Band of the Irish Guards Trooping the colour 2017

Band of the Irish Guards marching down the mall for Trooping the colour 2017 at Horse Guards Parade

[@johnmckenna1823]

Wow. There's nothing like a Guards band especially the great tunes of the Micks. Just listen when the pipers the Star of the County Down

[@alanaw27]

Loved it but then I’m Scottish and love the pipes and drums. The Irish Guards did a great job.

[@aidencope1832]

Star Of The County Down...what a belter !!

[@TheCatBilbo]

"Just taking the dog for a walk; be about 10 minutes" Must be amazing walking at the head of that column!

[@geoffmitchell6515]

Had to laugh at this I remember one year the dog wanted to stop for crap 😂😂😂😂

[@leehastings5565]

I am English but Jesus what a proud beautiful asset too our Royalty and Military. The dog is the dogs bollox.

[@alanmack3538]

So proud of the Irish Gds.my Dad was PTI Sgt 1st Bttn At Caterham gds depot.brought up on all this.no where else in the world would you see this

[@marilynvandererf86]

Just so dammed perfect great music and the swagger oh my lord

[@tonygibson8901]

The best marching band performance. Players and music. Well done the irish gaurds

[@catlover4971]

If I were the soldier leading the wolfhound I'd be brimming with pride - I'm English but greatly respect these guys

[@ME-hs1ie]

Loyal Ulster 🇬🇧

[@militaryevents107]

If your English, pretty sure you can still join the Irish guards.

[@JackoJ15]

A lot of English lads join the regiment, and its based in England. Lots of English folks have Irish heritage so its a great way for people to celebrate that synergy when they join the army.

[@thomasnottelmann7358]

6@@ME-hs1ie

[@ME-hs1ie]

@@thomasnottelmann7358 6 what? counties?

[@SarahJonestoo]

What a fabulous video. Great band and they did the regiment proud.

[@johnmilliken5204]

Excellent video - really captured the spirit of the Irish Guards at their best!

[@mvvmvvmusicandsport1982]

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[@joemacdonnagh6750]

Shasanach , go abhaile!

[@annelewry8887]

My Dad ex Scots guards always said the “Micks “ had the best marching music

[@calumroney7352]

Respect from a ex Scots soldier. Class.

[@johncherry5260]

Best video of the Micks, great band and great day, proud to be from the Emerald Isle

[@mikeyoung7660]

Playing my old Company March going onto horse Guards. The Holy Ground

[@mikesull4637]

go on the micks.thay are great .well done lads.I'm coming to see the next one

[@geoffreyanthony4276]

Irish Guards - the Micks - they only join because the Guinness is cheaper. Their fighting record since 1900 fully deserves our admiration and respect. Geoff A

[@ME-hs1ie]

Ulsters committment of fighting alongside the English military since 1200 is to be hugely admired. 🇬🇧

[@Catalpa1876]

@@ME-hs1ie The Irish are not an Ulster regiment boy.

[@ME-hs1ie]

@@Catalpa1876 Where do you think the majority of the Irish guards (British Army) come from ?

[@Catalpa1876]

@@ME-hs1ie Ireland

[@lassmichruhe]

@@ME-hs1ie the entirety of Ireland actually.. not just Ulster

[@heathsavage4852]

My father's regiment. The finest.

[@Yeah95607]

Irish Guards band, best in the household division, always play like they have to prove something and always prove they are the best, just like this.

[@neville592]

Henry Smith wrong! The band of the grenadier guards are the best!! 😉

[@Yeah95607]

it's ya boi Mozart sure lol

[@imedi]

bollicks irish marching music always better

[@Yeah95607]

Casus Knacksus I would definitely agree with you that the 1st bat. SG pipes and drums are much better than the Irish guards, but it is nice to see the Irish guards drums and pipes have 6 snares finally when the SG have been producing 6 or 7 since 2013

[@hughstewart594]

I'm from Northern Ireland really proud of all our crown services, love our country and all of the UK, these guys really make me proud to be British

[@ralphcaldwell9680]

Love the Irish Guards music they swing its great👏👏👏👏👏👏😆😆

[@katerinakempb8217]

Happy musical sounds coming from combined musicians of the Irish Bands😍💂🎺🎷🎼🎵👍💖

[@mikaridgeon6230]

That's how to make an entrance!

[@22ndregiment46]

whenever the 'trooping band' comes on, they play a certain song, the ones I know: Coldstream - Bond of Fieldship, Scots - Edinburgh Castle, Irish (what your hearing) - Company Marches of the Irish Guards

[@justinneill5003]

@@22ndregiment46 I like when the Irish Guards are marching to "Whiskey In The Jar," there's a cracking clip of them leaving the church at Aldershot to head off to Iraq kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKXWd2l4Yr-cq68

[@ianhinchliffe1064]

It’s approx 5-6 yrs after the fact, nevertheless most certainly I believe Mr M’s "that’s how to make an entrance" observation ‘Nailed’ this video. Hey Irish Guards: You have ‘Set the Standard." A big Well Done! from Nova Scotia.

[@tomderbyshire5795]

What an entrance ' The Holy Ground'' Was also my College song at St Mary's College ( now St Mary's University) Twickenham which also has a proud Irish tradition.

[@geo752]

Marvellous, I enjoyed your marching in step while recording also🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ceceliaobrien2673]

grand dog quite a walk for him in that heat too. Great band!

[@catlover4971]

I hope a bowl of water was provided on the parade ground

[@amandalyons1719]

cecelia obrien thoun's big Lec 😁

[@samtheskull999]

Brilliant as always

[@janinehiggins1507]

So modern and entertaining .brighten anyone's day . I live Shamus ❤️🇬🇧 i

[@WintersWar]

that was beautiful. thanks for sharing this.

[@treborsirrah7916]

8:06 "The Star of the County Down,"tune if anyone interested

[@jamescpalmer]

Great cheers its brilliant.

[@katerinakempb8217]

Tyvm for the share, indeed a magnificent entrance Irish Band & P&D's, who could ask for more 👍👍👍👍👍

[@mikeyoung7660]

Marched along that road many times with the Irish Guards QS

[@neil758]

Outstanding!

[@davymcg3718]

Well done everyone brilliant playing .From someone in the green glens of Antrim

[@ULSTERISBRITISH]

Star of County Down love it.Irish guards 🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧. Respect to our American comrades but sorry, they’ll never beat this ❤️🇬🇧

[@eoghancarpenter8546]

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@williamwallace2278]

That was a long long wait for the P&D's to come in, which everyone is really waiting for! Much prefer it by themselves, rather than the Oompa pa pa sound together ruins it.

[@mauricesullivan8625]

Well done the micks , a few tunes that Irish regts marched to , way back long ago with great proud n passion, n they always got there job done, what ever lay before them. Go on you micks. Sully

[@chelseachelseaboy]

From beginning to end just superb.....loved the whole set....The Irish Guards are certainly not dull...when are they due to do this again ?

[@Caesar233996]

chelseachelseaboy June ish

[@cliffsmith7547]

@@Caesar233996 by by gjy655 to to 66555t t y 6 hi hi hi no by bio biono h

[@kabirnarula3478]

@@Caesar233996 The first battalion of the Irish Guards will be trooping its colour at Her Majesty’s Birthday parade in June 2022

[@dazzelcop1019]

Always proud of the Irish Guards!

[@catlover4971]

Thanks for a great video - Immaculate and that includes the wolfhound

[@roselinprimrose1637]

Just fabulous love all military bands

[@alanmack3538]

The Micks....just the best you can get.

[@walterdollekens6644]

Thx,for sharing great performance!

[@dazza9326]

The Irish wolfhound was enjoying that walk :)

[@tovalynch8231]

A joy for eyes and ears.

[@mauricesullivan8625]

Grand tunes from the micks, well done boys, smart as a carrot.!! Sully.

[@toyman9642]

British military bands are the best!

[@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk]

No Irish ever identified as "British."

[@mickeblue]

Dhomall behaving beatifully

[@donalcasey3612]

Great reg god bless em

[@katerinakempb8217]

Tyvm for posting, this foot stomping stuff, just can't keep these feet still. Enjoy the music, they know how to step out smartly, then the pipes chime marvellous can't ask for more. Kiaora from NZ.

[@leehastings5565]

Even the Wolf Hound was marching in synchronisation with the gaurdsman holding him Fuking quality. Now you know why every fukka wants to come here.

[@jimgillan2775]

Love it when they play the sash my father wore.🇬🇧

[@drumsfromlarne1883]

Yes :-)

[@drumsfromlarne1883]

My father has worn an Orange Sash many times. :-)

[@santamulligan676]

Simply the best

[@FrehleyFan3988]

5:15 I absolutely love the pipes and drums. I'm so lucky to have my heirtege as mostly irish

[@FrehleyFan3988]

@Britannia I did a DNA test. Found out I am scottish and irish

[@michaelmcist]

@Britannia Forgive me if i have this wrong, but as far as i can gather, Irish, Scottish, and welsh are all the same DNA so any mixture of one with the other, makes us all the same.

[@khiggins7231]

@Britannia Your a mad bigot so you are!

[@Seaworthy99-1]

What is the march that is being played at 8:00 as the guards are marching Horse Guards. Is it The Star I of the County Down. It is a special arrangement. It is an amazing piece of music---. The first part is much like the folk song.

[@2001weejimmyM2001]

Tom Constantine the march is the star of the County Down and the set they are playing is the company marches of the Irish guards I think

[@Seaworthy99-1]

Thank you

[@terryreeves4290]

Star of County Down followed by The Holy Ground, The Boys of Wexford, The Green Glens of Antrim and the South Down Militia.

[@militaryevents107]

Company marches of the Irish guards.

[@manatworkhoyeahlovegodmade6373]

Love

[@alanmack3538]

That sheamas the beautiful Irish Wolfhound.used for tracking wolves yrs ago

[@HolyHeinz]

An Irish Wolfhound has been presented as a mascot to the regiment by the Irish Wolfhound Club. In 2017 the Name was Domhnall, the regiment's seventeenth mascot, retired back to Ireland, in 2019. Greetings from Germany 🧡🧡🧡

[@hartleymartin]

What is the name of the march starting at 8:03? I recognise it as a hymn tune called "Kingsfold" but I would like to find sheet music for this one.

[@9belvedere]

It's a tune called "The Star Of The County Down"

[@mikeyoung7660]

Great video, Im sitting here tapping me foot

[@michelemccloskey3657]

My brother in law used to be the Irish guards dog handler

[@daveferguson935]

The Irish announcing their arrival.

[@dingdong2793]

Go on the Micks!

[@johndurkin2017]

Why not show the parade not just the front few marchers

[@adrianmillar6069]

Well done the Micks. Great arrangements' Lannigans Ball' and the 'Dear little Shamrock'. QS/FAB

[@raygoodsell4773]

Reminds me of some American Civil War tunes, many of which were composed by the Irish on both sides.

[@lewysstokes4526]

These go back further than that

[@lewysstokes4526]

Some catholic rebellion tunes but mostly Protestant loyalists tunes

[@doncoyote2]

Excuse my ignorance,who's the guy in yellow with "jockey cap"?

[@kennethbrowne1355]

The Drum Major. They wear that when any of the Royal Family are on parade.

[@TheDrummie1]

@@kennethbrowne1355 Drum Major John Smillie ( Irish Guards) wearing State Dress.

[@MarshalRAF]

What is march before Irish company Marches

[@Coldstreamer17]

I've always wanted to join the Band of the Coldstream guards, of the Scots Guards Band, but I don't want to, and prob can't deploy.. so it sucks about that..

[@williamwallace2278]

Poor sods. Height of summer in No 1 dress and Busby. The pipers having to wear the Irish Mantle on top of uniform. Must be sweating buckets, boots or brogues. Skinned toes. Great effort and sound quality music

[@semajbronson21]

Drum Major Johnathan Smillie, 1st Battalion Irish Guards leading The Band of the Irish Guards and The 1st Battalion Irish Guards Corps of Drums and The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards

[@saltypaul11]

Proud to be an irishman

[@wfjw]

im English and just as proud of them to

[@countycricklewood]

Poor sods must of been boiling! Felt sorry for them. 5.18 the pipes and drums kick in, what everyone wants to hear.

[@mrswinkyuk]

"must OF been" for christ sake

[@williamwallace2278]

@@mrswinkyuk ????

[@Insperato62]

@@williamwallace2278 "must HAVE been boiling". Co Cricklewood needs to go back to school. Been boiling - what does he expect? Shorts and trainers? Dozy ....! If the Napoleon's French Guard could wear bearskins, we certainly can.

[@danielwoodruffe2938]

There went the Pipes & Drums (Support Weapons Platoon, 1st Bn, IG) and the Band of the Irish Guards ( Chemical, Biological & Nuclear Weapons specialists) - no "Disney musicians", here!

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

What you say is certainly true of American military bands... US bandsmen are purely ceremonial.

[@Gerle71]

@@PrenticeBoy1688 Depends on the band.

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

@@Gerle71 Which ones aren't ceremonial?

[@Gerle71]

@@PrenticeBoy1688 Lots of the Marine bands. www.1stmardiv.marines.mil/Units/1ST-DIV-BAND/ They perform non-band functions when deployed.

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

@@Gerle71 That's really interesting. Thanks for setting the record straight.

[@jovan-noble-guy749]

On the 27th of April 2017, something really *interesting* happened in a city called "Skopje".

[@Rumbletummy117]

Anyone know the title of the first march being played by the flutes?

[@allyorr7179]

It's called the old mud cabin

[@Rumbletummy117]

@@allyorr7179 I've found out it is called 'With a shellalagh under my arm'.

[@1946nimrod]

And that, American friends, is how you MARCH - arms parallel with the ground on every pace, thumb on top of clenched fist!! Next lesson - Marking Time......followed by The Salute.

[@bobuk161]

Not bad but you was too obsessed with the band and didn't get the full picture of seeing the troops marching down the mall behind their band etc

[@vincentreynolds2127]

Wolfhound-Brian Baru?

[@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk]

*Boru

[@woodrowelmore2521]

First fife tune is:" With my shillelagh under my arm" and the second is: "If your Irish.."

[@paddy864]

Actually the second tune is Dear old Donegal.

[@garrymcinulty7050]

Woodrow Elmore

[@garrymcinulty7050]

😚

[@John-pp6hv]

Wonder military bearing, "Cead Mile Failte" to the lads if they ever get to the USA. "Semper Fi" from a U.S. Marine!

[@bobuk161]

You really didn't want to show the pipers and the troops marching behind them. Did you? 😃

[@WintersWar]

I noticed that. the camera pans down when they're in view. still a great vid.

[@rogerswann9695]

fantastic !! absolutely thrilling..great swagger..really great job..im proud to be english(british)..love the irish tunes.

[@Insperato62]

Presumably if he did that he would then have to run forward to catch them again before they turned at the end of The Mall, and you can't follow them much further because that part of St James' Park is sealed off for The Trooping. I thought it was brilliant - especially watching them marching into position on the parade ground.

[@williamwallace2278]

So much better with Pipes n Drums!

[@Weir436]

Anyone name the tune that starts at 0:13?

[@9belvedere]

"With my shillelagh under my arm".

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

Ex UDR? I know a fella who was in 7/10. We belong to the same ... association.

[@beartoven6116]

Why the flutes?

[@youtubeaccount5738]

What is the march 1:30?

[@youtubeaccount5738]

@@memphis6420 Aye, thanks man!

[@youtubeaccount5738]

@@memphis6420 I know I am 9 months late, and I'm sorry, but what are the bagpipe tunes, mate?

[@davidashley6678]

🇬🇧

[@milesthom3201]

Would have been better if you had not been running so far ahead of the band all the time. I kept hoping they would catch you up so we could see them close to.

[@Pitmirk_]

08:03 star of the county down

[@mugurstefan68]

Irish ??

[@neville592]

What is is the march at 1.30?

[@jameslangan7357]

it's ya boi Mozart I believe it's Garry Owen. It's also the regimental March of the U.S 7th Cav, and the same for the New York 69th Irish Regiment.

[@johncherry2205]

"Off to California in the morning"

[@davidashley6678]

Uki

[@michaelriordan8265]

Why did you stay away from the bands.. you should have been closer and not just walking a mile in front

[@mvvmvvmusicandsport1982]

When i close to the band you hear only ons instrument, on distance the whole band

[@vincentreynolds2127]

THE GUARDS.

[@joprocter4573]

SAME MEN THE UK GOVERNMENT SHORT CHANGE IN BREXIT PROTOCOL.

[@MasonGarver]

Also, those queens had a horse or a dog

[@michaelriordan8265]

Walking distance from the bands,did you think you were in a band of your own

[@abdulabdullah3679]

South Down Militia is the fairest in the land 10:51

[@stephenandersen4625]

the dog doesn't look to happy.

[@johnturner8383]

Just taking the queen's dog for a walk, o k but don't be late for your tea..

[@drasonmeerrkat2617]

I bet people want to clap aloud

[@Thomasavai]

der arme Hund

[@mvvmvvmusicandsport1982]

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