INSTRUMENT OF WAR and WHEN THE PIPERS PLAY

THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Narrated by Tom Conti, Hannah Gordon and Charlton Heston  |  Songs by Isla St Clair

Produced and Directed by Patrick King

“Exceptional”             “Essential viewing”         “Impressive”

Sunday Times Magazine                    Sunday Mail                          Scots Magazine

Disc 1 – INSTRUMENT OF WAR – PART ONE –  ‘Ladies From Hell’
‘Ladies from hell’ was a title given to the fierce kilted highlanders by their enemies. The use of the bagpipes in war is very ancient among the Celtic people and this film traces the story from ancient times up to the end of World War One, when Scottish pipers still led their troops into battle. This definitive history contains rare archive footage. Specially shot sequences include:

• the last survivor of the Boer War
• the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga, New York
• last piper in action during WWI

Disc 2 – INSTRUMENT OF WAR – PART TWO –  ‘Call to the Blood’
This film traces the effect of the bagpipes from the battlefields of World War II to the present day. Its haunting sound awakens a distant past in people around the world – the ‘Call to the Blood’ is strong. Specially shot sequences include:

• The duties of a regimental piper
• Scots pipers in the Burma campaign of WWII
• What the pipes mean to Phil Collins and Capercaillie
• The Canadian piper who fought on D-Day
• The Army Piping School in Edinburgh
• The effect of the bagpipes in far away places
• The pipers of the Jordanian Army and the French Navy
• How bagpipes were used as a propaganda weapon during WWII

Disc 3 – WHEN THE PIPERS PLAY  –  Final Part of the Trilogy

This compelling multi award winning film combines inspiring songs and music with stunning footage, bringing to the screen a unique insight into one of the world’s most popular instruments. Sequences include:

• Songs by Isla St Clair
• The massed pipes and drums of all the Scottish Regiments
• DVD Bonus features some of the worlds greatest pipers: Michael Cusak, Alasdair Gillies, Willie MacCallum, Jim MacGillvrey, Angus McColl, Fred Morrison and Gordon Walker