0:00:02 > 0:00:05APPLAUSE
0:00:10 > 0:00:15From the heart of Scotland's capital city, the fanfare East Meets West
0:00:15 > 0:00:19bids you welcome to the 2015 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:21 > 0:01:24ORDERS ARE SHOUTED
0:01:24 > 0:01:26BAND STRIKES UP
0:01:28 > 0:01:31A river of tartan, with buckles and buttons gleaming,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33flows through the great oak gates
0:01:33 > 0:01:36and across the drawbridge of Edinburgh Castle,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39as 250 of the world's finest pipers and drummers
0:01:39 > 0:01:42make their way on to the Esplanade.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Aptly, the march is The Old Rustic Bridge.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Major Steven Small, Director of Army Bagpipe Music,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07has created a selection of tunes featuring equals and opposites.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14This march recalls a time when Scots were on opposite sides -
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Ye Jacobites By Name.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Marking the bicentenary, the march The Battle Of Waterloo
0:02:45 > 0:02:49leads to the slow air, The Massacre Of Glencoe.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Happier times now, with Let's Have A Ceilidh.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Major Steven Small's own hornpipe, Gladstone.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09The shape of yin and yang means all things are balanced.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12The Maori lullaby, Now's The Hour.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47It's jig time.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01John Paterson's Mare moves effortlessly into Donald Blue.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17From blue to black, with the Pibroch Of Donald Dhu.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:05:42 > 0:05:45The Highland dancers and Shetland fiddlers
0:05:45 > 0:05:48come to the ceilidh for the Black And White Jig.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:06:09 > 0:06:11The Massed Pipes and Drums.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16A display by the United States Air Force Honor Guard
0:06:16 > 0:06:20features a choreographed sequence of precise rifle tosses,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23complex weapon exchanges and a walk
0:06:23 > 0:06:27through a gauntlet of spinning razor-sharp fixed bayonets.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29What could possibly go wrong(?)
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Absolutely nothing.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Watch and wonder.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:14 > 0:07:16GASPS AND APPLAUSE
0:08:12 > 0:08:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:08:41 > 0:08:43APPLAUSE
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Sheer precision from the United States Air Force Honor Guard
0:09:03 > 0:09:06from Washington DC.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08APPLAUSE
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Led by Margaret Scollay,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15the Shetland fiddlers Hjaltibonhoga
0:09:15 > 0:09:19has a fiddler from every one of the Shetland Isles.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22They're joined by the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
0:09:22 > 0:09:24for that fine old Irish tune,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Toss The Feathers.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Toss The Feathers from Hjaltibonhoga and friends.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58APPLAUSE
0:10:58 > 0:11:02The Tattoo Highland Dancers come together from Scotland,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Canada, Australia and the United States of America...
0:11:08 > 0:11:11..with the world champion, Abbie MacNeil, centre stage.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Dance Director Aileen Robertson keeps the international theme going
0:11:17 > 0:11:20with the choice of music - Jai Ho.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21# Jai ho
0:11:24 > 0:11:25# Jai ho
0:11:27 > 0:11:29# Jai ho
0:11:35 > 0:11:40# I'll keep it steady cos steady is how I do it
0:11:40 > 0:11:43# This beat is heavy So now you're going to feel it
0:11:43 > 0:11:45# Jai ho
0:11:45 > 0:11:47# You are the reason that I breathe
0:11:47 > 0:11:49# Jai ho
0:11:49 > 0:11:52# You are the reason that I still believe
0:11:52 > 0:11:54# You are my destiny
0:11:54 > 0:11:57# Jai ho
0:11:57 > 0:11:59# Oh, oh, oh, oh
0:11:59 > 0:12:03# No, there is nothing that can stop us
0:12:03 > 0:12:04# Jai ho
0:12:04 > 0:12:06# Nothing can ever come between us
0:12:06 > 0:12:08# Jai ho
0:12:08 > 0:12:10# So come and dance with me
0:12:10 > 0:12:12# Jai ho
0:12:12 > 0:12:14# Oh, oh, oh, oh
0:12:14 > 0:12:16# Catch me, catch me, catch me
0:12:16 > 0:12:18# Come on, catch me, I want you now
0:12:18 > 0:12:20# I know you can save me
0:12:20 > 0:12:22# You can save me, I need you now
0:12:22 > 0:12:24# I am your for ever, yes, for ever
0:12:24 > 0:12:26# I will follow
0:12:26 > 0:12:28# Anyway and anywhere
0:12:28 > 0:12:29# Never gonna let go
0:12:40 > 0:12:42# Jai ho
0:12:44 > 0:12:46# Jai ho
0:12:49 > 0:12:50# Jai ho
0:12:50 > 0:12:53# You are the reason that I breathe
0:12:53 > 0:12:54# Jai ho
0:12:54 > 0:12:57# You are the reason that I still believe
0:12:57 > 0:12:58# Jai ho
0:12:58 > 0:13:00# You are my destiny
0:13:00 > 0:13:02# Jai ho
0:13:02 > 0:13:04# Oh, oh, oh, oh
0:13:04 > 0:13:08# No, there is nothing that can stop us
0:13:08 > 0:13:09# Jai ho
0:13:09 > 0:13:12# Nothing can ever come between us
0:13:12 > 0:13:13# Jai ho
0:13:13 > 0:13:15# So come and dance with me
0:13:15 > 0:13:17# Jai ho
0:13:17 > 0:13:19# Oh, oh, oh, oh
0:13:19 > 0:13:21# Catch me, catch me, catch me
0:13:21 > 0:13:23# Come on, catch me, I want you now
0:13:23 > 0:13:25# Any way and anywhere
0:13:25 > 0:13:27# Never gonna let go
0:13:46 > 0:13:47# Jai ho
0:13:47 > 0:13:50# You are the reason that I breathe
0:13:50 > 0:13:51# Jai ho
0:13:51 > 0:13:54# You are the reason that I still believe
0:13:54 > 0:13:55# Jai ho
0:13:55 > 0:13:57# You are my destiny
0:13:57 > 0:13:59# Jai ho
0:13:59 > 0:14:01# Oh, oh, oh, oh
0:14:01 > 0:14:05# No, there is nothing that can stop us
0:14:05 > 0:14:06# Jai ho
0:14:06 > 0:14:09# Nothing can ever come between us
0:14:09 > 0:14:10# Jai ho
0:14:10 > 0:14:12# You are my destiny
0:14:12 > 0:14:14# Jai ho
0:14:14 > 0:14:16# Oh, oh, oh, oh
0:14:16 > 0:14:18# Jai ho! #
0:14:18 > 0:14:21East meets West with the Tattoo Highland Dancers.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Now the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China
0:14:25 > 0:14:29with that most traditional of hymns, words written by a Scotsman,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Abide With Me.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Time to celebrate the rising of the moon.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02THEY SING
0:16:47 > 0:16:49SINGING ENDS
0:16:49 > 0:16:53DRUMROLL
0:16:53 > 0:16:57MUSIC: Abide With Me resumes
0:17:24 > 0:17:28CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:17:33 > 0:17:37ROUSING TUNE PLAYS
0:17:37 > 0:17:39APPLAUSE
0:18:13 > 0:18:15CHEERING
0:18:15 > 0:18:17A gold-star performance from
0:18:17 > 0:18:20the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:23 > 0:18:25In this Year of Cultural Exchange between China
0:18:25 > 0:18:29and the United Kingdom, the Chinese theme continues.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32The vivid colours, elegance and artistry
0:18:32 > 0:18:36of the Changxing Lotus Dragon Dance Folklore Group
0:18:36 > 0:18:40bring to life the story of the birth of a dragon in a lotus pool
0:18:40 > 0:18:43in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC PLAYS
0:21:14 > 0:21:17APPLAUSE
0:21:44 > 0:21:46A truly visual feast from
0:21:46 > 0:21:50the Changxing Lotus Dragon Dance Folklore Group.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:21:54 > 0:21:56The immaculately turned out
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes
0:21:59 > 0:22:01from Charleston, South Carolina,
0:22:01 > 0:22:03march across the drawbridge.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13The march - Killaloe.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08From County Clare to Tupelo, Mississippi.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11MUSIC: Hound Dog
0:23:27 > 0:23:30It takes a surprising amount of discipline
0:23:30 > 0:23:33to look this out of control and still get it right.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43And back into order for Moonlight Serenade.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45APPLAUSE
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Now a gentle stroll to the Rocky Top
0:24:26 > 0:24:29of the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31SLOW MARCH PLAYS
0:24:55 > 0:24:58LIVELY TUNE PLAYS
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Now you know the tune!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25# Oh, Rocky Top, you'll always be
0:25:25 > 0:25:28# Home, sweet home to me
0:25:28 > 0:25:30# Yo! Ho!
0:25:30 > 0:25:31# Rocky Top, whoo!
0:25:31 > 0:25:34# Rocky Top, Tennessee
0:25:34 > 0:25:38# Rocky Top, Tennessee... #
0:25:44 > 0:25:48The Citadel Band and Pipes from Charleston, South Carolina.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50APPLAUSE
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Now East comes West.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Performers from Delhi-based Teamwork Arts
0:25:55 > 0:25:58have joined forces with members of various South Asian dance groups
0:25:58 > 0:26:00from across Scotland.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03The Tattoo Highland Dancers are here, as well,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05having jettisoned their kilts.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12It's a love story Bollywood style.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14BOLLYWOOD MUSIC PLAYS
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Hooray for Brollywood!
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Will you marry me, Radha?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Bollywood comes to Holyrood.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Shetland fiddler Margaret Scollay
0:28:48 > 0:28:52leads off this moving version of James Scott Skinner's beautiful
0:28:52 > 0:28:55tribute to Major General Sir Hector Macdonald,
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Hector The Hero.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27And on the small pipes,
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Director of Army Bagpipe Music, Major Steven Small.
0:30:04 > 0:30:13# Lament him, ye sons of old Scotia
0:30:13 > 0:30:20# Ye kinsmen on many a shore
0:30:22 > 0:30:30# The patriot-warrior Fearless of foe
0:30:30 > 0:30:38# Has fallen to rise no more. #
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Soloists - Margaret Scollay, Maeve Mackinnon
0:31:33 > 0:31:35and Major Steven Small.
0:31:35 > 0:31:36APPLAUSE
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Basel's Top Secret Drum Corps always produce something special.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45This year is no exception.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47ALL: Br-r-r-r-r-r-r!
0:33:24 > 0:33:27This display is entitled Hashtag 5
0:33:27 > 0:33:30to mark their 5th visit to the Edinburgh Tattoo.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:34:55 > 0:34:58ALL: Top Secret!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:35:41 > 0:35:43MUSIC: Scotland The Brave
0:35:43 > 0:35:45CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:35:49 > 0:35:51AUDIENCE CLAPS IN TIME
0:35:58 > 0:36:00THEY SHOUT
0:36:26 > 0:36:28THEY SHOUT
0:36:28 > 0:36:30APPLAUSE
0:37:12 > 0:37:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:37:23 > 0:37:26GASPS
0:37:33 > 0:37:35APPLAUSE
0:37:41 > 0:37:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:37:43 > 0:37:46The unbeatable Top Secret Drum Corps from Basel.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Swiss precision.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53In the summer and autumn of 1940,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55the Battle of Britain was at its height.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58To mark the 75th anniversary of that aerial campaign,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01the Central Band of the Royal Air Force
0:38:01 > 0:38:03and the Band of the RAF College
0:38:03 > 0:38:05come together on the Castle Esplanade,
0:38:05 > 0:38:10recalling a time when so much was owed by so many to so few.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16The March is To The Few.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Ron Goodwin's Aces High.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30The March from the Battle Of Britain Suite.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31BELL RINGS
0:41:31 > 0:41:34RECORDING OF ROAR OF ENGINES
0:41:34 > 0:41:37GUNFIRE
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Ad astra - to the stars.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49In 1960, the RAF Drill Unit was renamed The Queen's Colour Squadron
0:41:49 > 0:41:53and has become renowned for its Continuity Drill Displays.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56The QCS hold the record for having completed
0:41:56 > 0:42:01over 2.7 million foot and rifle drill movements continuously
0:42:01 > 0:42:04in 23 hours and 55 minutes.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Even though they don't reach that number in this display,
0:42:07 > 0:42:10they are still impressive.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Back to Ron Goodwin and the Battle Of Britain March.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:43:08 > 0:43:13The salute to the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:43:22 > 0:43:25The Queen's Colour Squadron leaves the Esplanade
0:43:25 > 0:43:28to John Philip Sousa's march, Hands Across The Sea.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21Led by Senior Drum Major Warrant Officer Terry Gardner
0:44:21 > 0:44:25and Drum Major Chief Technician Simon Carter,
0:44:25 > 0:44:26the Central Band of the RAF
0:44:26 > 0:44:29and the Band of the Royal Air Force College
0:44:29 > 0:44:31are joined by the Citadel Regimental Band
0:44:31 > 0:44:34and the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs, Royal Air Force,
0:44:49 > 0:44:54the 2015 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo's Principal Director of Music,
0:44:54 > 0:44:56takes to the podium.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08Finally, the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China
0:45:08 > 0:45:11takes its place in the Massed Bands.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:45:20 > 0:45:24The ubiquitous Margaret Scollay takes centre stage once again
0:45:24 > 0:45:27as even more of the Tattoo performers
0:45:27 > 0:45:29continue to assemble on the Castle Esplanade.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57The Gaelic welcome comes from Maeve Mackinnon.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00SHE SINGS IN GAELIC
0:46:23 > 0:46:26CHOIR HARMONISES
0:46:58 > 0:47:01PIPE BANDS PICK UP THE MELODY
0:47:42 > 0:47:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:47:44 > 0:47:48Over its season of 25 packed public performances,
0:47:48 > 0:47:50the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
0:47:50 > 0:47:53is seen by almost a quarter of a million spectators
0:47:53 > 0:47:55from all over the world.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59They marvel at the talents of an equally international cast,
0:47:59 > 0:48:01who, though they arrived as strangers,
0:48:01 > 0:48:04will leave as friends.
0:48:04 > 0:48:10# Tonight we are as one
0:48:10 > 0:48:14# Here in the heart of the nation
0:48:14 > 0:48:18# There's a welcome for you
0:48:18 > 0:48:23# In Edinburgh we see
0:48:23 > 0:48:27# That East and West come together
0:48:27 > 0:48:31# Old friends meeting anew
0:48:31 > 0:48:34# Let the pipes play
0:48:34 > 0:48:41# Let the people celebrate this day
0:48:41 > 0:48:48# May our goodwill remain
0:48:48 > 0:48:54# Until we meet again
0:48:54 > 0:48:56# Let the pipes play
0:48:56 > 0:49:03# Let the people celebrate this day
0:49:03 > 0:49:09# May our goodwill remain
0:49:09 > 0:49:16# Until we meet again
0:49:16 > 0:49:20# We met as strangers
0:49:20 > 0:49:31# Now we leave as friends. #
0:49:31 > 0:49:34CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:49:34 > 0:49:38Squadron Leader Matthew Little.
0:49:38 > 0:49:40Guard of honour,
0:49:40 > 0:49:43general salute,
0:49:43 > 0:49:45present arms!
0:49:48 > 0:49:51DRUMROLL
0:49:51 > 0:49:52The National Anthem.
0:49:52 > 0:49:58# God save our gracious Queen
0:49:58 > 0:50:03# Long live our noble Queen
0:50:03 > 0:50:08# God save the Queen
0:50:08 > 0:50:12# Send her victorious
0:50:12 > 0:50:17# Happy and glorious
0:50:17 > 0:50:22# Long to reign over us
0:50:22 > 0:50:28# God save the Queen... #
0:50:31 > 0:50:34Slope arms!
0:50:36 > 0:50:40And now that international anthem of friendship that Robert Burns
0:50:40 > 0:50:44gave to the world, Auld Lang Syne.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48# Should old acquaintance be forgot
0:50:48 > 0:50:52# And never brought tae mind?
0:50:52 > 0:50:57# Should old acquaintance be forgot
0:50:57 > 0:51:01# For auld lang syne
0:51:01 > 0:51:05# For auld lang syne, my dear
0:51:05 > 0:51:09# For auld lang syne
0:51:09 > 0:51:14# We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
0:51:14 > 0:51:18# For auld lang syne
0:51:20 > 0:51:24# Should old acquaintance be forgot
0:51:24 > 0:51:28# And never brought tae mind?
0:51:28 > 0:51:31# Should old acquaintance be forgot
0:51:31 > 0:51:35# For auld lang syne
0:51:35 > 0:51:39# For auld lang syne, my dear
0:51:39 > 0:51:43# For auld lang syne
0:51:43 > 0:51:48# We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
0:51:48 > 0:51:55# For auld lang syne... #
0:51:55 > 0:51:58CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:51:58 > 0:52:01And now the Airman's Hymn,
0:52:01 > 0:52:04the lowering of the flags, lights out.
0:52:29 > 0:52:38# To all who, spurning earthly joys
0:52:38 > 0:52:48# Seek undismayed the trackless way
0:52:48 > 0:52:59# High in the wide expanse of heaven
0:52:59 > 0:53:08# Be thou their help by night and day
0:53:08 > 0:53:13# Through fire, through cloud
0:53:13 > 0:53:18# O'er land, o'er wave
0:53:18 > 0:53:30# Still by thy presence strong to save... #
0:54:54 > 0:54:58It's 100 years since Piper Daniel Laidlaw was awarded
0:54:58 > 0:55:01the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Loos.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04Corporal Stewart Hunter, RAF,
0:55:04 > 0:55:08marks the centenary with the tune, The Piper Of Loos.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02APPLAUSE
0:56:08 > 0:56:11BANDS STRIKE UP
0:56:11 > 0:56:15It's time to bid farewell to this international cast -
0:56:15 > 0:56:17the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards,
0:56:17 > 0:56:19the Queen's Colour Squadron,
0:56:19 > 0:56:22the United States Air Force Honor Guard,
0:56:22 > 0:56:24and the Highland dancers,
0:56:24 > 0:56:26the dancers from Bollywood,
0:56:26 > 0:56:28the Lotus Dragon Dancers
0:56:28 > 0:56:30and Top Secret Drum Corps.
0:56:30 > 0:56:34And the Shetland fiddlers!
0:56:34 > 0:56:39Even in its 66th year, this event doesn't feel old.
0:56:39 > 0:56:43This special melting pot of international colour, history,
0:56:43 > 0:56:47tradition and talent is why this year sees the 17th successive
0:56:47 > 0:56:50sold-out season of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo,
0:56:50 > 0:56:54supported by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56Tattoo Producer Brigadier David Allfrey
0:56:56 > 0:56:59has once again filled this unique stage
0:56:59 > 0:57:01with a rich variety of acts
0:57:01 > 0:57:03where East has met West.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06Indeed, all points of the cultural compass have been represented
0:57:06 > 0:57:09as the performers, whether military or not,
0:57:09 > 0:57:11have been able to display their differences
0:57:11 > 0:57:13and celebrate their similarities.
0:57:13 > 0:57:19Drum Major Michael Hay, from the Royal Regiment of Scotland,
0:57:19 > 0:57:21leads the Massed Pipes and Drums
0:57:21 > 0:57:23as they march towards the cobbles of Castlehill
0:57:23 > 0:57:26to the tune that has taken generations of pipes and drums
0:57:26 > 0:57:28back to barracks -
0:57:28 > 0:57:29The Black Bear.
0:57:52 > 0:57:54From Edinburgh Castle, this is Bill Paterson
0:57:54 > 0:57:58wishing you, wherever in the world you've been watching,
0:57:58 > 0:58:01good fortune and good health until we meet again.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10CHEERING AND APPLAUSE