Highland Cathedral

[AgentProvocateur]

Just reading the thread about ‘what classical music gives you goose bumps’ and I didn’t want to ruin their vibe by mentioning bagpipes 😂 But does anyone else get a lump in their throat when they hear Highland Cathedral? I don’t know if if it’s because I’ve heard it played at funerals (but also weddings) but it makes me well up every time.

Absolutely.

Definitely. My husband plays in the pipe band, love hearing them practice it. I love mairi's wedding too 😊

Definitely, in fact sometimes just hearing the bag pipes in general. From gala days, to Remembrance Day to weddings and funerals they signify a togetherness for me. Highland Cathedral is particularly poignant as it was played at a funeral I attended.

DD used to play in a really successful brass band and they regularly played it. Last time I heard her play it (knowing it was her last ever performance in the band) I did big wet sobs. It was beautiful. She misses being in the band terribly - we moved a long way away.

100% it was always a favourite of mine to sing in school as my grandparents loved it and often had bagpipe music on in the background while they cooked etc. Can vividly remember my granda whistling along as my gran sang.

Whenever I hear it I well up and get a lump in my throat, which is unusual for me!

I'm Welsh and in a choir and we sang Highland Cathedral in Dunkeld Cathederal! Absolutely stunning setting and sobbed whilst singing! My favourite Scottish song.
Also recently at my Scottish FIL funeral the piper piped him into the crematorium playing it! Beautiful and full of memories for me!

I love bagpipes but am not Scottish.
I will look up Highland Cathedral.

Yup. My niece got married using it to walk in to.

God yes!

I prefer The Gael.

Love hearing Highland Cathedral played by the bagpipes .

Apologies didn't mean to add to this thread- have asked to be deleted. Love Highland Cathedral!

Yeah, funeral song,moves me to tears

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ES6r8dH-Dew

I never realised the music was written by a couple of German musicians and fairly recently - had always thought it was completely Scottish (and traditional)

Nothing worse than when you are prone to crying at bagpipes and you come across a lone piper at mile 20 of a marathon. Why would they do that? Why?

@LoosingBattle

Nothing worse than when you are prone to crying at bagpipes and you come across a lone piper at mile 20 of a marathon. Why would they do that? Why?

😂

Was my wedding 'walking up the aisle' song played by a fantastic piper named Jim....love it

Its played for everything isn't it weddings,funerals just cos ! Dhs friend was a piper 8n the army friend sadly died at 27 ,dh has a recording of friend playing a solo on a Scotdisc album.

Oh definitely - I’ve never lived in Scotland but my dad’s a Scot and I have a genetic lachrymose reaction to Highland Cathedral. Unfortunately DH is allergic to bagpipes...

I had a solo Piper playing this at my (first) wedding and it made me cry so much I had to go away for 10 minutes!

Are you even Scottish if you don’t well up at the bagpipes?!

Yep, another one here who had it as my entrance song at our wedding on the bagpipes

Also had it as my wedding aisle song. Love it - gets right into your soul (and I knew it was German not Scottish!)

I tear up when it plays at football or rugby internationals. I want it at my funeral as well.