Scotland’s best-known military band – the Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland – is to embark on its first-ever nationwide tour.
Scotland’s State Band, as it is also known, will embark on a Scottish tour entitled “Walking with Heroes,” to raise money for Armed Forces charity Poppyscotland.
Director of Music Major David Barringer MBE said: “For the band, this tour is a massive thing. We are excited to be going out further afield to a number of different venues as that is something that the band has not done for a very long time.
“It will be great music in great venues and all to support the Poppyscotland cause, and we are massively looking forward to it.”
To accompany the centenary tour, a CD – also entitled Walking with Heroes – is being produced, with the aim to commemorate 100 years since the end of The Great War, and to honour those that served our nation.
Gordon Michie, Head of Fundraising, said: “It was really exciting to officially launch the tour today and it is a privilege for Poppyscotland to be in partnership with such a talented group of musicians.
The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland is one of the 22 Regular Army bands and is based at Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh.
It will visit the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen on September 28 this year.