I have no association with Scotland, I'm from the south of England, but the sound of the mass bands with the pipes and drums always makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. How anyone cannot be moved by this sound is beyond me. Just an amazing sound !
Im English - Not Scottish, I have no knowledge of Scottish blood, and no marriage in or out of our family with any Scottish links... so I dont get why when out dreary slow nation anthem plays Im asleep by the end of the first use of the word "queen"... But when the Scottish anthem starts... "Oh Flower of..." Im already crying with Pride. The Scottish are a wonderful race in a beautiful country. Long may they be the strong people they are.
If, like me, you had ended up spending your life in the US when all you wanted was to be in the UK you might find God Save the Queen a lot more moving. I love the bagpipes. Very stirring and I hope Great Britain remains United as Scotland would be an immense cultural loss. Do the Scots remember, I wonder, that it was James VI of Scotland who became James I of England not the other way round? Mind you, I have to say that for several hundred years the English treated the Scots a lot like the French treated the English after the Conquest. Could we not recognize that we are stronger together? That the English benefit immensely from the cultural heritage of Scotland and the Scots benefit immensely from the money flowing in from the UK?
Jesus, the sound.....imagine being over the horizon and these chaps are on their way for you, your hair would be on end hearing the drums and pipes, and i can only imagine you'd be scared shitless - i love it - long live Scotland from Ireland
Jesus, imagine being an enemy and hearing that sound over the other side of a hill getting nearer, you'd quite literally be shitting yourself - i love it! FANTASTIC - what a great people the Scots and Scotland :-)
@@paulbelsey7111 And during the Napoleonic wars, the English hated the sound of the Scots pises. They KNEW they were in for a very severe beating. The Auld Alliance. Scotland & France. Traditions die hard. The shame is, brothers die.
I`m an old Scot ,but the sound of the Pipes still makes the blood run fast ,and the Hackles rise when I hear the music of my beloved Country Alba gu brach
I'm Indonesian and love Scottish national anthem. I lived in Edinburgh for one year with friendly people and beautiful landscape. Hopefully I can go back there one day.
My last name represents the emblem of THE LION RAMPANT IN RED. VERY PROUD OF IT. LONG LIVE SCOTLAND WITH BRITAIN OR NOT.GOD BLESS THEM INFINITELY. A PROUD CANADIAN SPEAKING OUT.
It appears that Scots have a particular talent in the field of playing bag pipes.Wonderful.They are winning a coveted place in the hearts of people around the world parti cularly the peace living people.Thank you dear Scotsmen.We respect your talents deeply.Thank you.
Thank you Mr Shewen. As a Scot American, 2nd generation American I feel the same exactly. I am getting a good Scots education from a neighbor here. I only hope all the things that you do as well.
Janet omg flower of Scotland is my favourite song,l love watching and hearing the pipes and drums. it makes me so so proud to be Scottish . and love watching our brave and proud guys coming home on parade God bless you all and thank you for your service to your country..!! ❤❤
+John Wilson I've never been to Scotland,though my grandfather is half Scottish,and the first time I heard pipes as a kid my throat got tight and my eyes teared up,with an emotion I've never felt hearing any other instrument,and I've never stopped feeling it.I have two sisters who can't stand them,and of the three of us I'm the only one who's ever been asked if I had Scottish ancestry,so I guess the genetics came to me,and not to them...at least as far as looks and the pipes are concerned.I love them.
I was born in South Africa to parents and grandparents born here of Scots extraction, This moves me, the pipes make me want to join William Wallace and send Edward homeward again,.
Some of the lyrics: O Flower of Scotland, When will we see Your like again, That fought and died for, Your wee bit Hill and Glen, And stood against him, Proud Edward's Army, And sent him homeward, To think again. The Hills are bare now, And Autumn leaves lie thick and still, O'er land that is lost now, Which those so dearly held, That stood against him, Proud Edward's Army, And sent him homeward, To think again. Those days are past now, And in the past they must remain, But we can still rise now, And be the nation again, That stood against him, Proud Edward's Army, And sent him homeward, To think again.
Just a thought, few know why the highland regiments wear them, its a throwback to the retreat from Corunna, when they wore out their boots and tied strips of blanket around their feet.
@@phoenixwright5743 Not necessarily. Whilst tartan refers to woollen cloth woven in one of several patterns of coloured checks and intersecting lines; plaid can refer to the same thing but, usually in the UK, it refers to a specific long piece of tartan worn over the shoulder as part of Highland dress.
You gifted us the most beautiful song in Highland Cathedral. Hopefully we will join our European cousins in the EU as an independent nations soon. Love from Scotland xx
