Bagpipes And Drums Music Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band On Visit To Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video compilation of the bagpipes and drums music of the Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band on visit to Perth, Perthshire. The band was established when Sultan Qaboos bin came to power in 1970 and made efforts to modernise the nation and reverse its isolation. Having graduated from an English military academy and served in a the Cameronian, Scottish rifles, regiment, he had a fondness for bapipes and established the Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band. Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
The Great Highland Bagpipe or Piob Mhor, is an instrument with opposing harsh shrills and graceful tones, meant to be played outdoors, in the open countryside and it is well suited in inspiring Scotsmen, and women, on the field of battle and in the aftermath, mourning the fallen, or celebrating victory. Through history, pipers are remembered for being mortally or seriously wounded the latter whilst continuing to play in the face of adversity. The kilt first appeared as the great kilt, the breacan or belted plaid, during the 16th century in the Scottish Highlands and is Gaelic in origin. The filleadh mòr or great kilt was a full length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak draped over the shoulder, or brought up over the head. A version of the filleadh beag, philibeg, or small kilt, was also known as the walking kilt. The small kilt or modern kilt emerged in the 18th century, and is essentially the bottom half of the great kilt. Since the 19th century, it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland, and more broadly with Gaelic or Celtic heritage. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.

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