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  2. Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - Wikipedia

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    The 2022 Edinburgh Military Tattoo pipes and drums. The term tattoo derives from a 17th-century Dutch phrase doe den tap toe ("turn off the tap") a signal to tavern owners each night, played by a regiment's Corps of Drums, to turn off the taps of their ale kegs so that the soldiers would retire to their billeted lodgings at a reasonable hour. [1]

  3. Armed forces in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Soldiers of the 105th Regiment Royal Artillery at Edinburgh Castle Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo The Atholl Highlanders on parade in 2017. Since the passing of the Treaty of Union in 1707 which unified the Kingdom of Scotland with the Kingdom of England to the create the Kingdom of Great Britain, Scottish armed forces were merged with the English armed forces and remain part of the overall ...

  4. Military tattoo - Wikipedia

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    Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, 2010. One of the best-known tattoos is held on the Esplanade in front of Edinburgh Castle each August as part of the annual Edinburgh Festival. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo was first staged in 1950; it combines the traditional sounds of the bagpipes and drums with the modern aspects of the armed forces.

  5. Bill Paterson (actor) - Wikipedia

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    billpaterson.co.uk. William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor with a career in theatre, film, television and radio. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries. He has appeared in films and TV series including Comfort and Joy (1984), Traffik ...

  6. Nils Olav - Wikipedia

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    Nils Olav. Major General Sir Nils Olav III, Baron of the Bouvet Islands (Norwegian: [ˌnɪls ˈôːlɑv]) is a king penguin who resides in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the mascot [3][4][5] and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard. The name 'Nils Olav' and associated ranks have been passed down through three king penguins since 1972 ...

  7. Royal Regiment of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Regimental flag of the SCOTS. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) is the senior and only current Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry.It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two reserve battalions, plus an incremental company, each formerly an individual regiment (with the exception of the former first battalion (now disbanded and reformed into the 1st Bn ...

  8. Alasdair Hutton - Wikipedia

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    The greatest show on Earth: Behind the microphone at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (2017), 224 pages, ISBN 9781910745694. An account of the Edinburgh Tattoo and the others Hutton had narrated around the world [6] Luath treasury of Scottish nursery rhymes (2017), hard cover, 224 pages, ISBN 9781910745571. Editor.

  9. Edinburgh International Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, spread over the final three weeks in August. Notable figures from the international world of music (especially classical music) and the performing arts are invited to join the festival. Visual art exhibitions, talks and workshops are also hosted.