Srathclyde Police

[FatherWilliam57]

Fascinating about the tenor drums. I had thought that only timpani could change pitch during a performance. Thanks for the on-going education, Richard. This is an interesting forum on so many subjects.

(Each morning as my children head off to school, the last thing I tell them is "Learn something new." People who stop learning in life are dead...they have just forgotten to fall down. Having learned something new about tenor drums, I may now go about my business for the day!)

[OC Richard]

By the way the Irish drum, the bodhran (pronounced BOW-ron) is continually changing pitch during playing.

The bodhran is played with a single stick, both ends of which are used, so that triplets and even rolls can be played. The other hand is inside the drum continually changing its pitch and timbre.

People oftentimes think that the bodhran changes pitch like a timpani does, by changing head tension, but instead the player is changing the size of the vibrating portion of the head. It's like having a collection of toms of various sizes at your disposal, in a single drum.

[Neil Clark]

The medley is actually misnamed, First tune isnt the Delmenhorst Stand Off, that may have been the no.2 selection that year. All the other tunes are correctly named.

That was the last year I played with the Police Band.

And the venue is Tain, not the World Championships in Glasgow Tain where Glenmorangie is made if that helps.

I played with Strathclyde Police 1994 - 99 and 2004 - 2005. Now play with Shotts and Dykehead, where, funnily enough, a few of the players in that vid are now playing. Incestous lot!