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Watched by more than 500 thousand viewers on ABC TV, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marched into Sydney\u2019s ANZ Stadium in October 2019, with over 1500 performers from 14 countries coming together for the largest Tattoo ever staged in its 69-year history \u2013 only the fifth time that the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has left Edinburgh. The CD and DVD of that remarkable evening are now available on ABC Classic.<\/p>\n
Recorded in Sydney, performers from the United Kingdom, Australia, the USA, Switzerland, France, Tonga, Fiji and New Zealand were joined for the very first time by acts from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu for a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle.<\/p>\n
With its theme \u2018At All Points of the Compass\u2019,<\/em> the production places celebrates Australia’s links to allies and friends all around the globe. From Australia’s throbbing red centre to the bonnie banks of Scotland, this sweeping musical journey is represented by the traditional and military music of each of the contributing nations \u2013 all part of one huge story.<\/p>\n The grand finale sees the entire cast link arms and sing that international song of love and friendship, \u2018Auld Lang Syne\u2019,<\/em> before marching off the field to the stirring sounds of \u2018Scotland the Brave\u2019<\/em> \u2013 a sight once seen, never forgotten.<\/p>\n The tracks:\u00a0OPENING \u00a0Calling Country*\/ \u00a0Fanfare for the Southern Cross\/\u00a0The Massed Pipes & Drums<\/p>\n WEST: Song Cycle \u2013 West\/ \u00a0Musique de l\u2019Artillerie\/\u00a0Hjaltibonhoga \u2013 The Shetland Fiddlers<\/p>\n NORTH: \u00a0Song Cycle \u2013 North\/ \u00a0TNI Academy Drum Band\/ \u00a0The Massed Military Bands of the United Kingdom\/ \u00a0Top Secret Drum Corps\/ Massed Pipes and Drums<\/p>\n EAST: Song Cycle \u2013 East\/ The Combined Military Bands of the South Pacific \/ Royal Corps of Musicians\/ \u00a0Republic of Fiji Military Forces Band \/ Papua New Guinea Military Band and Pipes and Drums\/ \u00a0Our Ocean People*\/ \u00a0Tattoo Dance Company<\/p>\n SOUTH: \u00a0Song Cycle \u2013 South\/ \u00a0New Zealand Army Band\/ \u00a0Te Pikik\u014dtuku o Ng\u0101ti Rongomai*\/ Lochiel Marching Drill Team<\/p>\n HOME: Song Cycle \u2013 Gadigal Land\/ \u00a0The Combined Military Bands of the Australian Defence Force\/ \u00a0Songs of Australia\/ \u00a0Finale\/ March Off<\/p>\n *DVD only<\/p>\n DVD ABC 076 3069 | CD ABC 481 8832 Watched by more than 500 thousand viewers on ABC TV, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marched into Sydney\u2019s ANZ Stadium in October…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"sls_format":[],"class_list":["post-27055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"deck":"","is_featured":false,"media_type":"standard","audio_embed":"","video_url":""},"yoast_head":"\n
\nAvailable 6 December 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"