Field Marshal Haig's Own Pipes & Drums
Field Marshal Haig's Own Pipes and Drums is a remembrance pipe band, based in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium. It was raised on 10 November 2013, at the occasion of the fifth edition of the Passchendaele Remembrance Concerts.
The band differs from most other groups because of its specific commitment to remembrance and commemoration of conflicts. It has its roots in the Great WarTemplate:Interview with the founders scene in Flanders. Most performances are in a military-style uniform; the drum section uses authentic instruments or replicas.
Inspiration for the name of the formation came from Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force for the second part of World War I. Patron of the band is Lord John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, grandson of Earl Haig,[1] |accessdate=2015-02-19}}</ref> In 2015, the Olympic Gold Medal winner and former world record holder Fred Deburghgraeve joined as a piper.
The band wears the Passchendaele Remembrance Tartan [2], a specially designed tartan. Its motto "Tyde What May" is that of the Haig family. On 11 November 2015, Field Marshal Haig's Own Pipes & Drums became affiliated with the Black Watch Association and was granted the right to wear the red hackle on their head dress.
In 2017, the band did a series of flashmobs in Flemish cities to raise awareness on the battles towards Passchendaele in late summer and autumn of 1917. "Passchendaele" (officially "Third Battle of Ypres") became a byword for the terrible conditions under which the biggest battle ever fought in Flanders unfolded [3]. A video of the flashmob on Youtube received strong international interest, with over 150.000 views (situation 2020). [4] .
In May 2018, the band performed with the Irish folk band "The Chieftains" on Labadoux Music Festival [5] , [6]
Apart from playing performances, the group is organising annual remembrance ceremonies to commemorate the involvement of the Black Watch Regiment at Black Watch Corner (November 1914)[7] and the participation of the 48th Highlanders of Canada/ 15th Battalion CEF during the Second Battle of Ypres (April 1915) and the Battle of Mount Sorrel (June 1916).
References[edit]
- ↑ "Kleinzoon Douglas Haig aanvaardt peterschap pipeband | HLN Wervik" (in Nederlands). Hln.be. 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ↑ "Tartan Display | Scottish Tartans Authority".
- ↑ "Battle of Passchendaele".
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6INIzPzcvMg
- ↑ "The Chieftains".
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03GJpgT9hWE
- ↑ "BBC News - Flanders Black Watch memorial statue unveiled in Ypres". Bbc.com. 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
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