This is the St. Patrick’s Day edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion and features Irish music. We open with and Irish tune that is the official march of the U.S. First Cavalry Division: “The Gary Owen March.” The tune was the favorite of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, sometimes referred to as General Custer, who was the commander of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. During one battle in 1874, Col. Custer ordered the 7th Cavalry mounted band to perform the march while leading his soldiers into battle. In 1876, the band members were not present at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (also known as Custer’s Last Stand) because their horses were needed as backup mounts for the cavalrymen. The band played the march while standing when the regiment left camp. Ultimately, the band did go to the battle site to recover the wounded and escort them to safety.
Article About 7th Cavalry’s mounted band.
- Gary Owen March
Composer: Fulton & Gore
Performer: Washington Winds
Album: Forward March
- Irish Suite: Phil the Fluter's Ball
Composer: Percy French (1854-1920, arranged by Trevor Ford (1931- )
Performer: Royal Belgian Navy Band
Album: Spanish Trilogy
- Irish Suite: Mountains of Mourne
Composer: Percy French (1854-1920), arranged by Trevor Ford
Performer: Royal Belgian Navy Band
Album: Spanish Trilogy
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- Irish Festival (a.k.a. Irish Salute)
Composer: Traditional, arranged by Frank Cofield (1913-2005)
Performer: Band of the Royal Irish Regiment
Album: Erin Shore
- Irish Suite: Irish Washerwoman
Composer: Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Performer: Keystone Wind Ensemble
Album: Leroy Anderson: Phantom Regiment and Other Tales
- Irish Suite: Minstrel Boy
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Performer: Keystone Wind Ensemble
Album: Leroy Anderson: Phantom Regiment and Other Tales
- Irish Suite: Rakes of Mallow
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Performer: Keystone Wind Ensemble
Album: Leroy Anderson: Phantom Regiment and Other Tales
- Irish Suite: Girl I Left Behind
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Performer: Keystone Wind Ensemble
Album: Leroy Anderson: Phantom Regiment and Other Tales
- Irish Flavour
Composer: Alaxandre Carlin (Circa 1976)
Performer: Ad Hoc Wind Orchestra
Album: Falcon of Egypt
- Brian Boru’s March
Composer: Traditional
Performer: U.S. Marine Band
Album: Sound Off
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- Molly on the Shore (1907)
Composer: Traditional, arranged by Percy Grainger
Performer: U.S. Air Force Band
Album: Airs and Dances
- Irish Tune from County Derry, also known as Londonderry Air and Danny Boy
Composer: Traditional, arranged by Percy Grainger
Performer: U.S. Air Force Band
Album: Airs and Dances
- Medly of God Save Ireland, Boy from Killane, and Wearing of the Green
Composer: Traditional
Performer: U.S. Air Force Band Reserve Pipe Band
Album: Airs and Dances
- Come Back, Paddy Reilly
Composer: Percy French (1854-1920)
Performer: Band of the Irish Guards
Album: Best of Ireland
