Drums draw crowds to Beating of the Retreat in Hamilton
The Royal Bermuda Regiment took to the Cabinet Office last night for its annual Beating Retreat ceremony.
While the crowd for the event started small, the rhythm of the Royal Bermuda Regiment Band and Corps of Drums drew spectators from the nearby Harbour Nights festivities as the show went on.
This year, the RBR were joined in the ceremony by young musicians from the Royal Bermuda Regiment Musician Camp
Petra Hruba, from New York, said she was tipped off about the event by a taxi driver.
“It reminds me a bit of the changing of the guards,” she said. “Its nice to go out and see a bit of local culture when you travel beyond the beaches and the tourist shops.”
Beating Retreat, in its earliest form, was a drummers’ call.
The drum major and his men would march around the camp playing to warn soldiers that it was time to return to their billets and go to bed.
The ceremony in Bermuda puts soldiers through their paces, demonstrates drilling and provides a popular show for visitors and residents.
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