Flowers of the Forest - Pipe Major Ben Duncan, Scottish National War Memorial

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  • @davidcook4457
    @davidcook4457 2 роки тому +19

    Proud Englishman I adore this Scottish lament last we forget x

  • @markalexander6517
    @markalexander6517 3 роки тому +32

    Flowers of the Forest was played at my grand uncle's burial in the Somme in 1916. It was played at his brother's funeral, and at my father's memorial a few years ago.. Slainte mhath.

  • @luxwulf
    @luxwulf 2 роки тому +31

    As an Englishman this song brings a tear to my eyes, always reminds me of rememberance. RIP all fallen soldiers.

  • @jasonbath5941
    @jasonbath5941 3 роки тому +19

    At the going down of the sun, and in the morning…We will remember them.
    Fair winds and following skies fallen warriors…

  • @Jane-ue1pt
    @Jane-ue1pt 10 місяців тому +2

    Love the pipes and this music

  • @retrosonghits
    @retrosonghits 8 місяців тому +2

    Proud to have Scottish ancestry. From Clan McKenzie. The bagpipes have always touched my soul like no other musical instrument.

  • @pedrofragoso3298
    @pedrofragoso3298 2 роки тому +4

    To all my Scottish friends, how proud they must be.

  • @Sandybeaches07
    @Sandybeaches07 3 роки тому +22

    Fills my Scottish heart with emotion ❤️🙏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @pemacal57
    @pemacal57 3 роки тому +8

    More than brilliant performance

  • @russkkay
    @russkkay 2 роки тому +9

    Flowers Of The Forest was written musically and lyrically to commemorate the Scottish defeat at the Battle Of Flodden in 1513 where the Scottish King James IV was killed as were many of the Scottish nobles. Even though the Scots outnumbered the English armies, poor tactics and leadership resulted in a devastating loss for the Scots. May they all RIP

  • @nadimsiddiqui1875
    @nadimsiddiqui1875 3 роки тому +18

    Very, very moving. Brought tears to my eyes. Important that we remember the horrors.

  • @mattreynolds612
    @mattreynolds612 2 роки тому +17

    Listening & remembering QE2. With love and reverence to perhaps maybe the last great Monarch of Europe.

    • @5taunch
      @5taunch 2 роки тому +5

      RIP You Majesty. We are grateful for your long and enduring reign 🇬🇧🫡

  • @Mr121john
    @Mr121john 3 роки тому +11

    True respect to that piper what a lament truly moving and heart felt. Scotland we are always proud of you 👏 you are brave warriors 💙

    • @colinsmith1288
      @colinsmith1288 2 роки тому

      Some sadly never to return home from war.

  • @colinsmith1288
    @colinsmith1288 2 роки тому +5

    As an englisman the scottish bagpipes seem to stir some ancient emotion embedded in my genes when certain music is played. This is one of them.

  • @kennethbrownjr.636
    @kennethbrownjr.636 3 місяці тому

    As a proud American of Scottish decent it always brings a tear and pride to me to hear the bagpipes. Every tune is filled with pride and sorrow

    • @jel517
      @jel517 2 місяці тому

      and the strathspeys, hornpipes jigs and reels?

  • @Cristobels-Green-Boots
    @Cristobels-Green-Boots 2 роки тому +4

    At the funeral of George VI, this was called ‘The Piper’s Lament’ - at junior school, sitting in assembly, as this mighty sound came through on the radio...unforgettable!
    At the UA-cam Broadcast of the Queen’s funeral, the first thing I searched for were the Pipes & Drums - I wasn’t disappointed!
    🙏🏽💔🙏🏻

  • @michel3691
    @michel3691 3 роки тому +8

    Lovely sounds to remember such heartbreak.

  • @richardconnelly7141
    @richardconnelly7141 3 роки тому +9

    perfectly tuned and executed

  • @anitalorenz8658
    @anitalorenz8658 Рік тому +1

    All of Scotland in one hallowed space. The feeling in there is palpable. Once you have been in there you will never forget it 😢🏴

  • @macthemec
    @macthemec Рік тому +1

    My great grandfathers war flag is over his right shoulder, i know he loved this, i never met him he died in WW1

  • @alexmcblain8142
    @alexmcblain8142 2 роки тому +2

    A very moving tribute

  • @BadrolTahir
    @BadrolTahir Рік тому +1

    Beautiful.

  • @handsomepiper5761
    @handsomepiper5761 3 роки тому +10

    Lovely 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @dougreid2351
    @dougreid2351 3 роки тому +6

    Alas...May they rest in Eternal Peace.

    • @graceskerp
      @graceskerp 3 роки тому +1

      The peace denied them in this life.

  • @DifferentSaturner
    @DifferentSaturner 3 роки тому +17

    Poet Jean Elliot wrote lyrics for the ancient tune sometime in about 1757. Her refrain is haunting, “The Flooers of the Forest are a’ wede awa’ “. Translated from the Scots dialect, it means, “The Flowers of the Forest are all wilted away.”
    (Tue 21 Sept 2021 11h24)

    • @joe9042
      @joe9042 2 роки тому +2

      Can't hear this without crying.

    • @DifferentSaturner
      @DifferentSaturner 2 роки тому +1

      @@joe9042 Yeah, it is!
      (Tue 30 Aug 2022 22h00)

    • @martuuk8964
      @martuuk8964 Рік тому +1

      @@DifferentSaturneryou don’t need to date your comments. UA-cam stores that metadata for you in their database. You can see it at any time by running a Takeout export of all your Google data. The UA-cam dump will include all of your comments along with precise time stamps.

  • @jean-louisbondois2504
    @jean-louisbondois2504 3 роки тому +8

    Magnifique

  • @dj17q
    @dj17q 2 роки тому +6

    RIP Queen 1926 - 2022. Will always remember this to mark the sad day of the passing......

    • @dj17q
      @dj17q Рік тому

      The performance reminded me of the passing of Queen.... so YES it is about her.

  • @nigelmorgan3449
    @nigelmorgan3449 2 роки тому

    It was fantastic to watch from the start to the finish. I would say there the best in the world the military persuasion

  • @nylehotaling675
    @nylehotaling675 3 роки тому +6

    The most profound music mode- its as if it is the music of the First Day of a Tonal Cycle; the Last also...

  • @viking-norge115
    @viking-norge115 2 роки тому

    My favourite bagpipe song ... i'm french , but my heart is in Scotland .. wonderful country ... 😌

  • @OutlandStation
    @OutlandStation 3 роки тому +10

    Semper Fi from "across the pond"

    • @chrisholland7367
      @chrisholland7367 3 роки тому +4

      This piece is almost sacred to Scottish pipers .It comerates the defeat of the Scottish army by the English at the battle of Flodden Field 1513 .This pipers lament is now played during remerance Sunday (Armistice day ) November 11 1918 when fell silent on the shattered battlefields of France and Belgium during ww1. Sadly this to resurrected after ww2 and every conflict since British and commwealth forces have been involved with in last 80 years.

  • @RobKlomp-w1q
    @RobKlomp-w1q 4 місяці тому

    Rip voor allemaal die gedood zijn in oorlogstijd en voor families die hun dierbaren moeten missen ❤😢

  • @Harddav11
    @Harddav11 8 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @badrolhishammohamadtahir2537
    @badrolhishammohamadtahir2537 3 роки тому +5

    👍👍👍

  • @pencil123ify
    @pencil123ify 2 роки тому +1

    😍

  • @daniellittle3228
    @daniellittle3228 3 роки тому +1

    ❤️

  • @susanelder7192
    @susanelder7192 2 роки тому +1

    My bloodline is English Irish and scotch, so proud

    • @lesleyduncan9011
      @lesleyduncan9011 2 роки тому

      It's Scots, not Scotch. Scotch is a drink, whisky.

    • @susanelder7192
      @susanelder7192 2 роки тому +1

      @@lesleyduncan9011 terribly sorry this darn auto correct, you are right it’s Scot

  • @Micha_RS
    @Micha_RS 3 роки тому +2

    i was too youg,,My grandpa..World war 2...German...der tod war immer da.Leider!!

  • @telfordguy34uk
    @telfordguy34uk 3 роки тому +3

    Was this not the pipe at the end of Prince Phillips Funeral ?

    • @bobpfaff2258
      @bobpfaff2258 3 роки тому +1

      Yes it was. The only truely apt lament for a fallen warrior.

  • @IngolfUrban
    @IngolfUrban 3 місяці тому

    ❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢💐💐💐💐💐🍻🍻🍻🍻

  • @Bruce-1956
    @Bruce-1956 3 роки тому +1

    #wewillrememberthem

  • @RobKlomp-w1q
    @RobKlomp-w1q Рік тому

    Woorden zijn nodig