That is a great video. The music is fantastic. For me there is a sense of heritage and pride listening to it. Thanks to all the men and women who help keep it alive in this country.
I'm the veterinarian at Fort Myer, VA and these Soldiers practice in the building right next to my clinic. I get to see/hear them quite frequently. It's awesome. I have the best job ever - supporting The Old Guard. I was percussion in high school/college and it's nice to hear this again.
Great to see this. I was (like others) always too busy with other TOG responsibilities to actually get to see what my brothers were up to. Nice job! Thanks for posting this video.
@Ewolf98 Musicians wore off-set colors so they weren't shot if on the Field of Battle (British wore Red with White trim while the American Musicians wore Red with Blue Trim)
Military musicians usually wear opposite colors. So their cuffs are blue and the rest is red. The spainish and french armies did the same. It helps seperate them from the regular infantry (which is good for them in battle!).
I was there for this performance!! Oh it was even MORE amazing than you THINK! However, a fife player whom I got a signature from didn't know how to spell 'piccolo' =(
I'm quite positive the US Army wouldn't screw up on the historical accuracy of the uniforms, and as someone else said, the musicians were dressed apart from the soldiers. And fantastic video btw, 5 stars to the Old Guard.
The uniforms looks strikingly similar to Royal Regiments of foot due to the blue facings. However, there are details that are not easily detected by novices the tell the difference. Yes, musicians coats are the reverse of their counterparts in the rest of the regiment, and all armies had different color facing indicating the region they were from. For example, during the revolution, for the US Buff was New England, Red was Virginia.
In the times of the Rev War the military musicians wore "reversed colors" of the regiment in which they belonged. In this case the blue coats with red facings became the red coats with blue facings which you see here. And not all uniforms in America were blue coats- a large number of them were brown (America purchased both blue and brown uniforms from France).
Those are the uniforms the Revolutinary bands wore...Military Bands used to wear the off colors of the normal infantry...thus if you look at American uniforms from the revolution they were blue and red thus the blue on the outines and british uniforms were red and white no blue on them at all...So its not embaressing...Its what they really wore ..just clarifing things thats all >.>
Frog in the well, old 1812, and when johnny comes marching home are all civil war tunes. old guard prefers to take colonial music and add a modern twist, so at least the essence of it is there.
those revolutionaries still considered themselves british. it's part of our heritage that we broke away from them. i see your point but Muggsy1776 has it right
I was hoping this would be a real fife and drum concert like the "old" days when I was in drum and bugle. They had to mess it up with orchestral sounds. This is a beautiful piece of American music but this is not a fife and drum performance. It's fife & drum & horns. Great musicians.
you are not a smart person....the red distinguished them on the battle field so they would not be shot down...this is the color of our for fathers...washington virginia blues regiement had blue coats with red facings
That is a great video. The music is fantastic. For me there is a sense of heritage and pride listening to it. Thanks to all the men and women who help keep it alive in this country.
I wrote that music along with Ross Andrews and Susan Brokman.
Haha... I filmed most of that! One of FDC's best shows! Drumline rocked!
@@kirkwilke9707Hey Kirk!
I'm the veterinarian at Fort Myer, VA and these Soldiers practice in the building right next to my clinic. I get to see/hear them quite frequently. It's awesome. I have the best job ever - supporting The Old Guard. I was percussion in high school/college and it's nice to hear this again.
Will be seeing them this Saturday in Augusta Ga. Can't wait!!!!
These guys are super clean! Sounds and looks awesome!
Great to see this. I was (like others) always too busy with other TOG responsibilities to actually get to see what my brothers were up to. Nice job! Thanks for posting this video.
Great drum corps. Very tight and very clean drumming. Enjoyed the overall band aswell. Would love to see this performance live.
the best thing in my personal opinion is getting to jam with these guys. its amazing
Ya i saw these guys in virginia when they recorded this it was really sweet
this show is great! that drumline rocks!
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Majestic really!
saw these guys at the tattoo in edinburgh this year
wow! awesome Josh!
Excellent !
..oh...my...god...that's amazing!!! i wish my fife corps did that
Pretty good for a bunch of Army guys. Ok ok, thats pretty good for anybody. Old Guard is AWESOME! Well done
"Simple Gifts" from the Shakers ( I know I'm a nitpicker!) Great rendition though I always loved watching the Friday tattoo when I lived in Maryland.
Superb performance- including the Troop in Review at the end. Go FDC! (A biased OGFDC Alum, 1976-1980)
@Ewolf98
Musicians wore off-set colors so they weren't shot if on the Field of Battle (British wore Red with White trim while the American Musicians wore Red with Blue Trim)
Brilliant!
i love how they use traditional sticking... :P I'm a lover of tradition when it come to drums.
These guys came to my school today. They told me to look this up.
Military musicians usually wear opposite colors. So their cuffs are blue and the rest is red. The spainish and french armies did the same. It helps seperate them from the regular infantry (which is good for them in battle!).
I was there for this performance!!
Oh it was even MORE amazing than you THINK!
However, a fife player whom I got a signature from didn't know how to spell 'piccolo' =(
I'm quite positive the US Army wouldn't screw up on the historical accuracy of the uniforms, and as someone else said, the musicians were dressed apart from the soldiers. And fantastic video btw, 5 stars to the Old Guard.
yes.
I see, thanks for answering!
The uniforms looks strikingly similar to Royal Regiments of foot due to the blue facings. However, there are details that are not easily detected by novices the tell the difference. Yes, musicians coats are the reverse of their counterparts in the rest of the regiment, and all armies had different color facing indicating the region they were from. For example, during the revolution, for the US Buff was New England, Red was Virginia.
Yes, musicians wore red, infantry blue. It was the opposite in the British army, IIRC.
God Bless the Old Guard
In the times of the Rev War the military musicians wore "reversed colors" of the regiment in which they belonged. In this case the blue coats with red facings became the red coats with blue facings which you see here. And not all uniforms in America were blue coats- a large number of them were brown (America purchased both blue and brown uniforms from France).
i saw them in reel life thay sund grate!!
awesome performance...whats the name of the tune in which the salute is given? (2nd to last)
is that GOD !!!I Oh my !!!
isnt one of the parts in here the song "dance said he"?
You got it... it's an old shaker tune.
same thing.they wore all white with big feathers and tri hats
Shaker Melody from Copeland's Appalachian Spring
whats that song called? the first song its from blast....
Ash Grove
Are these our guys? The US? Why aren't they wearing the blue of the continental army? Just curious.
The musicians wore the colors of the red coats(British) so they would stand out.
early drum corps
Your musicians wore blue coats with red facings
Those are the uniforms the Revolutinary bands wore...Military Bands used to wear the off colors of the normal infantry...thus if you look at American uniforms from the revolution they were blue and red thus the blue on the outines and british uniforms were red and white no blue on them at all...So its not embaressing...Its what they really wore ..just clarifing things thats all >.>
Frog in the well, old 1812, and when johnny comes marching home are all civil war tunes. old guard prefers to take colonial music and add a modern twist, so at least the essence of it is there.
Think they practice much? :)
FOPS!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Impressive... but who would have thought that the US would use British redcoats?
those revolutionaries still considered themselves british. it's part of our heritage that we broke away from them. i see your point but Muggsy1776 has it right
I was hoping this would be a real fife and drum concert like the "old" days when I was in drum and bugle. They had to mess it up with orchestral sounds. This is a beautiful piece of American music but this is not a fife and drum performance. It's fife & drum & horns. Great musicians.
you are not a smart person....the red distinguished them on the battle field so they would not be shot down...this is the color of our for fathers...washington virginia blues regiement had blue coats with red facings
BADASS