FDNY Pipes and Drums at the All Ireland Piping Championships 2006

[22grena]

@coveredexpress Maybe you have discovered The 'scottish' language in the DNA evidence. The famous irish theologian was called Johannes Scotus Eriugena,'Scottus' in the Middle Ages was the Latin term for Irish.

[22grena]

@coveredexpress Are you Scottish or maybe a Northern Irish protestant?. Either way I feel sorry for the kids you mislead.Please tell me where your 3,000 year old written sources on Scottish civilisation are. The Irish language is the oldest written vernacular in Europe or are you saying there are older Scottish documents.

[22grena]

@coveredexpress

[lohheidpipingschool1]

Ist tune is " The crags of Tumbledown" written by PMaj Jimmy Riddell. He was my pipe major when I was in the Scots Guards. The story is, he wrote it or parts of it on the back of a range card which is printed on a one man 24 hour ration box shortly after the battle. He also wrote "Kirkhill" which is a great 6/8 march

[Bigirishcunt]

Who cares we Irish play the Pipes better!! :O) although our Scottish brothers are not that bad either!!! ;O) who cares they sound pretty good for a Firebrigade Band!!

Bravo!!!!!

[22grena]

@coveredexpress No it wasn't. The name was given to the irish and the irish who settled in what became Scotland. Ok what was the original name that the pre scottish inhabitants called Whiskey then? Mc or Mac come from the Irish word for son of. Really is there a 10,000 year old history book you managed to acquire?

Forget what I just wrote. I didnt realise you were Irish. In that case you must be right. What was I thinking.

[22grena]

@coveredexpress Ok when I say passed onto you I assumed you were Scottish but anyway the following were passed by the Irish to the Inhabitants of what is now called Scotland: The bagpipes, whiskey, the name Scotland and their language and their their surnames. BTW I am not American.

[22grena]

@BigCheese462 Its irish culture which was passed onto you.

[RonaldReagan7]

Can someone please tell me the name of this tune?

[EagleMan317]

@RonaldReagan7 I believe this is crags of tumbledown mountain

[RonaldReagan7]

Great Sound!



[se77oo]

wow sounds great

[spudman1223]

Im so proud that an American squad was looked at like this must have been very tough sounds great!

[EagleMan317]

This is great video,,,, way to represent fire fighters...

[SUNSNARE06]

Great job FDNY! You make me proud to be a New Yorker, the greatest Fire Department in the Greatest City in the World has one of the Greatest Pipe Bands in the World! Way to go!

[BobLawless]

@SUNSNARE06 they played in grade 4 A thats the second worst grade !

[happygael]

I am 100% Irish. The pipes get me going every time i hear them. I was also born In Ny York City. These firemen give me another reason to be proud of that city. this band is great.

[xvrnpiper91]

that was awesome FDNY represent

[201IRISH]

NY's Bravest...... FDNY

[firecop1288]

NYs Finest representing all of us. Wicked!

[AirsoftBoy666]

New York all the way baby! My hometown.

[ledwinder96]

Yeah man.

[carbon4me]

This pipe and drum group sounds outstanding. I have seen many groups here in California and this group sounds much cleaner. The trip was well worth it.

Cupertino, Ca

[leeroady]

I'm 100% Irish and the pipes and drums get my blood up every time! Fantastic to see the FDNY palying so brilliantly; they would put many irish pipe bands to shame!

[ledwinder96]

For real.

[wildman473]

i wonder wut the irish think about this from ireland? mad? proud? estatic? anyone here from ireland? HOW IS MY FIRE DEPARTMENT PLAYING??!?!?

[suzysue819]

I went with the FDNY bagpipe band to Ireland, Kilkenny in 2000 for the competition. The residents of Ireland didnt have a clue. In fact we were question many times as to "What Bagpipes"?

[wildman473]

o wow i didnt realize thats weird well thanks for letting me know :D

[sausagedonkey]

@suzysue819 I think they were being sarcastic

[BrendanCearaBridget]

ich war live dabei geil wars ich sag nur very nice un der steve alter hat dermaßen geschiggt

[TheHighlandPiper]

Cool Video!!!!!

Well played great performence!!

Kindest regards and allways good reeds

Andreas

[onebrz]

doin it, not realy talking about it,,,,,,,,,,,,