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Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1992


The Raising of the Regiment

1642   

Pipes and Drummers

Pipe Round: "My Home"

 

Men of the 2nd Bn Scots Guards

Quick March: "Within a Mile o' Edinburgh Toon"

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Fanfare trumpets from The Royal Marines
The Kevock Choir
Fanfare "Argyle's Regiment" (Composed by Lt Col John Ware RM)

 

1651

King Charles II is crowned at Scone with his "Life Guards of Foot" 17th Century Band (founded by the Regimental Band Scots Guards)

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"3rd Guards March"

 

Fanfare

"Vivat Rex!"

 

1695

The Capture of Namur

 

Choir

"See the Conquering Hero Comes"

The Mehter Band from Turkey

1700  

A selection of 17th and 18th Century traditional Turkish tunes

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British 18th Century Band (found by the Regimental Band Scots Guards)

 

Combined
March Out

Wha Wadna Fecht for Charlie
Lilliburlero
Mehtur Vuruyor (Sofyan Suzinak)
Colonel Bogey

»The Mehter Band
The Massed Pipes and Drums
 

March on
 
Slow Air
Strathspey
Reel
Reform and March Off

The Braemar Gathering
The Dundee City Police Band
Glen Gelder
The Standard on the Braes of Mar
The Tache
The Battle of the Somme
The Heights of Dargai

 

1815

Waterloo
Choir

Men from the 2nd Bn Scots Guards
"British Grenadiers"

 

1854

The Crimea
Choir

 
"Cheer Boys, Cheer"

 

1882  

Egypt
Choir

 
"Excerpt from "Aida"

Massed Scottish Highland and Country Dancing

The Tattoo Company of Dancers accompanied by the Massed Pipes and Drums

 

March on:
Reels:
 
Jig:
March off:
Strathspeys:

Leaving Port Askaig
The High Road to Linton, Kate Dalrymple
The Kilt is my Delight, Jock Wilson's Ball
All the Blue Bonnets are over the Border
The Piobaireachd of Donald Dhu
Miss Ada Crawford, Because he was a Bonny Lad
Highland Whisky, Orange and Blue

 

1901  

The Boer War
Choir

 
"Soldiers of the Queen"

 

1914

The Great War
Choir

 
"It's a long way to Tipperary"

 

1942

The Second World War
Choir

 
"We're gonna hang out the Washing on the
Siegfired Line", "Roll Out the Barrel", "Run Rabbit Run"

»Tattoo Highland Dancers
The Royal Air Force Regiment and Airfield Action

A display by men of the Royal Auxillary Air Force

»Royal Air Force
The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

A Land-Rover race with a difference.

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1982  

Falkland Islands Campaign

The Battle of Tumbledown

The Massed Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines

1992  

(Under the direction of Lt Col John Ware RM)

 

 
Corps of Drums
 
Entry of the Pipes and Drums
Slow Troop
 
Entry of The Scots Guards
 
Finale Set Piece

World in Union
Karajak
Green Grow the Rushes Oh!
The Meeting of the Waters
Flower of Scotland
Garb of Auld Gaul
Heilan' Laddie
General Salute
Highland Cathedral

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Auld Lang Syne
National Anthem

 

Choir
The Lone Piper

Lead kindly Light
Donald Blue

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March off

Scotland the Brave
We're No Awa' to Bide Awa'
The Black Bear

»The Massed Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines