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ARCHIVE PROGRAMMES

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Programme 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 Bn The Royal Highland Fusiliers
1st Bn The Gordon Highlanders
Guards Piping School
The Citadel Pipe Band
Republic of Singapore
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 Kevock Choir

A choral display by the Lothian based choir founded in 1967. Accompanied by the Regimental 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.
 

Youth in Action

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

The Massed Military Bands

Regimental Band of the Scots Guards
The WRAC Staff Band
Regimental Band of the King's Own Scottish Borderers
Regimental Band 1st Battalion The King's Regiment
The Citadel Band
The Republic of Singapore Police Band

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'
 

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

In the Voice of the Castle episodes, the voice is written and spoken by Lt Col Leslie Dow and the lighting is devised by Robert Ornbo.

The 1991 Tattoo Finale
Buy a photo of the 1991 finale from the Online Tattoo Shop
 

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