The Royal Marines Band has gone viral on the internet with a stunning performance of the hit song Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. The song, backed by a full orchestra, is sung by three marines, BdCpl Sam McIndoe, BdLCpl Kirsty Haines, and BdLCpl Hannah Smither.
Headquartered at HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth on the southeastern coast of England, the band is one of five bands that make up the musical wing of the Royal Navy known as the Royal Marines Band Service.
Known for putting on spectacular performances of famous songs like this one, they are drawing quite a big audience on the internet.
There are almost 70K subscribers on their Youtube channel and most of their videos get a few thousand views, with some getting tens of thousands of views.
But this performance was so special that the band gained a whopping 1 million views in just a couple of months! And deservedly so, considering the talent and effort that has gone into this mind-blowing production.
According to their Youtube channel, the bands that make up The Royal Marines Band Service are among the world’s most versatile military musical organizations.
They are known for “providing the Royal Navy, Defence and the State with musical and ceremonial excellence that underpins the fabric of the nation, service ethos and national core values.”
