Simple Gifts- Practice 

This is the most amazing band in existence and Simple Gifts NEVER fails to bring a tear to my eye and chills over my body. There's something truly special about being from West Virginia.

As a lifelong Mountaineer fan I'd like to thank you for being a part of the best band in the WORLD. I've been a season ticket holder for many years and I'm ALWAYS in my seat early to watch The Pride. Everytime I listen to you guys play this song my eyes swell. God bless the Pride of West Virginia and all those who have played in it.

As a lifelong Mountaineer fan I want you to know that we covet the band just as much as our FB and BB teams. Thank you so much.

We used this song for our Indoor Colorguard show my senior year 2006. This video is amazing!

I has been almost 20 years since I did this..and I still miss it..espically after seeing this...What I would'nt give for Mr Wilcox to say 'One More Time"..

i just love this song and we are playing the Simple Gifts of Christmas at the new school(west fairmont middle school) in fairmont with me as the best drummer =). but this song always gives me chills

This was my last Bowl Trip with the Pride. Makes me miss marching!!!!

Thank you. That's why we call them the Pride of WV. If you want to see more pride please watch the Owen Schmidt interview after the Fiesta Bowl. He starts to cry when the Pride plays Almost Heaven.

Further, I remember this practice well. The paint hadn't dried on the field yet, hence they had plastic down on the turf and made us practice in our socks so we wouldn't mess it up. Good times...

happpy to find out my marching band isnt the only crazzy ones to have marched to this song. this is completely different then our version. i like it alot

I'm a senior in high school, and WVU is one of my top choices for college. If I do go there, I'm joining the marhing band for sure. It sounds so amazing.

I cant wait to be in marching band, hopefully at WVU, but i might go to fairmont state cuz its closer. i have like 5 more years tho

That was a lot of fun. Marching on the field without shoes kicked ass.

aww!!

yeah he is my bestest!!!

I can hear the piece on this video, and see the piece but not hear it on the other. Holy smokes, it's gooooood. WVU is like nowhere else - I remember coming in there as a visitng (ahem, opposing) bandsman, & getting my game face on against that "Let's go, Mountaineers!"

Oohh I remember you guys playing this at the Gator Bowl... Remember the streamers that shot off when the football teams came on? Courtesy of the Terry Parker Marching Band

Woohoo! I can see my best friend conducting! haha yay!

i was just wondering amberilla if u knew my cousin, he is a drummer but he was only in the band a while untill another one replaced him =/ his name is ben haley

rofl, the close up at 1:47 is me. Man, my freshman year seems so long ago.

Joe!

Doesn't the climactic part of the piece come from Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland? It's definitely one of my absolute favorite musical works, it gives me goosebumps!

indeed it did

which one of them would that be?

thanks for not obnoxiusly zooming in

Stride stepping in most of the pre game and then the high stepping is just pathetic