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If you ever did a musical tour of
Britain, you might get some
surprises. Electric guitarists and pop
singers are not the only musicians to
be heard. There are many strong,
local traditions of music still very
much alive today.
Let’s start in the north, in
Scotland. The national instrument is
the bagpipes. Not everyone likes the
sound it makes, but to the Scots,
bagpipe music is the most exciting
in the world. For centuries, up to the
First World War, Scottish pipers led
the soldiers into battle, played for
their royal masters, and at weddings
and funerals. The bagpipers are still
very popular, and every town has a
pipe band.
South over the Border, into the
north of England, we come to the
land of the brass band. This is the
country of factories and coal mines,
many of which have their own
bands. Some of these are incredibly
good. The Grimethorpe Colliery
Band, for example, is internationally
famous. The bands have an annual
competition and Britain’s best
classical composers write music
especially for them.
Let’s go south again, to central
and southern England. Music is
always to be found in the village
church, where the choir sings the old
hymns which every schoolchild
learns. Here also, in the pub, you
may meet a singer of old folk songs,
or a troupe of dancing Morris men.
But now we must go west, for we
will find the best choral music in
Wales. The Welsh have always been
famous for their singing. Even before
the Romans came, 2,000 years ago,
their “bards” were known to the
ancient world. They still meet every
year at the “Eisteddfod”, a Welsh
competition. Now their “male voice
choirs” are very popular, with their
special rich, strong sound.
London, like all the great cities of
Britain, has a long tradition of
classical music. Every night English
and international musicians perform
in the concert halls and opera
houses. London is one of the great
classical music centres of the world.
Our music tour is over, and it’s
time to catch our plane home. But in
the London underground we’ll pass
some young “buskers”, singing or
playing a guitar or a flute. They look
modern enough, but don’t be
mistaken. People like them have
been playing in the streets of Britain
ever since history began