The 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrates the kaleidoscope, featuring colourful talent from around the world on the magnificent esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. True to this year's Tattoo theme, the varied international cast delivers an ever-changing colourful entertainment in this programme of highlights from the popular annual event, narrated by Bill Paterson.

In a new departure for this year, Aasmah Mir goes behind the castle ramparts to meet some of the cast and characters from Tattoo's 69th year.

Amongst the highlights are the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra, bringing the sounds and sights of the sparkling Caribbean to Edinburgh, and making their Edinburgh Tattoo debut the Beijing Marching Wind Band and Cultural Display Team perform with elegance and style in an act representing prosperity, good luck and harmony.

From New Zealand, the Lochiel Marching Drill Team brings precision in synchronised movement, whilst the New Zealand Army Band entertains with a varied display filled with a fine mix of cultural and contemporary sights and sounds from the antipodes.

Closer to home, Heeresmusikkorps Kassel from central Germany go on a hunt in the dark forest, accompanied by traditional hunting music. The Lyon-based Musique de l'Artillerie, the French Artillery Band, bathe the esplanade in an act reminiscent of La Moulin Rouge.

Tattoo Dance Company provides an outstanding display with the usual high standard of massed Highland dancing, and they also find the time to dance in support of many of the other performances.

The much-loved Shetland fiddlers Hjaltibinhoga transport the audience to their islands home with music reminiscent of the colourful seas around Shetland.

Red Tunics and Black Bearskins from the two bands of the Household Division mark this as very much a British Army year. The Band of the Scots Guards, the Band of the Irish Guards and the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland combine for a fine display of the best of British military music. The cast combine to bring familiar tunes in the Tattoo style, accompanied by fireworks, choreography and projections that light up the castle.

Wonderful music, heritage and spectacle are all packed into this highlights programme, with the sight and sound of massed pipes and drums setting the scene and lone piper on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle rounding off a unique annual event.
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