Don't ever call a kilt a skirt

Many a allied soldier during WW2 was delighted to hear the Pipes coming from the distance as they knew they were about to be relieved and the opposite from the Germans they knew they were in a big heap of trouble as the Scots were coming.

My grandad was a piper in the Cameron Highlanders...and I am so proud he was the lone piper at the Edinburgh tattoo 💙 miss him so much

Kilt is what happened to the last person who called it a skirt

Military Tattoo takes place every year in August at Edinburgh Castle. It’s class, can hear it from my house😁 it’s military bands from all over the world take part. You have to listen to, Bagpipes Bands perform “Amazing Grace” live. It’s unbelievable.. always hits me like a punch in the gut every time i hear it. It’s a must if listening to pipes😌👌🏼💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The "pants" to which you refer are known as "tartan trews". This parade combines amateur pipe bands from all over Scotland with the pipes and drums ('P&D') from a number of Lowland and Highland Scottish Regiments of the Army. All the serving military pipers and bandsmen/women soldiers participating in the tattoo are wearing full dress uniform.The trews traditionally form part of the dress uniform worn by Lowland Scottish Regiments. By like (but different) tradition, Highland Regiments wear kilts as part of their full dress uniform..

Check out their right leg ? Carry a dagger ,,, just in case some Pratt calls them men in skirts

The senior drum major was chosen from a non Highland Regiment band which is why he wasn't wearing a kilt. The massed pipes and drums are pulled from all bands attending the tattoo and in this case the band of Queen Victoria School for military children who are wearing their red tunics. It's not plaid it's tartan and there are hundreds of different sets in this line up it's mostly Royal Stewart and the Government tartan. What we call a plaid is the long tartan throw that is over the pipers shoulder that was originally part of the great kilt or feileadh mòr which was one piece of material wrapped together to be worn as a day garment then used as a blanket at night. One last thing when saying Edinburgh please pronounce it Ed-in-bur-uh.

Obviously, tell a Scotsman, particularly a Scottish soldier he is wearing a skirt and you must have a fondness for hospital food?

The tartans were evolved as a result of the dyes which could be found locally in each glen, coastal area, mountain side. The notion of kilts and family tartans came about centuries later.

kilts are for highland regiments, Trews (tartan trousers) are used by lowland regiments.

A lot of the music that they play are traditional songs but also can be arrangements made specially for Tattoos. Bagpipes work by the player blowing air into the bag under their arm and then pressing using their arm to force the air up into the pipes. The tall one is called the drone (for obvious reasons) and the others are for the melody. The pipe with the holes is the chanter.

The mass band is many different bands. The kilt, (not a skirt) bands have different "Tartan" (design) of the kilt. Yes, you can say plaid but each band has a different tartan on the kilt. They wear the Black Feather Bonnet on their head. Also for instance, I'm Scottish with the last name Young which is the Douglas Tartan. My Dad started the pipe practice chanter at 6. He was responsible for starting the San Francisco Police Bagpipe band, then years later the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department bagpipe band along with a friend Fred Baird and Mac McDougal. I go to the Scottish Games in Pleasanton California every year. Still, when I hear bagpipes, tears come to my eyes...The Military Tattoo is something I plan to attend at some point...Love the bagpipes!!

🐾 Edinburgh is said like this, Ed in bra 🐾 That's Edinburgh castle 🐾 Yes these songs are well known in SCOTLAND!!!!!

Love the pipes , takes me home again , I’m an Edinburgh girl ❤️

They where saluting as it was the end of their performance. The tattoo runs throughout August with shows at the Castle each night

It was said that the sun never set on the British Empire and parts of their uniform comes from all those regions to include Africa.

And on the 8th day God created the Highlanders and the Devil fled

plaid = Tartan in uk, there are thousands of different tartans

The three large pipes are called drones and produce that constant sound. The chanter is played by hand kind of like a flute.

FYI the two statues on either side of the arch are of Robert the Bruce and William Wallace (The movie Braveheart starring Mel Gibson was based on him).

😆😆😆the little ball on stick thing 😆😆😆,it is called a mace and used as a weapon back in the day 😆👍🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The senior Drum Major is wearing trews because he is from a Lowland regiment. Only the Highland regiments are Kilted. BTW it's pronounced EDINBURR !

The hats are called Bearskins, we borrowed the idea off the French, the size and shape is meant to intimidate the enemy from a distance.

They are military battalions and are limited to how they March in a limited area. The audience don't mind. That is a month long nightly show which is sold out each year. That is Edinburgh Castle. Look up some of the marching battalions in Edinburgh & London before and after the Queens funeral.

Explanation of the history of military tattoos in general: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_tattoo The leopard skins are worn by drummers only. Apparently, the tradition started in the 19th century at the height of the British empire. Africans who joined the British army were found to be really good drummers and good at keeping the beat. When wearing uniforms, some of the African bass drummers began wearing an animal-skin apron to protect their uniforms because the drums were so heavy. This tradition then spread generally to drummers in other regiments. British regiments served in Africa, India, Southeast Asia and other places where such animals would be found. It's quite common to see leopardskin or tigerskin aprons in Highland regiments and even in non-Highland ones. Obviously, they have to be sourced with care now to avoid poaching and to protect endangered species. Other people have mentioned the plaid, but here's a longer explanation. The word "plaid" is an Anglicised version of the Scottish Gaelic word "plaide" (which is pronounced like "plah-juh" in Gaelic itself). It means "blanket". And in Scotland, when speaking Scots or Scottish English, a plaid is still a blanket that can be either woven or knitted. The original kilts were very long pieces of woven cloth that could be used either as a blanket or could be pleated to form the belted plaid, also known as the great kilt. The word for the checked pattern is tartan. Nobody in Scotland (or even England) ever says "plaid" when referring to tartan. The type of tartan patterns you see here certainly are native to Scotland. Historically, the weavers dyed the wool in the colours they could make from local plants. Gradually, different local patterns evolved and each island or glen (valley) would have their own typical colours and general kind of pattern or repeating blocks of checks and stripes that came to be known as "setts". There is no historical tradition of tartans in Ireland. In fact, there are records from the 1500s in Ireland saying that galloglass (mercenary troops) from the Scottish Highlands and Islands were easily distinguished from the local troops because of their style of clothing (belted plaid) and the fact that the cloth was "multicoloured".

The stick is a mace it is very sacred it has some of the battle honors of that regiment. The guy who is in the front is the former drum major of the Royal scots, the bands the Royal Highland Fusiliers pipes and Drums, the black watch pipes and Drums, and the Highlanders Pipes and Drums who are from 2 other Scottish regiment the Queens Owen Highlanders Pipes and Drums and the Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion Drums and pipes

Edinburgh tattoo is held every year at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. where i come from except i’m from the Glasgow side of the country. All types of bands play and is watched by millions on tv and inside the castle grounds. 😘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Every Scottish family has its own tartan and you can recognise them from their colours. It is frowned upon when others wear your tartan when they are not of your ilk. Tourists will buy and wear various tartans without knowing they are demeaning the true meaning of the family's true heritage. It's like saying, I am from Romania and I will wear Stetson!. :-(

Just a wee wordie about the pronunciation of Edinburgh although it looks like Edinburg its pronounced Edinburra as in Scotland burgh is pronounced burra. I hope that one day you can come over to Scotland as I am sure you would have a great time. Thanks for the reaction. slàinte mhòr "great health".

Gave up after 30 seconds after a typical American reaction to something that happens more than 30 miles away.

One of the people I subscribe to on Patron, is part of the team that install, remove and maintain the lighting for the event every year. Its Edinburgh Castle, the hats are Bearskin and have been worn for well over 200 years. No we dont have leopards.(well in zoos) The kilt is worn with NO underwear making it even more intimidating. The Tattoo its self is just a show. It started as a recall to the men at the end of the day to return to base in a war. Everybody (on stage) is or was from the Armed services All the band members are fully fledge fighting soldiers.. Great video 2x👍

Scotland isn't only Gaelic. Scotland is a combination of Gaelic, Anglo-saxon (mainly Anglo) Pictish (Ancient Briton) and Viking. You can here this mix in the way we talk. Kirk = Norse word loch = Gaelic word Aye = Anglic (Anglo) word Tartan was a ancient Briton cloth that arrived from Hallstatt Germany. (That was thousands of years ago so modern Scottish Tartan is more refined that those of Hallstatt thousands of years ago). The oldest Tartan was found in a Pictish settlement and Ireland never had Tartan so most likely Tartan is not from Gaelic culture but Pictish culture. The pipes were believed to arrived in Scotland through England and the Romans, Bagpipes believed to originated in the middle east so that makes sense.

There are various military Regimental Pipe Bands and a few Police Bands also

Each tartan on the kilts represent a different clan heritage. My mums maiden name is menzies and their tartan is black and white and my dads surname is scott and his tartan is Green, a dash of yellow, red

Americans are known for their relaxed marching cadence

Military bands from all over the world are invited to take part in the military tattoo, including USA. The latest tattoo had Black rappers from the US military take part.

The UK has a history on every single continent. Britain made the modern world mate.

If your going to comment please try to research the subject matter. It British Military. The clue is in the Title..😂 yes, Edinburgh is in Scotland at the Castle.

there is a documentry on you tube about the uk nukeing new york in the 60s it was a training exersise usa wanted uk to test the air defences we got through a year later asked us to try again we got through again

The patter. is not plaid but Tartan and each different pattern will reflect a different clan. Also the bear skin hats were to make soldiers look larger and more intimidating to the enemy.

8:06 Yes! Edinburgh is in Scotland. It's our capital city. It's pronounced ED-in-bur-uh not Ed-in-berg like you called it.

The hats are called bearskins n the guys with the Mace (stick n ball) are the drum majors of each regiment, my deceased father was a drum major n I was recently presented with his mace from the band he was in, as a keepsake n my brother used to be the leading tipper (drummer) the kilts are tartan n the tartan colours etc usually goes by your clan name, unless military issued, the military tattoo is a must watch from start to finish so many amazing military n dancers entertainers from other countries attend to take part n they are so proud for being part of it, the best bit is the walk out the castle playing the Black Bear 🎼 I turn up the volume full blast 😁🏰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁💂💂💂💂💂💂💂💂💂💂I hope these help with some of the questions 😄 prayers n best wishes from Scotland 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Stewart tartan is the red kilt. my fave one of all the different tartans. Royals don’t attend just public and tourists

No one can do it like the British. Yes Edinburgh pronounced Edin-bre is the capital city of Scotland.

Edinburgh is pronounce Edd-in-burra and its the capital of Scotland. Edinburgh Castle you see in the background is still used as a military base for some battalions

The tall fur hats act as a distraction for modern day snipers.

The plaid is the shawl worn over the shoulder. The design is called 'TARTAN'.

blow into the bag, queeze bag with elbow tune comes from chanter, drones provide background

Very nice video, thank you. The nations of the UK rightly feel very proud of their distinctive cultures, as doubtlessly you of your own country. Sport sometimes highlights this and I think you would be interested in looking at the international rugby matches between our countries. Passionate! Cheers

traditionally the military kilt had seven yards of woolen material which made it very warm, the wearer, at rest could draw his legs up under the kilt. No underwear made it very healthy, there were no laundry services on the front line. Modern kilts will no doubt have less weight. Pipers up until WW2 marched ahead of the troops unarmed leading the men in to battle. The decree by the Ministry of Defence in WW2 was however ignored by Bill Millin, who at Lord Lovat's request played ”Highland Laddie” then ”The Road to the Isles” in the thick of the fighting. He would do the same, later, at Pegasus Bridge.

They are not 'fur hats' they are made from ostrich feathers.

edinburgh tattoo is on in august its not just uk army its armies from all over the world including usa there is street perfomers all day and shows for two weeks

I went out with a guy from Argyles & Sutherland Highlanders their Tartan was government tartan 1 or 2.

Each clan has their own colours/plaid.

I've been the playing the pipes for nearly 53 years. I've played in a group bigger than this. About 500 pipers and drummers. There's nothing like the sound. A video doesn't do it justice. To play and march in step and in formation is very difficult.

It's a mixture of military and civilans pipe bands, some youths amongst them. As a rule the ones wearing the medals will be either military or ex military.

Originally each "big hat" was bear skin so it was a show of strength same way drummers wear lion, cheetah or leopard skins

Scots were know as the woman from hell. By the Germans. Going into battle in their kilts. They wore them in the trenches. At the battle of El Alamein when the advance was ordered pipers went into battle playing Scottish folk tunes. Landing on the Normandy beaches, pipers, played. When Lord luvell reinforced the paratroopers at Pegasus Bridge, Normandy on D Day, He had his piper play on the advance "The Campbells are coming" We never copied or took from other nations. Our traditions were adopted. Examples Singapore police, Palestinian police force. Arab League, India. Hong Kong, Canada, Carribbean defence force, new Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Napal. If you get the chance to see them live do. On line watch the Queen's Crown arrive at the Scottish parliament. Greetings from Upton park Jamaica.

the pattern of the kilts is tartan

An English comment here. Edinburgh Castle goes back to the 11th century, and so much of Scottish history - not always the prettiest history! - has happened there. (For example, two generations of the heads of a powerful noble family - the Douglases - went there for a banquet with the then King - and were murdered...) Nowadays it contains the Scottish Crown jewels - the Honours of Scotland, and you can visit. I like the Scots - but don't mess with them! Some of the best soldiers in the British Army are Scots. The Irish also sometimes wear kilts, but not tartan. There is also an Irish version of the bagpipe called the 'uillean' pipes. (Possibly pronounced 'ool-ian'.) There is a huge arts festival in Edinburgh every summer, with a respectable side - and a not-so- respectable side called 'the Fringe'. This great Tattoo occurs with it. You have to book to go at least a year in advance.. I think 'tattoo' is really two words: a Polynesian word meaning marking your skin; and a Dutch word meaning some sort of music played in armies at the end of the day.

The plaid is called tarten. There are many different clans. Each has a different tarten design.

Scotsman here. EDINBURGH is pronounced EDINBRU ! ( as in UP ) " they're at a castle". They're in EDINBURGH mate !! Where the CASTLE is !! NEVER CALL A KILT A SKIRT !!!!! And NEVER call it PLAID...it's TARTAN ! Each Scottish clan has it's own tartan. You CAN'T see his PANTS as he has TROUSERS ON !! They are simulated TIGER skins. Leopards have SPOTS. And, no , we don't have them in the UK ! The clue is in the name MILITARY TATTOO !

We took the bear skins from the french as prizes at Waterloo and to mark that day the guards regiments wear them.

Kilts are tartan. There is The Royal Regiment of Scotland, The pipes and drums of The Scots Guards? Plus pipes and drums from Australia? Canada?

Oh, they're at a castle! 🤣

Different bands both civilian and military from across the world.

`Plad` , it`s tartan , every clan has it`s own tartan.

each one of the musicians is a fighting man a true soldier also the skirt is a kilt ... each bagpipe and kilt put the fear of God into the enemy !!!!!! the head wear is called a bearskin , though today it is faux fur .....

scottish people went to war with the sound of the bagpipes which makes you strong and proud

The tall Bear Skin hats were to intimidate the Napoleon army at the Battle of Waterloo. They are ALL British Militray

Comparing US & European military bands with UK military bands is much akin to comparing oranges with grapes - they each perform a similar function, but each in their own way. The US' military history goes back 250 years at best and with little conflict to burden itself with, has limited traditions to build on. On the other hand, the British military has a history going back in one form or another for over a thousand years. Every regiment in the British Army has its own Battle Honours, customs and traditions of which it is justly proud, and its regimental music reflects its individual nationality, e.g. Scottish, English, Welsh & Irish. Every regiment has its own distinctive uniforms, cap badges and patches. They all have their own regimental march. If you look at the Scottish Military Kilts as an example, there are more than a dozen different patterns and colours that go back beyond known historical connections to the various Clans (what you might call "Tribes.") Their regiments include The Highland Regiment, Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders, The Black Watch to name but a few. Without trying to denigrate the US Military in any way, it#s pretty much well known that Americans love flashiness in every form, and its military is no exception. Marching bands have to be geared to the beat of the music, so while you are correct that they don't really "march," they do compensate with OTT arm movements for visual effect. In the UK Forces bands, the Drum Major (according to his regiment) will use certain moves that are visually different from the standard, but every movement has a meaning, such as a "wheel to the left/right," "Halt at the end of this musical phrase" &etc. If it is a massed band - i.e. more than one band (denoted by the number of Drum Majors) - these arm movements are extremely important for a 100 or more band members to remain in synch. When American military bands perform with their British counterparts, they have to be taught how to march in a massed band performance. However smart they may appear, the differences are striking! The term "Military Bearing" is not restricted to standing smartly at attention! In the opinion of many people around the world, the finest military band is HM Royal Marines, whose precision and bearing throughout every performance is renowned for its perfection, never out of line, never out of step, never a glance to left or right, and every arm-swing in synch up to the shoulder of the man in front; it is poetry in motion! Finally, most Americans have never been educated in standard English. Despite being founded by the British and Irish, the US has never learnt how to pronounce British words or place names. Here, Mr O'Shea has failed in pronouncing "Edinburgh!" It's certainly not "Edin burg," but "Edin burra/Edin burruh." It's only two syllables - but two beyond the usual Ami ability to master!

Bearskins are athrowback to the traditional uniforms... Yes they used to fight battles wearing them

As we say in Scotland. Ye canny be calling it a skirt. The last person that did that got killed. 🤣🤣 Best wishes fae Scotland guys.

Their arms and legs move more in America Bands to make up for the lack of Splendour hope that answers your question can you imagine hearing this coming towards you in battle.

Tigers were native to the British Empire (India).. ;-)

We march different to the world our arms come shoulder height and it’s all about discipline , our Drill (marching) is to Instill discipline and we in the British army take it seriously

They are all soldiers from different regiments in the armed forces

I bet you didn't even notice the Irish Guards in there.

You should watch the swiss guards drum team, amazing.

The first Edinburgh Military Tattoo was in 1950. It’s a high event with thousands of Americans visiting 😁 but please stop saying “like” I’m not being nasty “like” it was “like” hard to “like” follow what “like” you “like” were saying “like”

lol i have no clue where endinberg is but edinburgh is in scotland

The hat was adopted at a battl that I forget but it is meant to e very tall very intimidation in battle

Scotland my friend , Scotland the brave land of the free

Edin-Bruh, good try though. The highland regiments were formed by Queen Victoria when she realized we’re a lot meaner and a lot tougher, imagine being the enemy and hearing pipes and drums and 300 hairy arsed Scots in kilts coming youd fuckjn shit hahahahahaha. Most of the songs you hear are songs telling stories of battles, or famous people, a lot are composed, the more traditional ones are war songs played to hype up the troops and intimidate the enemy

Well it is called Edinburgh military tattoos their military

It’s a regiment Mark song

You should save up and come across to our bonnie country laddie Off course Edinburg 😂 is in Scotland its pronounced EDINBURGH LOOK UP THE PIPES AND DRUMS THE Black bear tune it'll make your hair stand up aw the best laddie

Why do Americans not know much about Europes history.

Also... a lot of our military dress represents wars and things we took from nations. Great reaction by the way. Nice to see you’re inquisitive.

Edinburgh is pronounced as Edinburra.

different Scottish clan wear there own tarten. It is only the clan member that can wear it.

You asked how the Bagpipes work i used to take classes for them at primary and high school the bagpipes themselves and the Chanter (the part you blow into) acts similar to an oboe when you look inside the body called the "sound box" there is a tongue like mechanism called a Reed as you blow into it the reed vibrates it works best with a little moisture, now covering the holes on the lower section on the bottom of the bag you can play change notes so to get started playing the Bagpipes the piper starts by blowing air into the bag creating a nice cushion of air then to start playing you squeeze the bag with your arm while playing the notes and this sends the air out through the pipes it's rather common for pipers to get lung related problems like most wind musicians

See this lad in Glasgow 😅😂

British Army, Killian. Go back to American wars for independence and the colonists would have heard this coming. It would have scared them. 🙂

Trousers, or pants are a lowland dress the kilt is not a skirt. But a whole roll of tartan to keep warm and dry on a wet winters night. It is folded to cover the body. Trousers or "pants" are for lowlands not highlanders. But we are all Scots. Which is probably where you began sir.

Sometimes I worry for America.

Thanks Killian. Live 30 miles from Edinburgh. Like your style so subscrbed. Best of luck in your new life.Looking forward to next video. Do yourself a favour and react to Led Zeppelin ' Since I've been loving you,' Live version. Cheers.

Yo, just to call out the marching. I've played in the Edinburgh tattoo and a lot of the guys/girls don't have military experience. We are just drafted in to perform. It's an amazing experience for competent pipers and drummers but by all means, not everyone is military based, although some military training is like half given before going on after a few beers haha

Of course they are soldiers, check out their uniforms. Edinburgh, pronounced (Edin,bur, uh) Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland! And that is Edinburgh Castle. Educate yourself!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿