Flower of Scotland Bagpipes

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Flower of Scotland Bagpipes
Flower of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Flùr na h-Alba, Scots: Flouer o Scotland) is a Scottish song, used frequently at special occasions and sporting events. Although there is no official national anthem of Scotland, Flower of Scotland is one of a number of songs which unofficially fulfil this role, along with the older Scots Wha Hae, Scotland the Brave and the more recent Highland Cathedral. It was written by Roy Williamson of the folk group The Corries, and presented in 1967, and refers to the victory of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over England's Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
The song has been used as a National Anthem by the Scotland national rugby union team, ever since the winger, Billy Steele, encouraged his team-mates to sing it on the victorious Lions tour of South Africa in 1974. The song was adopted as the pre-game anthem during the deciding match of the 1990 Five Nations Championship between Scotland and England, which Scotland won 13--7 to win the Grand Slam. The Scottish Football Association adopted "Flower of Scotland" as its pre-game national anthem in 1997 although it was first used by them in 1993. Usually only the first and third verses are sung.
The song was used as the victory anthem of Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 replacing Scotland the Brave.
The tune was originally composed on the Northumbrian smallpipes,[citation needed] which play in D and have the benefit of keys on the chanter to achieve a greater range of notes.
Ewan McGregor performed the song in Magadan in 2004 for the filming of the TV show Long Way Round.
In July 2006, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted an online poll (publicised by Reporting Scotland) in which voters could choose a national anthem from one of five candidates. 10,000 people took part in the poll in which Flower of Scotland came out the winner.

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  • @shootinnscootin5545
    @shootinnscootin55457 ай бұрын

    My momma just passed away at 1pm today. I played this for her before she passed. I love you momma lady. Don't you ever forget it! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @johnmcalees6520
    @johnmcalees65207 жыл бұрын

    my mam was promised this , in her passing over . She truly was a flower of SCOTLAND.

  • @bras0la
    @bras0la7 жыл бұрын

    i'm italian but when we play against Scotland in the Six Nations this magnificent anthem makes me cry. That, and the final result, of course =)

  • @WarhammerWings

    @WarhammerWings

    5 жыл бұрын

    Where Scotland annihilates you? 😜 #satire

  • @nicolamandese3743

    @nicolamandese3743

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh me too, but remember when in 2015 we shed tears of joy?

  • @allowayfreestate

    @allowayfreestate

    Жыл бұрын

    I was in Rome 2022 watching Scotland v Italia, Scotland won but being in Roma and with the Italians was a wonderful experience. The Italian team are coming on leaps and bounds and I wish you all success in the future. I'm sure the Azzuri will be a major force in Rugby soon, their commitment is already world class.

  • @mariacoyne5689
    @mariacoyne56893 жыл бұрын

    My fiance is scottish he passed away suddenly and this will be playing at his funeral in May miss u babe 😢 xx

  • @deathangel273
    @deathangel2736 жыл бұрын

    I'm mexican but this is really such a great anthem I dare to say this is the greatest anthem I'v ever listened to. I feel goosebumps everytime I listen to it. :) Cheers for you Scottish folks.

  • @keithlordofalbascotland3371

    @keithlordofalbascotland3371

    6 жыл бұрын

    deathangel273 greetings from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 we have something in common FUCK TRUMP

  • @csharp1516

    @csharp1516

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, but we don't really have an official anthem.

  • @APW2019

    @APW2019

    4 жыл бұрын

    *scottish

  • @Brodie029

    @Brodie029

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nae problem ma pal

  • @GEORDIEDAVE2007

    @GEORDIEDAVE2007

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thought Mexico had La Cucaracha 🤔 😳 😕

  • @shootinnscootin5545
    @shootinnscootin55457 жыл бұрын

    Nothing can bring me to tears I like the sound of the bagpipes.

  • @ianlee5035
    @ianlee50354 жыл бұрын

    I'm American and this is the most beautiful anthem I've heard in my life

  • @CamJam312
    @CamJam3128 жыл бұрын

    i can listen to bagpipes for eternities, once I start listening i can't stop

  • @ChuaWhat

    @ChuaWhat

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nfn*jj*f(|0

  • @sidi0258
    @sidi02588 жыл бұрын

    I am not a scottish but your music makes my heart goes faster....your country is in my heart and your people gain my love....the images are beautiful...sidi

  • @csharp1516

    @csharp1516

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yay, I gained someone's love!

  • @heatherwimberly5190

    @heatherwimberly5190

    3 ай бұрын

    You might be Celtic, check your DNA

  • @vashkirry4287
    @vashkirry42878 жыл бұрын

    you guys have the best anthem in the world !

  • @cammkerr.

    @cammkerr.

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The 77 phenix why thank you good sir

  • @AGH331

    @AGH331

    8 жыл бұрын

    It's not the official anthem though, Scotland doesn't have one.

  • @HaggisMalpractice

    @HaggisMalpractice

    8 жыл бұрын

    It's generally accepted as Scotland's national anthem. The only thing that makes a nation's national anthem it's anthem is whether people accept it or not. We accept it as our national anthem, and it therefore is.

  • @KaldorDraigo666

    @KaldorDraigo666

    6 жыл бұрын

    flower of scotland or Scotland the Brave or Black Bear are usually the top 3 used as Scotlands Anthem

  • @weenad

    @weenad

    6 жыл бұрын

    VashKirry cheers mate! Glad to see others love the song!

  • @roryhannaway4953
    @roryhannaway49535 жыл бұрын

    This is our anthem!! And I proud to be alive as a Scotsman

  • @satishavasthi9554
    @satishavasthi95546 жыл бұрын

    I am from Indian Himalayas, the bagpipes bring me closer to the Scottish highlands.The national anthem of Scotland thrills me and brings tears.

  • @k3_nt
    @k3_nt8 жыл бұрын

    i go to a Scottish school and this is great, we use this song for many occasions.

  • @lloydaran
    @lloydaran8 жыл бұрын

    That guitar makes a perfect accompaniment, great song

  • @leeben1504
    @leeben15048 ай бұрын

    Canadian here. My great aunti doh was as much a Scot as you could be. I was so young when she passed, but my mom held her so near and dear. And now that my mom is gone, it is i who holds her near and in my heart forever. Two beautiful flowers they were. This song brings tears to my eyes and ignites a fire in my heart

  • @rezpiper
    @rezpiper Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love playing this on the pipes!

  • @SLT22xx
    @SLT22xx6 жыл бұрын

    Played at my Grandads funeral in 2016, have only just been able to listen to it again tonight! Lovely rendition.

  • @marcus3349
    @marcus33497 жыл бұрын

    Proud to be Scottish 💙

  • @weenad

    @weenad

    6 жыл бұрын

    Markybhoy same here! #ScotlandForever

  • @steeplejack928

    @steeplejack928

    6 жыл бұрын

    Proud to be quarter Scottish too!

  • @zahidbugti8042

    @zahidbugti8042

    4 жыл бұрын

    Proud to be bagpipes music lover

  • @gamingwithaxumisagoodyoutuber

    @gamingwithaxumisagoodyoutuber

    3 жыл бұрын

    U should be proud it’s an amazing thing!

  • @masterdriver2229

    @masterdriver2229

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aye

  • @helenreidt3315
    @helenreidt33154 жыл бұрын

    I have very little Scots blood..but the pipes make me feel like it's 100% 💕

  • @KimSol90
    @KimSol905 жыл бұрын

    Scotland is such a beautiful country!

  • @scottwilliamson4821
    @scottwilliamson48214 жыл бұрын

    As a member of the Williamson s $ Clann Gunn an overwellming amount of pride wells up when this song is playing,(Scottish national anthem) RIP Roy Williamson gone but never forgotten

  • @jamesfaircloth8588
    @jamesfaircloth85882 жыл бұрын

    Even tho im english i love hearing this beautiful piece of music plus im friends with lots of scottish people music unites the world

  • @jwcfx
    @jwcfx3 жыл бұрын

    I agree , the happiest times in my life is when I hear my Sons play the pipes.

  • @hyltonkloka806
    @hyltonkloka806 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely the greatest, most stirring national anthem! From a born & bred South African.

  • @shaner3918
    @shaner39186 жыл бұрын

    One of, if not THE most beautiful song ever.. ESPECIALLY on the Great Highland Bagpipes! Sláinte lads and lassies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

  • @mainwaringjohn
    @mainwaringjohn2 ай бұрын

    Such a beautiful song ❤

  • @GEORDIEDAVE2007
    @GEORDIEDAVE20072 жыл бұрын

    ONE HELL OF A TUNE WITH THE PIPES DOING IT PROUD . 👏

  • @WillSing4TP
    @WillSing4TP2 жыл бұрын

    Hauntingly beautiful 😍

  • @QE2KC3Jedi2AngelsWindOGodRose2
    @QE2KC3Jedi2AngelsWindOGodRose23 күн бұрын

    Memories of her Majesty. Och I.

  • @sahibpreetsingh3941
    @sahibpreetsingh39416 жыл бұрын

    omg I can hear this all the time. so lovely

  • @ingonowack3839
    @ingonowack3839 Жыл бұрын

    Great song greatly played by the participating musicians 😍🥳! And it was great to see the Distillery of my favorite Scotch Single Malt Whisky to date! The name of the Distillery/ Whisky translates into: „The beautiful Hollow by the broad Bay“! Slàinte Mhath 🤗😍🥰😘🥳!

  • @paulgriffiths6060
    @paulgriffiths6060 Жыл бұрын

    I'm Welsh and I love the sound of Scottish pipes and drums celts forever

  • @leeparry1450
    @leeparry14506 ай бұрын

    just beautiful

  • @Sorrywhytescaresu
    @Sorrywhytescaresu6 жыл бұрын

    I am an American whose family has been here since 1702. Traced back to an interpreter for the English Army, a Scotsman by the name of John Watts, I have fought for the United States in three Wars. The Gulf War as a teenager, Iraq and once in Afghanistan. My beloved Father fought in Vietnam. I was never more embarrassed than when my father passed and two soldiers showed up at my father's funeral with a "boom box" expecting to do military burial rites for this combat veteran. This was back in 2013. My family, my brother being a serving FBI At the time, politely asked the two soldiers to step aside as our local Scottish Bagpipe

  • @ehta01

    @ehta01

    6 жыл бұрын

    I have a similar history and a similar story. After more than 300 years, we still consider ourselves Scots and don't like to have our traditions messed with. My Dad says the bagpipes were originally an instrument of war designed to scare the crap out of the Anglish. Didn't work for long. Don't know if that's true, but it's a great tale.

  • @UselessShows21

    @UselessShows21

    6 жыл бұрын

    Your father is correct! Although the bagpipes were not specifically designed for war, a Scottish army during the Wars of Idependance would not fight without one. The idea of the bagpipes being a weapon can be traced back to the battle of Culloden, where a piper known as James Reid was captured and was put on trial for high treason. The piper claimed innocence as he simply played a musical instrument. From that day forward the bagpipes were considered a weapon of war until 1996.

  • @EliasSilva-wn4xv

    @EliasSilva-wn4xv

    7 ай бұрын

    Amen

  • @stephengreerii8678

    @stephengreerii8678

    2 ай бұрын

    I love the pipes and yes, they were intended to put fear in the enemy and also to raise the courage and blood in the fellow Scottsman. I'm proud American of Scottish descent near 50%. Longlive my ancestors Clans, Douglas, Grierson and McGregor. Despite Them

  • @stephengreerii8678

    @stephengreerii8678

    2 ай бұрын

    Salute to you and your father for your service 🫡🇺🇸

  • @stevegreer5230
    @stevegreer52304 жыл бұрын

    Im 7th generation American Scottish Ancestors through Macgregor bloodline. Your National Anthem is the best in the world.

  • @lady-LumenChristi
    @lady-LumenChristi6 ай бұрын

    am Scottish this is beautiful ☕️ the bagpipes make my happy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶🎶🎶

  • @stevegreer5230
    @stevegreer52303 жыл бұрын

    Im American by birth, but my paternal ancestors were Scottish. Alpin, Macgregor, Grierson. This is the most beautiful Anthem in the world. Long live Scotland. Macgregor DESPITE THEM

  • @flowerofscotland8839
    @flowerofscotland88392 жыл бұрын

    Mull of Kintyre used to stir my heart but this. A True Scots heart is stirred and I don't think uou need to be at all Scots, like the Italian poster below. That burst of emotional pride and tears to he eyes.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤😪

  • @timberelegance
    @timberelegance3 жыл бұрын

    Love this. My Regimental slow March.

  • @Plaguebearer7
    @Plaguebearer74 жыл бұрын

    That's the greatest anthem I have ever heard.

  • @lilianore5478
    @lilianore54785 жыл бұрын

    Totally awesome

  • @gabesomma7273
    @gabesomma72738 жыл бұрын

    Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good! I love it! So calming!

  • @295868
    @295868 Жыл бұрын

    Am having this at Dads funeral...he passed two days ago. Love you Dad xxx💔

  • @Topnomad
    @Topnomad8 жыл бұрын

    stunning

  • @Skarassen
    @Skarassen5 жыл бұрын

    I'm only a mog, but nothing fires my heart like the songs of my Scots forbears

  • @harridavies3975
    @harridavies39758 жыл бұрын

    i like flower of Scotland one of my favourite counties from a Welsh man #cymru am byth# Yr Alban am byth

  • @stevegreerii9746
    @stevegreerii97465 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. From WV. USA

  • @carlhausler9666
    @carlhausler96664 ай бұрын

    So fine. I am amazed

  • @twinkfloyd8762
    @twinkfloyd87623 жыл бұрын

    Oh, how I miss Laphroaig... been there in march 2015 and our driver (we needed one due to whisky tasting) told us so much about clan history and hidden celtic monuments on Islay... I'm just a mere Bavarian from Munich, but we too here love to make good drinks! I myself distill higher percentage alcohol for my own enjoyment, so we are brothers in whisky? ;)

  • @nataliaortegate5684
    @nataliaortegate56848 жыл бұрын

    Is beautiful song.

  • @marcosinnes5999
    @marcosinnes59997 жыл бұрын

    very good you are the best thank you

  • @marrecjean4075
    @marrecjean40757 жыл бұрын

    chaque fois que j'entends cet air je suis ému. Un breton du Finistére. qui vous souhaite un bon Noel

  • @marcosinnes5999
    @marcosinnes59997 жыл бұрын

    thank you very graet

  • @Craig-gc6ns
    @Craig-gc6ns2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 💜

  • @royslack8379
    @royslack83797 ай бұрын

    My background Scotland 🎉

  • @marcosinnes5999
    @marcosinnes59997 жыл бұрын

    thank you i like this your are the best

  • @cathaymcrae2401
    @cathaymcrae24014 жыл бұрын

    As a Scot I love tha pipes and the gangway to the McRae fortress, Eilean Donan. Greetings and blessings on all ye scattered Scots o'er tha world and far from home... CATHARINE MCRAE AND DR. IAN MCKENZIE

  • @stephenphillip5656
    @stephenphillip56566 жыл бұрын

    Guaranteed to move me- and I'm an English sassenach.

  • @maybrook1
    @maybrook110 жыл бұрын

    Freedom for Scotland.

  • @stevegray8320

    @stevegray8320

    9 жыл бұрын

    Freedom from what?

  • @stevegray8320

    @stevegray8320

    9 жыл бұрын

    I have not seen any Scots slaves recently. I have seen many Scots MP's voting on purely English matters in parliament though.

  • @camy2003

    @camy2003

    9 жыл бұрын

    Steve Gray idiot srry fir ma French eh

  • @StrathendrickPiper

    @StrathendrickPiper

    9 жыл бұрын

    RyanHD People argue because, statements like "Freedom for Scotland", are, I'm afraid to say, stupid. They are intended to annoy and instigate those in favour of the Union. Braveheart is a great film, but this is reality, Scotland is already free as a nation and enjoys the massive benefits of being within the United Kingdom.

  • @trueslice2003

    @trueslice2003

    9 жыл бұрын

    StrathendrickPiper™ A no voter !!! Why are you listening to this song ? This song is for Scots, not for those who chose to remain part of broken britain. Go listen to god save the queen or rule britannia... those are your anthems.

  • @TheNovi1
    @TheNovi1 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine your children being half Scottish and half Hungarian… that’s a blood to die for…🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🇭🇺

  • @ethanwhelan7503
    @ethanwhelan75038 жыл бұрын

    A love this 😙😍😍😍😍

  • @scottywilson9655
    @scottywilson96556 жыл бұрын

    I’m so proud 2 b Scottish

  • @MCVEvoseti
    @MCVEvoseti3 ай бұрын

    I’m scr, there will be a new Scottish class 385 - sneak peek

  • @maureenbernhardt1934
    @maureenbernhardt19346 жыл бұрын

    It is thee most beautiful place

  • @markkennedy4936
    @markkennedy49363 жыл бұрын

    Wanderfull

  • @susanrobson491
    @susanrobson4917 жыл бұрын

    Bagpipes sound great but they would sound even better without the background music.

  • @ChuaWhat

    @ChuaWhat

    4 жыл бұрын

    77\77m~]] u

  • @TheFlyingGreekman

    @TheFlyingGreekman

    3 жыл бұрын

    True that!

  • @stevegreer5230
    @stevegreer52303 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. Long live Scotland. Despite THEM

  • @marcosinnes5999
    @marcosinnes59997 жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @stevegreer5230
    @stevegreer52304 жыл бұрын

    The most beautiful Anthem in the world and Im a 7th generation American

  • @marcosinnes5999
    @marcosinnes59997 жыл бұрын

    the best hym

  • @marwansalim2790
    @marwansalim27903 жыл бұрын

    I want this march plz ❤️

  • @richardmconnochie1669
    @richardmconnochie16697 жыл бұрын

    cool all the way from new zealand the mcConnochies

  • @AngryMaximus
    @AngryMaximus5 жыл бұрын

    I ALWAYS FUCKING TEAR UP WHEN I HEAR THIS!!! :'(

  • @nikolozkhotchava7813
    @nikolozkhotchava781328 күн бұрын

    O flower of scotland When will we see Your like again, That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen And stood against him Proud edward's army, And sent him homeward Tae think again. The hills are bare now And autumn leaves lie thick and still O'er land that is lost now Which those so dearly held That stood against him Proud edward's army And sent him homeward Tae think again. Those days are past now And in the past they must remain But we can still rise now And be the nation again That stood against him Proud edward's army And sent him homeward, Tae think again. 0 flower of scotland When will we see Your like again, That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen And stood against him Proud edward's army, And sent him homeward Tae think again

  • @jasonmorris3644
    @jasonmorris3644 Жыл бұрын

    Missing Scotland

  • @Jay60888
    @Jay608886 жыл бұрын

    I feel sad.

  • @glen6945
    @glen69454 жыл бұрын

    oooohhhhhyes

  • @comesahorseman
    @comesahorseman Жыл бұрын

    👍👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @stevegreer5230
    @stevegreer52303 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. God bless Scottland. Macgregor DESPITE THEM

  • @marcosinnes5999
    @marcosinnes59997 жыл бұрын

    yes its my music

  • @masterdriver2229
    @masterdriver22293 жыл бұрын

    🇨🇦🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @rastaviking9396
    @rastaviking93966 ай бұрын

    Saor Alba

  • @TexWiller.
    @TexWiller. Жыл бұрын

    freedom to scotland

  • @Quietstormusic
    @Quietstormusic Жыл бұрын

    Scotland the Brave was a much better National Anthem Should never have changed it.

  • @Thelordofdawgtown
    @Thelordofdawgtown3 ай бұрын

    How long until playing the bagpipes is considered a hate crime? I reckon about 9 years at this rate 😂

  • @Quietstormusic
    @Quietstormusic9 ай бұрын

    Preferred SCOTLAND THE BRAVE as the National Anthem (which it was up until the late 1980s) Why change it? It was Much stronger.

  • @r.29photo48
    @r.29photo486 жыл бұрын

    Anybody identifies 1:33 pls?

  • @GoldieDawn

    @GoldieDawn

    6 жыл бұрын

    St Andrews Cathedral, Inverness. x :)

  • @ImInSpainWithoutTheS
    @ImInSpainWithoutTheS5 жыл бұрын

    It soonds better when we are plaein in the Six nations

  • @catherinemcnulty8581
    @catherinemcnulty85816 жыл бұрын

    Awsomé. Amen. In. Jesus

  • @catherinemcnulty8581
    @catherinemcnulty85816 жыл бұрын

    Ad. Drums. Pls.

  • @davidstafford7465
    @davidstafford74659 ай бұрын

    Alba gu brath

  • @HmtheQueenCatChannel
    @HmtheQueenCatChannel Жыл бұрын

    4 the Queen (fem)

  • @HmtheQueenCatChannel
    @HmtheQueenCatChannel Жыл бұрын

    No comment respect.

  • @peternicholson233
    @peternicholson2336 жыл бұрын

    Laphroaig? Is this an ad for booze?

  • @alexclarke7908
    @alexclarke79086 жыл бұрын

    25 dislikes must be Englishmen, they do not like the words to this Anthem.

  • @WarhammerWings

    @WarhammerWings

    5 жыл бұрын

    I am an Englishman and I ADORE the Union's individual national anthems. Never been prouder of the four best countries in the best union on earth! Plus I think that this is good music.

  • @tinarennett9041

    @tinarennett9041

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like it it's beautiful

  • @r03hls3ph
    @r03hls3ph3 жыл бұрын

    This video is hilarious. Anyone who's ever been to Scotland knows that those pictures are possible 1 out of 365 days a year. All the other are for drecht. The North Highlands are more beautiful on a an overcast day than a blue sunny one.

  • @roberturban7141
    @roberturban71418 жыл бұрын

    booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  • @weenad

    @weenad

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hoi fannybaws, if ye dinnae like oor music, then why'd ye listen tae it?

  • @ImInSpainWithoutTheS

    @ImInSpainWithoutTheS

    5 жыл бұрын

    Fuck aaf ya english pig

  • @davidstafford7465

    @davidstafford7465

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeh came here and yeh listened tae it yah fanny....get it up yeh

  • @nikolozkhotchava7813
    @nikolozkhotchava781328 күн бұрын

    O flower of scotland When will we see Your like again, That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen And stood against him Proud edward's army, And sent him homeward Tae think again. The hills are bare now And autumn leaves lie thick and still O'er land that is lost now Which those so dearly held That stood against him Proud edward's army And sent him homeward Tae think again. Those days are past now And in the past they must remain But we can still rise now And be the nation again That stood against him Proud edward's army And sent him homeward, Tae think again. 0 flower of scotland When will we see Your like again, That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen And stood against him Proud edward's army, And sent him homeward Tae think again

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