This might be the best pipe band recording on the internet. Audible rain patter during the slow Ayre, thunder right on the reel change. Just an amazing soundscape. Thank you very much. Shotts and Dykehead for your endurance and maintaining a professional sound that is second to none through those conditions. Once in a lifetime recording! Just amazing!

@violadamore2-bu2ch

5 күн бұрын

Adversity sharpens concentration.

How?!? Oh my God, these pipers and drummers are clearly masters. It's one thing to perform this well in ideal conditions, and something else entirely to perform this beautifully while being drenched in rain, probably scared to death that your drones/drum is about to become a lightning rod! Well done, Shotts & Dykehead! I salute you all! 😱🥳🤯💕

Bravo S & D!

Great performance. Excellent sound in the recording too - thanks for posting the best piping content on KZread.

An astounding performance under nightmare conditions . Just goes to show how great a character that Shotts have , no letting their standard down despite a monsoon . Looking forward to hearing this band on a normal day . A good call from the ensemble judge .

AWESOME looking forward to hearing it at the Worlds

Well done guys beautiful sound in those conditions

Great performance. Tricky conditions, but played strongly throughout

PERFECT SOUND HARMONY RYTHM!! RESPECT TO YOU ALL & SCOTT PIPERS!!🥰👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏🕊💐🇬🇷

Lovely stuff in trying conditions

What an opening tune, an immediate foot tapper

@312176

8 күн бұрын

Jimmy's Gift - Murray Blair

What a fine performance and post!

Tremendous achievement well done each and everyone in Shotts.

Good Grief... Has the RSPBA ever thought of having an ''Endurance Award'' ???

@derekfelton8287

16 күн бұрын

I thought they could have carried on a bit

Donella Beaton sounds good.Shotts win with excellence.

@dalecochrane554

14 күн бұрын

Yes got those triplets well rounded

That was a superb performance.

Amazing

Love these recordings. What make/model of camera, lens, and mic are being used? First class stuff!

Poor sods!! Worst of conditions but you'd never know from the performance!! You can even hear the rain on the mic!!!!

What does RSPBA stand for?

@scottdavidson5516

16 күн бұрын

Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.

S&D never sounded stronger! AMAZING BURLS even the rain didn't stop them

Just music as it is. No gimic cut outs etc. Good music played well 👍

@iantobin670

15 күн бұрын

No *gimmick.... what about the thunder clap going into the 2nd last tune!!! Over the top I thought

@amacksplatoon

14 күн бұрын

There was a bolt of lightning as well, just not shown in the recording

Proof that a trailing drone doesn’t loose you the competition! What an amazing sound!

Bill Méhat best drummer!

Attack LA at 481.7 Hz

Cant quite see the logic of not wearing capes an protecting the performers an instruments for later on...

@Rossthepiper85

16 күн бұрын

I followed the band from final tuning to the arena and there was not a chance the band had time to get their capes. The storm started on their approach to the line. Also, most bands choose not to wear capes when competing as it could waver the sound or make slippage worse.

@amacksplatoon

14 күн бұрын

The reason for not wearing capes is because if your hand gets caught in the flaps of the cape when you are striking in it can be disastrous

Météo de merde .🫠

I sure hope this video isn't making a big deal of a competition with only one entrant.... The playing is certainly beautiful, though.

@dronechorus

16 күн бұрын

There were five bands entered. All were Grade One bands, and including the current World Champions.