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Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1991


Fanfare and Voice of the Castle

"Colonel Dow's Farewell"
Composed by Major DE Price, Scots Guards, Director of Music Scots Guards and the Tattoo's Director of Music 1991

The Massed Pipes and Drums
»1st Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers
»1st Battalion The Gordon Highlanders
»Guards Piping School
»The Citadel Band & Pipes of the Military College of South Carolina
»Republic of Singapore Police Band
»The Edinburgh Battalion, The Boys' Brigade
The Queen's Colour Squadron, Royal Air Force

A display of precision marching and continuity drill by the Squadron which represents the Royal Air Force on all major ceremonial occasions. Their music in this Tattoo is provided by the Staff Band of the Women's Royal Army Corps. The programme is:
Lutwaffe March ("Aces High")
633 Squadron
Dambusters

»The Queen's Colour Squadron of the Royal Air Force
»Women's Royal Army Corps
The Kevock Choir

A choral display by the Lothian based choir founded in 1967. Accompanied by the Regimental Band of the Scots Guards.

»The Tattoo Choir (Kevock Choir)
»Band of the Scots Guards
Fit to Fight

A brief assault course competition to illustrate the vital importance of physical fitness in military operations. Followed by an identification of Scottish corps, regiments and combat groups who have distinguished themselves on operations this year.

Sounds of Singapore

A non-strop musical display by the Republic of Singapore Police Band, the Gurkha Police Pipes and Drums, the Police Women's Pipes and Drums, the Singapore Girl Pipers; with an ethnic contribution the Kampong Glam Community Centre Lion Dance Troupe, greeted by the Linlithgow Fire Service Scottish Dragon.

»Republic of Singapore Police Band
»Gurkha Police Pipes and Drums
»Police Women's Pipes and Drums
»Singapore Girl Pipers
»Kampong Glam Community Centre Lion Dance Troupe
Youth in Action

A daring and controlled display of motor cycling skills by the Dockland Honda Imps

»The Imps Motor Cycle Display Team
The Massed Military Bands

Music - Another Op'nin, Another Show; Alma; Morning, from Grieg's Peer Gynt;

Excerpt from Dvorak's New World; Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue; Girls in Green (WRAC);


I Love a Lassie; Roamin' in the Gloamin'

»Band of the Scots Guards
»The WRAC Staff Band
»1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers
»Regimental Band 1st Battalion The King's Regiment
»The Citadel Band & Pipes of the Military College of South Carolina
»Republic of Singapore Police Band
Together

The Massed Pipes & Drums and the Massed Military Bands play a combined programme
The Atholl Highlanders
Brentwood Bay
The High Road to Gairloch

Finale

Entry of Cast


General Salute
Extract from Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
Evening Hymn and Last Post
 
Lone Piper
Final Voice of the Castle
Auld Lang Syne
General Salute and National Anthem
The Maroon and cast march off
Military bands march off
Pipes and Drums march off

Mairie's Wedding
Royal Air Force Salute
 
23rd Psalm played to Crimond
 
Fingal's Weeping
 
 
The Queen
Scotland the Brave
We're no awa' to bide awa'
The Black Bear