Atlantic Watch Information

Founded in 1993, as a family-oriented group that emulates the 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-inclusive values and its nearly 40 members are of all ages, 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 well as The Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of The Black Watch and the Band of The Welsh Guards. Our traditions as a military band—the Atlantic Watch uniform emulates full regimental issue— allowed us to perform on the U.S.S. Missouri in Pearl Harbor and at the Barking Sands Naval Station in Hawaii, as well as the United States Military Academy at West Point and at Fort Monmouth.