Band of the Household Cavalry in Windsor 17 December 2024

[@trapezemusic]

Very good selections, especially Bravura and Sons of the Brave. Thanks for this five video.

[@MikeM14-40]

Thanks @trapezemusic - I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@achmattassiem-om5le]

Very impressive.greetings from South Africa

[@MikeM14-40]

Thanks very much! Greetings from here in the United Kingdom.

[@AlbaAlba-fg2io]

Good evening, Mike, thank you very much for this brilliant video, well filmed so clear and a good sound. The excellent H.Cavalry Band has played beautiful marches, always marching in rank of 6 are stunning! A great job, Mike, thanks for your efforts too. Have a nice evening😴

[@MikeM14-40]

Thank you Alba. A lot of things worked very well today, and the band sounded very strong, which I like. And there were some favourite marches. I now need to get some rest and sleep (and no more coffee today!) - it's been a long day.

[@james-u3x7i]

Another great video. Thanks for all your hard work during the year and I hope you have a great Christmas.

[@MikeM14-40]

@james-u3x7i Thanks for your comments and appreciation James. It's (largely) been my pleasure, although I can't in all honesty say that all aspects of the train journeys have been pleasurable. Wishing you all the best over Christmas and the New Year.

[@charlottecunningham2141]

Good afternoon, Mike. Good video as always. Thanks for capturing the salute at the Irish guard memorial. I saw my favorite lady spectator. Looks like she has a, “friend.”🤭

[@MikeM14-40]

Thanks Charlotte, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I didn't see the lady spectator, but will have a look in more detail now at my and maybe others' videos and see what I can see.

[@charlottecunningham2141]

@MikeM14-40 look around the :45 second mark. They are behind the guards then proceed up the sidewalk a bit. I caught them on Lenny’s video too

[@MikeM14-40]

@@charlottecunningham2141 Thanks Charlotte, yes, I see them now.

[@MortenVikJohnsen]

First time I have seen the band marching with bass clarinet :)

[@trapezemusic]

Good catch.

[@MikeM14-40]

@MortenVikJohnsen Hello Morten, and thank you very much for pointing that out! I had not seen it, but now I've examined it in detail and can see it. I may be wrong, as it's not easy to see, but I think in the 3rd row (rank) what I can see, starting at the "blue" end and going towards the "red" end, is:- E-flat Tuba; Baritone Saxophone; Bass Clarinet; Euphonium; Bassoon; B-flat Tuba. There seem to have been some instrument and player changes since the last time I saw this particular band, but there's always something interesting to see and hear. Both the B-flat Tuba (larger than an E-flat Tuba) and the Baritone Saxophone are themselves sadly not very usual in British military bands when marching. For anyone interested, the Bass Clarinet has a black body, a silver-coloured tube to the mouthpiece, and a silver-coloured bell at the bottom which points upwards.

[@cathyb46]

​@MikeM14-40Thank you for the breakdown on the instruments. Enjoyed this from oop north 😊

[@MikeM14-40]

@@cathyb46 Hello Cathy, and thanks! It's always my pleasure to help with identifying the instruments - where I can see what's what and where it's within my knowledge or experience. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Whereabouts (roughly) are you in the north - are you in "brass banding" territory?