Lament from the Castle
The Highland Cradle Song |
Opening Fanfare |
Opening Fanfare
Salute to the Commonwealth
Directed by
Lieutenant Colonel R A Waterer, OnE, MMus, LRAM
Principal Director of Music, Royal Marines
and 2000 Tattoo Director of Music
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The Massed Pipes and Drums |
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The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
1st Battalion The Scots Guards
1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
1st Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers
(Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
1st Battalion The Black Watch
(Royal Highland Regiment)
1st Battalion The Highlanders
(Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
1st Battalion The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
(Princess Louise's)
2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Representing the Commonwealth
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
5th/6th Battalion The Royal Victoria Regiment
The Cape Town Highlanders
The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
(Princess Louise's)
The Calgary Highlanders
The Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki Regiment
Directed by Major Gavin N M Stoddart MBE BEM RHF
Director of Army Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
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Ngati Rangiewewhi Maori Group from Rotorua |
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A spectacular exhibition of the Kapa Haka of Te Arawa, represented
by the Aoetearoa Traditional Maori Performing Arts Society,
and Creative New Zealand's Te Waka Toi.
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
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Intricate precision drill routines with traditional Mounted
Police Lances from the world-famous Canadian Mounties
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The Tattoo Highland Dancers |
The Tattoo Dance Company present a unique display of Highland
Dancing accompanied by musicians from the Highland Band of
the Scottish Division |
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Battalion South African Infantry
Zulu Dance Team |
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Spectacular ceremonial dancing, singing and chanting, set
to pulsating African drum rhythms.
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Band
of The South Australia Police,
South Australian Calisthenic Precision Team
and Anarungga Aboriginal Dance Company |
An Australian celebration of all that's best in antipodean music,
marching, tradition and dance |
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra |
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The acclaimed West Indian Steel Band with their award-winning Caribbean calypso music.
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The Massed Military Bands |
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A stirring display of music and marching.
The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Scotland
The Band of the Scots Guards
The Highland Band of The Scottish Division
The Lowland Band of The Scottish Division
Accompanied by The Kevock Choir
and joined by
The Band of The South Australia Police
The Massed Military Bands and Massed Pipes & Drums
A distinctive blend of pipes, drums, band and choir
creating the unique Tattoo sound
Lass of Fyvie
Star of Robbie Burns
Land of Light - sung by Gaelic artiste Main MacInnes
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Finale |
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Celebration of the Commonwealth
The grand finale, featuring the complete cast,
a Guard of Honour provided by
1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
and flag bearers from Scotland's Army Cadet Force
representing the 54 Nations of the Commonwealth
National Anthem
Auld Lang Syne
Evening Hymn and Sunset - At the Close of the Day
Lone Piper - Sleep Dearie Sleep
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March Out |
Scotland The Brave
We're No Awa' to Bide Awa
The Black Bear |
