Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1998 - Hector The Hero descargar videos gratis

Oliver Roycroft

Great job.

hector Rodil

My song !

Ben Applegate

"Died tragically in 1903." I guess back in '98 it was still too early to say on TV that he was forced to commit suicide rather than face trial for homosexuality.

Brian Scott

Why I love being a Scotsman

Lisa Hoss

Who is playing the fiddle solo? 

Iaiin MacDonald

This lament was written by James Scott Skinner for Major General Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald, KCB, DSO (4 March 1853 – 25 March 1903) born at Rootfield, near Dingwall, in later life he was also know in gaelic as Eachann nan Cath ('Hector of the Battles'). The son of a crofter and stonemason he was promoted through the ranks of the British Army on merit alone, he was disliked by the ruling classess as he not born a gentleman. There was rumours circulated about Sir Hector forcing him to take his life, by shooting himself in a Paris hotel on 25/03/1903. RIP Sir Hector

viciouswolf1111

Actually I am referring to UKIP's homophobia when I say that they would dismiss Hector. It still can't come quick enough. UKIP will rise in Westminster and all minorities including a gay man like myself will suffer because of it. The SNP are left wing, liberal and a major chunk of the party are socialist. Plus, I am doing a science degree. The EU funds my universities research.

viciouswolf1111

Most in the rising power in England (UKIP), would probably see heroes disowned like the British government did back then. Independence can't come quick enough.

MattSteidl

Stupid electric guitars... real heroes died with the sound of pipes, or fiddles, or whistles... They didn't need electricity to be men...

danno232323

We were there too for the 50th jubilee, my father and I, WWII RAF pilot and DSO recipient - one of the highlights of my life.

lace972

Very inspiring music, brings a tear to the eye

Joe O'Beirne

We were there in 2002 and this piece was done that year also. The highlight of the night - fantastic!

stlgtrace

Excellent!! Very well done! Beautiful!

Dan Murphy

What a fine display!!

ZeitgeistWI

@Mukahara Hector MacDonald wasn't in World War I which is what I think you are referencing but I understand what you were trying to say. This man was a man of quiet strength whose only fault was that he rose up through the ranks into the officer corps. That made certain "gentlemen" of the officer corps not only jealous but also dangerous. The British officers who were of "high birth" had a real problem with a man rising through the ranks who was not born a "gentleman

ZeitgeistWI

@Mukahara They had even more of a problem with it because MacDonald was a Scot.

ZeitgeistWI

@Mukahara The man whom the song was written about was a hero not for his martial prowse, which was considerable, but for who he was as a man. A father, a husband, a self made man who rose through the ranks to attain a commission and all by his own hard work and determination. I would dare say if we had more like him today and others, the world would be a far better place than it is. He was a man of courage, honor and decency. In the end, he was destroyed for being so. That is a hero.

thewindthatshakesbar

I want to go there, to watch or to play bagpipe! my biggest dream...

Paul Brennan

A fantastic tune combining brass, electric, strings, vocals and the king of music, the pipes. From an Irishman.

Sergey Sarkisyan

Magestic and gorgeous... but in the same time very nice and gentle tune