During the Normandy landing in 1944, the Black Watch regiment brought its best piper, who walked up and down the beach and played all throughout the landings (he was literally one of the first to hit the beach). The Germans never shot him, because it was considered very very bad luck to deliberately kill an insane person. Upon hearing this, a comment was made 'he's not crazy, he's a highlander'.
@dundasfifty290110 жыл бұрын
even in our primitivity we had more charity than those who claimed to civilise us.
@beowulf334610 жыл бұрын
So many Scotts on here. My blood line is Irish, German, Norway. I'm Celt and Viking I guess.
@johnnytheglesgabhoy15 жыл бұрын
I'm blessed with an almost even split of Scottish and Irish blood. Born and bred in Scotland and intensly proud of this. And yes this music stirs my blood to point that I would gladly pick up the broadsword,even at my age.Fantastic.
@SaxismyaxeSOTW10 жыл бұрын
Albannach is fantastic. This is the best version of this great tune IMO. If this doesn't get your Scots blood flowing, nothing will.
@Lindah710 жыл бұрын
I would had loved being born and raised in Scotland, beautiful history, beautiful people, beautiful spirit, beautiful highlands, beautiful music, beautiful dialect, beautiful men, beautiful accent! Kilts! Tartan! I am in love with it all!!!! ~_~
@JohnDoe-gq8yk10 жыл бұрын
I just found this. It is quite literally the most.......well, I don't know how to describe it. It made me want to jump on a horse and charge at......anything.
@mite4314 жыл бұрын
I am from The east coast of Canada , of Scottish descent (Isle of Skye) I do agree they were great warriors. The trouble is most times they couldn't see past there own clan . Because of this The Brits defeated and subdued them . I met a group of Scottish tourists from Edinborough . I made a comment in the Gaelic . They just looked at me . I asked if they spoke the Gaelic to which one answered "No we are civilized " . I damn near puked on his fancy shoes.
@KaibaKitty15 жыл бұрын
I love their music, but nothing compares to seeing them live. They're such a high-energy band, it's fantastic.
@Vandriel15 жыл бұрын
Saw these guys live at Ohio Renn Faire this year. The energy they have on stage just energizes everyone watching, was a great experience.
@susanhilldraconess10 жыл бұрын
Clan Taylor, Clan McNamara here and Sioux Lakota tribe.... ... live free !!!!!!!! my prayers and blessings to everyone this fine morning listening to the music of my ancestors.... it rocks may I leave ya with a bit of me gram's saying " peace but if that cannot be .. than live free, and if that cannot be.. than die well " ! ( Sioux saying)
@Rossdhu1615 жыл бұрын
I love the haunting sounds and the ever present beat of the all Scotsmans hearts.
@rosiethebear30011 жыл бұрын
I,m Cdn of Scottish, Irish and Welsh ancestory. Long live the celtic people!
@justaman697214 жыл бұрын
Long live Scotland ,from the Dunn and Sandy clan, currently in Florida USA!!!
@NHMntnHIGH13 жыл бұрын
I love this band,,,,their music makes me want to dance around a bonfire
@SteelFoundation11 жыл бұрын
I actually got teary thinking about my grandmum who was from Dunfermline.... I am actually from the West Indies so just quarter Scottish ... but this made me think of her and my dad alot
@piechildofyore12 жыл бұрын
The word "Celt" derived from the Ancient Greek word "Keltoi", and was used to describe the people whom we call the Celts. The original inhabitants of Scotland were the Picts, also called the Pritenae. Later on, immigrants from Ireland called the Gaels settled into the region and originally fought against the Picts. Later, they eventually intermingled and formed the Scots we know today. Some clans also trace a heritage to the Viking and Norman invaders along with their Celtic ancestors. :)
@jupiterinleo15 жыл бұрын
I love Albannach! Great pictures you used--makes me proud I'm a Celt.
@Mikhos12 жыл бұрын
Saw these guys a couple times at the New Hampshire Highland Games. Absolutely amazing in person, gets your blood pumping like nothing else...
@georgealgeo58299 жыл бұрын
proud to be scottish..
@Sipatbana11 жыл бұрын
Greetings Heather from Australia again . Just to remind you when I need to stir my Highland Blood the first piece I select to listen to is your Video. I crank up the sound. Sit back in my chair and let my Blood go Strong through me. The Blood has always been Strong in my Family Heather. Oh and I have been also listening to Gaelic Songs from Scotland as well. I wish so much I could speak the language of my Fore Fathers Heather. But I can not
@paulstraughn180710 жыл бұрын
every time I here this it brings tears 2 my eyes
@cabbage68110 жыл бұрын
Love the Burns verse at the start, Cry freedom and unleash the dogs of war on the men that have taken our liberty
@chutchy1079 жыл бұрын
This is pure gym training music, grrr
@lindablouin553010 жыл бұрын
outstanding job Heathermac !!!!!
@kalieno113 жыл бұрын
This song is absolutely amazing :)
@SaxismyaxeSOTW10 жыл бұрын
And amen to their tribute to our Scots ancestors at the end of the vid.
@Sipatbana10 жыл бұрын
G'day heather just subscribed to your Channel. I still enjoy this Video and turn up the audio each time I play your video. Still hugely proud of my Highland Clan Heritage and always will do Saor Alba Heather
@marybeattie434210 жыл бұрын
Albannach keep them comeing brill FREEDOM
@caroldodd900010 жыл бұрын
This group stirs my soul!
@pamelacorona36659 жыл бұрын
The art is both beautiful and sad. Love as much as you can fight when you have to !!! Peace and Love : )
@JacquesLapeyre11 жыл бұрын
The modern English term Gael derives ultimately from the Old Irish (Ancient Gaelic) word Goídel. Ethnicity is a complex subject and difficult to prove on way or the other. But the gaelic family of languages, (Irish, Scottish, and Manx) had their origin in Ireland an so likely did Gaelic culture.
@Gregorach13 жыл бұрын
For me , the best version yet .
@gregorysullivan82589 жыл бұрын
peace thru strength
@VelKitty13 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this music...hearing the bagpipe made me happy on so many levels. (For some reason, I have this huge thing about bagpipes...they just make me smile inside. I think it's because their sound is so unique. X3)
@GRAFFDEMON14 жыл бұрын
Beautiful piece of music this is.
@Komadger12 жыл бұрын
goodness, this is a totally awesome conquering song :-) thumbs up for Scotland [even if i m swiss and i dont have any connection]
@jrmcanine15 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this version of the song, one of my favorites. Of Scots decent this song really gets my blood pumping, and the Taiko sound of the drums also appeals to my martial arts side and love of Bushido..great combination!!
@marybeattie434210 жыл бұрын
ALBANNACH THE BRAVE FREEDOM VOTE YES
@nthhotsauce349 жыл бұрын
the brits black watch would play this during desert storm. the Iraqis clamed they heard death and surrendered in masses before the battle even started
@nightrider83612 жыл бұрын
I'm also of two blood lines, Scots and Brule Sioux from a great grandfather. Alba Gu Brath.
@QueenArwenElessar15 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! Such a beautiful tribute!!! You choosed an excellent piece of music, this vid is so powerful, epic, well, I don't know, girl you made feel goosebumps. I'm not scottish but I love celtic culture, and Scotland is one of the last havens of this amazing and beautiful culture. 5*!!! Great job!!!
@originalgeetang10 жыл бұрын
Aye friends of mine... I miss your good souls dearly!
@simonwalsh821110 жыл бұрын
excellent thanks for uploading Heather
@TaercEum12 жыл бұрын
Heather, you remind me again and again of my Scottish roots! Slainté Mhor!
@elrunnerup11 жыл бұрын
me gusto esta vercion en homenaje a esos bravos guerreros escoceses saludos desde tierras aztecas.
@converter713 жыл бұрын
@TheJacobiker Also, the Gaels were an Irish tribe called the Scotti from Ulster. Scotland has been a mix of Picts, Gaels and Welsh (all Celts), Wales has also been a mix of Welsh and Gaels. The Irish, Scots and Welsh are one people and should be brothers in arms. I will be voting Aye for Scottish independence and I urge my Scottish brothers to move to Wales before our referendum to vote Ie (yes) in our independence referendum when iut comes. Cymru am byth! Alba gu bràth!
@taitano1210 жыл бұрын
A fond good night to all me friends. I'm off to dream of flying trees, tossed by large, hairy men in skirts - one of whom is me. I am looking forward to the Highland Games this year. I've been thinking of joining the Games for several years now. It's easy to train for: Just grab a tree and give it a toss!
@andromedastar111 жыл бұрын
Heather, I watch this so much!! The artwork is great and of course the song-well it is awesome!!
@lawrenceconnolly434710 жыл бұрын
May all Scots be mindful of the historical significance of those brave men who fought and died for Scottish freedom, as 18 Sept approaches.
@The_Gallowglass9 жыл бұрын
And the Irish and the Manx...
@barbarataylorbeggs13419 жыл бұрын
Heather! - a thousand thank yous... This is simply stunning - please tell us who the brilliant artist is as well!
@pamelacorona36659 жыл бұрын
Awsome !!!
@gorman91019 жыл бұрын
Soar alba
@Kelticgirl111 жыл бұрын
Great keltic music,thank you very much for posting!
@Alaskaofto13 жыл бұрын
CHEERS FROM CANADA thanks for sharing :)
@alcudiaaaaaaaaaa12 жыл бұрын
simply amazing!
@justaman697213 жыл бұрын
I am of 2 blood lines, Pict and Sioux both respected warriors and one of which is the only one to defeat the US in battle on American soil. I am proud to have both in my life and remain a defender of freedom for all who desire it. Pax aut bellum. Clan Dunn Florida USA.
@pask5413 жыл бұрын
@jacko821 Absolutely,. I've had a rough few days and had to play this to help restore and revitalize my soul to stand strong and keep going forward!
@scottishwar413 жыл бұрын
Love what u did makes u proud to be from the clans harkness and McCarty
@Thesamjam512 жыл бұрын
Aye Im glad I have Scottish blood runnin through Me families History
@noditschi13 жыл бұрын
Best version I heard so far.
@thomasa158810 жыл бұрын
Same blood that runs through my veins.
@nightrider8369 жыл бұрын
Alba gu brach
@oliverciderapple12 жыл бұрын
Beautiful music. Makes me hamesick ;)
@61bookie13 жыл бұрын
This one makes my blood rise and feet move......
@TheAerosmither14 жыл бұрын
Music to my ear...i'm not Scottish but this is real RAW music. you can find good music all around the world =] Music yes Music .... MUSIC! ME U SICK with music =] i'm shaking my head over this Cheers V
@l.d.p.936510 жыл бұрын
We still fight tyranny.
@bogdancomm14 жыл бұрын
there's something pure barbarian in this music... I guess that's why it sounds so awesome...
@dukebyron925411 жыл бұрын
OoOoO! A lively tune! Let's dance!
@xxxSPENTKENTxxx11 жыл бұрын
Scottish Rock Stars!!!
@MrKingtiger00711 жыл бұрын
My friends you seem to forget you re other Celtic brothers the Welsh , De Cymru , we also fought the English and the Romans may have invaded but never conquered us and the last REAL prince of Wales OWAIN GLNDWR was murder d by the English and how Winston Churchill sent troops into the valeys to force the miners to go back underground to dig coal .
@Limpmania14 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@DTaly12 жыл бұрын
The Oxford History of Music says that a sculpture of bagpipes has been found on a Hittite slab at Eyuk in the Middle East, dated to 1000 BC.Evidence of the bagpipe in Ireland occurs in 1581.
@KelticKabukiGirl13 жыл бұрын
@TheJacobiker Also laddy, I'm English and Irish as well, I'm a well rounded Celt
@Sipatbana14 жыл бұрын
Heather despite seeing Scottish Regiments in paintings from the Crimean War Defense of Balaclava and Wellingtons use of the Scots Greys at Waterloo. It is a fitting tribute. Those men who joined the Colours of the Scottish Regiments were still Scots. And Remember many of them joined the Army out of the need to feed their Families after the defeat at Cullonden and during the Clearances of the Highlands. Don't let any one disparge their Service and their Sacrifice. My opinion only
@KelticKabukiGirl13 жыл бұрын
@TheJacobiker I think no matter the disambiguation, we later also had Norse blood flowing in our veins and shared our cultures, I think today the best term, as many of the peoples today are more so intertwined in the northern reaches of Britain, it is just better and more encompassing to say CELTS!!!!! And awesome this Lass used the Iron Maiden CLANSMAN Eddie in this!
@marybeattie434210 жыл бұрын
VOTE YES ALBA THE BRAVE
@ImperialGuard900115 жыл бұрын
Great Video I forgot to mention that. This a very good video I like very much scotish military history great people
@Its_Tuana_ROblOx9 жыл бұрын
Albanian Illyriens pelasgia Autochthonous
@glorfindelfgh12 жыл бұрын
Gael just comes from the Latin root word for Celt, which is more or less Gal. IE gaul, gaelic, galicia, galatia, etc. Scotti was the Roman term for the Irish. The Irish settled the western islands and coast of what is now called Scotland, and through a dynasty switch Pictland became gradually know as Scotland. IE the Gaelic Scots are directly related to the Gaelic Irish.
@mtlhd77715 жыл бұрын
Alba Gu Brath! Nor Will I! Greetings fromt eh midwestern US.
@martijnowitz15 жыл бұрын
exactally teh great type of msic with this clip
@Skuggedrengr14 жыл бұрын
my bloodline is from wedale! in the parish of stow outside of edinburgh
@SoloLdy15 жыл бұрын
I will never forget my Scotland. We are scattered near and far by the English. Cannae wait to go back forever!
@andromedastar111 жыл бұрын
That is what worries me, Jim-but I wish the land of my kin best luck in this very important vote!
@scottishwar413 жыл бұрын
great video makes you proud to be from the clans harkness and mccarty
@musicsoothesusall13 жыл бұрын
@jacko821 Yeah, sure does !!!!! a truly Patriotic stirring in ones soul and spirit !!!!!
@dasun7512 жыл бұрын
freedom in this music
@bmfmikey15 жыл бұрын
this is really nice! are there more of these kinda bands??
@Wallace73ts15 жыл бұрын
great video editing
@Vandriel15 жыл бұрын
Check out their website, you can listen to all the tracks from their CD's on there.
@brooklynbrit14 жыл бұрын
brilliant,makes me proud to be pict
@keefusriffshard15 жыл бұрын
AMAZING! Nice
@Sipatbana14 жыл бұрын
Consider this. That many of those same Scots were Farmers and Clansmen. They lived in an enviroment of Harshness of the Land itself. But loved their Glens and Hills. It was The Blood and their love of their homeland and their families. That made them fierce in Battle. Consider this too. That many a Rebel in the Revoluntary War wore stocking socks and knee length Pants. Yet fought the British. Tell me where is the difference lays
@TheScottishRocker15 жыл бұрын
Get's the Scottish blood pumping alright. Albannach!!!
@GlovedFury14 жыл бұрын
@Sipatbana SCOTLAND THE BRAVE, POSSIBLY THE MEANEST SOLDIERS IVE SEEN ON THE BATTLEFEILD IN AFGHAN!
@TheScottishRocker14 жыл бұрын
They were slobs. I'm Scottish born & bred and I for one am proud of our ancient tongue. Nor do I live out in sticks. I'm from Lanarkshire. Don't pay attention to those who disgrace their ancient tongue. Saor Alba! :)
@gilesreb14 жыл бұрын
the tune thats played on the bagpipe is the theme from the last of the mohicans isnt it? incredible song nonetheless, it awakes an archaic instinctual rage within a person that motivates one to go and tear something apart with your bare hands