NI Centenary Parade: Crack and whistle of drums and flutes begins to waft over assembly ground

By Adam Kula

Published 28th May 2022, 12:24 BST

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Another video this morning, setting the scene at Stormont for those who cannot be present themselves.

After effectively two years of lockdowns and thwarted hopes, finally a large-scale celebration of loyalist musical culture is beginning to take shape at Stormont ahead of the huge centenary parade early this afternoon.

Here we show a pair of Lambeg drummers battering their 45lb-or-so instruments (20kg) in synchrony, to an accompanying backdrop of pipes – and there will be more videos where that came from.

Stay tuned throughout the day.

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