The Gael - Albannach

[@christopherharmon2433]

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'.

[@johnnytheglesgabhoy]

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.

[@Vandriel]

Saw these guys live at Ohio Renn Faire this year. The energy they have on stage just energizes everyone watching, was a great experience.

[@Lindah7]

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!!!! ~_~

[@KaibaKitty]

I love their music, but nothing compares to seeing them live. They're such a high-energy band, it's fantastic.

[@Rossdhu16]

I love the haunting sounds and the ever present beat of the all Scotsmans hearts.

[@SaxismyaxeSOTW]

Albannach is fantastic. This is the best version of this great tune IMO. If this doesn't get your Scots blood flowing, nothing will.

[@SteelFoundation]

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

[@mite43]

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.

[@NHMntnHIGH]

I love this band,,,,their music makes me want to dance around a bonfire

[@Mikhos]

Saw these guys a couple times at the New Hampshire Highland Games. Absolutely amazing in person, gets your blood pumping like nothing else...

[@justaman6972]

Long live Scotland ,from the Dunn and Sandy clan, currently in Florida USA!!!

[@jupiterinleo]

I love Albannach! Great pictures you used--makes me proud I'm a Celt.

[@dundasfifty2901]

even in our primitivity we had more charity than those who claimed to civilise us.

[@JohnDoe-gq8yk]

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.

[@paulstraughn1807]

every time I here this it brings tears 2 my eyes

[@beowulf3346]

So many Scotts on here. My blood line is Irish, German, Norway. I'm Celt and Viking I guess.

[@rosiethebear300]

I,m Cdn of Scottish, Irish and Welsh ancestory. Long live the celtic people!

[@Sipatbana]

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

[@piechildofyore]

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. :)

[@caroldodd9000]

This group stirs my soul!

[@jrmcanine]

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!!

[@VelKitty]

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)

[@lindablouin5530]

outstanding job Heathermac !!!!!

[@Gregorach]

For me , the best version yet .

[@GRAFFDEMON]

Beautiful piece of music this is.

[@kalieno1]

This song is absolutely amazing :)

[@QueenArwenElessar]

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!!!

[@TaercEum]

Heather, you remind me again and again of my Scottish roots! Slainté Mhor!

[@Sipatbana]

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

[@cabbage681]

Love the Burns verse at the start, Cry freedom and unleash the dogs of war on the men that have taken our liberty

[@simonwalsh8211]

excellent thanks for uploading Heather

[@Kelticgirl1]

Great keltic music,thank you very much for posting!

[@justaman6972]

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.

[@andromedastar1]

Heather, I watch this so much!! The artwork is great and of course the song-well it is awesome!!

[@susanhilldraconess]

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)

[@marybeattie4342]

Albannach keep them comeing brill FREEDOM

[@Komadger]

goodness, this is a totally awesome conquering song :-) thumbs up for Scotland [even if i m swiss and i dont have any connection]

[@lawrenceconnolly4347]

May all Scots be mindful of the historical significance of those brave men who fought and died for Scottish freedom, as 18 Sept approaches.

[@SaxismyaxeSOTW]

And amen to their tribute to our Scots ancestors at the end of the vid.

[@nightrider836]

I'm also of two blood lines, Scots and Brule Sioux from a great grandfather. Alba Gu Brath.

[@thelastone-5]

simply amazing!

[@Alaskaofto]

CHEERS FROM CANADA thanks for sharing :)

[@pamelacorona3665]

The art is both beautiful and sad. Love as much as you can fight when you have to !!! Peace and Love : )

[@JacquesLapeyre]

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.

[@converter7]

@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!

[@noditschi]

Best version I heard so far.

[@marybeattie4342]

ALBANNACH THE BRAVE FREEDOM VOTE YES

[@scottishwar4]

Love what u did makes u proud to be from the clans harkness and McCarty

[@georgealgeo5829]

proud to be scottish..

[@barbarataylorbeggs1341]

Heather! - a thousand thank yous... This is simply stunning - please tell us who the brilliant artist is as well!

[@oliverciderapple]

Beautiful music. Makes me hamesick ;)

[@pamelacorona3665]

Awsome !!!

[@originalgeetang]

Aye friends of mine... I miss your good souls dearly!

[@Thesamjam5]

Aye Im glad I have Scottish blood runnin through Me families History

[@pask54]

@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!

[@dukebyron9254]

OoOoO! A lively tune! Let's dance!

[@elrunnerup]

me gusto esta vercion en homenaje a esos bravos guerreros escoceses saludos desde tierras aztecas.

[@61bookie]

This one makes my blood rise and feet move......

[@DTaly]

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.

[@taitano12]

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!

[@SoloLdy]

I will never forget my Scotland. We are scattered near and far by the English. Cannae wait to go back forever!

[@ImperialGuard9001]

Great Video I forgot to mention that. This a very good video I like very much scotish military history great people

[@chutchy107]

This is pure gym training music, grrr

[@Sipatbana]

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

[@nthhotsauce34]

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

[@gregorysullivan8258]

peace thru strength

[@Limpmania]

Wonderful!

[@glorfindelfgh]

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.

[@Vandriel]

Check out their website, you can listen to all the tracks from their CD's on there.

[@thomasa1588]

Same blood that runs through my veins.

[@bmfmikey]

this is really nice! are there more of these kinda bands??

[@Sipatbana]

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

[@The_Gallowglass]

And the Irish and the Manx...

[@xxxSPENTKENTxxx]

Scottish Rock Stars!!!

[@bogdancomm]

there's something pure barbarian in this music... I guess that's why it sounds so awesome...

[@Skuggedrengr]

my bloodline is from wedale! in the parish of stow outside of edinburgh

[@martijnowitz]

exactally teh great type of msic with this clip

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

@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!

[@TheScottishRocker]

Get's the Scottish blood pumping alright. Albannach!!!

[@mtlhd777]

Alba Gu Brath! Nor Will I! Greetings fromt eh midwestern US.

[@TheScottishRocker]

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! :)

[@l.d.p.9365]

We still fight tyranny.

[@Dragmack]

ALBANNACH GO BRAGH!!!

[@keefusriffshard]

AMAZING! Nice

[@justaman6972]

Conan, what is best in life? Crush your enemies,see them driven before you,and to hear the lamentation of the women...

[@Wallace73ts]

great video editing

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

@TheJacobiker Also laddy, I'm English and Irish as well, I'm a well rounded Celt

[@gilesreb]

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

[@MrKingtiger007]

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 .

[@thewritingwriterof89]

I feel like I have the irrepressible desire to light a giant bonfire in the apartment parking lot, and start dancing.

[@Its_Tuana_ROblOx]

Albanian Illyriens pelasgia Autochthonous

[@dasun75]

freedom in this music

[@musicsoothesusall]

@jacko821 Yeah, sure does !!!!! a truly Patriotic stirring in ones soul and spirit !!!!!

[@andromedastar1]

That is what worries me, Jim-but I wish the land of my kin best luck in this very important vote!

[@Moondancer007]

The Gaels came to pre-Celtic Ireland (probably from Iberia) a couple of hundred years before Christ, culturally supplanted the extant Bronze Age culture and were long established when a tribe of northern Irish Gaels, the Dál Riata, left Dunsevrick in Co. Antrim, c.496 A.D., under Fearghus Mór Mac Erc to settle Argyle (Irish Gaelic: Oirthear Ghaeil - Eastern land of the Gael) and extend Dál Riata into western Caledonia, eventually moving their capital to Dunadd.

[@marybeattie4342]

VOTE YES ALBA THE BRAVE

[@scottishwar4]

great video makes you proud to be from the clans harkness and mccarty

[@nightrider836]

Alba gu brach

[@Cybopath]

@Tam1297 'We don't know what the Picts spoke and it was the Angles that were forced out by the Gaels that spoke Brythonnic.' Was this a misstype? Gaels spoke Gaelic, Brythonic (Cumbric) was spoken by the Strathclyde Britons. (Or Brythons as I prefer to call them to seperate them from the Romano-Britons of England and Wales). Most research indicates that the Picts spoke something close to the Britons, (Old-Welsh).