World Champions 2022: Field Marshal Montgomery - Medley Performance | World Pipe Band Championships

The world pipe band champions of 2022 have been crowned after two days of competition in Glasgow, with Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band were named winners.
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The pipe band saw off competition from runners-up Inveraray and District Pipe Band and Scottish Power who finished third.
Watch a medley performance from Field Marshal Montgomery here.
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[@thefabuloussporcu317]

By far one of my favourite medley compostions. Its constant high energy and exitment is something that hasnt been seen since. Love how they didnt feel the need to drag out the strathspeys and airs.The only problem i have woth it is the dynamic rqnge of the drums but thats never going to happen with fmm pipe core being SOOO strong. Still to this day it has a place in my heart.

[@h.m.a.2037]

The best pipe band in the world 🌍. I would listen to them day and night

[@jonnyd.2047]

Class band from N. Ireland... magic.

[@liamworthington5863]

Y'all are an ABSOLUTE UNIT....OUTSTANDING!

[@Ian-sn8gk]

WHOA! Just clicked into this one after listening to Inveraray 2018 and holy crap, these chanters are SHARRRRRRRRP

[@100BIPBIPBIP]

Musically sharp?

[@Ian-sn8gk]

@@100BIPBIPBIP The pitch is too high.

[@warrenheslip692]

No they are not

[@Ian-sn8gk]

@@warrenheslip692 Bruh those chanters have to be clocking in at around 494. It's bananas.

[@liamsvaneberg2688]

Haha! Did the same but heard FMM from 2018 Worlds. At least 384+

[@joefoley1600]

Sublime! For me, the sig tune of that selection was the 2nd Jig. Amazing playing from the pipe section and phenomenal Ensemble. The switch to the F to introduce Mrs MacPherson was excellent. A superb performance from all the band.

[@alastairsharp7829]

The Stone Cutters Pheonix.....superb tune

[@ringsidejudge4302]

Switch to F was the turbo kicking in .

[@johnfenner347]

Absolutely wonderful !. Completely unbeatable. A fabulous performance. Not of this world 🌍 !. So many thanks x x .

[@grendelwasajedi]

amazing how far this genre's come since 87ths's Live in Ireland blew the barn doors off

[@voodooturbo]

As a (former) tenor drummer, the thing I've always loved about FMM is that they actually use their tenors! They're not just there waving their arms around looking derpy, but actually playing the drum. So many other grade 1's just use them as props but not FMM.

[@MrBagpipes]

The longer I'm piping the more I pay attention to tenor drummers. This thing about 'tenors should be seen but not heard' is nonsense.'

[@beachcomber7200]

I doubt that

[@camdensimon1935]

So very very true!!!

[@mhairireynolds222]

Musical perfection ❤

[@malgosiamichalak220]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@audspod1]

Well done to Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band.

[@IainHMcLean]

Master. Class.

[@bigianthegunner4444]

Music at it finest

[@alistair410]

Brilliant, and they are playing one of my tunes - even better. lol

[@alainlebris1230]

ok ! whats Tune? its top

[@alistair410]

@@alainlebris1230 Raigmore.

[@bramvanmelle5130]

One of the best, awesome tune! Nice to see you posting Alistair, so I can say thanks for writing it :)

[@alistair410]

@@gregorcohen Whats your email address?

[@MixedRaceAndProud1690]

@alistair410 - I tip my hat Sir as that is a beautiful piece of music 🙏

[@MixedRaceAndProud1690]

Beautiful

[@maggiewoo6186]

Magnificent!!!

[@t3po3]

For me it’s like going to the Seattle Highland games and hearing this all day long…comfort food for the ears. Fortier!

[@malgosiamichalak220]

Same here!

[@yoksnod]

love love love this! 💜 makes me feel all patriotic. could listen to this all day. especially live. nice to see a good mix of men and women and of all ages. very well done. all of you. 👏👏👏👏

[@alainlebris1230]

"Raigmore" Tune, its very nice to start Medley and a superbe Medley of course

[@kieranpyne3271]

Absolutely ace!

[@snufalupaghus]

Well done on the arrangement.....kudos

[@giovannibleher5994]

Well done and very precise piping breathtaking and grand after all.

[@liamworthington5863]

Thanks you,.you made my day..,it was beautiful!!!😅😊😊

[@patricklacombe5186]

maaaagnniiifiiiqueeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@javedsaleem641]

Great pipe band

[@jel517]

Well done as we've all seen the results. On another note, it's nice to see sun and some burnt grass on the field

[@bertlilley4988]

Great Norn.Iron. Band wonderfull Go Co. DOWN ,

[@1965deebee]

Majestic 🎶

[@robm596]

This is amazing

[@caseyphudson]

Yes. VERY NICE.

[@rockandrollsax]

YES!!

[@itayimarunda5070]

List of tunes any1?

[@markgrant1176]

Tge Mrs MacPherson of Inveran SOLD me.

[@ringsidejudge4302]

BREAKING NEWS , Two years on and it has been officially verified that Stuart Coils had his cat flattened under the FM coach . RIP the cat . Long live FM .

[@gerryfitzgerald6623]

👍💯

[@braelinsdad]

👍👍👍

[@a.abdulla1252]

🇴🇲🇴🇲🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@mikelynch3792]

Erin go bragh

[@mykan7173]

Not 100% but a very close 99.9% and still brilliant 🎵🎼🎶

[@rogerdubarry8505]

Odd man out here. Melodic deficit to my ear. This is the, "See how many strikes we can fit into a medley," medley.

[@williammullighan3118]

what do you mean by that?

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

Well, this particular medley is not bad at all, compared to some of the winners in past years, but I get what you're saying... the grade 1 medleys are usually just "showing off" for the sake of it... For my own musical listening pleasure, I'd rather hear a decent grade 3 playing "Balmoral Highlanders/Cameronian Rant/Little Cascade" than the best grade 1 playing some creative Canadian jig-cornpipe-pipecorn-tripe that I've never heard before... (Wow, you can change meters every 6.5 bars, and insert birls where they don't belong... Hurray for you.)

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

Last time i was at The World's (2011), I actually enjoyed the grade 2 band from France/Brittany the best... They sounded great, and their drum corps was REALLY tight, but they couldn't win, and the fact that they were specially allowed to wear trousers instead of kilts was totally blown out of proportion...

[@rogerdubarry8505]

@@giuseppelogiurato5718 Exactly. Mathieson called it a melodic deficit. When he has judging the bands listened and changed their medleys, but now they are going back to the bad old days of technical is best.

[@sean367]

There's always one.

[@sirvidia]

lots of empty seats

[@geen-idee-meer]

Standing in a circle is not a performance......

[@thefabuloussporcu317]

Why not?

[@geen-idee-meer]

If you go to a concert and the band is standing with it's back to the audience..... all competitions in music: no one would turn there back to the public. This is good for a practice, not a performance or competition. @@thefabuloussporcu317

[@fraserweissen8069]

It’s the rules of the competition mate. If you want all the movement watch the military tattoo

[@erniescullion8452]

That's PART OF THE RULES MADE BY RSPBA . BANDS HAVE ADHERED TO THEM SINCE 19SPBA. MARCH INTO A CIRCLE. So the focus is on playing..

[@geen-idee-meer]

@@erniescullion8452 Still stupid. Go to a concert and the singer and band stand like that. Or a piano competition and just seeing the back of the musicians. It looks more like an old rule where they don't have the level playing good and having a practice.

[@mikefinley4367]

Wonderful performance but disturbing in that this is as close to Scottish independence as it gets, you can remember and put on a show but your conquered by the Brits. It's just like Native Americans and every other people taken over. Native Americans can thing they are sovereign but if everyone else left someone other nation would take them over. In this world, there is no true freedom nor in the world to come, everywhere has rules and not all will be pleased. Cultural diversity is nice but everyone should have stayed where they were instead of trying to take over other people's.

[@jockbarrie8535]

This pipe band competition. A party political statement is not appreciated.

[@mikefinley4367]

@@fliksc9786 Damn good point you made.

[@fliksc9786]

@@mikefinley4367 OK now you've just made me look like a jerk xD wp sir...

[@mikefinley4367]

Excellent!

[@ringsidejudge4302]

Here endeth the first lesson , lighten up man , its only music .