PM 003 EMPIRE. As we muddle through the Queen's Birthday and parade.

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from THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY SALUTE (1957), Vanguard VTC 1602 Herald Trumpets and Band of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Narrated and Directed by Major S. V. Hays. June 13, 1957 for HRH Queen Elizabeth II., "Eyes Right" horses, cannons, bugles, "Eyes Front"

• [1] The Royal Regiment, Curzon 1:40
• [2] The Royal Artillery Slow March, traditional 2:20
• [3] The Keel Row, traditional 1:15
• [4] Bonnie Dundee, traditional 0:50
• [5] The British Grenadiers, traditional 1:20
• [6] Hark the Bonny Christchurch Bells, Millman 2:30
• [7] March of the Peers from Iolanthe, Sullivan [1842-1900] 5:35

By the way, the Queen celebrates her birthday any day she likes, usually on a date selected each year by the Lord Chamberlain office.

from TROOPING THE COLOUR, London LPL 74044Grenadier Guards/Capt. R. Bashford

• [8] quick MARCH, Viscount Nelson, Zehle

from THE REGIMENTAL BANDS PASS IN REVIEW, Audio Spectrum AST 208 recording director/D. L. Miller. Order of march is left to right.

• [9] Big Ben, Household Cavalry and Regimental Sgt. Ronald Brittain, MBE Coldstream Guards (loudest voice in the army). 1:15
• [10] Life Guards 4:05
• [11] Royal Horse Guards 1:25
• [12] The British Grenadiers 2:05
• [13] Highland Laddie (Scots Guards) pipes and band 3:20
• [14] Men of Harlech (Welsh Guards) harmony Barnaby 2:00
  • Men of Harlech! honor calls us,
  • no proud Saxon e'er appalls us!
  • on we march what e'er befalls us,
  • never shall we fly! (as translated by Duthie)
• [15] St. Partick's Day (Irish Guards) 1:50
• [16] Milanollo (Coldstream Guards) 2:25
• [17] Rule Britania, Arne [1710-1778] 1:15
• [18] Life on the Ocean Waves (Royal Marines) :50
• [19] Cock of the North (Gordon Highlanders) pipes 1:10
• [20] Soldiers of the Queen 2:25
• [21] Prince Albert (Somerset Light Infantry) 2:10
• [22] aka Land of Hope and Glory, [1901] Elgar 2:15
• [23] God Save the Queen (Anthem) :50

from THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY'S IRISH GUARDS, Everest TLP 2096 "Since the Middle Ages the only aim of military musicians was to beat and blow as loud as possible."

• [24] Sons of the Brave, Thomas Bidgood 2:45
• [25] Old Comrades, Carl Teike 2:45

from LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL, Austin Custom Records WPS 6698Concert Band/Howard Dunn

• [26] Earl of Oxford's Marche, William Byrd (1543-1623)-Jacob 3:15 also known as "Mr. Byrd's Battle"

TRT 59:43

see also PM004 EVENTS PM090 ENGLISH MUFFINS

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