Photos of Reading Scottish Pipe Band - 2012

On 10 November 2012, Reading Scottish played for Remembrance Sunday at the Madejski Stadium before the Reading vs Norwich Premier League match.

More pictures are available on out Flickr stream here : Madejski 2012

On 12 August 2012, Reading Scottish played in perhaps their biggest ever engagement – at the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games in London.
A lot of photos and videos of this event are licensable and protected.

A Flickr stream is available here: Flickr stream. The band feature in the background at the end of Eric Idle’s set.
There is also a licensable Alamy photo here: Alamy.

The full video of the whole ceremony is available on these sites:
Facebook video (the band play behind Eric Idle at 2:10:10)
Olympic website.

On 1 August 2012, Reading Scottish played as part of the Highland Gathering at Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight.

On 11 July 2012, Reading Scottish were playing to set the Olympic Torch off on its journey from Reading in Caversham Court Gardens.

On 17 June 2012, Reading Scottish recorded music for the Olympic Closing Ceremony to be held on 12 August 2012.

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