Woman who saw first ever Edinburgh Tattoo returns 75 years later to watch son in law take part

Edinburgh Evening News

An 83-year-old woman who saw the very first Edinburgh Tattoo in 1950, returned this year with her family to watch the 75th edition of the show.  And the event was extra special for Edinburgh-born Sylvia Boyce, with the show not only being a milestone year of the production, but she would also get to see her son in law perform in it – something no one in the family saw coming.

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00:00It was very special to see the dancers and to see the military people, you know,

00:28it's just wonderful. It was exciting at the time, naturally, but it's more exciting today being here.

00:36My older daughter got married to an American who happened to be a drummer, a snare drummer,

01:03and he's in bands in California, and he applied to actually perform in this fabulous event.

01:11We got chosen, so we were all over the moon, and it was very, very special.

01:16Knowing my family's background, and my mother-in-law especially, being born in Edinburgh,

01:22I thought it was a great opportunity to jump at it and honor her heritage,

01:26and, of course, represent the tattoo. So I auditioned, I applied, and I was fortunate enough

01:33to be selected. And the tricky part was, though, for my birthday, the family was going to take me

01:39here. And so when I made the band, so to speak, they had to find something else to do with that

01:48extra ticket.

01:56I think it's a special show, of course, of being the anniversary, but it's got a great story.

02:02The talent here is amazing. There's so many great acts, and the musicians just in the REMT band itself

02:11are just unbelievable. There's so many talented people. And there's a great story, I believe,

02:17with this particular show. And it's emotional. At the end, it's just a great show. I've been

02:24very fortunate to play for some great venues and some great shows, but this, by far, exceeds

02:31all of that. This is the pinnacle. This is the best.

02:34It's very, very special. It's very, very emotional. Yes, we're all very excited.

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