Bermuda's all stars yesterday stopped the traffic in Scotland's biggest city.

The Bermuda Regiment and Gombeys marched through Glasgow as the Edinburgh Military Tattoo went on tour. And police shut the streets between the city's Blythswood Square and the showpiece George Square as the Regiment and Gombeys joined other performers at the Edinburgh gala in a triumphant parade through Glasgow.

Regiment bandmaster Barrett Dill said: “It was another superb audience and we're delighted to showcase our talent outside Edinburgh.”

The Regiment and Gombeys took part in the official march past outside the City Chambers where Glasgow Lord Provost Elizabeth Cameron and a senior British Army officer took the salute. Major Dill and senior members of the regiment later presented Ms Cameron with a Bermuda coat-of-arms at a special lunch in the City Chambers to honour participants in the Glasgow “mini-tattoo”. Major Dill said: “The Lord Provost said she was very impressed with the professionalism of the Regiment and welcomed us to her city.”

The Regiment performed with the US Army's crack Drill Team, the Swiss Top Secret Corps of Drums, the pipes and drums of the Omani Army, the Republic of Korea army band and dancers and the massed bands and Pipes and Drums of the Scottish and English regiments. But the Regiment and the Gombeys were again the focus of attention as they presented a show highlighting the fusion that makes up Bermuda's distinctive culture.

Regiment Tattoo spokesman Lt. Wayne Caines said: “It all went exceptionally well and we were incredibly well-received. The guys were up for it and the audience response was in line with the effort the band put in.”

The Commanding Officer at Edinburgh's Redford Barracks, where the Regiment are billeted during their visit, has also asked the band and Gombeys to stage a special performance as a hospital for disabled Scottish war veterans.