Do Guitarists play at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo?
The Tatto is not just pipes & drums now. It is an International event with acts from all over the world. Guitarists have appeared as part of folk groups, especially Irish. The Edinburgh International Military Tattoo is a show given by military bands and display teams in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. The event takes place annually, as part of the Edinburgh Festival (a collective name for many independent festivals and events in Edinburgh in August). History The word “tattoo” originally dates from the seventeenth century when British Army units were stationed in the Low Countries. Drummers from the garrison were sent out into the towns each evening to summon the soldiers to return to barracks. The process was known as Doe den tap toe or just tap toe and encouraged the inn keepers to “turn off the taps”, stop serving beer and send the soldiers back for the night. The first official Tattoo began in 1950 with just 8 items in the programme. Today Now, on average, just over 217,000 people s
