American Reacts to the Best Pipe Band In the World! 

People have to understand the pride and patriotism this makes any Scottish person feel!!! Its indescribable and just gives me goosbumps and chokes me up as soon as i hear those bagpipes!!!💙👏🏻

Second one Amazing Grace, my father's final farewell at his funeral with pipe and drums. Beautiful. Had a cry during that one. X

im a swede but hearing the pipes and seeing this proud men makes me feel home:)

The one that always gets me is the lone piper playing at the top of the castle.

Can you imagine this sound coming across the battlefield? The drums make it sound like thousands are going to come over the hill at ya! This is a tradition we nicked from the Romans, but Scotland has made it unique. I grew up competing in the 'Highland Games' so it still strikes a chord! :) Amazing Grace is a Hymn, so people often don't applaud!

I'm (British) English and love Scotland so much. Glasgow is fantastic and fun ( has its problems like everywhere). Whenever I hear pipes It makes me emotional but happy.

My heart can't help but swell with pride when I hear bagpipes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 That's Edinburgh castle by the way

I don't have a drop of Scottish blood in me, but when I hear a pipe band, it just awakens something in me. It's powerful music. It makes me want to grab a claymore and charge into battle. It's fighting music. No wonder we brought a bagpiper to pipe us in during WW2.

Surprising you have never heard Amazing Grace which is a hymn so people don't applaud. It is often played at funerals and other memorials so always sounds sombre. The sound of the drone must have been magnified by the recording equipment, but the piper has no control over it. My first boyfriend was in the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders and he came to the Youth Club in his full dress uniform. The Argyles had an extended band and Terry played the clarinet and arranged the music. He carried his body weight in the uniform and acoutrements. Its a wonder they can walk carrying all that weight. It was a wonderful sight to see them all coming out of Stirling Castle. They were off to play Finlandia at the funeral of Sibelius in Finland.

Scottish sub here & touched that you done this..watching on videos is amazing but to be standing beside them or near them is breathtaking..the sound is even better..always get goosebumps listening to them 😁

So many great Scottish songs - Amazing Grace ,Flower of Scotland,Sunshine On Leith and the classic Oh Ye Canne Shove Yur Grannie Oaf A Bus

THat full body goose bumps that bag pipes give you just hits different.

I was in the military and there was nothing better than marching behind the pipe band in a parade. It really makes you stick your chest out with so much pride and you walk with an heroic swagger. I fired the guns at Edinburgh Castle for 21 gun salutes. My profile picture you can see on here is me (I, on the extreme left) on the ramparts at Edinburgh Castle about to the fire off the salute.

I am English and just love pipes and drums. Great. Great.

I'm only a half Scot but when the pipes start certainly gets my heart pumping:-)

In the early 70s I was in a convoy of families evacuated from the city of LIMASOL in Cyprus, when the Turkish forces invaded the island. There was very little armed support and the convoy was over 2 miles long, mainly wives and children. The journey to RAF Akrotiri was about 7 miles. Several shots were fired at the convoy. Many people were very shaky and starting to panic as we neared the base. Suddenly about half a mile from the gate a lone piper at the side of the road started playing. It was magical. Order and calmness seem to settle on the convoy and it was a most memorable moment.

one of the best marching pipes and drums i ever saw was the Invercargill pipe band from New Zealand 2013.😊

I'm a proud Scot and am always happy to hear the music of Scotland, thank you! It's true what they say there are two types of people in the world, those that want to be Scots and those that are ha ha

Love to hear the bagpipes. They are played in several countries, not just Scotland. Amazing grace made me have goosebumps.

Having played in various pipe bands over the years, there was no better feeling than marching with the veterans on Remembrance Sunday parades

Just came across your video and thought “I was up at Edinburgh Castle this morning”!😂I have my lunch break from Uni at the castle and sometimes in Greyfriars Kirkyard 🥰 Listening to the pipes fair makes yer heart swell! Blessed to be Scottish, blessed to be Edinburgh born n bred!🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

2nd tune amazing grace was written by an english slave trader who found god, the lyrics are very emotive

i have always loved the pipes and drums, i get a tingle down my spine, i am from glasgow, my son years ago was in the TA before volunteering for iraq, he used to go to edinburgh castle in full dress uniform to fire the 1 o'clock gun.

I am lucky to live in Edinburgh. I can enjoy the amazing performance from the best pipe bands all year long.

It's the bag on the bagpipes, squeezed under the arm, that allows continuous sound, with the piper blowing as needed to keep the bag inflated.

pipes and drums are a joy to listen to

Love hearing the pipes, makes me feel proud to be scottish. Love from Glasgow

just spent the weekend in Edinburgh/Glasgow visiting friends - and I always have such a lovely time there

Greetings from Stirling, in Scotland. We have Pipe Band Championships here (every year I think) which you would really enjoy.

The third clip is on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh near St Giles Cathedral. The troops are on their way from the barracks at Edinburgh Castle to the Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen’s official residence in Scotland.

The continuous drone is a phenomenon of the bagpipes. The piper has no control over it.

It is actually a myth about the British flag only being the Union Jack when flown on a ship! Both the Admiralty and the UK Parliament ruled in the early 20th century (before WW1) that Union Jack was an acceptable term for the flag, wherever it was flown. I am speaking with the benefit of 23 years service in the Naval Reserves, as well as 26 in the Army Reserves!

Hey Joel, are you aware of the locations? The first one was the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle - that's the main entrance through the gate in the background, where you'd go as a visitor. Usually this resembles a large open car park, but during the summer months three sides of it are filled with temporary raked grandstands, and the centre space if used for pop concerts and principally, for the Edinburgh Tattoo, during August each year. The white buildings in the background of the second band look as they are probably Blair Castle - and the age of the soldiers suggest these are the Atholl Highlanders - which is the only private army in Europe, usually numbering about fifty. Queen Victoria afforded this right to the then Duke of Atholl and his heirs for perpetuity, after she stayed at Blair Castle (near the village of Blair Atholl, Perthshire) during the summer of 1842. It was this visit that caused her to fall in love with the Scottish Highlands and which later prompted the Prince Consort to purchase Balmoral Castle as the Royal Family's holiday home. It has been used as such during August and September by every Monarch ever since, and according to Princess Beatrice of York; it is the Queen's most favourite place anywhere! The third band appears to be marching up the Royal Mile (towards the castle) in Central Edinburgh - with the High Court of Justiciary building and the former Midlothian County Council buildings prominent. It occurs to me that you might like to react to the State Opening of the Scottish Parliament, which occurs at 5-yearly intervals. This includes a State Procession down the length of the Royal Mile, when the Crown of Scotland is taken down to the Parliament Buildings and is carried in front of The Queen by the Duke of Hamilton, who is its hereditary keeper. There are pipe bands and various ranks of soldiers within this procession, too. The Queen approaches from the opposite direction - as the Palace of Holyroodhouse - her official residence while she's in Scotland; is in that direction. As you'll see, this is markedly different from the State Opening of the UK Parliament at the Palace of Westminster - much less formal, but dignified nonetheless!

Pipes aren't controlled by blowing directly. The clue is in the name - BAGpipes. The player keeps a bag inflated by blowing into it. The pipe is played using the air from the bag. Pipes playing continually in the background are called the drones. Volume is controlled by the player squeezing the bag between his elbow and his body.

The sound of the pipes and drums always gives me goosebumps and a tear in my eye 🥲

The 2nd was my favourite 'Amazing Grace' was my mothers nname and was her favourite tne ever! always brings a tear to eye! thanks for that one jp!

I Love the sound of the bagpipes , it makes me proud to know where my roots are from 🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺

My grandmother is a Scottish immigrant so my family loves bagpipes.

Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind, but now I see 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed My chains are gone I've been set free My God, my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood, His mercy rains Unending love, Amazing grace The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures My chains are gone I've been set free (been set free) My God, my Savior has ransomed me (ransomed me) And like a flood (like a flood) His mercy rains (mercy rains) Unending love, oh, Amazing grace The Earth shall soon dissolve like snow The sun forbear to shine But God, Who called me here below Will be forever mine My chains are gone I've been set free My God, my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood, His mercy rains Unending love, Amazing grace (grace) I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind (was blind), but now (but now) I see

I went to the Edinburgh tattoo a few years back.It was brilliant take a look nice video again. All the best from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The second tune is "Amazing Grace".

Thank's a million for that mate. Pipe Bands ALWAYS bring a lump to me throat. Love you for that vid. Watch more of em and learn.

The sound of the pipes are amazing, I've all had an attraction which at first I didn't understand. The first pipe tune, I'm pretty sure is called Atholl Highlanders. It was not until I started doing my family tree that I discovered I have some Clan McDonald in my genes.

4 mins onwards got me all goosebumps love my wee country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hi JPs To hear a rendition of a tune you may have heard try finding and listening to "The Gael" you may know it as The last of the Mohicans from the film. It is a Scottish tune originally played to honour the death of a warrior from centuries ago. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are well known for it. Enjoy.

The 2nd song was Amazing Grace they played

Bagpipes playing certain tunes can be very powerful on the emotions. 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

my friend lived less than 100 yards from Edinburgh Castle which is at the top of the royal mile and could hear all the music of the day including top class bands and singers who played at the Castle . cool to visit him on occasion .. lol

Bagpipes - so wonderful xx I live in Liverpool, UK . So emotional x

The way bagpipes work you inflate a bag (hence the name) of air and squeeze the air out through the pipes. This allows the sound to continue while taking breaths. This is why is sounds like they aren't taking breaks to breath. They're actually breathing a lot to keep the bag inflated.

The Queen has a pipe band & at the end of a formal & especially a state dinner they march in and play at close quarters. Apparently many long suffering courtiers let out a groan with "oh God, not the bloody pipes"...

Quick explanation of the bagpipes.... The piper fills the bag by blowing and then squeezes the bag with his arm to push the air through the pipes. Hence the name Bag Pipes The drone pipe is constant whilst being played....

I identify as English, was brought up in Wales, and am actually half Irish. I'm proud to be British. Who is with me?

Chills ..love the sound of the bagpipes 🙂👍

Basically as the Piper breaths in they squeeze the bag which pushes air into the reeds inside the chanter and drones. Then once the Piper blows back into the bag it refills and they repeat this process as they play and march. The bag serves as a reservoir which holds all the air. This is why the pipes are so loud because the pressure is set and they can't change pitch. I hope I explained that well haha

The 3rd one is in Edinburgh, on the Royal Mile, just a couple minutes walk from the castle, between the high court in Edinburgh and the old Parliament building, Parliament House

Amazing grace by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards was a single record in my teens, got to no.1 in UK charts and also Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, sold over 7 million copies. agree with a lot of others that Judy Collins has got to be best vocal recording, her voice is so pure, listen to her JUDY COLLINS - "Amazing Grace" with Boys' Choir Of Harlem .

Not sure anyone else has mentioned it but the ‘drone’ from the bagpipes is sustained from an air bag under the players arm which they fill with every breath so it never runs out., I’m sure they still need decent lungs to play though.

Check out John Newton on wiki. Born in London in 1725 he wrote the hymn Amazing Grace in response to his life journey from slave ship captain to prominent abolitionist. I had it played at my baptism, but it is often played at funerals and public events

An acquaintance once inadvertently left his pipes on the back seat of his car, parked up in London...before he knew it some ruthless bastard had broken in and left a second set there...

Hey Joel! Love the chair dancing and head bopping!🤣😂🤣 I really enjoy the sound of the bagpipes - although a lot of people may think I'm wierd for that!?!? Totally love the sound of a Brass band - especially that of the military! Sadly not much coverage of the third band in this video...

Brian May (Queen) God Save the Queen on roof of Buckingham Palace 2002. It was part of the celebration of the Queen’s diamond jubilee. Worth a watch!

the 2nd clip is from blair castle, with the atholl highlanders which is a private army to the duke of atholl

Amazing Grace, the 2nd song is an anti slave trade song

Going by your reaction you are really liking the pipes

I am Scottish and when living there I lived next door to a piper, trust me not so great when he practiced first thing on Sunday after I had a "late night" Saturday :)

FIY, maybe you could find it interesting Bands, places and and tunes 1) The Black Watch (3rd Scots) in Edinburgh, Castle Esplanade, performing The Atholl Highlanders All the Blue Bonnets are Over the Border 2) The Atholl Highlanders, at Blair Castle in Blair Atholl, performing Amazing Grace 3) The Highlanders (4 Scots) in Edinburgh , Royal Mile , performing drum rolls (did you stop the video before they actually started up with the pipes?)

Amazing Grace on the pipes always a winner. 👍

Hi Jps, I enjoyed your reaction to The Pipes and Drums. I was a piper in the Royal Scots a Edinburgh Regiment, so it brought back a few memories. Amazing Grace does sometimes get played at funerals, but at military ones it's usually The Flowers of the Forest. Cheers.

Funeral Song - Amazing Grace - Tube It Dude. Words are awsome...

Not sure if you meant to edit most of the third band out. Was it for copyright reasons?

You still need to look at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo!

Amazed you recognised the difference between the Union Flag (flown on land) and the Union Jack (Flown from the Jack Staff of a naval vessel). I admire that and love your content.

The opening shot is Edinburgh Castle.

I'm surprised you haven't heard Amazing Grace the second one, before. I think it's been recorded a few times, the one I remember was sung by Judy Collins. It's such a moving tune, it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.

Reading the comments I'm surprised no-one has mentioned two things that you were struggling with, the piper blows into the bag between his arm and his body witch he then squeezes with his arm to pass air to the pipe and drones allowing the continuous sound. As to Amazing grace this is a hymn written by an English ships captain of a slaver after he sees the light and leaves the sea for holy orders. You can see his story on line.

The best pipe band in world at the moment is the Inveraray & District Pipe Band, led by Stuart Liddell, who has also won numerous competitions as a professional solo piper. Inveraray & District won the British Championship last weekend and they also won the World's Championship in Glasgow when it was last held.

"Lot more sad"... a song about the hope of redemption AMAZING GRACE

The 2nd song is the Skye Boat Song, a ballad written about Bonnie Prince Charlie the Jacobite usurper who tried to claim the throne of England in the 1740's and his escape after his eventual defeat. However I'm now confused as it also sounds like Amazing Grace as some of the other commenters have posted. Was it written to the same tune?

Inveraray pipe band are the World no 1 2021. First one was at Edinburgh Castle, 2nd I’d hazard a guess at Inveraray and 3rd back to Edinburgh. Although synonymous with Scotland some historians believe bagpipes started in ancient Egypt and brought here by invading Romans but others believe they were brought over by the colonising scots tribes from Ireland. As for them taking a breath and the drone you hear… they fill the bag with air and is considered the players 3rd lung, which is forced over the reeds in the pipes at the top which are called drones and the tune is played on the chanter in a similar way to playing a flute or recorder. You should also check out The Red hot Chilli Pipers and Scottish tribal pipes and drum band Clanadonia for a different take on pipe bands. Loved your reaction

Took a wee trip to Edinburgh the other day and there was a lone piper playing on the royal mile ,there was a Chinese New Year parade playing also and both the Chinese music and piper playing near each other ended up being a beautiful combination.

its fun thing to listen to the pipes and drums of regiments

Hey , sending love from Scotland, you should listen to Tom Walker with the red hot chilli pipers leave a light on . It's already a powerful song but with the pipes it just adds to it . I've lost a lot of friends to drugs so it hits home aswell x

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If you like the pipes, try listening to the Nortumbrian pipes, they have a different sound from the Scottish pipes. I recommend listening to Kathryn Tickell.

When the Queens mother died in 2000 she had pipes and drums that took your breath away x

i live in inverness and it is the capital of the Highlands we used to see a lot off pipe bands in the city centre it's amazing to see them live you should check it out

If you ever want to get anywhere quickly on foot, stick some Pipes and Drums Quick Marches, or Any British military band (especially the Rifles), and you'll find yourself at your destination before you know it. Also, they're not playing the pipes like you would a Clarinet or Oboe, where they directly blow into the reeds to create the sound, they're blowing into the bag to keep it inflated, then apply pressure/compress the bag to create the sounds./notes/drone.

That's a nice rendition of Amazing Grace by the 2nd band, especially with the harmonies. Most people don't usually applaud for hymns, though. The first tune was 'The Glendaurel Highlanders' and it does have a few repeats in it. On a side note, Amazing Grace is every bagpiper's least favorite tune to play, just like 'In The Mood' is every big band musician's least favorite. They get requested more than any other tune. Amazing Grace is also one of the easiest tunes to play on the pipes. It was the first one I learned.

As far as i know, the pipes were not invented in scotland, but the far east. Still doesn't stop me getting a lump in my throat everytime i hear them.

I remember back in the late 50's I watched all the regiment bands marching down Princes street in Edinburgh. All their different regiments following. (When we had them).

Glad you enjoyed. You absolutely HAVE to come to Edinburgh during the Festival in August - an amazing experience in the city, you can go to the Tattoo and you'll see some amazing pipers. Also during that move the Fringe is on with great comedy shows and street performances, you'd love it! The first and last bands were both in Edinburgh - one up at the Castle esplanade, the other walking down the Royal Mile (that connects the Castle to Holyrood).

The first 2 tunes were 6/8 marches: The Atholl Highlanders and The Steamboat.

My dad was a piper and I Remember during the 70s there was an advertising billboard for, I think a whiskey, but I could be wrong. the slogan was ‘Makes even the bagpipes sound like music’ my dad went mad every time he saw it. I still have his pipes and kilt.

The piper's breath doesn't directly sound through the pipe and drones, which is why the sound can be continuous. They actually blow air into the bag under their arm, and it's the pressure of the arm on the bag that plays the pipe and drones and produces a continuous sound. It *is* possible to do it another way, ie, by circular breathing, which is how the didgeridoo is played, but it isn't the way bagpipes work. If you find the sound of bagpipes stirring, I recommend you also try listening to laments played on the pipes, which can sound incredibly lonely, sad and moving. Start with The Flower of the Forest (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fXIrbchBwqI.html)

Don't think there's anything more poignant than a pipe band playing a funeral lament. Stops me in my tracks every time and frequently brings tears to my eyes.

I just love bagpipe music, it's so amazing great music to sit and listen to

I've never been to any country where there were no Scots - no matter how far-flung it may have been.. Where I lived in South Africa The Highland Gathering took place every year, and at the Uni I taught at in China Burns Night was celebrated. I've heard that Americans who have slave ancestry also consider the 2nd song "Amazing Grace" as an anthem. The bloke who wrote Amazing Grace, John Newton, had been a pretty unsavoury character who changed his ways, became a Vicar, and fought mightily against the Slave Trade. I knew nothing about him when my Uncle & I visited a church in Olney one afternoon. We were the only people there, but I though my Uncle was pushing it a bit when he started whistling that very song. I turned to look at him with a 'pack it in" (stop doing that) expression - only to see him staring at me with the same look. There was no-one else in the small church and we found no recording equipment. It was pre-Google so the next day I went to the library to find out about the church at Olney - and felt a shiver when I discovered that Olney Church had been the church of the Rev. John Newton - who had composed the words & music of this most well-known of hymns right there - where it was first sung.!! Had we been pranked by some mischievous kid from the village concealed in some secret niche we never found? To this day I have no idea.

That second band is playing a hymn Amazing Grace

French flags are outside a French restaurant in Parliament Square, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.