if we were only this good! Thanks for putting the video on!
Grey9man 2 years ago
Wow! Great respect for KOSB.
I'm from Arnhem and this part, (Blue bonnet over the border), was the first part played by Cpl Ford in sep 1944 after they were dropped in Arnhem. He played this song for at least 20 minutes. in the day's after the dropping they lost many soldiers in the fight of Market Garden. R.I.P.
I will always be humble to all who fight at Arnhem.
MrSugarDandy 2 years ago 2
and the little photographer who jumps to the front and ruins everyone's pictures and videos.
uofjim 2 years ago
A very catchy tune. Now it will be running through my head for days. LOL
slapleatheru3 2 years ago
ripping good stuff.....nothing like marching in 5/4 to get ye outta bed in th' mornin'
wotrabbitfish 2 years ago
for a truly eerie feeling, listen to the middle of the long version of The Animals' 'Sky Pilot'- It features the pipes over the shouts of soldiers in battle- truly a chiling sound.
richintalent 2 years ago
Im watching this video to celebrate my fathers birthday November 29 1921. He was a proud Borderer to the end. He is deeply missed.
twinsportBC 2 years ago 27
I and we all are sorry for you loss. May he rest in peace. Bob M
rmorecook 2 years ago 8
@twinsportBC I just wish our grandfathers were here to tell us all about the dangers of mass immigration to the west. RIP Piper Sinclair Henderson.
doeelectro 11 months ago
Listening this had bring me tears. I couldn't think at something else than the number of unknown simple mens who had gived their lives in battle for such things as country, honor and freedom. God bless those who keep the tradition alive.
gothiq 2 years ago 7
Once a Borderer, always a borderer. A 300 odd year old regiment disbanded to suit a bunch of pen pushers and a `new age`. Disgraceful.
leonardbullhock 2 years ago 46
@leonardbullhock leonardbullhock Glad my dad, who fought on D Day, died before his regiment was disbanded.
I recall one day when a TV competition was won by the KOSB's and my dad went on a celebration at the age of 80. He produced Calvados and me and him got drunk as skunks.
He was so proud of the KOSB's, he'd seen his best friend killed at Troarn, Normandy, a young lad called Eddie Short, aged 19. These stories still live with me and I'm proud of my dad. Wish he was still here.
nacho1560 1 year ago
@leonardbullhock agree completely
imamba1 1 year ago
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UnkilGed 1 year ago
@leonardbullhock What was the regimental number? I would like to do some research about the KOSB
MustangWW2 1 year ago
@leonardbullhock - what do you expect from the ungreatful, Shameless british, see what they did to the Canadians in WW1, used them for cannon fodder, but we took Vimy for them anyways. Grampa was a Borderer in ww1. I'm very proud of my Grandad and my Scottish heritage and glad he's not around to see his beloved regiment thrown in the garbage. I feel sorry for Kosbie veterans who had to witness this. I will play my pipes here in Canada for them on Minden day.
CanadianScottish1 1 year ago
@CanadianScottish1 I think you will find the British were used as cannon fodder as well as Canucks. Most of them were sent to their deaths by a Scotsman none the less. Earl Haig of Bemersyde in the Scottish Borders !!!!!
MrCagivaman 1 year ago
@CanadianScottish1 Never call them ,the or a "Kosbie" :)
@MrCagivaman Well said that man. Anyhoo,Dave,wherever you are mate , Here's to you.
2manynegativewaves 1 year ago
@CanadianScottish1 What are you on about ? I lost four great uncles in the Great War all English and my Grandfathers both fought on the Somme and Ypres salient. and they were English too. The graveyards are full of dead British soldiers.
clydewell 11 months ago
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@leonardbullhock - what do you expect from the ungreatful, Shameless british, see what they did to the Canadians in WW1, used them for cannon fodder, but we took Vimy for them anyways. Grampa was a Borderer in ww1. I'm very proud of my Grandad and my Scottish heritage and glad he's not around to see his beloved regiment thrown in the garbage. I feel sorry for Kosbie veterans who had to witness this. I will play my pipes here in Canada for them on Minden day.
CanadianScottish1 1 year ago
oiii!
generalberkay 2 years ago
so powerful,so brilliant,army school of piping the best in the world and it shows
Lhugh3 2 years ago 2
Class!!!!!
Noddy1690 2 years ago
we need more bass
Steezay5 2 years ago
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danielfennessey 2 years ago
You comment sure sums you up!!
pmslatuall 2 years ago
Maybe... But I apologize, Because I never wrote this comment
danielfennessey 2 years ago
Great job! Like your music. If you wanna listen to the Swedish version of military drumming check out our videos!
VasterasTrumtropp 2 years ago
Aye right enugh, once a borderer, always a borderer! Doon wi Broon!
morearrows 2 years ago
You can see why the English banned the pipes - imagine facing them in battle I would be very scared!
iantonowful 2 years ago 13
Actually, the bagpipes were never actually banned. That is just a myth that came about from the execution of James Reid after the battle Carlisle and the 1747 Proscription Act.
But you are right, hearing this while an army of kilted screaming Scots charges the field would be VERY scary!
SheShuichi 2 years ago
@iantonowful Yeah, they were the way of passing messages to each group of men on the field of combat, along with the psychological impact they would have had on the enemy troops(as you said). They were in essence the battlefield radio of their day.
AlbertaWildman 1 year ago
@iantonowful i was wondering when i would come across a little dig at the english
TheTwollocks 4 months ago
This is how the Magic is created. Hail to the Scots!
From a Bulgarian fan of pipes&drums.
cataphractus 2 years ago 3
Very nice!
I like the sound of pipes and drums, it really gives me the creeps.
TheHermann88 2 years ago 6
"Tingle factor" is I think the expression you are looking for!
NiallMS 2 years ago
The Borderers have not fallen, as we Borderers say, "Once a Borderer, always a borderer!"
XXV
25th of Foot.
pmslatuall 2 years ago 3
if you dont mind me asking.....what exactly is a borderer?
thepiper001 2 years ago 2
KOSB, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, You join them then you become a Borderer...simple. Hope this helps.
pmslatuall 2 years ago 6
A really good selection of tempii
5/4 march was Cullen Bay followed by
3/4 Mist Covered Mountains
4/4 Clumsy Lover
9/8 Donald, Willie and his Dog
brackenrigg 2 years ago
Sorry to have to correct you - a wee bit - but you forgot to mention Itchy Fingers before the Clumsy Lover............
scotinnl 2 years ago
what song started at 4:54 ?
laughxoutxloud39 2 years ago
Clumsy Lover
jwc152 2 years ago
No, that would be Itchy Fingers, Clumsy Lover follows up on that
skills0402 2 years ago
Fantastic...!!
hnk1969 2 years ago
Correction ! People emailed me friendly !
Scotland can be proud of them.
henoch66 2 years ago
They don't need to be warriors, for when they play even we Germans would march from jupiter to mars, directly through devil's breakfast.
My "family-members", the anglos n saxon might have won the wars against scotland, but none will ever beat scotland's spirit.
Keep marching, clansmen!!!
momAFK 2 years ago 2
henoch66 you fucking dick
kingdomofdalriada 2 years ago
Mate, isn't this the 78th Regiment of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada?
CA36e 2 years ago
FFS man
lafflikefuck 2 years ago
Fantastic. Real warriors.England can be proud of them !
henoch66 2 years ago
My dad was a KOSB who landed on D Day on Sword Beach, 6th June 1944. I'm so proud to say this.
God bless dad, never realised whilst you were alive what you meant for so many. My mistake, sorry. Now I see the freedom brought to so many be so few.
nacho1560 2 years ago 23
Hoorah for your father and for all those with him - UK, Canadian, and US
rmorecook 2 years ago 8
@rmorecook And also the ANZAC's
TheDrummerboi94 1 year ago
@nacho1560 Be proud indeed, I salute your Dad...ex Argylle
joedredd13215 1 year ago
@nacho1560 Your words have touched me and I know what you feel. Allways remember that you made no mistakes, because your dad knew and still knows that he was loved and respected by you. Your brave dad will live on in his children.
Respectful greetings from H B
HenryBonnisseur 1 year ago
never heard itchy fingers played so well..!
pocketdynamo87 2 years ago
On behalf of all those who could not be there to enjoy the privilege of listening to this glorious music, thanks for posting!
shatros 2 years ago 2
My Dad Served with them in WWII , but got BCR'd
to the Gordon Highlanders, he wanted to join the Coldstream Guards but at 5ft 10" was told he was to small !! 6FT or over , I served then for him with 6ft 3" lol
kadeespatch 2 years ago 2
I served with a few of these boys and still keep in touch to this day.The pipe major is from my home town of Annan and his dad was pipe major too.talented boys from the finest regiment in the world.
hettyswole 2 years ago
Please don't say anything about this music. My mom was born and raised in the border country and when I was growing up in Tenn. She sang these songs all the time....and I laughed at her and then when I was older I went there and felll in love with the country and people and when I hear thls I see my mom in the living room , smiling, singing and doing the highland fling....please do not comment if it is negative.
SuperNurse45 2 years ago 3
Superb performance , wish I could have been there ! even if it was only to drag that civvie asshole photographer off by the scruffof his neck
skyraider200 2 years ago
It's funny, ever since I was a child, the Pipes have always had an odd affect on me. If I hear them, I simply want to go to battle. Not being a blood thirsty person by nature, it makes me wonder why? I surmise that we not only take on our ancestors physical appearance, also their memories and emotions. Its as though some subconscious part of me, is just waiting for that moment. I would drop everything and follow on. Funny that eh? Werent the Pipes outlawed at one point, for that very reason?
crockyoshighty 2 years ago
pipes were outlawed to quash scottish culture after the jocobite uprising was defeated in the 1700s.
part of a ban of scottishness by Westminister
Kinlochbervie50 2 years ago
Highland dress was outlawed for everyone except gov't soldiers. The pipes have never been outlawed in the UK. The confusion comes because a Jacobite piper was hung for treason and he was told his bagpipe was a weapon of war.
Hubbub9999 2 years ago 2
sounds interesting enough. looks like i've got a bit of reading to do on the subject! :D
anywhere you can point me into the direction of to find out more (books, articles or journals wise)?
Kinlochbervie50 2 years ago
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Hubbub9999 2 years ago
plz wts the name of this tune
rapperpipe 2 years ago
cullen bay [i am told]
rmorecook 2 years ago
In the Scots Guards Standard Settings of Pipe Music Book 2
alvindurochermtl 2 years ago
how many more great regiments are going to be axed by british politicians who care only for budgets and nothing for traditions and espirit de corps within the army. i know who the royal scots, the royal regiment (1st of foot) were and i know who the kings own scottish borderers were, but who are the 1st battalion the royal scots borderers ,royal regiment of scotland. was a division so much more expensive to run, than a "super " regiment?? ..marty
louislungbubble 2 years ago 3
Yes, I agree.Just look at the writing on the drums.These are this great regiments battle honours.A great shame indeed .
DunkeldWandrerer 2 years ago
bravo mate the most professional army in the world
salopianlad 2 years ago
Know what you mean and I don't disagree. At the same time we need to appreciate that what you know as "great regiments" were themselves the results of numerous amalgamations over the course of the past hundred years so I don't see politicians now are more wrong for what they did to these regiments than before. Tradition is the living faith of the death but traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. So long as we keep the spirit going there's nothing wrong with having a super regiment.
alvindurochermtl 2 years ago
you are quite right in what your saying, i had thought about this too, i know during the cardwell reforms there was some radical changes made, and many more since then. im shure none of the changes were ever popular .but as the regimental system was and is backbone of the british army, i wonder how much more dilution of these traditions can take place before something is really lost. i always admired the camerionians for choosing to disband rather than ammalgamate. anyway good luck to the RRS!
louislungbubble 2 years ago
I think for better or worse we will just have ti look beyond this traditional notion of a regiment for the simple fact that society is different now. The idea of a British regiment was founded upon the assumption that the majority of people are of the same ethnicity and were born and grew up in the same locality. But again, for better or worse, this isn;t the case with the British society any more.
alvindurochermtl 2 years ago
The US army doesn't have the same sort of regimental system, but they are clearly no less effective as a fight force. I did more than 10 years in various Scottish regiments in Canada and we have people who are black, Asia and French. I can assure you our loyalty and sense of Scottish regimental identity is no less than what troops in the Royal Regiment of Scotland have. So, I see no reason to lament about the formation of this super regiment as again, it's the spirit that really matters.
alvindurochermtl 2 years ago
You are right about the US Army - there's no true regimental system - though there are remainders of them for naming purposes. When one joins the Army you join the 'whole' army and can be posted anywhere to any unit, depending on the needs of the service. Sometimes a person does get sent to a unit of choice though for a while as a condition of enlistment or re-enlistment - with no guarantee the person will remain there. Bob M
rmorecook 2 years ago
Well, mr. sager122469, as you're into languages, I'm sure certain that you'd fail trying to speak my language. Anyhow, mind your p's and q's, and rememeber that names, such as yours, always begins with a capital letter. As for the music, i must say it's lovely, pure and simple, no matter who filmed it.
EidunNorway 2 years ago
Who gave that stupid photographer permission to sabotage this performance? He must be English!
NWLAstrings 2 years ago
Nope, the photographer is American. This was shot in Colorado. Bob M
rmorecook 2 years ago
the Scots have some great music
3Residence3 2 years ago
im from hawick in the scottish borders..alas the kosb are no more..my grandad was in the territorial battalion at the start ow ww2..enjoy the pipes for what they are ..away the jocks..
pikey57 2 years ago
Heh, my family's been in the KOSB and the Royal Scots.
Wanted to join the King's Own my self, to tell the truth.
CrimzonReaper08 2 years ago
Hawick!!, where men are men and women should know there place cos its aye been!!! lol
dougstiro 2 years ago
thanks mate my dad lost a cousin in caen 1944 he was ksli and so was his dad in the 14 18 war up the lads !!!
salopianlad 2 years ago
can some one tell me the name off the first tune
quinnthepiper 3 years ago
cullen bay
wohoew1 3 years ago
one of the first stories my pipe tutor learnt me was that one mate 22 years ago and i never forgot it he was ex kosb
salopianlad 3 years ago
"Ladies from hell" was a name given to us Jocks in kilts in WW1. Piper James C. Richardson was given the VC for piping his company "over the hill" at the battle of the Somme in 1916.
XXV and proud.
pmslatuall 3 years ago
I love how they give the toughest, strongest and proudest bastards out there the cutest names.
Deception tactics, maybe? =3
CrimzonReaper08 3 years ago
just a little bit of truth for you all the pipers and drummers are first class soldiers and soldiering comes first they do the same job against the enemy as all the other men in the regiment with the added talent of being the pride of scotland and as far as the english languge goes thats for you froggies to learn
bigj1136 3 years ago 5
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awa an bile yir heed french horn for chasing sheep fa the gairdin
bigj1136 3 years ago
LOL When it comes to the English language, Scots are worse than Americans.
BeatBuddy 3 years ago
That's what happens when you're rude enough to force your language into a race, and destroy theirs.
Where're you from, England?
CrimzonReaper08 3 years ago
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Am I from England? Certainly not! In fact, I've bashed the English many times for their unwillingness to speak proper American!
BeatBuddy 3 years ago
American is not a verified language.
Only their attempt at the English language, butchering several words and phrases, etc.
CrimzonReaper08 3 years ago 6
I see you're up on your Henry Higgins.
BeatBuddy 3 years ago
I tell my students to "stop slandering the Queen's English" and speak right or don't speak at all.
sager122469 2 years ago
All this angst just because you are no longer part of The Commonwealth .
You must not let this jealousy ruin your life.
Do a search for 'Sharpe's Rifles' and get a decent blast of Britishness under your belt ~ you know you want to !
triumph48 3 years ago 3
the fellow who learnt me the pipes was in in the kosb's a good tutor and a good piper .
and he was born and raised in stoke on trent and ended his piping days there.
the kosbs had a bad time in korea and fought with our county regiment THE KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY who by the way set fire to the white house during the independence war. im engish born and my uncle was a royal scot piper
LEST WE FORGET
AND THAT GOES FOR ALL SOLDIERS IN THE WORLD
salopianlad 3 years ago
Well said 'Salopianlad' ~ but then of course I would agree with you as I'm from Harlescott !
Cheers Mon
triumph48 3 years ago
I am inundated with French culture and have been to France numerous times. When Americans are asked what ethnicity they are, they usually state the origins of their ancestors. But everyone knows they are Americans. For example, I know a man who tells others he's Greek because Greece is where his parents came from, even though we all know he's an American. Lot of Scots here in NEW England.
BeatBuddy 3 years ago
hei guys does somebody know where i can download this music? i love it :D
tunisbern07 3 years ago
Cullen Bay's in Scots Guards Book 2, I think. They don't have the seconds for the tune though.
alvindurochermtl 3 years ago
best pipes on here gaun the dans
drunkandincapable 3 years ago
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Why did I come here? I hate bagpipes!
BeatBuddy 3 years ago
I know why I came here: I LOVE bagpipes! :-)
justwhistlindixie 3 years ago