Highland Bagpiper For Funerals, Special Occasions and Events
  • Home
  • Tunes
  • Booking
    • Payment Info
  • Reviews
  • Photo Gallery
    • Uniforms

When the Battle's O'er

30/11/2017

0 Comments

 

100 Years later

Picture
      November 11th, 2018 on the 11th hour (signed at 0600) marks 100 years of the signing of the Armistice of Compiegne. This ended the Great War and there is a tune every bagpiper who has been playing for more than 5 years knows that commemorates this. As a bagpiper in Dunedin, a city with a rich bagpipe history, I enjoy learning about the tunes we play. Some are traditional folk songs, some happened one drunken night, and far too many commemorate the end of a war, battle, or the loss of a warrior.
      When the Battle's O'er is such a tune and the College of Piping trying to get pipers from all over the world to pipe this tune at the same time. I will be playing the City of Doral's Veteran's Day Parade in South Florida that day. I will play that tune several times that day and not out of repetition or tradition, but respect. We have warriors still in battle this very day all over the world. I am always honored to play for them and especially to pipe their branches march for them. 
​      In Tama Bay we have no shortage of military pride! With an Air Force Base, Coast Guard Airstation, Coast Guard Base, and many Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotillas. At MacDill AFB, you can find every branch and so we are blessed to have such a protection in our area. Always, take the time to thank a veteran, active duty personnel, police officer, firefighter, EMT, and all first responders as they selfishly sacrifice years of their life to protect ours.
​      Any bagpipers who haven't yet signed up, do so! Post photos, video clips, and encourage your city to do something to celebrate if they don't. Next year will be an even of importance to get the kids out and learn some of our history! I've been fortunate to know and speak to some WWI veterans and take time and instead of Googling accounts for school papers, go to the local VFW and hear it directly. 

​Bagpipers sign up here:  100 Years of Remembrance

Picture
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    July 2020
    May 2020
    December 2019
    May 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    July 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    December 2016
    December 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    July 2013
    May 2013
    March 2013

    Categories

    All
    Bagpiping
    Beach
    Birthday
    Ceremony Music
    Clearwater
    Dunedin
    Fallen Soldier
    First Responder
    Florida
    Funeral
    Hillsborough County
    Live Music
    Manatee County
    Musician
    Orlando
    Palm Harbor
    Party
    Pasco County
    Patriotic
    Pinellas County
    Piper
    Sarasota
    Sarasota County
    Tampa
    Tampa Bay
    Weddings

    RSS Feed

Instruments

Great Highland Bagpipes

Scottish Small Bagpipes


Picture

Company

Tunes Available

Contact Info





Copyright © 2011-2021

Bagpiping at Berks County, Chambersburg, Chester County, Christiana, Coatesville, Collegeville, Columbia, Cumberland County, Dauphin County, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Gap, Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Hershey, Intercourse, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Lititz, Lampeter, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Maytown, Morgantown, Middletown, Montgomery County, Mt Joy, New Holland, Northumberland County, Oxford, Parkesburg, Pheonixville, Philadelphia, Pottstown, Reading, Schuylkill County, Strasburg, Quarryville, West Chester, Willow Street, Wilmington, York, York County, and many more!

Photo used under Creative Commons from garlandcannon
  • Home
  • Tunes
  • Booking
    • Payment Info
  • Reviews
  • Photo Gallery
    • Uniforms