Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland

Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland at Edinburgh Castle.
Active 2006 to Present
Country  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Type military band
Role public duties
Size 35 musicians[1]
Part of Royal Regiment of Scotland
Headquarters Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh, Scotland[2]
Nickname(s) SCOTS Band
Motto(s) "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit"
(Latin)
"No One Provokes Me With Impunity"
March Quick: Scotland the Brave
Slow: Royal Regiment of Scotland Slow March
Anniversaries 28 March

The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland is the official regimental military band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland based at Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh. The Band's musicians wears the Feather bonnet with a red over white hackle and scarlet Doublet in Full Dress Uniform. In addition, there are two Territorial bands, the Highland Band and the Lowland Band, which are administered by the regiment's territorial battalions.[3] It is also one of two line infantry bands in the Corps of Army Music.

Ensembles

Current activities

The SCOTS Band performs for events sponsored by the military. Besides military events, it also takes in many charity events in Scotland.[5] Their schedule includes but is not limited to:

References

  1. ↑ "The British Army: A Pocket Guide 2012 - 2013 - Charles Heyman - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  2. ↑ "The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland - About | Facebook". M.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. ↑ "51st Highland, 7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland". Edinburgh Tattoo. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Regimental mascot Cruachan IV, a Shetland pony, was cheered by onlookers as he led the parade featuring an honour guard of 100 soldiers with the Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland and the pipes and drums of 2 SCOTS, The Royal Highland Fusiliers". Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  5. ↑ "Royal Regiment of Scotland Band to visit Enniskillen". The Fermanagh Herald. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Farewell Parade 2013". Derekcrowe.com. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

See Also

Corps of Army Music website

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