Srathclyde Police

[FatherWilliam57]

Could someone identify the tunes they played?

[R.S.L. Kiltwearer]

its, The Delmenhorst Standoff. and its freckn BADA@# sorry i really like it

[FatherWilliam57]

I know nothing about pipe bands, but am I to assume that the piper front left in the video is the director, but the drum captain (bass drum) is actually conducting or cuing the group when set up in a configuration like this?

[FatherWilliam57]

And I agree with you, R.S.L., that tune really :buttkick: !

[R.S.L. Kiltwearer]

I know nothing about pipe bands, but am I to assume that the piper front left in the video is the director, but the drum captain (bass drum) is actually conducting or cuing the group when set up in a configuration like this?

i don't know anything about the dynamic of pipe bands ether, just been a musician most of my life and when i listen to pipe bands i just look away and listen to the tone and the music. but there are member's of band's on here hopefully one can answer your question

[gasbag]

As far as i am aware, the piper front left as you look at them head on is the pipe major, he is the one in charge of evrybody out there. The bass drum keeps the beat. Watch the pipe majors foot, the bass drummer is watching the foot to keep the tempo where it needs to be.

[ohiopiper]

Yup. PM sets the tempo, but not every piper can see the PM's foot. We can all hear the drum, though!

[RussellSm]

This video is of the medley competiton at the "Worlds". The World Pipe Band Championships that is. The bands play in two competitions, one is the MSR (march, strathspey & reel) and the other is a medley which can contain any type of tune (i.e. march, hornpipes, jigs, slow airs, etc..)

This is the medley and the the tunes are:

Medley: The Delmenhorst Standoff - Michael MacDonald's Jig - The Humours of Whisky - Song For Shona - The Strathspey King - Miss Victoria Ross - Lady Margaret Stewart - Puert a Buel - The Noose In the Ghillies