Youth Members
Videos and Stories
Lest We Forget Concert
Sat 3 Nov 2018
Reading Scottish Youth Members took part in the Lest We Forget Concert at NEC Birmingham on Saturday 3rd November as part of the National Youth Pipe Band of England.
Looking brilliant and sounding great! Well done to all our young players and well done to Bill and Lesley whose vision, leadership and perseverance has created this band.
It was a great experience for them to be part of this national event, playing alongside the Birmingham School Symphony Orchestra, The Ealing Youth Orchestra and many other youth bands and choirs. In performing as the National Youth Pipe Band of England, our youngsters played alongside pipers and drummers from a number of schools and bands in the South of England. A big thank you to all of their parents for the support they have given, and to all of the tutors at Reading Scottish who have helped the Youth Members over the last two years and not least our QM LQ who has kitted them out to a very high standard!
To watch the band perform, CLICK HERE.
Here is a message from the concert organiser, Ron Dawson
“Thank you for the outstanding contribution your Pipers and Drummers made to concert. From the moment the lone piper struck up the stage and audience were electrified, I personally found it incredibly moving and disbelieving that this was their debut performance. Their performance was among the most inspiring of the whole concert. I genuinely felt humbled by it.
Please our thanks and thoughts to each and every one of your players and our hopes and belief that they will go on to achieve much greater success and recognition in the years to come”.
Well done to:
Pipers: Finn, Poppy, James, Cameron
Drummers: Enes, Elize, Matt, Eamonn
Marching onwards!!
Youth videos ↓↓
The Reading Scottish Youth Members contributed this video for the Virtual Hurst Show and Country Fayre 2020.
Reading Scottish Youth Members slideshow
The following videos are also available on the band’s YouTube channel
Hurst Show 2019 Full Live Performance
Hurst 2019 – Scotland the Brave
Youth Members march on to the Hurst arena playing Scotland the Brave
Hurst 2019 – Circle Retreat
Youth Members play I See Mull at the halt.
Hurst 2019 – Slow Air
Poppy plays the solo before the band join in with Amazing Grace
Hurst 2019 – 6/8 March
The band play a lively march The 10th HLI Crossing the Rhine
Hurst 2019 – Circle Medley
Our medley set consists of a 2/4 march, The Barnyards of Delgaty, a strathspey called Loudens Bonnie woods and Braes and a jig called The Kesh
Hurst 2019 – March Off
The band march off to the tune The Rose of Allandale.
Videos from the band and its members
Performing at our Gala Ball
The RSPB hold an Annual Tartan Ball in November and Youth Members takes the opportunity to perform at it.
Spy on a practice session!
The Band hold regular practice workshops for Youth members in the St Andrews Church Hall in Reading
Suited and booted
Watch Alexander explain the different elements of the band uniform
Our first public performance
As part of the Band concert in October 2016 some youth members made their first public performance playing practice chanters and drum pads.
Building strong foundations
Students receive 1 to 1 tuition as well as group practice. Beginners learn fundamental skills before progressing to playing tunes
Wow! The amazing singing dog
Poppy discovered her dog likes to join in and sing along when she plays.
Early morning recitals
Some youth members played at local memorials to commemorate the Centenary of WW1, playing at 6.00am!
In the heart of Reading
Youth Members plays alongside the Senior Band in Broad Street, Reading
You’ll hear her in Hurst
Poppy practices in and around the village where she lives
Burns’ Supper with Danny
Danny plays his first public engagement as a soloist piping in the haggis at a Burns’ supper in January 2020
Out of Africa
One of our Youth members, Theo, currently lives in Zambia and continues his online tutorials and practices in the wide open spaces.
Breathing new life into old pipes
The Band received a wonderful gift of a historical set of David Glen bagpipes.
