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Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1996


Fanfare - Robert Burns

Composed by Lt Col DE Price, Senior Director of Music, Household Division
Director of Music Scots Guards and Tattoo Director of Music 1996

The Massed Pipes and Drums
»The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
»The 1st Royal Tank Regiment
»1st Battalion Scots Guards
»THE ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIERS (PRINCESS MARGARET'S OWN GLASGOW AND AYRSHIRE REGIMENT) 21st, 71st, 74th.
»1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers
»1st Battalion The Black Watch
»2nd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment
»The Royal Hong Kong Police
Robert Burns - His Early Life

The emerging literary genius begins to express himself in poetry

The United States Army Band, "Pershing's Own"

The premier military band of the United States Army

»The United States Army Band
Robert Burns - Tam O'Shanter

A vignette from his epic masterpiece

Zulu Warriors from the South African Police Service

Spectacular ceremonial dancing to the accompaniment of pulsating drum rhythms, singing, whistling and chanting with
The Pipes and Drums of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

»Zulu Warriors from the South African Police Service
»The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Burns' Welcome to Edinburgh

Acclaimed at a ball held in his honour, Edinburgh Society toasts Burns
as 'Caledonia's Bard' - featuring the Tattoo Dance Company
and Highland Dancers from the Scottish Division

»Tattoo Highland Dancers
The United States Army Drill Team

Internationally acclaimed Silent Drill Display Team with their breathtaking bayonet-tipped rifle routines

»United States Army Drill Team
Robert Burns - The Immortal Memory

A commemoration of his death 200 years ago

The Massed Military Bands

A musical tribute to Burns

The Band of The Royal Lancers


Royal Tank Regiment Cambrai Band


Band of The Scots Guards


The Lowland Band of The Scottish Division


The United States Army Band, "Pershing's Own"

»Royal Lancers
»The 1st Royal Tank Regiment
»Band of the Scots Guards
»The Lowland Band of the Scottish Division
»The United States Army Band
The Massed Bands & Massed Pipes and Drums

400 musicians fill the Arena with sound and colour

Finale

The Massed Bands and Massed Pipes and Drums joined by the complete cast
Star of Rabbie Burns
The Way Old Friends Do
Highland Cathedral
Auld Lang Syne
Dark Island/Crimond/Last Post
Lone Pipe - The Immortal Memory
National Anthem
Scotland The Brave
We're No Awa' Tae Bide Awa'
The Black Bear