St Laurence O'Toole - World Champions 2010

St Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band, under Pipe Major Terry Tully, playing their medley at the World Pipe Band Championships held at Glasgow Green on 14 August 2010.
The medley is preceded by the announcement of the World Grade One Champions for 2010. To skip this go to 00:51.
The tunes being played are The Big Yin, Kenny Gilles of Portalong, Jimmy Ward's, The Rose, Buntata's Sgadan, Sabhal Mor Astaig, The Ferryman, The Blonde Haired Maid, and a reprise of The Ferryman.
The band pretty much swept the boards winning the Grade One Drumming Championship, and being placed first in the March, Strathspey and Reel (MSR) and the Medley as well as taking the World Grade One Championship. The MSR drawn on the day was the same as won the band the European Championships two weeks previously in Belfast (see separate video).
Warmest congratulations to the band on their achievements in 2010, their centenary year. This was a tough competition; the standard of playing in the Grade One competition this year was as high as I can remember it.

[@2800DAF]

Well done to everyone at St Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band,From Everyone here in Rathcoole Co Dublin,I wish we had our Pipe Band Up and Running Again,Anyone Remember The Rathcoole Pipe Band..Good Luck Lad's

[@alinajb99]

Met Terry Tully today. ^.^ Hes a really lovely man!

[@seosamhohaodha3040]

terry tully was one of my tutors when i was a member of st josephs pipeband clondalkin,he is in my opinion probably the best piper that ever stood on two legs,

[@play-mk4wy]

My dad would be so proud he was in the band in 1956

[@slotpb]

Who was he ? Do you have any pics from when he was in the band ? Mail us at [e-mail] if you have some.Thanks

[@1690black]

everytime i hear this set....the hairs on the back of my neck stand up lol class set well done boys and girls :)

[@davidstoleson792]

I just searched for an hour to find this because I remembered listening to it several years ago! Found it! Out of everything I've heard this is by far my favorite.

[@aoifebissett3847]

Love this performance... My bands Pipe Major and two other pipers were in this band back in the 1990's.

[@erniescullion8452]

That Bass Drummer has ALWAYS BEEN BRILLIANT EVERY TIME IVE SEEN HIM.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@declanoconnor9134]

Just brilliant..!!!

[@madscottishdrummer]

Still listening to this snare line.. The expression is awesome

[@catherinehiggins6573]

Mad scots R m, L x,'

[@mikeo3177]

well done guys- ignore the knockers You earned it

[@erniescullion8452]

I say that too your 100%. BE CAREFUL TO Listen to the advice where it helps. .

[@Roddo08]

I was in the grandstand for the 2010 worlds..great day, and whilst I am a big fan of SFU..SLOT deserve their glory and it is nice to see that for once SFU, Shotts or FMM didn't win it.

[@kwc4132]

really great works on the mid section with the snares.

[@easy282752]

First time at the Worlds - while not a good player of bagpipes - I felt it was easy to see that overall your performance stood out from the others in all sections being pipes, middle section and side drumming. You made made my trip a memorable experience. Enjoy the outcome of a lot of hard work, you all deserve this. Wayne Clarke from Australia.

[@DetroitIrish]

Maith Thú and congrats on an amazing performance.

[@Enofrappini]

.....God Bless the Scottish and their pipes.....from an American.....

[@kennethlucas3524]

wtf mate perfection outstanding amazing out off this world come on

[@rmazzella5303]

🇺🇸I’ve always liked Saint Peter O’Toole.

[@cruisinthefifties]

Greattttt job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@piperal]

Soooooooooooooooooooooo Good....thx guys!

[@ralphgeigner5497]

The Tenor Drums add a excellent beat to the tune.

[@LifeInStone]

Was an incredible performance and what a celebration of pipes and drums from Ireland and Scotland that day. Plus the Celtic Diaspora from around the world. Well done on your continuing high standards. I thought the results in 2011 were a bit off and while I loved Field Marshall Montgomery last year I felt SLO'T were a close second. Inveraray are very exciting but a long way to catch the Standard of the 2 top Irish Bands in my book.

[@jhawki01]

If you go to the full screen view you can see his facial expression, standing at the front of the group of pipes. To me it looks like his expression was one of congratulations. Giving credit to where credit is deserved.

[@cassandramitch8793]

Absolutely wonderful! I enjoy bagpipe music

[@brosnaboy]

well done saint laurence and well done SCOTLAND for organising this event

[@MrTezza13]

Great result , well deserved

[@kickstar126]

SLO'T Forever the GREATEST

[@buddyy11100]

So. So. Great.

[@Roddo08]

Ireland has produced alot of top pipe bands over the years..they are close celtic brothers of the scots and kilts are also in their culture...Field Marshall Montgomery is consistently their best though...in the last 20 years it has been Field Marshall, Shotts and Dykehead, Canada's Simon Fraser Univeristy that have won all of the championships bar two..

[@kennethlucas3524]

What a day that was i was on a high for weeks after

[@paramthepiper]

Nice...Congrats for the win..

[@joannelovesmakeup]

Would love to have seen the look on Richard Parks' face. Well deserved SLOT

[@mrljreid12]

real nice tenor & bass nice sound good tuning to them and i cant wait to the world pipe band championships this year my third year in a row going :) keep it up and im playing tenor with fivemiletown pipe band :)

[@paddythepiper1]

You were all awsome on sat well done and congrats lol x

[@13soldierblue]

nice one guys, well deserved win

[@jamesXmodz]

There actually an Irish band from Dublin.

[@fan5173]

j'adore

[@piperbob2]

Wonderful video - isn't high-def great!? Well done SLO'T! I enjoyed all the Grade 1 performances that day: a wonderful end to an exciting week of piping in Glasgow!

[@billyrubinbrown]

they should have all the bands play one song together @ the end. That would be the shiz.

[@MrDrew202]

They do it's called the massed bands, at the finally. They play a salute to the chieftan of the day. Can be a bit intense with bands from all grades playing together....not entirely in tune with each other!!!

[@13soldierblue]

@easy282752 your right mate, a well deserved win Terry Wilson

[@dronechorus]

@HappySadFace1997100 I don't know if he did ... but the angels certainly did. If you have a look around medieval and renaissance churches you'll find lots of paintings and carvings showing angels playing bagpipes.

[@erniescullion8452]

Drums sounded better in MSR FROM THE BACK ON A OTHER YOU TUBE VIDEO. WELL PLAYED NEVER THE LESS VERY STRONG.

[@billyrubinbrown]

lol, bet it is still awesome to hear!!

[@armaghlore]

draiocht ar fad ... total magic !

[@renemeier23]

Diese Männer mit den Röcken sind wüki kuul.

[@celtfin1]

yes u are right the scots added a third drone! big deal still its great an IRISH band won the worlds

[@wotrabbitfish]

outSTANDING - nice thumpy bass & tenor drums too

[@strayCATchillspot]

quintessence.............2015...2014..2113...1977 god sands }++=={

[@Therehasbeenan]

not a bad band!

[@celtfin1]

everyone is has there opinion

[@klkerps]

Andrew, if you come back to this video add me on youtube!!!! we got disconnected and i cant find you!!!!

[@huntercovington5215]

BEST DRUM CORPS FORGET Shotts and Boghall

[@urbanguerrilla64]

No kilts uh-uh. Just imported from scotland because PH Pearse didnt like the alternative...trews.

[@13soldierblue]

@easy282752 nice comments Wayne, but don't sell yourself short.

[@strayCATchillspot]

wtf is dat suposed to mean?

[@urbanguerrilla64]

"the notion that the "Irish Warpipes" were a distinct instrument from the Scottish Highland bagpipe is suspect. evidence is scarce, but there are reasons to believe that the old Irish and Scottish pipes were the same instrument. For one thing, Scottish and Irish culture were not isolated, and artistic trends could be copied and shared. In 1785, John MacPherson played “Piobrachd Ereanach an Irish pibrach”, some of this “typically Scottish” piping music comes from Ireland"

[@paoloignazzi3219]

I agree.

[@mikemarvel6960]

3:30

[@kevinmurphy9982]

And?

[@mikemarvel6960]

just pointing out a time... nothing good

[@kevinmurphy9982]

Whats wrong with the break? Pointing out a time is useless unless you have someone like me asking you to state the reason WHY you put that time up. Do explain

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

Everything a medley should be... No Canadian pipe-corn here... Better than FMM's 2022 medley, imo.

[@Maverick2051]

i know, i was being sarcastic lol Bass Drummers are supposed to dance lol

[@fergusond100]

swelsher dont talk wet - the drones were not out of tune otherwise they wouldn't be world champions!

[@stephenchilds3667]

I'm sorry if I offend but the pipe selections were very boring other than toward the end.

[@PiperGlack]

...nope, they're Scottish pipes. That's fact. Irish band, Scottish pipes.

[@LifeInStone]

Mike Glackin - Irish Warpipes & Scottish. Don’t you know where the Scots originated? Multi generational Irish Warpiper here you can’t take the Pipes irishness away from our family.

[@celtfin1]

this band is IRISH

[@PiperGlack]

But the instrument is Scottish...

[@13soldierblue]

@swelsher RUBBISH

[@swelsher]

ah, so it was SLOT that won the worlds. Perfect chanters and excellent drums, but . . . . the drones were out of tune!! :(