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ARCHIVE PROGRAMMES

THE 2003 EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO
1 - 23 August 2003

Scotland's 54th celebration of music, dance and spectacle
set against the impressive backcloth of Edinburgh Castle.

Featuring the Massed Pipes & Drums, The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, The Flying Gunners Motorcycle Display Team, The Royal Army of Oman, the Gombey Dancers with The Royal Bermuda Regiment and the haunting sound of the Lone Piper.

Directed by
Major S J Smith LRSM ARCM psm, Director of Music,
The Royal Artillery and 2003 Principal Tattoo Director of Music,
and
Captain S D Samson, HLDRS,
Director of Army Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming

PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Fanfare

Union of the Crowns

The Massed Pipes and Drums

1st Battalion Scots Guards
1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
The Royal Artillery
1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles
2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Scotland's Universities Officers' Training Corps
South Australian
The City of Dunedin
The Royal Army of Oman

The Band of The Bermuda Regiment and Gombey Dancers

The tropical sights and sounds of Bermuda

The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)

The oldest infantry regiment in the British Army celebrates
five centuries of history with an historical pageant

Massed Highland Dancing Display

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Highland Dancers joined by
The Schiehallion Dancers from Canada

The Flying Gunners

Speed, excitement and showmanship from the
Motorcycle Display Team of The Royal Artillery

The Royal Army of Oman

From the desert paradise of Muscat, the Military Band and Pipes & Drums of the Royal Army of Oman, accompanied by a folklore arts troupe

"Top Secret" Drum Corps

An electric exhibition of dynamic drumming from Switzerland

The Traditional Band of the Army of the Republic of Korea

A sparkling display of colour and ancient tradition from South Korea in their first visit to the United Kingdom

The US Army Drill Team

Breathtaking routines with bayonet-tipped 1903 Springfield rifles

The Massed Military Bands

The Band of The Royal Artillery
The Royal Irish Regiment
The Royal Logistic Corps
The Adjutant General's Corps

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery

Musical Drive

JOINED BY:
The Band of The Bermuda Regiment
The Band of The Royal Army of Oman
ACCOMPANIED BY The Tattoo Choir (Kevock Choir)

The Massed Military Bands and Massed Pipes and Drums

The stirring sounds of the Combined Bands
Union of the Crowns
Queen of My Heart
Conquest of Paradise

Finale

Featuring the 1,000-strong cast with a
Guard of Honour formed by 1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
National Anthem
Auld Lang Syne
Tribute to the Armed Services - I Vow to Thee My Country
Last Post
Lone Piper - Sleep Dearie Sleep

March Out

Scotland The Brave
We're No' Awa'
The Black Bear

The 2003 Tattoo Finale

Available from the Online Tattoo Shop:

2003 DVD - The full 2003 show programme plus a feast of extras
2003 Video - available in PAL or NTSC
2003 Music CD - a 12 track CD recorded live on the Castle Esplanade
2003 Audio Cassette
2003 Souvenir Programme - collector's souvenir programme

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