Highland Cathedral

[Mael Coluim]

Very inspiring.

[puckhead9]

Brings back memories of my wedding. We were piped in by Highland Cathedral. Still makes me all choked up when I hear it played.

[medic78]

Very Moving

[Yodhan]

And some people don't understand why I listen to music like that. I think I need to let some of the guys at my work listen to that stuff. Maybe I will finally be able to get that celtic band under way (I work at a music store and there is a guy who plays pipes)

Very nice. Thank you much for posting that.

:ootd:

[Jock Scot]

The helmets and tunics on the Australians appear to be the same as those worn by the Royal Marines Band (UK) but that bass drum definately says 'Australia' on it. I don't know anything about the Australian Navy and I tried a quick Google and drew blank. Dunno! they look like Marines to me...

Any takers?

There's alot of countries represented there though eh?

Is the Australian Navy still called the Royal Australian Navy? I think so. So I should think that the chaps in the pith helmets are Royal Australian Marines.Any way great tune, well played by a truly international band. Wow, that little drummer was good.

[English Bloke]

Did a little digging (Isn't the the world wide wonder-web handy) Australia doesn't have Marines. That said they do have commandos. 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment was re-rolled on 1 February 1997 as 4 RAR (Commando) so it would seem their Marines ar Army not Navy... making them not Marines if you see what I mean. Perhaps the Australian bass drummer is part of a cadet outfit.

EDIT: You're right Jock, it is the Royal Australian Navy.

EDIT 2: Just read this back... I do believe I'm hi-jacking my own thread.

[thanmuwa]

I'm guessing so don't quote me but; Revue Marsch Military Tattoo, Breda, Germany 2004 but that's only because there are Germans in the massed band, the wonderfully frantic conductor is German Navy and there is another clip of a German Military Band at the same Tattoo also on Oooh-tube and they are wearing the same clothes so it must be the same gig...

That little lad on the snare eh?. What about him?

Brilliant!

Never knew Highland Cathedral was written by two German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb. Every day's a learning day as they say...

Well copying and pasting from the more info bit on Youtube:

Military Tattoo Bremen 2008

Conductor: Captain Lutz Bammler (German Navy Band "North Sea")
Drummerboy: Kes Kunze (10 years old, Owl Town P&D Band)

Tattoo participants:
South Australia Police Band
German Army Band (HMK 14)
Owl Town Pipe & Drum Band (Germany)
Koninklijke Militaire Kapel "J.W. Friso" (NL)
Upper Austria Army Band
Portugese Navy Band
Royal Swedish Army Drum Corps
The Vanda Miss Joaquim Pipe Band Singapur
The South African Navy Band
US Army Europe Band
Belarus Army Band

[Highlander31]

Great clip. You're right EB, definitely worth the 5 minutes. Thanks for posting it.

[McMurdo]

Simply brilliant, thanks for the post I've favourited it on youtube, here is the wikipedia article on Highland Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Cathedral

[Jock Scot]

Did a little digging (Isn't the the world wide wonder-web handy) Australia doesn't have Marines. That said they do have commandos. 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment was re-rolled on 1 February 1997 as 4 RAR (Commando) so it would seem their Marines ar Army not Navy... making them not Marines if you see what I mean. Perhaps the Australian bass drummer is part of a cadet outfit.

EDIT: You're right Jock, it is the Royal Australian Navy.

EDIT 2: Just read this back... I do believe I'm hi-jacking my own thread.

With apologies to all Australians. This is what happens when you live in an up-side-down country. Ok, sorry all.