The Black Watch Pipes and Drums are the oldest organized pipe band in North America, and has, over the years, been consistently ranked among the top Canadian Forces bands in all rated categories. As members of a Royal Regiment, its pipers wear the Royal Stewart tartan, which is the tartan of the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, as an ongoing symbol of loyalty to Queen and country. The regimental drummers wear the Government tartan, which came to be known as the Black Watch tartan due to its dark hue. The drummers wear the King's crown their scarlet tunics as a further sign of the Regiment's royal affiliation. Twenty-one of the Regiment's most important battle honours are also embroidered on the Drum Major's Baldric, as well as engraved on the Drum Major's Mace. The Regimental Dancers wear blue glengarries with the Black Watch insignia as cap badge, and dance the traditional soldier's dances which include the Highland Fling and the Sword Dance, which would be danced over crossed swords for luck in the coming battle. In addition, the dancers perform the Argyle Broadswords which is a dance designed to entertain the troops.

Enjoy two tickets to this amazing performance at the Marin Center-Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 8pm!