Pipes and drums are synonymous with pipe band, and both commonly refer to bands comprised of musicians who play the Scottish Highland bagpipes and drums. A pipe band is a group of pipers and drummers. ... This article is about the Highland administrative region in Scotland. ... A bagpipe performer in Amsterdam. ...

While the term "pipe band" usually refers to bagpipe bands of civilian origin (e.g. Hong Kong Pipe Band), "pipes and drums" is traditionally used for bands of military and para-military origins (e.g. Pipes & Drums of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) or Pipes & Drums of the Royal Hong Kong Police etc). Official name The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Prince of Wales Nicknames Motto Nemo Me Impune Lacessit Anniversaries Red Hackle Day (5 January) Marches Quick: All the Blue Bonnets are oer the Border Slow: The Garb of Old Gaul Pipes & Drums Quick: Hielan Laddie...

There are regiments in the British Army that call their pipe bands "Drums & Pipes" instead of "Pipes & Drums", but this is all a matter of regimental tradition and custom. In the Scots Guards, for example, it is customary to call the regiment's pipes & drums simply "the Drums." This is because historically drummers have come to be recognized as an official part of that regiment's musical establishment before pipers, and as a result the pipes and drums are still being called "the Drums." A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... The British Army is the land armed forces of the United Kingdom. ... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ...