The 'Colonel Bogey March' played by The Band of the Royal Irish Regiment. My video shows the Band of the Royal Irish Regiment performing the Colonel Bogey March. This event took place at Bangor Castle, County Down on 9th May 2025 as part of the events to mark Victory in Europe Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration. The "Colonel Bogey March" was composed in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881–1945) (pen name Kenneth J. Alford), a British Army bandmaster who later became the director of music for