The Story Behind The Song "Lord Lovat's Lament"
At most events, I will play the song, "Lord Lovat's Lament", at some point. It is an homage to the courage of those mad bagpipers who led men into battle. - Colin www.colinlewismusic.com The story of the “mad” Highland piper of World War II As shells exploded overhead and German snipers tried to pick off the advancing commandos, Private Millin was told to play Highland Laddie, Blue Bonnets Over the Border and Our Road to the Isles Picture: PA EMMA O’NEILL Email Friday 11 March 2016 Pipers were banned from the front line during WWII due to the high number of casualties during WWI. But Lord Lovat, who traditionally always marched into battle with a piper at his side, defied the War Office’s orders, and brought “mad” Bill Millin with him on D-Day. D-Day is known as one of the most violent bloody battles of WWII for the Allied side, on the Normandy beaches. Nearing the end of the war, the beaches were invaded by hundreds of thousands of you
