The Highland Band The Royal Regiment Of Scotland

This is the official Facebook page for The Highland Band The Royal Regiment of Scotland, a part time Army Reserve based in Perth. http://bit. ly /1kFqFhB

The Highland Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland is as integral a part of 7 SCOTS. Within the Corps of Army Music the Band is the repository for and authority on Scottish music in all its forms. As such it has a crucial responsibility to maintain and build the repertoire of Scottish music, to keep alive the folk / ceilidh band tradition and to promote the work of composers who have served in one or other of the Scottish regiments (eg Alford, Howe, and Lamb etc).
The Highland Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland is commanded by the Director of Music (DOM), normally an Officer of the rank of Captain, supported by a Warrant Officer Class 1 Bandmaster, these are invariably ex Regular Directors of Music. The Battalion appoints a Band President who is an Officer of field rank and who is responsible for the management of The Highland Band of he Royal Regiment of Scotland.