Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is dominated by it’s celebrated castle below which lies two of the most famous streets in the world.
Leading directly from the Castle Esplanade to the door of the Palace of Holyroodhouse is The Royal Mile – a distance of exactly 1 mile 106 yards. Within this distance you can cover much Scotland’s history from the 9th century onwards.

If the Royal Mile is the heart of historic Edinburgh, then Princes Street is the heart of the city itself. It has a famous mile-long shopping thoroughfare on one side and the glorious open vista of Princes Street Gardens nestled below the castle on the other. During the summer festivals this is where you will see parades striding along the spacious and elegant road and most likely led by a pipe band.

This 'Princes Street Parade’ CD  features The Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band under the leadership of Pipe Major Donald Shaw Ramsay strutting their stuff in 1956. You can imagine the kilts swinging and the feather bonnets and plaids flying in the breeze as the band marches to the lilting melodies and infectious rhythms of Scotland’s own music.