Highlights from the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle
Fanfare: Royal Edinburgh THE MASSED PIPE BANDS of THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS 1ST BATTALION THE ROYAL SCOTS (THE ROYAL REGIMENT)
1ST BATTALION THE KING'S OWN
SCOTTISH BORDERERS
1ST BATTALION THE GORDON
HIGHLANDERS
THE VANCOUVER POLICE PIPE BAND
THE QUEEN'S GUARD OF RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, USA
THE ROYAL BAND OF
HM THE SULTAN OF OMAN
THE MASSED MILITARY BANDS of THE ROYAL ENGINEERS (ALDERSHOT)
THE ALAMEIN BAND OF THE ROYAL
TANK REGIMENT
THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS
THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS from New Zealand
THE CITY OF WELLINGTON
PIPE BAND
The Big Brown Music Machine
THE MARCHING BAND OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Long Beach, USA
The Finale with The Evening Hymn Taps
The Lowering of the Colours The Lone Piper
Director of Music
CAPT D. E. PRYCE , Royal Engineers The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is presented by HQ Scotland (Army) and Edinburgh District Council Producer LT-COL LESLIE DOW , OBE
Deputy producer LT-COL DAVID MURRAY Commentary for television TOM FLEMING
Produced for television by IAN CHRISTIE BBC Scotland
Join BBC Scotland to welcome 1981 with Iain Cuthbertson
Peter Morrison , Anne Lome Gillies Alastair McDonald , Russell Hunter Norman McLean , Silly Wizard and THE SANDRA ADAMS DANCERS
THE JIM JOHNSTONE SCOTTISH
COUNTRY DANCE BAND
THE BRITISH CALEDONIAN PIPE BAND Pipe-major ROBERT RICHARDSON
BRIAN FAHEY AND THE BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA, leader IAN TYRE
Musical associate DAVID PRINGLE
Sound RON ALLEN. Lighting DAVID OGLE Designer CAMPBELL GORDON
Producer ANNE SOMERS. BBC Scotland