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Dutch Army Cycling Band YouTube.jpgDutch Army Cycling Band plays the Edinburgh Military Tattoo (+ Video)
Some weird and wonderful sights have graced the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade over the six decades of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, but for fans of all things bike-related, none can compare to one of this year’s overseas guest acts, The Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments, better known as The Dutch Army Cycling Band.
Dressed in World War I uniforms and mounted on vintage bicycles, which are clearly lovingly tended if the vignette at the end of the video below is anything to go by, even the Scottish rain proved unable to deter the cycling musicians from running through tunes including, of course, Tulips From Amsterdam which segued effortlessly into Loch Lomond in tribute to their hosts.
Based in the Van Brederode Barracks in Vucht, the band which comprises 40 musicians and even has its own fan website can trace its origins back to 1917, although the Dutch army’s Bicycle Corps is older still, having been founded in 1894.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo continues until 27 August.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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That Norwegian infrastructure OMG.
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Are you sure? Norway is socialist and has a very high quality of life.
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Glad I got mine before that change in ownership.
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And 3 of the 'workers' are just leaning!
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Same sketch everywhere, or so it seems. Take Whitelegg Way in Bournemouth. Wide cycle lanes put in both sides of a (formerly very wide) two lane...
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My first thought on reading the headline was "ooh, has Clevedon put in covered bike parking now?".
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brill
Would look better in Rabobank Lycra.
Puts using a mobile while cycling into the shade, somewhat.
(fires up tuba)
Excellent. The Cloggies even do military bands better than we do.
Love it!
Made me smile!