🎵 The US National Anthem played on UK's most EPIC Cathedral Organ

🎵 The US National Anthem played on UK's most EPIC Cathedral Organ | Gloucester Cathedral

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2 жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving Day to my American listeners!
Here is The Star Spangled Banner played on the Organ of Gloucester Cathedral.
John Smith (the composer of the tune) knew Gloucester Cathedral very well and it was possible that he was chorister at this place and new these walls and acoustic!
I hope you enjoy!
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@MarkM58 Жыл бұрын

As a US Navy veteran, that brought tears to my eyes and made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Thank you.

@bradykillman5584 Жыл бұрын

im not a vetrean but i got tears in my eyes to that was beautiful and thank you for your service

@miguelchavez8347 10 ай бұрын

Even though I'm not a fan of us, but still, sir, thank you and God bless you an the united states.

@TheArtfulRhino 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service

@tambrosia 9 ай бұрын

Thank you from a Yank You did our National Anthem proud. THANK YOU and GOD BLESS the peoples of the UK and Commonwealth Pax+

@lordcook5806 2 жыл бұрын

If this isn’t played at my funeral, I’m not going.

@JCF072344 2 жыл бұрын

I heard this played and sung in Rochester Cathedral at the memorial service for 9/11. As an American it brought tears.

@RockStarOscarStern634 6 ай бұрын

The Star Spangled Banner (same tune as the British Drinking Song but Different words) actually sounds amazing on this Organ because it has a Special sound.

@johnyoder8376 Жыл бұрын

Thanks from the bottom of every American heart. May Freedom RING.

@kimfleury 2 жыл бұрын

As a US native-born citizen, I must say this is the best version I've ever heard, and I grew up attending lots of sporting events, so that's saying something.

@gcd313 8 ай бұрын

Wow, the organ makes our anthem sound great! Then again, the organ will do that to any anthem. Still, this is the greatest rendition I have ever heard.

@musiclover148 2 жыл бұрын

Compare this to the intolerable renditions we have to endure at the start of most American sporting events - self-indulgent "soul" singers and "rhythm and blues" singers, who feel compelled to recompose the song to suit themselves. They often screech like tortured cats and they go on interminably. Sing or play the song as written, at a briskish pace and get it over with - that's all we want.

@SoggySandwich80 Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t have said it better myself

@ruthgoebel723 Жыл бұрын

Amen!

@saveamerica423 Жыл бұрын

amen to that. Keep all the pop and rap stars out. They disgrace our country

@oaktadopbok665 Жыл бұрын

I think even Richard's version is played too slowly! If you've ever heard it fast, you'll like it fast. (It's really a dreadful song imo.)

@musiclover148 Жыл бұрын

@@oaktadopbok665 🙂 True, this organ rendition is rather slow, but he's playing it on a great pipe organ in a very resonant acoustic, where it couldn't be played fast, or it would sound like a muddy mess. He wants it to sound majestic and dignified. At least he isn't wandering all around the tune and desecrating the anthem, as so many pop singers do. And BTW, it's not "O, Canada," perhaps the best national anthem, but it's NOT a bad song.

@SoggySandwich80 Жыл бұрын

The British Play our anthem better than we do….. wow

@YogsenForfoth 9 ай бұрын

Because they wrote it, genius. 😂

@Overkill2008 7 ай бұрын

They did write it

@jmnero4447 7 ай бұрын

Plus, they stick to the original music instead of our crazy American pop singers who want to put "their own spin" on it. If in doubt, go back to the source material. :)

@AmericanF-16 7 ай бұрын

@@YogsenForfoththey didn’t. I believe Francis Scott Key, who was born in Maryland in 1779, wrote it while watching British bombardment at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. I THINK

@YogsenForfoth 7 ай бұрын

@@AmericanF-16 Key only provided the lyrics. The music was written by British composer and early musicologist John Stafford Smith around 1773, but remained lyric-less until 1814, when American lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key set his poem 'Defence of Fort M'Henry' to the music.

@martym61 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to hear the anthem played on this great organ. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

@deaganjones4666 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, Richard! As an American I can say you did it justice. The organ is incredible, too!

@mattleach958 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard. Perfectly done. I'm American, of Welsh and English heritage. I love the Star Spangled Banner, just as a tune. It often gets overdone at public performances. I don't really celebrate "Bombs bursting in Air" and flag waving in general. It''s such a powerful tune in social history now. And you play with joy from the heart.

@camillazapolsky8940 2 жыл бұрын

As a U.S. citizen, I thank you sir. Magnificent!

@Apriluser 2 жыл бұрын

I second that!

@ipadpuppydogdude1 2 жыл бұрын

Third that

@patrickreilly4639 9 ай бұрын

Fourth that

@napke8571 9 ай бұрын

10 out of 10, this was beautiful! Greetings from the Netherlands.

@eyemdphd 2 жыл бұрын

You nailed it Richard, that's exactly how it should sound! Thank you.

@donaldwallace7934 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning!!! Thank You from Iowa, USA!! 🇬🇧🇺🇸

@JamesJones-fs8eg 4 ай бұрын

God bless America Love from UK 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸

@clarencetupper4285 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard. Sharing your musical interpretation of our American Anthem on a lovely British organ is Inspiring and much appreciated.

@bombarde1701a Жыл бұрын

As an American I think Its amazing that the National Anthem was recorded on an English organ.

@Blaidd7542 5 ай бұрын

It was actually written in England, it’s “to Anacreon in heaven” a British drinking song from the early 1700s with the original lyrics replaced with Francis Scott keys poem “defence of fort mchenry”

@sandrafogarty1073 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous organ...and that bass...WOW!!!! Lovely performance.

@barryfrazer4304 11 ай бұрын

Love it played full on throughout. No nice quiet bits. Best wishes from Northern Ireland.

@janemazzola4454 8 ай бұрын

A whole year later, I have this on my BIS playlist & am listening again. THANK YOU! Sadly many in our nation today have no appreciation for the USA, so YOU, an outsider, remind us of how blest we are, even for all our "warts"! Thank you again, Richard.

@sarahjacobsen9521 6 ай бұрын

Agreed, and this is coming from a millennial (28) that doesn't always see enough patriotism from some of my peers and a few others I've dealt with in the younger crowd.

@janemazzola4454 6 ай бұрын

@@sarahjacobsen9521 THANK you, Sarah, for your affirmation! Bless you! :)

@sarahjacobsen9521 6 ай бұрын

^ @janemazzola4454 Blessings for you too! I will try my best to continue to stand by America proudly. I do want to say there is some hope for us: My church is pretty patriotic, and it's great to see a lot of other similar young adults there! ^_^

@janemazzola4454 6 ай бұрын

@@sarahjacobsen9521 Hallelujah!!🤗😍

@TenbearsRunning 9 ай бұрын

USCG Veteran 1965-1969 and still stand proud when I hear this Anthem, thank you for sharing / Retired L.E.O.

@EmergencyGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta hand it to ya, Richard! My National Anthem has never sounded so regal on organ! Amazing rendition!

@patarmstrong4676 3 ай бұрын

Bravo Sir! Outstanding interpretation by one of our most esteemed British cousins. Thank you for playing this and doing it so beautifully.

@tracygriffith9041 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Richard playing

@christophermccluskie3059 2 жыл бұрын

I've listened to this at least a hundred times now. Chills every time! 🇺🇲🇺🇲

@leonlinton634 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to live a mere 10 minutes away from this truly remarkable cathedral, which is no doubt one of the best in Britain!

@loganattaway2789 Жыл бұрын

I’m proud to serve a country with a song as beautiful as this, you brought tears to my eyes

@priscilla-pilgrimgirl7105 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart! This day and age, in the United States of America, this piece of music is not treasured very much. The number of lives that were lost in order to form this country was tremendous, and now they just want to throw it all away. God bless the United States of America!! Long may she live! Priscilla

@kwesiennison9028 2 жыл бұрын

As a Non American this is my best version so far. The 32ft Reed Pedals made my day

@alexanderweibel-valls9379 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds better than any version I've heard from Washington National Cathedral !!! Loved the very regal tempo!

@gerardvanleeuwen147 2 жыл бұрын

Herhemamersfopottgergmamrsfoort

@landonsmith6401 2 жыл бұрын

Probably because it’s not a liberal chcurch

@anickode 2 жыл бұрын

You should check out some of the recordings of it from the Boardwalk Hall auditorium organ.

@SoggySandwich80 Жыл бұрын

@@anickode only like half of That organ works lol I’ve played it half the stops i went to were dead

@rzmyers1096 Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome with the fantastic acoustic ambiance.!! 👍

@rzmyers1096 Жыл бұрын

The words tell of the sacrifices made in securing the nation...then keeps one on their watch, by asking "is it still there.?!!".

@mikeguthrie5432 Жыл бұрын

A beautiful rendition of our National Anthem. Thanks to the organist for a splendid Job!

@greggmunson132 2 жыл бұрын

This majestic rendition immediately brought tears to my eyes! Thank you for this gift on our Independence Day!

@marccheban194 2 жыл бұрын

OMG...You played the building perfectly!

@theamericancarguy Жыл бұрын

This gets an official American seal of approval! ❤🇺🇸

@tomlessner 2 жыл бұрын

Just breathtaking! Technically there are a total of 4 verses. But thank you for the awesome registries and spirit you played with. God bless!

@RobCharles1981 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Richard - Enjoyed it 110% :D

@kscamm Жыл бұрын

I love the relationship the U.K. and the USA have. I hope it will never end.

@jerrymartin79 2 жыл бұрын

This is thrilling!! There is something about national anthems in general - and as the anthem of my adopted country this is now officially my favorite rendition 🥰 THANK YOU!

@johnruiz8758 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! It's always so grand from the pipe organ! So beautiful that it could easily bring a tear.

@DerekWitt Жыл бұрын

Your version gives Diane Bish a run for her money. Both are excellent!

@jezm1703 2 жыл бұрын

Such a superb rendition of this during your recital at Gloucester. I just had to say. Wonderful !

@1958Pontiac-im1fr Жыл бұрын

I love hearing Us and Canadian anthem on a organ like this.

@smoath 2 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps

@4funJust4you 2 жыл бұрын

Best organ ever heard in the United Kingdom. I love this organ!

@anickode 2 жыл бұрын

As far as traditional cathedral organs go, absolutely. I'm rather fond of the voicing on the Bridgewater Town Hall organ though.

@TheJojo01902 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Thank you.

@ipadpuppydogdude1 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Richard! Best version yet of our great nation.

@margaretsch.3609 2 жыл бұрын

That was a lovely and thoughtful Thanksgiving gift, thank you! Your awareness of different segments of your audience is moving, indeed. As is this rendition of the Star Spangled Banner! Heard as it can be heard nowhere else like that!

@jhale783 2 ай бұрын

It’s so neat that the Star-Spangled Banner, representative of independence from England, is being played gloriously in England! Civility has come a long way, and I’m thankful that we now call each other friends. I love this channel, Richard’s style, and all he posts! One of my favorite British people :)

@foxtrotwhisky4061 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely EPIC sound! PLEASE do U.K. National anthem in this style!

@donaldhooper3064 10 ай бұрын

That was AWESOME. No words to describe how great that sounded. Don H Ocala FL USA

@gkissel1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard.

@JPBAMA 2 жыл бұрын

Just awesome Richard! Thank you!

@dickwhittenbarger4392 Жыл бұрын

NEVER GET TIRED, NO, NEVER GET TIRED OF THAT HYMN. THANKS 😊

@mariachiarab4115 2 жыл бұрын

I am 100% Italian and I have always thinked that USA National Anthem maybe is the most beautiful in the world 🙌🏻

@nicolajones726 Жыл бұрын

Five times in a row😂amazing thank you!❤x

@BenBrossMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo! This gave wings to my day!

@sousafan100 2 жыл бұрын

awesome rendition of our national anthem :)

@jamesducey2685 14 күн бұрын

This is a special sharing from across the pond. Thank you so much.

@U-tuber98 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Job, and THANK YOU from the United States!!

@whirliebuster 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. You can feel the anthem in this video. ❤️🇺🇸💙

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

In Spanish it's called El Pendon Estrellado

@rosaliestacey1379 2 жыл бұрын

Love it. Great sound.

@scotthagele3254 5 ай бұрын

Very nice, thanks!

@Towerbrian23 10 ай бұрын

Well done ❤my all time favorite tune

@OrganGuyPhil 2 жыл бұрын

This is stunning! 🇺🇸🎶🇺🇸

@nickmaguire5104 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@peteb1594 Ай бұрын

This is just incredible!

@barbarossa1234 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing.

@deemo8578 Жыл бұрын

this sounds so amazing.

@billbrown3414 2 жыл бұрын

👍 (Please add the American "National Hymn" --"God of Our Fathers"-- with the same level of AWESOME!)

@diqital_aviator 2 ай бұрын

KZfaq doesn't do it justice - just hearing that organ in person is MAGNIFICENT, such a good place to visit as well.

@dickwhittenbarger4392 2 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL !

@StoreeDenson 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. When you come to the USA in the future please go to Riverside Church Organ where Virgil Fox was organist or St John Divine right by Riverside to play there grand organ also. Two large Aeolian Skinner Organs that are neighbors.

@beautyinsound 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to come!

@JimmyJohnJahames 3 ай бұрын

This sounds amazing

@-Nachtmensch- 9 ай бұрын

Man kann nur erahnen wie beeindruckend es sein muss das live mitzuerleben 🤗👍🏻🎵🎶

@MrMilitaryFan Жыл бұрын

Thanks for playing our anthem from USA 🇺🇸. 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧

@daleniehaus4309 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!!!!

@pablow1549 2 жыл бұрын

It touched my heart, GBA!

@steedgriffin6284 Жыл бұрын

Marvelous! ❤

@johnacetable7201 9 ай бұрын

I'm not an American, but I know how much these notes mean to some of you, people, and so I knew that I'm going to find some goodies

@gogetthegoose1 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the reverb

@ps86v52 2 жыл бұрын

BRAVO!!! 🔥🌟🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏😍🇺🇲

@irishenterprisesllc7414 2 жыл бұрын

This gave me chills.

@davidschwarz1196 5 ай бұрын

Epic, shivered me spine sonny

@discoboycraft2409 4 ай бұрын

God bless our beautiful nation 🫡🇺🇸🦅🗽✝️

@williamjeffrey40 2 жыл бұрын

THRILLING !!

@JayAshtonflex 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic Richard 🇺🇸

@MCDreng 2 ай бұрын

This might be the very place John Smith first tried out the melody to his "theme tune" for a gentleman's club called the Anacreonic Society, which later became our National Anthem! This bit of trivia is honored by the cathedral which proudly displays an American and British flag together.

@ncalarms6022 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@robertphelps1574 2 жыл бұрын

Love Gloucester cathedral I remember when I was growing up my dad taken me around there

@Basal89 2 жыл бұрын

Wooooow AMAZING PEDAL and Plenum MASS!!!

@kendalljackson6022 2 ай бұрын

Such a powerful instrument made respect! 🫡

@WINCHANDLE 8 ай бұрын

Thank You.

@tarkanianLSCC1698 8 ай бұрын

As someone who memorized the whole song, I sang to this

@svenheilborn1537 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations for your national holiday on 4th July USA from your friends in Germany

@user-li8le3bh3v 3 ай бұрын

Let's play this in Pyeongyang!

@conductor118 3 ай бұрын

To the Aoji? 😱

@EVUK-bd2vn 8 ай бұрын

No comment-posters - even Americans - seem aware that the US National Anthem is being played in Gloucester Cathedral(UK).Why / So what? Because Gloucester-born(1750) organist, composer and musicologist John Stafford Smith(died:1836) composed the music that was later adopted (without permission!) as the music for the words / lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner which officially together became the US National Anthem in 1931. John Stafford Smith never visited America and of course had no idea that his inspirational musical composition would be,er, purloined, adopted, stolen unchanged (not merely plagiarized) by anthem-seeking America ninety five years after his death. See Wikipedia - John Stafford Smith: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stafford_Smith Paul G