Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

The Pipes & Drums
The World Famous Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have been at the forefront of Pipe music since first achieving world wide fame in 1972 when their haunting version of "Amazing Grace" rocketed to the top of the charts all around the world.
Since then the band have continued to lead the way in pipe band music. Their latest album "Journey" topped the classical music charts in the Uk and won album of the year at the 2009 classical BRIT awards.
The Regiment
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are Scotland`s senior regiment and only regular cavalry regiment. The Regiment was formed in 1971 from the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers ( whom were themselves the result of the amalgamation of the 6th Dragoon Guards the Carabiniers and the 3rd the Prince of Wales Dragoon Guards in 1922) and The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons).
Currently Based in Fallingbostal, Germany. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards form the main armoured force for the 7th Armoured Brigade, The Famous Desert Rats.
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards是由一支蘇格蘭風(fēng)笛為主奏樂器的管樂隊(duì)和一個(gè)裝甲旅組成的陸軍部隊(duì)。是目前聯(lián)合王國(guó)唯一的一支騎兵部隊(duì)1971年 由3rd Carabiniers第三憲兵騎兵團(tuán)（1922年由第六禁衛(wèi)龍騎兵團(tuán)和威爾士第三龍騎兵團(tuán)合并的）和2nd Dragoons第二龍騎兵團(tuán)（歷史上著名的蘇格蘭皇家灰騎兵）合并。他們麾下的戰(zhàn)斗部隊(duì)，第七裝甲旅，即歷史上著名的The Famous Desert Rats沙漠之鼠，目前組扎在德國(guó)的 Fallingbostal。
他們的管樂隊(duì)，著名的Royal Scots Dragoon Guards樂團(tuán)，最早是在1972年改編，并演奏了《奇異恩典》出名的，并且從此延續(xù)了管樂隊(duì)的形式。最新專輯《Journey》發(fā)行后，便在UK榜的古典音樂榜中高舉榜首，并且獲得了年度最佳專輯稱號(hào)，并且在09年獲得了BRIT古典音樂獎(jiǎng)。