My Home, Itchy Fingers, Clumsy Lover

St. Patrick's Battalion's Tattoo
July 13, 2008
Ana Gongora's Debut as Tenor Drummer

[@finncollbuckley4717]

As a piper of twenty-four years, I want to say just how much I appreciate being able to HEAR the tenor drums! So often, they're drowned out by the pipes and side drums.

[@MrBagpipes1971]

I love hearing the tenors. All this 'they should be heard and not seen' stuff is nonsense.

[@sebastianmacduck2222]

Viele Tenors hauen gar nicht auf die Felle sondern wedeln nur und spielen ansonsten nicht mit. Woher dieser Unfug kommt weiß ich nicht. Ich liebe das Zusammenspiel von Tenor, Bass und der Musik der Pipes.

[@mus256f]

After all these years I still love coming back and listening to the 'Dancing Bear' on the big drum😄

[@Dumpsterfoot]

Shout out to the dancing bass drummer. We love you dancing drummer man

[@Coldstreamer17]

Being a pipe band base drummer, I can confirms IT’S HARD AS SHIT because of how heavy the drum is..

[@helenesler4308]

Love this ❤

[@spamin8r]

AWESOME!!!! I love it when pipers harmonize like that. It just sounds great!

[@HessenYeti]

I like the flourishing of the tenor drummers. Looks really great 🙂

[@jimmysails994]

Very good set.

[@Chad973]

My favorite part is when the bass drummer starts dancing, they used to do that at my school too 😂

[@exabyte1200]

I laughed at the dancing bear comment as I could see yogi bear playing the part. However ,allowing for a tight musical performance in part due to the rocking out by the bear. Great tenor drumming. I love this piece.

[@lss3771]

I remember playing my home on tenor in a 6/8 competition and it felt like FOREVER because we played the whole thing. It’s hilarious to watch this pipe band play itchy fingers after.

[@resto776]

awesome bass drummer:)

[@abbottboi]

effing amazing.. can only hope to be this good of a piper one day. you guys rock! how could you even think of halting your drones and then striking in at the very end.. i'm in awe. fantastic!

[@cruisinthefifties]

I LOVE this performance and I also play this set but I WISH the video was not so blurry.

[@donaldmorrison2833]

Ist class - the drums make it sound great

[@dogsareawomansbestfriend]

The drummers and those playing bagpipes make my day!

[@maximoo69]

3 of my favourites!

[@cruisinthefifties]

Wish the video wasn't so blurry. One of my favorite sets. Thanks!

[@Jellyfish765]

La banda de gaitas del batallon de San Patricio!🇲🇽

[@lssah2025]

Great job on flourishing tenors...

[@kicsiqki]

I love itchy fingers! This Music(with capital M) really gets one's blood pumping :)

[@Berwin202]

very good! It's sounds great! (L)

[@NotAFanAnymore]

Awesome timing. Well done.

[@RockLegendOwns]

love Clumsy Lover!

[@michaburnham9411]

Anyone interested in learning this set, I would recommend getting the bagpipe player from the scottish piper club website and also downloading the tunes. It takes some getting used to but the program is a nice asset in learning new tunes and in getting your timing down correctly.

[@RockLegendOwns]

love the pause at 2:07 sounds really good. the drummers are fucking AMAZING

[@bilgerat711]

Overall a great job, Itchy Fingers and Clumsy Lover are hard enough tunes to play correctly for a solo-piper yet you guys played this as a band and it sounded good, tempo was excellent, I feel sometimes pipers try to play itchy fingers and clumsy lover to fast and the quality of the tunes suffer, I'd love to hear your band playing it again as I am sure you are probably nailing it by now, thanks, post again

[@carlquella9907]

Great band!

[@unclephil440]

That wis braw. Thanks for sharing

[@abbottboi]

awesome!

[@Fabogo90]

very beautiful!! =)

[@fuerstF]

Don't diss on that drummer, he's got soul!

[@LesliePiper]

yes reelY good

[@vyperhawk71]

Very nice set of tunes! Great tempo and the DM looks very professional. I think the mid-section did an awesome job of mixing rhythm and flourishing and overall the sound was nice. Can't wait to see you guys in Maxville (and the Montreal beer tent of course) next year.

[@restolad]

that is fan tastic great piping and yay a base drummer with sole Base drummer 91 u just keep standing still u passionless robot

[@lss3771]

I like the split the feather to cartwheel in itchy fingers (tenors)

[@carlosl7835]

Muy buena ! saludos al Batallon de St Paddy de un piper argentino!

[@wastedwind]

I like the dancing bear!!!!!!! That is what you need with a bunch of stiff ass pipers..

[@MichaelSupples]

Because the 78th Frasers did it back in the 80s, and it's on one of their cds..haha the side drum movements in the pause were almost exactly the same

[@lordbelvoir2543]

Mint👍🏻

[@LesliePiper]

I don't think it's dissING but admirING

[@andrewindeed4896]

scotish pipe bands are awesome!

[@adamvbass93]

@stupidshitsucks But pipe bands are based on military bands so the whole show is the precision and perfectness of it all

[@sebastianmacduck2222]

Clumsy Lover hat 6 Teile, leider spielen alle nur den ersten und den letzten Teil.

[@brightsky]

Ahhh I love this. Does anyone know where I can get drum scores for clumsy lover??

[@davelow7586]

Enthusiastic and flash as it may seem, your bass drummer will be seeing a physiotherapist / chiropractor / surgeon if he carries on like that. 😂

[@Lola477_1]

Do you have the drum scores for Clumsy lover that you’d be happy to share?🤞

[@txi4195]

It is a REEL!!!!!

[@theulsterscots]

who cares if bass drummer moves around so long as he keeps the timing of the band together and what the hell he's fookin enjoying himself....shouldnt it be fun????? itchy fingers is a real foot tapper and hes obviously is enjoying whats he doing..great rendition and tight close piping embelishments look good too well done faugh a ballagh...

[@RockLegendOwns]

I haven't read any other comments, very nicely played Great timing! WHat band is this?

[@jeffrywilks4127]

what band? Looks like Canadian or British Military

[@McLolzable]

God I was Irish in my past life i frigin love this music

[@blether12]

So what if he is enjoying himself. If the music is that good it's got to get to ye somehow! Let the man be.

[@tavishmacintaggart4442]

You can see more of the Dancing Bear here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4e5hYmcgNCGf8U

[@brushedred4]

i agree. its called itchy fingers cause its supposed to be fast good tempo they played it at but i think it should be played faster.

[@diltron]

Ach what if ye be marchin laddy

[@PIPERJIM2024]

good playing, good tunes..! apart for the dancing bear in the middle..! does not look good messing around like that

[@littleRimgar]

Do they play the Clumsy Lover jig or the hornpipe? I think it's the hornpipe but I'm not sure. Can anyone help?

[@RockLegendOwns]

Lol Yeah was rGreat

[@carlquella9907]

Who are this great band?

[@weepiper11]

Could anyone send me the sheet music for Clumsy Love

[@RockLegendOwns]

Im Just Wondering Where About This Band Is.

[@jettaxitrucks]

the bass drummer might do well in a blood and thunder band

[@vapypr]

actually not too bad. Some unison issues and the tempo could be up a little bit. I like the break in the end of Clumsy Lover.

[@diegobac5067]

Banda del batallón de San Patricio!! buen set!!

[@bebe_dragon]

museo nacional de las intervenciones

[@ozziavi80r]

Nice embellishments by the tenor and alto drummers throughout the piece...

[@agronfist]

Good song, clean playing. All good... except for that DANCING BEAR IN THE MIDDLE!!

[@mattlance1417]

That's why you always look at your pipe major instead! lol

[@LordAvgasror]

I think it's too slow... Don't get me wrong, it's awesome. However in my oppinion, it should go just a wee bit faster. Five stars nevertheless.

[@jeffrywilks4127]

It is a hornpipe. Tempo is good

[@borderpipers]

to be fair dragging slightly due to the limitations of the band, your only as good as your weekest player, blowing a unsteady and you're sound very thin, could do with stronger blowers to give more depth ? "love the bass section"

[@brightsky]

Ahhh I love this. Does anyone know where I can get drum scores for clumsy lover??