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ARCHIVE PROGRAMMES

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Programme 1996
Robert Burns' Bicentenary: 1759 - 1796

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 (Carabiniers and Greys)
1st Royal Tank Regiment
1st Bn Scots Guards
1st Bn The Royal Highland Fusiliers
(Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
1st Bn The King's Own Scottish Borderers
1st Bn The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
2nd Bn 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
 

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
 

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
 

The United States Army Drill Team

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

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"
 

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

The 1996 Tattoo Finale
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