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ARCHIVE PROGRAMMES

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Programme 1958

Fanfare

"Opening Fanfare"

Drummers of The United States Marine Corps
Trumpeters of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
 

Massed Pipes and Drums

The Massed Pipes and Drums of :-
The Royal Scots Greys
1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
1st Battalion The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Depot The Royal Scots and Lowland Brigade
The Brigade of Gurkhas

Officer in Charge - Captain A M F McDonald, The Royal Scots
 

The Household Cavalry Musical Ride

A Musical Ride by a composite Troop of The Life Guards and The Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)

Music - Regimental Slow March of the Life Guards, Dashing White Sergeant,
Cavalry Fanfare, All the King's Horses
 

The Royal Regiment of Artillery

A Musical Display by The Band of The Junior Leaders' Regiment, Royal Artillery

Officer in Charge - Captain A E T Hobbs, RA
Bandmaster - Trumpet Major A J Hunt, RA, MBE

Music - The Gunner, Campbell and Pedro, Waltzing Bugle Boy, Chiming Trumpeters,
Grenadiers, Drummer's Call, Scotland the Brave
 

An Invasion From Outer Space

A Mock Battle in the year 1958 between Spacemen and local Forces

Spacemen - Cadets from the Parachute Regiment
Local Forces - Cadets from the Royal Scots Greys
 

Changing the Guard

A Guard Changing Ceremony by the 1st and 2nd Battalions Scots Guards accompanied by their Regimental Band and the Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). The new Guard will be furnished by the 1st Battalion and the old Guard by the 2nd Battalion.

Both Guards will be dressed in 1958 Guard Mounting Order.
 

The United States Marine Corps

A Drill Display by The United States Marines from the United States Marine Barracks, Washington DC, accompanied by their Drums and Bugles and by the Band from the United States Marine Corps, Recuit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.

Commanding Officer - Colonel Robert D Heinl, Jun., USMC
CO Ceremonial Company - Captain Ernest Savoy, USMC

Music selected from:- Fanfare, Marines' Hymn, National Emblem, Sambre et Meuse,
Washington Post, Semper Fidelis

Buy a photo of the USMC in 1958 from the Online Tattoo Shop
 

Scotland's Pride

A Combined Display of Piping and Highland Dancing by the Massed Pipes and Drums with teams from the Scottish Regiments.

Officer in Charge - 2Lt J M Grant, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

Music - Hielan' Laddie, Monymusk, Mrs Macleod of Raasay, Reel of Tulloch, Black Bear
 

Massed Bands

Massed Bands of:-
The United States Marine Corps
Scots Guards
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

Under the direction of Lt Col S Rhodes, MBE, Mus Bac, ARCM,
Director of Music, Scots Guards

Music - Hands across the Sea, The Thunderer, Skye Boat Song, Green Sleeves
Moray Firth, Grand March from Tannhauser, Scotland the Brave,
Stars and Stripes Forever
 

Grand Finale

THE SUNSET CALL
Music - My Home, Garb of Old Gaul, Crimond, Sunset

STAR SPANGLED BANNER
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

We're no awa' to bide awa'         Sweet Maid of Glendaruel

1958 Tattoo Finale
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