Title of Video: Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2007: Army Songs Bagpipes Military Drummers Auld Lang Syne The Event.

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t=#5m08s – Taiwan Girls Honour Corps
t=#7m19s – Middlesex County Volunteers
t=#8m38s – Highland Dancers
t=#10m48s – Imps Motorcycle Display Team
t=#15m16s – Russian Moscow Conservatoire
t=#18m52s – Mounted Band of the Blues & Royals
t=#21m34s – Trinidad and Tobago Steel Drums
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From the Tattoo Edinburgh comes the the sights and sounds of the 2007 Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh Scotland during the Edinburgh Festival in August featuring acts from across the globe who take perform at Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh;

The Massed Pipes & Drums which consist of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, the Scottish Universities Officers Training Corps, the Auckland Police from Australia, the Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia and not forgetting the fantastic pipe band , the Royal Army of Oman, eight bands in all.

More oversee acts at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo include the Taipei First Girl’s Senior High School Honour Guard and Drum Corps followed by the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums from Massachusetts then the Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers, the Imps Motorcycle Display Team from London’s East End, the Band of the Russian Moscow Conservatoire, the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra and Drums and the Mounted Band of the Blues & Royals.

The Military Tattoos finale begins with the sound of the brass bands of the Massed Military Bands made up from the Light Cavalry Band, the Royal Artillery Band, the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland which is part of the prior Lowland and Highland Bands of the Scottish Division who combine with the entire cast to celebrate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen and the HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by the Tattoo Choir all combined to provide a truly memorable show forming the Edinburgh Tattoo taking place in Scotland Edinburgh.

Notable tunes for this years Scottish Tattoo include La Boum and Everything I do, I do it for you, not to mention the traditonal ending with the Hym for 2007 being the Barren Rocks of Aden followed by the Last Post and the Lone Piper playing the Crags of Tumbledown. The climatic burst of fireworks then brings the show to a close where the British Massed Bands make their way down the famous Royal Mile to the tunes, Scotland the Brave, We’re No Awa ‘ to Bide Awa and the memorable Black Bear which is traditionally played at the Edinborough Military Tattoo.

The Tattoo in Edinburgh UK is full of colour and spectacular atmosphere second to none, and makes it one of the best events to see during national holidays to Edinburgh or indeed seeing it as a local on the grand stands looking over Edinburgh Castle, the Edinburgh City and it’s esplanade.

There are also mini tattoo shows which take place in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens and in George Square, Glasgow if you fancy seeing something a little different from the Edin Tattoo itself.

For getting to the Edinburgh Festival Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, United Kingdom during August and the Tattoo 2010, you can come via a flight coming into Edinburgh Airport and then booking yourself into one of the Edinburgh Hotels. There are a good number of flights to Edinburgh from many different countries oversees. Edinburgh Tickets for military performances available from December.

The Military Tattoo Edinburgh also has a Tattoo Shop based on Market Street near the Edinburgh City Centre where you can buy merchandise such as past performances of the Tattoo Show on CD, DVD and VHS dating back to the early 1990′s as well as lots more Tatoo Edinburgh gifts.

I produced this video using my Hi8 camera after gaining permission from Alan Smith , Marketing Manager for the Edin Tattoo. It was a great opportunity for me which I will never forget listening to the sound of bands up close and from above. I recently re edited this video, shortening it down from an hour which included a behind the scenes look at the show which I’ve taken out as the footage slowed down the pace of the video. If you liked my video, feel free to comment and check out my other videos and parts of this one.

I remember the fire of the canons at the beginning and the hairs which still today stand on the back of my neck. Personal highlights over the years include the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra, HM Kings Guard of Norway and the glorious sounds of the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines not to mention the Singapore Police Pipes and Drums which visited Edinburgh in 2008.

Video Produced by Alan Taylor, Alan Andrew Taylor of Willow Creek Pictures, 2007

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Title of Video: Tattoo Edinburgh, Taste of the Tattoo 2007: Brass Bands, Scottish Highland Dancing Part 5

The 2007 Edinburgh Military Tattoo was a fantastic mix of music and marching where I filmed my third Mini Tattoo, this time in Hi8 and for the whole performances. I’ve yet to do one in HD or Standard definition for that matter, hopefully things will change too.

The Mini shows are free to view and are an excellent addition to the main performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at the castle every night of the Festival during August. An average of 217,000 visit the tattoo on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle each year. For the last decade, it has sold out in advance where 30% of the audience is made up from spectators from Scotland, 35% from the rest of the United Kingdom. The rest are from overseas.

The current Edinburgh Tattoo stands were first used in 1975 and have a capacity of 8 ½ thousand spectators. This year in 2011, new stands worth 16 million pounds will replace these aging stands which will allow some extra comfort for this world renowned event.

The Tattoo is performed every day of the week and twice on Saturday evenings in August. No performance has ever been canceled due to weather. The second performance on the Saturday evening includes a Fireworks display although some are used on the show not to mention the lumiere feature on the castle which was introduced and used since 2005.

Since 2004, the Tattoo has held free performances at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens called the Taste of the Tattoo and in 2008, they also took place in George Square in Glasgow. The Tattoo has toured around the world including New Zealand in 2000, Australia in 2005 and Sydney again in 2010.

This year’s Military Tattoos Massed Pipes and Drums are made up of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, Scottish Universities Officers Training Corps, The Auckland Police, The Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia and the Royal Army of Oman.

The UK 2007 Scottish Tattoo will always stick in my mind more than others after having a spectacular opportunity to watch the show from bottom of the East stand while filming and high up on the scaffolding for the finale where the hairs on my back went up. I felt a deep feeling of love for the music and felt proud to be Scottish. I can’t describe it with a few words, you would have to be there to really understand. One of the best feeling anywhere.

The word tattoo originated from Doe Den Tap Toe which means last orders where the British Army each night would signal for the troops to head back to their barracks. It was a term used to describe the last duty of the day and was turned into a form of evening entertainment performed by Military musicians. The first Tattoo in Edinburgh entitled Something About a Soldier took place at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens in 1949. The first official Military Tattoo began in 1950 with just eight items in the programme. This drew some 6,000 spectators seated in simple bench and scaffolds. 1952 saw the capacity of the stands increased to hold 7,000 spectators.

Here is a music programme for the 2007 Edinburgh Military Tattoo:

Fanfare:

Fanfaric Salute

Massed Pipes & Drums:

Pibroch O’Donald Dhu, The Skye Boat Song, Mhari’s Wedding, Rainbow Country, The Blue Bells of Scotland, Killiecrankie, Dewar’s Spirit of the Tattoo, Come by the Hills, Itchy Fingers, Castle Rock Ceilidh, Trevor Warnock, Flee the Glen, Hot Punch, Lord Levent’s Lament

Taipei First Girl’s Senior High School Honour Guard & Drum Corps:

Riverdance Opener, Riverdance Finale, Yesterday

Middlesex County Volunteer Fifes & Drums:

Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers:

Appalachian Round Up

The Band of the Moscow Military Conservatoire:

Various

The Mounted Band of the Blues & Royals:

Royal Horse Guards Slow March, Capriccio, Toreador’s March, Radetsky March, The Mason’s Apron, The Royal Slow March, Fehrbelliner

Trinidad and Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra:

Day O, Hey Jude, Rum and Coca Cola, Brown Girl in the Ring, Fighter, Dead or Alive

Massed Military Bands:

Music at War Medley, Royal Standard, Holyrood, Trumphal March from Aida

Massed Military Bands & Massed Pipes and Drums:

Lass o’Fyvie, La Boum, Everything I Do

Video Produced by Alan Taylor, Alan Andrew Taylor of Willow Creek Pictures, 2007

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Title of Video: Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2007: Army Songs Bagpipes Military Drummers Auld Lang Syne The Event.

t=#1m07s – Massed Pipes and Drums
t=#5m08s – Taiwan Girls Honour Corps
t=#7m19s – Middlesex County Volunteers
t=#8m38s – Highland Dancers
t=#10m48s – Imps Motorcycle Display Team
t=#15m16s – Russian Moscow Conservatoire
t=#18m52s – Mounted Band of the Blues & Royals
t=#21m34s – Trinidad and Tobago Steel Drums
t=#28m28s – Massed Bands, Royal Artillery

From the Tattoo Edinburgh comes the the sights and sounds of the 2007 Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh Scotland during the Edinburgh Festival in August featuring acts from across the globe who take perform at Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh;

The Massed Pipes & Drums which consist of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, the Scottish Universities Officers Training Corps, the Auckland Police from Australia, the Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia and not forgetting the fantastic pipe band , the Royal Army of Oman, eight bands in all.

More oversee acts at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo include the Taipei First Girl’s Senior High School Honour Guard and Drum Corps followed by the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums from Massachusetts then the Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers, the Imps Motorcycle Display Team from London’s East End, the Band of the Russian Moscow Conservatoire, the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra and Drums and the Mounted Band of the Blues & Royals.

The Military Tattoos finale begins with the sound of the brass bands of the Massed Military Bands made up from the Light Cavalry Band, the Royal Artillery Band, the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland which is part of the prior Lowland and Highland Bands of the Scottish Division who combine with the entire cast to celebrate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen and the HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by the Tattoo Choir all combined to provide a truly memorable show forming the Edinburgh Tattoo taking place in Scotland Edinburgh.

Notable tunes for this years Scottish Tattoo include La Boum and Everything I do, I do it for you, not to mention the traditonal ending with the Hym for 2007 being the Barren Rocks of Aden followed by the Last Post and the Lone Piper playing the Crags of Tumbledown. The climatic burst of fireworks then brings the show to a close where the British Massed Bands make their way down the famous Royal Mile to the tunes, Scotland the Brave, We’re No Awa ‘ to Bide Awa and the memorable Black Bear which is traditionally played at the Edinborough Military Tattoo.

The Tattoo in Edinburgh UK is full of colour and spectacular atmosphere second to none, and makes it one of the best events to see during national holidays to Edinburgh or indeed seeing it as a local on the grand stands looking over Edinburgh Castle, the Edinburgh City and it’s esplanade.

There are also mini tattoo shows which take place in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens and in George Square, Glasgow if you fancy seeing something a little different from the Edin Tattoo itself.

For getting to the Edinburgh Festival Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, United Kingdom during August and the Tattoo 2010, you can come via a flight coming into Edinburgh Airport and then booking yourself into one of the Edinburgh Hotels. There are a good number of flights to Edinburgh from many different countries oversees. Edinburgh Tickets for military performances available from December.

The Military Tattoo Edinburgh also has a Tattoo Shop based on Market Street near the Edinburgh City Centre where you can buy merchandise such as past performances of the Tattoo Show on CD, DVD and VHS dating back to the early 1990′s as well as lots more Tatoo Edinburgh gifts.

I produced this video using my Hi8 camera after gaining permission from Alan Smith , Marketing Manager for the Edin Tattoo. It was a great opportunity for me which I will never forget listening to the sound of bands up close and from above. I recently re edited this video, shortening it down from an hour which included a behind the scenes look at the show which I’ve taken out as the footage slowed down the pace of the video. If you liked my video, feel free to comment and check out my other videos and parts of this one.

I remember the fire of the canons at the beginning and the hairs which still today stand on the back of my neck. Personal highlights over the years include the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra, HM Kings Guard of Norway and the glorious sounds of the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines not to mention the Singapore Police Pipes and Drums which visited Edinburgh in 2008.

Video Produced by Alan Taylor, Alan Andrew Taylor of Willow Creek Pictures, 2007

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The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of Military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and International military bands and display teams in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.

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Title of Video: Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2007 Army Songs Bagpipes Bagpipers Drummers Auld Lang Syne and More

From the Tattoo Edinburgh comes the the sights and sounds of the 2007 Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh Scotland during the Edinburgh Festival in August featuring acts from across the globe who take perform at Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh;

The Massed Pipes & Drums which consist of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, the Scottish Universities Officers Training Corps, the Auckland Police from Australia, the Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia and not forgetting the fantastic pipe band , the Royal Army of Oman, eight bands in all.

More oversee acts include the Taipei First Girl’s Senior High School Honour Guard and Drum Corps followed by the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums from Massachusetts then the Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers, the Imps Motorcycle Display Team from London’s East End, the Band of the Russian Moscow Conservatoire, the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra and Drums and the Mounted Band of the Blues & Royals.

The finale begins with the sound of the Massed Military Bands made up from the Light Cavalry Band, the Royal Artillery Band, the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland which is part of the prior Lowland and Highland Bands of the Scottish Division who combine with the entire cast to celebrate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen and the HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by the Tattoo Choir all combined to provide a truly memorable show forming the Edinburgh Tattoo taking place in Scotland Edinburgh.

Notable tunes for this years tattoo include La Boum and Everything I do, I do it for you, not to mention the traditonal ending with the Hym for 2007 being the Barren Rocks of Aden followed by the Last Post and the Lone Piper playing the Crags of Tumbledown. The climatic burst of fireworks then brings the show to a close where the Massed Bands make their way down the famous Royal Mile to the tunes, Scotland the Brave, We’re No Awa ‘ to Bide Awa and the memorable Black Bear which is traditionally played at the Edinborough Military Tattoo.

The Tattoo in Edinburgh UK is full of colour and spectacular atmosphere second to none, and makes it one of the best events to see during national holidays to Edinburgh or indeed seeing it as a local on the grand stands looking over Edinburgh Castle, the Edinburgh City and it’s esplanade.

There are also mini tattoo shows which take place in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens and in George Square, Glasgow if you fancy seeing something a little different from the Edin Tattoo itself.

For getting to the Edinburgh Festival Military Tattoo in Edinburgh during August and the Tattoo 2010, you can come via a flight coming into Edinburgh Airport and then booking yourself into one of the Edinburgh Hotels. There are a good number of flights to Edinburgh from many different countries oversees. Edinburgh Tickets for military performances available from December.

The Military Tattoo Edinburgh also has a Tattoo Shop based on Market Street near the Edinburgh City Centre where you can buy merchandise such as past performances of the Tattoo Show on CD, DVD and VHS dating back to the early 1990′s as well as lots more Tatoo Edinburgh gifts.

I produced this video using my Hi8 camera after gaining permission from Alan Smith , Marketing Manager for the Edin Tattoo. It was a great opportunity for me which I will never forget listening to the sound of bands up close and from above. I recently re edited this video, shortening it down from an hour which included a behind the scenes look at the show which I’ve taken out as the footage slowed down the pace of the video. If you liked my video, feel free to comment and check out my other videos and parts of this one.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RWIJ2cEzGE
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baooq_BWHX4
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZ6Sej7TXY

My earliest memories of Edinburgh and Tattoo go all the way back to 1995 when I attended my first Edinburgh Military Tattoo. I remember the fire of the canons at the beginning and the hairs which still today stand on the back of my neck. Personal highlights over the years include the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra, HM Kings Guard of Norway and the glorious sounds of the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines not to mention the Singapore Police Pipes and Drums which visited Edinburgh in 2008.

I would also recommend that you inquire about the backstage tours they offer to Tattoo Military Edinburgh friends, a special feature option for those who donate an annual amount of around thirty pounds to go towards keeping the magic of the military tatoo event alive.

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