BRITS ARMY; Dragoon Guards pipers in line for music gongs.Byline: Simon Houston AN ALBUM recorded by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) while on active duty in Iraq has been tipped to land a Brit Award. The tank regiment's pipers and drummers worked on their highly acclaimed CD, Spirit Of The Glen - Journey, while in Basra last year. The studio was a sweltering tent where the temperature topped 100F. Their album is thought to be the first professionally produced in a theatre of war. It's the second time the regimental band have reached the final stages of the Classical Brits. Chance Last year, the original Spirit Of The Glen, recorded in 2007, was just pipped for album of the year by four-piece opera group Blake. The regiment face stiff opposition again this time, with the best-selling debut album from three Irish Catholic Irish Catholics is a term used to describe people of Roman Catholic background who are Irish or of Irish descent. The term is of note due to Irish immigration to many countries of the English speaking world, particularly as a result of the Irish Famine in the 1840s - 1850s, clergymen, The Priests, among the favourites. After their latest nomination, Major Roger Macmillan, commanding officer C Squadron, has appealed for public support. He said: "Last year was the first time that any military band had been nominated for a Brit Award and we were narrowly pipped at the post by the tightest of margins - 300 votes. "We now have a second chance to win this award. The public can cast their vote on the Classical Brits website and we really need your help to win. Our appeal is going out as widely as possible across the defence community, in the hope that we can achieve success this year. "Wherever we go in the world, we will take the pipes and, if we can, we'll take the drums as well to have the full band with us." The regiment are currently based in north Germany as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade, the Desert Rats, and equipped with the fearsome Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank. They have also seen recent service in Afghanistan and have fought in the Middle East on four occasions dating back to the first Gulf War in 1991. During the most recent tour, they were advising the Iraqi army The Iraqi Army is the army of Iraq, active in various forms since the country was formed in the aftermath of World War I. Today, it is a component of the Iraqi Security Forces tasked with assuming responsibility for all Iraqi land-based military operations following the 2003 in preparation for the takeover. Hosted by Myleene Klass Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is a British classical pianist, commercial model, television and radio presenter, and former member of the UK pop group Hear’Say. Her pop success achieved 4 Top 10 singles, 2 of which were UK Number Ones. , the NS& I Classical Brit Awards The Classical BRIT Awards are an annual awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom covering aspects of classical music, and are the classical equivalent of pop music's BRIT Awards. 2009 will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on May 14. CAPTION(S): PIPING HOT: The Guards in Iraq and, right, recording their latest album ON TARGET: The CD is up for a Brit |
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