The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland is one of the three official

military band A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the ti ...

s of the

Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior and only 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 indiv ...

, and is based at

Dreghorn Barracks Dreghorn Barracks are located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The barracks are situated at the southern edge of the city, south of Colinton, and adjacent to the Edinburgh City Bypass. History The present barracks complex was largely built in 1937–1939 ...

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. The bandsmen wear the

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with a red over white hackle and scarlet doublet in

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. In addition, there are two Territorial bands, the Highland Band and the Lowland Band, which are administered by the regiment's territorial battalions. It is also one of two line infantry bands in the

Royal Corps of Army Music The Royal Corps of Army Music (RCAM, widely known by its former acronym CAMUS) is a Corps of the British Army dedicated to the provision and promotion of military music. History The formation of the Corps of Army Music was triggered by a defen ...

Ensembles

* Concert band *

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Pipes and Drums A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term pipes and drums, used by military pipe bands is also common. The most common form of pipe band consists of a section of pipers playing the Great Highland bagpipe, a ...

* Fanfare Trumpeters * Jazz

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Other musical activities

The SCOTS Band performs for events sponsored by the military. Besides military events, it also takes in many charity events in

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. Their schedule includes but is not limited to: * Poppy Scotland *

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* Musically supporting schools in both Scotland and the North of England

Gallery

File:US Navy 070907-N-5174T-005 Musician 3rd Class Helena Giammarco, a Pacific Fleet band member, plays the French horn backstage with a friend from the Royal Regiment of Scotland following the second night of performances at the Ku.jpg, Musician from the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland in Full Dress uniform in

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = ''Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , sub ...

. File:BandSergeantMajor RoyalRegimentofScotland.jpg, Drum Major from the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland inside Edinburgh Castle File:Musicians with the Royal Regiment of Scotland and U.S. Sailors with the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band rehearse a song for the massed military band portion of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh 120731-N-VT117-949.jpg,

References

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External links

Corps of Army Music website
British ceremonial units Royal Corps of Army Music Musical groups established in 1958 Royal Regiment of Scotland Scottish ceremonial units 1958 establishments in Scotland

Ensembles

Other musical activities

Gallery

See also

References

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