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In its 61st year, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has lost none of its magical appeal. Just remember that as the Massed Pipes and Drums emerge from the darkness of the castle drawbridge, they are ushering in a cast of over 900 top-flight performers from across the globe - military bands, soloists, athletes, precision experts, dancers and singers.

And this year the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo welcomes Brigadier David Allfrey, its eighth Chief Executive and Producer, who succeeds Major General Euan Loudon. Both Brigadier Allfrey and his predecessor follow in a line of distinguished soldiers, all of whom have made an invaluable contribution towards this truly remarkable multi-national and multi-cultural event.

Two themes define the 2011 programme. The first, in recognition of the redesigned stand seating is ‘The Triumph of Scottish Engineering’. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is proud to celebrate the fact that the entire steel structure of the auditorium was fabricated in Aberdeen, and in tribute to this achievement, the 2011 Tattoo Fanfare salutes the excellence of Scottish engineering skill.

As the sun sinks in the west, the sense of anticipation grows among the spectators, and loud cheers accompany the booming voice of Colonel Alasdair Hutton, the Narrator, as he identifies their countries of origin. The excitement is contagious.

The second theme, Of The Sea, features the combined bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines and the Brazilian Marine Corps Band. 140 musicians from HM Royal Marines Plymouth, Portsmouth and Scotland, will be performing.

A first for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a Naval Field Gun Display where teams of sailors compete against the clock and each other to assemble and transport a field gun, displaying immense skill and strength. To demonstrate the perils of a Royal Navy counter piracy patrol, sailors from HMS Montrose are to re-enact a scenario taken from a recent operation in the Indian Ocean.

A specially choreographed dance sequence will illustrate the trials and tribulations of working fishermen, preparing for sea, journeying to fishing grounds, setting their nets, harvesting their catch and finally returning home to their families and the market. Accompanying the Tattoo Dance Company is the all-girl West Ulster Total Dance Company.

The rich diversity of this year’s programme is enhanced by the Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments mounted on bicycles and wearing uniforms from World War One. The Crossed Swords, Germany’s first pipe band, comes from Berlin to Scotland with a group of 45 pipers.

Adding further to the spectacle is the Brazilian Marine Corps Band, the Pipes and Drums of the Royal Army of Oman from the Middle East and the Pipes and Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society join us from South Australia.

When the Lone Piper appears high up on the castle’s battlements for the finale, the audience will be able to look back on a shared experience that nobody present is ever likely to forget.

THE old fortress of Edinburgh Castle has stood upon its rock for over a thousand years. As the

setting for one of the greatest spectacles of pomp and ceremony of all time, it remains unsurpassed.

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The amphitheatre for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is the Castle Esplanade, which has this year been impressively refurbished with state-of-the-art stand seating. As the sun sinks in the west, the sense of anticipation grows among the spectators, and loud cheers accompany the booming voice of Colonel Alasdair Hutton, the Narrator, as he identifies their countries of origin. The excitement is contagious.

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New AmphitheAtre for tAttoo

Erected by RIM Fabrications Ltd of Aberdeenshire with the assistance of Highland Galvanizers of Elgin, the replacement project has been acclaimed as a triumph of style and imaginative engineering. Incorporated into the floor plan is a custom-built VIP area put together by the Edinburgh-based glazing experts Charles Henshaw & Sons and featuring a canopy fabricated by specialist manufacturers Cairnhill Structures Ltd of Coatbridge in Lanarkshire.

As well as improved corporate hospitality features, superior rest and retail areas, plumbed-in toilets have been introduced. Previously ticket holders were only offered the use of portaloos!

Facilities have been dramatically enhanced for spectators and performers alike. The costly and locally controversial 12 weeks needed to erect the stands and 10 weeks needed to dismantle them, on an annual basis, has been significantly reduced.

Seen against the backdrop of the old weathered fortress, with the skylines of Scotland’s Capital clearly visible on every side, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s 21st Century auditorium resembles a giant ship standing ready to transport its passengers on a journey of colour, pageantry and light.

The new stands complex epitomises Scotland’s tradition in design and engineering – making extraordinary things from steel!

Spectators at this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will for the first time be able to sit back in comfort

and enjoy this world famous spectacle from a magnificent state-of-the-art modern auditorium, which embraces the North, South and East sides of the Castle Esplanade.

This £16 million project is the culmination of several years of planning and design, made possible through a funding partnership formed between Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, the City of Edinburgh Council and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

It was in 1975 that the Tattoo’s previous award-winning stadium design was introduced, based on the Mero system used for Germany’s 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich. At the time, the structure was internationally acclaimed, but in recent years, as ticket sales increased and audiences became more demanding, it became increasingly apparent that the old-style closely-packed seating would simply not suffice. It was time to meet the twenty first century requirements of Scotland’s most celebrated and popular annual spectator event.

Under the supervision of the leading UK building and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, who contracted the global temporary event construction suppliers NUSSLI, 1,000 tonnes of steel was assigned to provide a forum on three sides with a maximum seating capacity for 8,700 onlookers. The greatly improved amphitheatre is now three times the size of the original grandstand and in addition to the introduction of far better access facilities for disabled visitors, there is a 35% increase in space per seat, a welcome innovation for all.

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The Pipes and Drums of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (SCOTS DG) have their roots

in a small pipe band which joined the Royal Scots Greys in 1946.

The band formed as a result of the demobilisation of various Scottish Territorial Armoured Corps units. These were the Scots Greys’ first official pipers. In the past there had been even smaller and quite unofficial pipe bands including one in India in the 1920s, which performed on horseback!

The pipers and drummers are tank and cavalry soldiers who have honed their skills on Challenger Main Battle Tanks whilst upholding a real proficiency as top class musicians.

The band continues to score one achievement after another. It is regarded as the British Army’s top Pipes and Drums and is classified as Grade 2 Standard. In 2007 the Pipes and Drums of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards signed a major recording deal with the music label, Universal and the subsequent album, ‘Spirit of the Glen’, topped the classical charts over the festive season that year. In 2008 their second album in the series, ‘Spirit of the Glen – journey’, which was recorded in Iraq, won a Classical Brit Award for Album of the Year.

Currently the Regiment, working as part of 3 Commando Brigade, is approaching the end of a tough 6 month operational tour in Afghanistan.

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The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) were formed on August 1st 2006.

They were established by the union of The Royal Scots and The King’s Own Scottish Borderers; two Regiments who have given over 700 years of service to the Crown.

David Leslie, the third Earl of Leven, raised the King’s Own Scottish Borderers in 1689 to protect the Scottish capital against attacks from forces loyal to the deposed King james. The Royal Scots were formed in 1633 when Sir john Hepburn, under a Royal Warrant granted by King Charles I, raised a body of men in Scotland for service in France.

The Battalion, including its pipers and drummers, has recently returned from challenging operations in Afghanistan.

Since its return, the musicians have experienced a particularly demanding period. They have led homecoming parades in Galashiels, Linlithgow and Edinburgh, as well as freedom processions in Livingston and Melrose, on top of performing at the Armed Forces Day Parade in Edinburgh.

The band has also been on parade for the Presentation of New Colours by Her Majesty The Queen to The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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Following this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, they will once again return to their core role as infantry soldiers, deploying to Kenya on a 6 week training exercise. This marks the start of their preparations for a return to Afghanistan.


The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) is a line infantry regiment, which forms one of seven

battalions in the Royal Regiment of Scotland. They are based in Penicuik, Midlothian, about seven miles south of Edinburgh. Currently they form part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, who were recently deployed on operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. This was their second operational tour of Helmand; their first was three years ago in 2008.

The Regiment has a long and distinguished history dating back to 1678. They have fought in many major battles over that time (from Blenheim to the Gulf War) and been granted many honours.

They continue to provide security today in an increasingly unstable world. They have been deployed frequently in the last decade in support of UK Government activities and have served with distinction in every operation in which they have been involved.

The Pipes and Drums of 2nd Battalion have always been an integral part of the Regiment. They have always maintained the highest of standards and nowadays is as much a part of the Regiment’s legacy as a source of pride.

Its history is very much reflected in the uniforms you see on parade this evening. The Drum Major is wearing the Mackenzie tartan trews derived from the Highland Light Infantry, while the remainder of the band is dressed in the Erskine tartan of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. These links, going back well over 300 years, are a continuing inspiration to all who serve in the 2nd Battalion.

The Pipes and Drums are formed from the Battalion’s Fire Support Company and when not practicing their craft perform as members of the machine gun platoon.

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the pipes and Drums of 1st Battalionthe royal Gurkha rifles

The Brigade of Gurkhas’ service to the Crown dates back as far as 1815 when the first regiments of Gurkhas were formed from the volunteers of the

East India Company’s Army.

Since then, Gurkhas have been employed as an integral part of the British Army and continue to play a full role in its operational commitments. Prior to 1997, the Brigade’s focus was the Far East but following the handover of Hong Kong it moved back to the UK, which is now its base.

The Brigade still maintains a battalion in Brunei and continues to contribute to the Army’s operational deployment worldwide.

In recent times, Gurkhas have taken part in operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone and Iraq.

It is a tribute to the Gurkha soldier that 3 key training establishments: The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the Infantry Battle School at Brecon and the jungle Warfare Wing at Brunei all use Gurkha soldiers for demonstration purposes on their flagship courses.

Gurkha Infantry Battalions have also maintained pipe bands since they were stationed with Scottish Regiments in India over 150 years ago.

Currently based in Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, the Pipes and Drums of 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles have performed extensively across the UK as well as in Europe and Australia.

The Pipes and Drums are primarily infantry soldiers, who form the Battalion Defence Platoon when not deployed on exercise or operations.


2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles was formed from the merger of 7th and 10th Gurkha Rifles and consists mainly of Gurkhas recruited in East Nepal.

Today, it continues to carry forward the traditions of its descendants. Historical trappings such as the Queen’s Truncheon, which was awarded to the Sirmoor Rifles in Delhi, is in service with the Regiment. The Drums carry the battle honours of four previous regiments on permanent loan to the Royal Gurkha Rifles.

Retained affiliations include those with the King’s Royal Hussars, the Royal Scots and the Royal Green jackets. The latter alliance goes back to the days of the Indian Mutiny and an association with the 60th Rifles (now the Royal Green jackets), when the Gurkhas’ origins as a rifle regiment began.

Its distinctive, rifle-green ceremonial uniform with black buttons on the tunic collars as well as the Regiment’s marching speed of 140-paces to the minute also date from this era.

Gurkha Infantry Battalions have maintained pipe bands since the 1860s when they served alongside Scottish Regiments. The tradition of wearing tartan is a legacy of this time.

To mark the occasion of the Regiment’s affiliation with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1949, the Pipe Band wears the Douglas tartan.

The 2nd Battalion is currently stationed in Brunei.

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The Royal Irish Regiment is the last remaining Irish infantry regiment of the line. The 1st Battalion is based in Tern Hill, Shropshire and forms part of 16

Air Assault Brigade.

From 1689 to the present day, the Regiment and its predecessors have been engaged in the front line of countless British international military engagements.

Its antecedent regiments played a significant role in world affairs for over 300 years from Waterloo, the Indian Mutiny and the Boer War to the battles of the Somme, Dunkirk, Normandy and Korea. In recent times the 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment has seen action in Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, the Gulf, and Iraq.

Throughout its history the Regiment has assembled a proud and distinguished record of service in a number of operational theatres, including Afghanistan, from where the Royal Irish battle

group returned in October 2008 having completed their second tour in Helmand Province. They have since served again in 2010.

Its musicians are an integral part of the Royal Irish Regiment. The Pipes and Drums are a 36-strong group of men, including a Bugle Major, Pipe Major and Drum Major, who oversee not only the musical training of the buglers, pipers and drummers, but their military training too. These three individuals are the wellspring of the Battalion’s musical expertise and are always present at parades and events.

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The Pipes and Drums are not just a musical collective, many are trained Fire Support members as well as being energetic and robust Air Assault troopers. Ready to drop their instruments and fight, these men are some of the best trained in the Battalion - both as soldiers and musicians.


the royal air Force pipes and Drums

Voluntary bands have an enduring tradition in the Royal Air Force, stretching as far back as the formation of the Service in 1918. This has provided

the foundation from which celebrated bands such as the Central Band of the RAF were established.

RAF music, now internationally acclaimed, owes its heritage to a variety of semi-official musical groups featuring combinations of military, brass, pipe and drum bands.

Together they provide an important addition to the RAF’s established bands, providing a key musical resource for State-level or other high profile ceremonial events. The bands also help foster a practical interest in piping and highland drumming within the RAF and in their local communities, whilst promoting the Service and improving the welfare and morale of its members by providing a rewarding cultural and recreational activity.

As well as competing successfully across the piping fraternity, each of the RAF’s five voluntary pipe bands perform at a wide

range of local charity and community events. On top of regular appearances at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the RAF Pipes and Drums are much sought-after for a variety of overseas engagements, recently performing in Korea, Gibraltar, Holland and France.

RAF musicians have also appeared on national television and played for Her Majesty The Queen and other members of the Royal Family at Balmoral.

The pipers and drummers continue to combine their role as musicians with their primary function as ‘force protection’, guarding installations and supporting helicopter and air transportation squadrons.


the royal army of oman pipes and Drums

The Sultanate of Oman is located on the shores of the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea and shares a border with the United Arab Emirates to the north,

Saudi Arabia to the west and Yemen to the southwest.

Originally named The Sultan of Oman’s Land Forces Band, the ensemble was formed on 4th August 1974.

In recent years the band has travelled extensively, performing at Tattoos and musical pageants in various countries including Bahrain, Australia, Brunei, Italy, France and the Netherlands.

This is the third occasion that the Pipes and Drums have appeared at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

The pipers and drummers are all fully trained soldiers and undergo an annual appraisal of their military skill.

Over the years, the musicians have successfully competed at various pipe band competitions in Scotland. Members of the band have also attended piping and drumming courses at Glasgow’s National Piping Centre where three more representatives of the Sultanate of Oman will join the student intake next year.


The Scots Guards were formed in 1642 by the Marquis of Argyll to act as a royal

bodyguard to King Charles I.

Although Captains of the Highland companies maintained pipers at their own expense, it was not until the middle of the 19th century that pipers became officially established members of the Scots Guards.

In addition to their musical role, pipers and drummers carry out many other duties such as Medical Orderlies, Armoured Fighting Vehicle drivers, Riflemen and Intelligence Collators. On operations or training exercises, the custom of each company having at least one assigned piper continues.

The Pipes and Drums are based in the Battalion’s permanent home of Catterick, North Yorkshire. From here, they are deployed and serve operationally with the Battalion. They have recently been on operations in Lashkar Gah, in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.

Travelling to all points of the compass, the band has taken part in the 50th Anniversary Independence celebrations in Ghana, the inaugural Moscow Military Tattoo on Red Square and the very first Las Vegas Military Tattoo, as well as a 10-day concert tour of Australia.

Recently, they provided 12 pipers for the State Banquet held in honour of the President of the United States of America when the band played at the President’s Guard of Honour at Buckingham Palace. The 1st Battalion Scots Guards has also had the privilege of trooping their Colour on Horse Guards in june 2011 for the Queen’s Birthday Parade.

Other recent accomplishments include being the only foreign band to play inside The Pentagon and at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in the Kremlin, during respective trips to Washington DC and Moscow.

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the pipes and Drums of the royalCaledonian society of south australia

What began over one hundred years ago in the City of Adelaide as “The Pipers Band” is now acknowledged as one of the best recognised pipe

bands in South Australia and the oldest civilian pipe band in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also believed to be the second oldest civilian pipe band in the world.

Around 1912, the band first became known as The Caledonian Pipe Band. Then, in 1946, the late King George VI granted the Society a ‘Royal’ title in recognition of the unstinting efforts of its band

members. From that point, the band was known, as they are today, as The Pipes and Drums of The Royal Caledonian Society.

Above all, it is probably the uniform that has made today’s band the most recognisable of pipe bands in South Australia. While music and presentation sets the band apart from other groups, it is the vivid red McGregor tartan, the flowing plaid and full feather bonnet that often captures the occasion.

From their first engagement over 107 years ago at the Grand Concert celebrating the unveiling of Robert Burns’ statue in North Terrace, Adelaide, the band has voluntarily performed and entertained at thousands of events throughout the world.

The band has proudly performed at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2001 and 2007.

They also represented the State of South Australia at the Edinburgh Tattoo’s Salute to Australia in 2005 and its 2010 Diamond jubilee production at the Sydney Football Stadium.

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the Crossed swords pipe Band

Formed in 2007 by a British Army General from the Royal College of Defence Studies and a Territorial Army Piper from Scotland’s own 71 Engineer

Regiment, the Crossed Swords are a British-led European pipe band from Germany with over 60 military and civilian members drawn from across 12 countries.

Under former British Army Pipe Major, David johnston, who was recruited as Director of Music in 2009, the band made a considerable impression on the Moscovite audiences during last year’s Kremlin Military Tattoo.

In honour of their founder, Major General Mungo Melvin OBE, the band has adopted the regimental tartan worn by his personal piper, Sergeant DE Moir RE, known as Government Tartan No. 26 (MacDonnell of Keppoch).

The art of piping and drumming has quickly grown in popularity throughout mainland Europe, but it is particularly strong in Germany thanks to the influence of Scottish and Irish Regiments garrisoned there over many years. This band is a product of that legacy and, as the British Army reflects on its large-scale presence

in Germany, a poignant reminder of its music and traditions will be left behind, preserved in the Crossed Swords Pipe Band.

The origins of the band’s name can be found in the badge of Field Marshall Montgomery’s 21st Army Group, which has represented the British Army in Germany for nearly 70 years.

The Crossed Swords Pipe Band appears by kind permission of their Pipe President, Major General Nick Caplin, a musician whose home is in the Outer Hebrides.

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Probably the most unusual band in the world is part of the Fanfare Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments.

It consists of 24 bicycle-mounted musicians, equipped with horns, drums and cymbals. All have to be athletic as well as trained musicians to play in perfect time while riding in perfect military formation.

The hardest job in the band is perhaps the role of the snare drum. To free both hands for his drumsticks the drummer steers with prongs running from handlebars to elbows.

The Dutch bicycle band dislikes rough roads and positively dreads blowouts!

The Dutch Armed Forces have had a Bicycle Corps since 1894. In 1917, the first Bicycle Music Corps was set up. Then in 1927, the original and soon distinguished Volunteer Bicycle Music Corps was established. The Corps was subsequently disbanded in 1940.

Today, the Fanfare Band continues the traditions of that music corps. Sporting uniforms originally issued in 1914, and playing on twisted period-correct instruments, they provide a lively musical show that has already had great success at many national and international tattoos.

Tonight, the Fanfare Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments bring their sensational ‘Bardeen Wakens’ show to the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle for only the second time.

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The Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted RegimentsOne of Europe’s top military bands and the spellbinding power of magic

Royal Navy Piracy PatrolSailors from HMS Montrose re-enact a scenario from a recent operation in the Indian Ocean

The Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal MarinesThe peerless skills of 140 musicians from HM Royal Marines Plymouth, Portsmouth and Scotland

Massed BandsThe Bands of HM Royal Marineswith The Brazilian Marine Corps Martial BandThe German Mountain Army Band The Band of the Netherlands Mounted Regimentsand The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland

The Massed Military Bands and Massed Pipes & DrumsThe inspiring music of the combined bands

Finale Suite - How to Train Your Dragon

Featuring the 900-strong cast with the Guard of Honour and Castle Drawbridge sentries provided by The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of ScotlandAnd Cruachan III, Shetland Pony Mascot of The Royal Regiment of Scotland

FinaleNational AnthemAuld Lang SyneAccompanied by soloists from The Band of The Royal Regiment of ScotlandEvening Hymn – (Eternal Father) Sunset

Lone Piper – The Parting Glass

March OutScotland The BraveWe’re No’ Awa’ Tae Bide Awa’The Black Bear

FanfareSalute to the Stands

The Massed Pipes and DrumsThe Royal Scots Dragoon Guards1st Battalion Scots GuardsThe Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of ScotlandThe Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha RiflesThe Royal Air ForceThe Royal Army of Oman The Crossed Swords The Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia

250 of the world’s finest pipers and drummers

The Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments - The Music Corps of the Bicycle RegimentProbably the most unusual band on earth

The Brazilian Marine Corps Martial BandCharacteristic Brazilian flamboyance in the company of Rio de Janeiro’s foremost musicians

The Royal Navy Field Gun DisplayHistory, collaboration, courage and audacity

The German Mountain Army Band Bavaria’s mountain-dwelling musicians clad in traditional Germanic uniform with their haunting and charming Alphorn music

Massed Highland DancersThe Tattoo Dance Company with the West Ulster Total Dance Company illustrate the wonders of the sea. Accompanied by The Ceilidh Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland

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The Brazilian Marine Corps is the land combat branch of the Brazilian Navy. Deployed nationwide, along the coasts and in the regions of Amazonia

and the Pantanal, it provides security for naval installations, while assisting isolated populations through civic action programmes.

It also affords security for the Brazilian embassies in Algeria, Paraguay, Haiti and Bolivia. The Brazilian Marines trace their origins from 1808 when the troops of the Royal Brigade of the Navy (the

Portuguese Marine Corps) arrived in Brazil - then a Portuguese colony - with Mary I of Portugal, her son and Regent john VI who had fled from Europe because of the Napoleonic Wars.

Today, with around 15,000 personnel, the Marines are an example of highly trained professionalism on land, air and sea and in their unshakable commitment to both the Brazilian Navy and their homeland.

This skill and competency is never more apparent than in its Martial Band, which is considered one of the largest in the world and distinguished by its highland bagpipes.

The pipes were introduced in 1951 when the band was presented with 16 sets of bagpipes by a former English ship which was integrated into the Brazilian Navy and named ‘Tamandare Cruiser’.

Recognised by its distinctive red gala uniform called ‘Garanca’, which is worn only on special occasions, the Marines top it off with a white ribbon cap. Former Naval Battalion Commandant, Lieutenant Arthur Thompson, introduced the cap, originally worn by Scottish military bagpipers, to the Brazilian Marine Corps because of his Scots heritage.

the Brazilian Marine Corps Martial Band

The band is based at the historic Sao jose Fortress in Rio de janeiro where the Brazilian Marine Corps was established over 200 years ago.


The Field Gun Run is a tribute to the Royal Navy’s involvement in the relief of Ladysmith during the Boer War in 1900, when guns from HMS Powerful

were hauled to the South African town of Ladysmith by the ship’s Naval Brigade to defend the town against the Boer attack.

Nowadays, it is a contest between teams from various Royal Navy commands, in which groups of sailors compete to transport a field gun and its equipment over and through a series of obstacles in the shortest time.

The competition evolved during the first six years of the 20th Century. The format, which involves heaving large guns over artificial walls and a 28-foot ‘chasm’, was held annually at the Royal Tournament in London from 1907 until 1999, except for the periods during the World Wars. The “Inter-Port” or Command Competition was contested each year by teams from the Royal Navy, and was probably one of the most popular items at the Royal Tournament.

The run, which has not been seen since the Royal Tournament ended over a decade ago, is regarded as the greatest display of teamwork and team-building discipline there is.

Tonight’s demonstration of collaboration and courage has been customised to suit the particular challenges of the Castle Esplanade and will feature Royal Navy teams from HMS Collingwood, HMS Heron, HMS Seahawk, HMS Neptune, HMS Raleigh and HMS Sultan.

the royal navy Field Gun Display


Built at Yarrows on the Clyde in 1993 HMS Montrose was originally designed as an Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate, but nowadays is a versatile platform

capable of a range of responsibilities from boarding operations to humanitarian aid.

After an intensive training period HMS Montrose deployed in 2010 as part of NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield: a multi-national force working to deter and disrupt piracy in the Horn of Africa, Somali

Basin and Indian Ocean, while protecting and reassuring vital maritime trade. Although undertaking a very challenging task in a vast area of operations the Ship had some considerable success in the region.

Having returned just prior to Christmas 2010, she is preparing to set sail to another world region in order to project UK interests.

Although based at Plymouth in Devon, HMS Montrose is named after the Duke of Montrose and the Ship is incredibly proud of

its strong links with Scotland and particularly the small town of Montrose on the east coast of Scotland.

A £16m overhaul in Rosyth in 2009 extended the Ship’s life by at least another ten years, while simultaneously enhancing her fighting capability, making her faster, more fuel efficient and more environmentally compliant.

The Type 23 Duke Class Frigate HMS Montrose has recently returned from a Counter Piracy Patrol in the Indian Ocean and a small team of sailors from the Plymouth based Ship will tonight

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royal navy Counter piracy patrolHMs Montrose

demonstrate, with the support of the Royal Marines, just how they deal with modern day pirates. The scenario is based on a real operation, which took place in October last year in the Indian Ocean, nearly 700 nautical miles (nm) east of Somalia and 550nm north of the Seychelles.


the German Mountain army Band

A military band of the first Mountain Division which was formed in 1956 in Sonthofen. After interim

deployments in Munich and Mittenwald, the Band established its home in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1963.

While the band is deeply rooted in both local cultural and community life, Gebirgsmusikkorps regularly perform outside Bavaria at numerous military tattoos around the world.

The musicians have also seen active service in places such as Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo. However, they have continued to perform at overseas events in Canada, Finland, Hungary and France, where they played at a pilgrimage of Lourdes witnessed by some 20,000 people.

Since their establishment over 50 years ago, the band has clocked up numerous travel miles that would have taken them around the world more than 50 times!

During the band’s half-century of existence, one of its many highlights was participating at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, a key moment in the band’s relatively short history.

In 1996, the band established an international tattoo in its hometown in Bavaria that has gone on to become an integral part of the cultural calendar earning many millions for charitable causes.

As musical ambassadors of Germany’s mounted troops, the band participates in over 160 diverse events each year, appearing as classic wood, brass or dance ensembles or in the more traditional form of a large symphonic band. Not surprisingly, the musicians can also turn their hand to performing as a time-honoured Bavarian folk music group.


the edinburgh tattoo’s Highland Dancers with West Ulster total Dance Group

Since its formation in 1992, some of Scotland’s most talented highland dancers – the Tattoo’s highland dance team - have thrilled audiences both at home and

overseas with their compelling performances.

Now, the Tattoo’s dancers are this year delighted to welcome amongst its ranks the excellent West Ulster Total Dance Group from Northern Ireland, which makes its Tattoo debut in the Scottish capital.

This combined 60-strong dance company will perform an item entitled ‘The Sea’ celebrating a maritime themed Tattoo. Together they will present a specially choreographed dance, which focuses on Scotland’s fishing industry, bringing together the music of the Gaels, the sound of the pipes and a long tradition of sea-faring.

Through a unique blend of grace and power, tonight’s descriptive dance piece portrays hard-working fishermen setting sail, casting their nets and braving the elements in search of a bountiful harvest from the sea.

The West Ulster Total Dance Group was formed to link a network of Highland and Ceilidh Schools of Dance in order to present the art form in a new and exciting way. The team includes dancers from the counties of Tyrone, Londonderry, Fermanagh and Donegal and is under the direction of Georgina and james Kee.

This evening’s music is a medley of traditional and modern tunes, performed and sung by musicians from the Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland. The item is choreographed by Dawn Fraser and Nicola Grant working with the Tattoo Highland Dance Director, former World Champion Highland Dancer, Billy Forsyth MBE and his team leader Mischa Drever.


The Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments is one of the two

professional orchestras within the Royal Netherlands Army and the world’s only full-time professional military fanfare orchestra.

It provides musical support for ceremonial and other official occasions, including performances for the Royal House, Prinsjesdag (the official opening of Parliament), swearing-in ceremonies, changes of command as well as at commemoration services.

The band fulfils a number of goodwill and relationship-building activities. Such events are typically presented by the military commander for local residents to help maintain good relations with the local community. It also participates in military tattoos both at home and abroad, where the band can sometimes be seen performing on bicycles as it continues the traditions of the Bicycle Corps.

When playing in concert halls, the band concentrates on original fanfare music, yet demonstrates its versatility by meeting the musical needs of its target audiences. Band members offer light music through to a complete combo line-up, featuring bass guitar, contrabass, keyboards and guitar. The light musical programme embraces jazz and pop as well as folk and film music.

In order to draw large audiences to well-known concert halls, the band uses thematic programming and during the year it works closely with leading international solo musicians.

The band has three ensembles at its disposal: a combo, a brass quintet and a saxophone quartet, which with permanent line-ups, helps promote musical quality and retain an up-to-date repertoire.

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the Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s royal Marines

The development of music in the Royal Marines is inextricably linked with the evolution of British military bands. Lively airs and the beat of the drum

enabled columns of marching men to keep a regular step. The drum was the normal method of giving signals on the battlefield or in camp.

Without doubt, groups of musicians existed in the Service before this, but in 1767 Royal Marines Divisional Bands were formed at Chatham, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Deal. The original Royal Marines Band Service, together with its headquarters, the Royal Naval School of Music, was founded in 1903 to provide Bands for the Royal Navy. The amalgamation of the Divisional Bands with the Royal Naval School of Music to form today’s Royal Marines Band Service took place in 1950 when the headquarters and training establishment were re-named the Royal Marines School of Music.

All Royal Marines Bands are required to provide every imaginable musical ensemble and Royal Marines musicians are regarded as one of the most versatile in the military musical world. The Corps of Drums receive an equally thorough training and their glittering presence at the front of all Royal Marines Bands on the march gives the bands a visual impact that is second to none.

Tonight, together with their precision drummers, the bands embrace some 120 musicians from HM Royal Marines Plymouth, Portsmouth and Scotland.


The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland was established on 28th March 2006 to succeed the Highland and Lowland Bands.

Its principal role is to support the Army and the State at all ceremonial occasions, which take place across Scotland. These engagements include Royal and State visits, a vast array of Forces’

charity engagements and of course the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

In addition to home commitments, the band has lost no time in asserting itself as a leader within the world of military music. As a result, they are in constant demand for festivals and events

in exotic locations such as Malaysia, Switzerland, China, Italy, Germany and Australia.

Permanently based at Edinburgh’s Dreghorn Barracks, the band retains all the versatility previously shown in the Scottish Regimental bands providing music for all occasions whether as a Dance Band, Pop or Folk Group, Scottish Country Dance or Symphonic Concert Band.

the Band of the royal regiment of scotland


You might notice while watching the show a small army of people working away behind the scenes, to support the spectacle of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

These are the members of the Tattoo Support Company, and the Guard of Honour.

This year, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS), fresh from the sands of Helmand Province in Afghanistan will be doing the honours.

Recruiting its soldiers from Glasgow and Ayrshire predominantly, 2 SCOTS returned from a six month tour of duty in the Lashkar Gah area of Helmand province in April, where they have had a very successful time training and mentoring members of the Afghan Security Forces. They spent May thanking their families, friends and supporters with a series of homecoming parades.

They are based at the ultra-modern Glencorse Barracks, in Penicuik, just outside Edinburgh, which was the location for their final homecoming parade to thank their adopted community for all the support and good wishes they sent across the miles. His Royal Highness The Duke of York presented each soldier with his campaign medal, resulting in a truly memorable day for soldiers, families and Penicuik residents alike.

Tonight, they have swapped their desert combats and body armour for something a little more practical and, for some of them, just a bit more Scottish, to prove once again that the Scottish Infantry soldier can turn his hand to anything asked of him!

the royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion the royal regiment of scotlandtattoo support Company


Military operations for the UK’s Armed Forces carry on apace and, as you are sitting watching the military spectacle in front of you tonight,

the colleagues of those men and women from the Armed Forces will be engaged in some real-life drama on operations in Afghanistan and around the Mediterranean and North Africa.

The Royal Marines in 3 Commando Brigade, assisted by units from the Army’s 7th Armoured Brigade are currently in Afghanistan, and with them are The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment

of Scotland, elements of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, and the Arbroath-based 45 Commando Royal Marines making this a truly joint operation.

Recently returned, are The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. Based just outside Edinburgh, and providing the Tattoo Arena Party and Guard of Honour this year, they spent six months training and mentoring the Afghan Security Forces in the country’s Helmand Province.

Alongside their fellow Scots, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, based in Canterbury, also carried out priority tasks in Afghanistan.Their work should allow the country’s security forces to take over from NATO troops to look after their own national security.

Members of all three UK Armed Forces have been involved in the United Nations backed NATO mission in and around Libya, helping to protect Libyan citizens and assist with injured civilians.

While you are enjoying the Show, remember that the military personnel who are taking part in this world-class spectacle are the same professional, highly trained soldiers and sailors who have

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been deployed - and will continue to deploy - on operations all around the world, helping keep it a safer place for us all to live in. And, please spare a thought for their colleagues, from all nations, who are still doing that job this very evening.


The One o’ Clock Gun was established 150 years ago to provide a time signal to ships in the Firth of Forth. While the gun is no longer required for its original

purpose, it is fired everyday (except Sunday) at precisely 1300 hours, to allow citizens and visitors to check their clocks and watches.

john Hewat, an Edinburgh businessman, who had seen a small time-gun firing in the Palais Royal Gardens in Paris, suggested the idea.

Edinburgh already had a time signal. A black ball had been set up on the Nelson Monument on the Calton Hill in 1853. The ball dropped automatically when an electric signal was sent from the city’s observatory to the Nelson Monument. When the weather was foggy however, it was difficult to see the ball.

john Hewat put forward a proposal that a time-gun should be fired at the same time as the ball dropped.

So, the time-gun was set up on the Half Moon Battery and connected to the time-ball by an electric wire, which hung over the city for more than 1219 metres (4,000 feet). An electric clock stood beside the gun. When a weight inside the clock dropped at one o’clock, the gun fired automatically.

It is said that Edinburgh’s world famous dog, Greyfriars Bobby, went for his dinner when he heard the time-gun firing.

The One o’ Clock Gun, which has become a popular tourist attraction, now stands at the Mills Mount Battery on the north face of Edinburgh Castle. District Gunner, Sergeant james Shannon, fires the gun 6 days a week.

An exhibition, set up by the One o’ Clock Gun & Time Ball Association, in partnership with Government agency Historic Scotland, traces the story of the time-gun, and may be visited at the Mills Mount Battery.

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400 years of service bythe High Constables of edinburgh

This year marks the 400th anniversary of The Society of High Constables of Edinburgh, believed to be the world’s first statutory, organised

police force.

The duties of the High Constables are now ceremonial and charitable, a far cry from when the Society was established by order of King james VI of Scotland’s Privy Council.

At a time when ruffians and other ne’er-do-wells roamed the streets, the King was committed to bringing harmony to his Scottish Capital and its residents.

The regular police force was created in 1805 and Edinburgh’s High Constables began their gradual transition from peace-keeping to ceremonial civic support. That said, High Constables were on duty at the trials of notorious grave robbers, Burke and Hare, in 1828. A decade later, they restored order at Old College when student protests led to the Snowball Riots.

Nowadays the High Constables of Edinburgh provide an escort for the Lord Provost to key civic events. They are instantly recognisable by their sombre morning dress, silk top hats and ornately decorated silver batons.

With the support of the Tattoo Producer, the current Lord Provost proposed that a special Guard of Honour be trained up to give the salute at the conclusion of Saturday evening performances of the 2011 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, in celebration of the Society’s 400 years’ service.

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18 from a total of 276 High Constables have been selected for the privilege of representing the Society at this year’s Tattoo. High Constables are also on duty in the Royal Box for every performance, continuing a 400-year tradition of service.


This year the Royal Military Police (RMP) celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first

appointment of the Provost Marshal, head of the RMP.

Britain’s Royal Military Police proudly claim to have a service history to Crown and Country greater than any other regiment or corps. The earliest records show that Sir Henry Guildford was appointed Provost Marshal on june 1, 1511 when the duties he assumed embraced all the responsibilities carried out today by the British Army’s Provost Services (the term used to describe the Military Police).

Sir Henry was responsible for the maintenance of good order and discipline in the Army as well as security of its military camps, some of the key tasks that remain with the RMP today. His role as Provost Marshal 500 years ago represents the establishment of what has become an unbroken ‘golden thread’ of service from Tudor times to the present day.

Since then, the Military Police have been present on every battlefront and in every country where British troops have fought or been based and over time they have become a symbol of steadfastness and dedication.

RMP has served in every theatre and campaign undertaken by the British Army since 1945, including the Falklands, the Gulf, Rhodesia, Rwanda, Bosnia, East Timor and Kosovo. In many cases, they have been the first to arrive and the last to leave.

At present, there are RMP personnel deployed on operations across the globe in unpredictable locations such as the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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FANFARESalute to the Stands

MASSED PIPES & DRUMSThe Royal Edinburgh Military TattooThe March of the Cameron MenRhu VaternishIn the Garb of Auld GaulThe Gallowa’ HillsDark Lowers the NightKelsey’s Wee ReelThe March of the Royal British Legion (Scotland)MonymuskFingal’s WeepingThe Steam Train to MallaigAsturiaThe Jig of SlursThe Gypsy’s DanceThe New StandTeribus

THE BAND OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMY MOUNTED REGIMENTS King SoccerBicycle SongTulips from Amsterdam

THE BAND OF THE BRAZILIAN MARINES CORPSBaianidade NagôWatercolour of BrazilWhite WingWhite Swan

THE ROYAL NAVY FIELD GUN DISPLAY

Heart of Oak

THE GERMAN ARMY BANDBeing The Kaiser Jager IMunti PolkaTrumpet EchoBolzano Climbers MarchOn the HighwayAlpine Horn ConcertoLa MontanaraBavarian DefiliermarschTyrolean Wood ChoppersAnvil PolkaBeing The Kaiser Jager II

MASSED HIGHLAND DANCERSWeave BegunWaulk this WayStepping UpIncrease the PaceCharms of WhiskyThailer a Bha MeCabar FeidhThe FoxhunterThe Foxhunter Waltz

THE BAND OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMY MOUNTED REGIMENTS Champions FanfareHarry PotterNight on the Bare MountainHobbitsSomewhere Over The RainbowEasy on Down the RoadBrand New Day

THE ROYAL NAVY PIRACY PATROL

MASSED BANDS OF HM ROYAL MARINESPer Mare Per TerramMoon and the SuperheroDin EidynSeafarers

MASSED BANDS AND MASSED PIPES AND DRUMSHow to Train Your Dragon Suite

FINALENational AnthemAuld Lang SyneEternal Father & SunsetThe Parting Glass

MARCH OUTScotland The BraveWe’re No’ Awa Tae Bide AwaThe Black Bear

2011 MUSIC PROGRAMME

Captain S G Small, SCOTS, Director of Army Bagpipe Music & Highland Drumming

Lieutenant Colonel N J GRACE BMus (Hons) FLCM LRSM Royal Marines Principal Director of Music, The Band of HM Royal Marines and 2011 Tattoo Director of Music

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