Atlantic Watch

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Few things conjure the Scottish Highlands as readily and completely as the song of the bagpipe. And you needn't be a Scot or have any Celtic blood at all in your veins to be stirred by sound of the pipes. If you long to answer the call of the pipes, we can help. We are the Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch. We were founded in 1993, as a family-oriented group that emulates the Queen's Own 42nd Royal Highland Regiment: the legendary Black Watch of Scotland. Our goal is to maintain, spread and foster a love and appreciation of the traditional Celtic arts of highland piping, drumming and dancing. To attain our goal, we offer free instruction in those arts. Our band embraces family values and its nearly 75 members are of all ages, both genders, and come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Membership in the Atlantic Watch is open to all and it is free. All that we ask of our members is that they earnestly participate in band events. Based in Red Bank, New Jersey, the Atlantic Watch plays regularly in and around central New Jersey, as well as the mid-Atlantic region. In addition, we have played overseas. We performed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1995, when we had the honor of meeting with Prince Charles. We returned to Edinburgh in 2000 and 2005, taking part in the international Pipefest, in support of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Foundation. The Atlantic Watch was an opening act for both The Band Of The Grenadier Guards and The Pipes and Drums and Dancers of The Highlanders, as...

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