About the Band
Founded in Red Bank in 1993, and since 2022 the official Pipe and Drum Band of the Borough.
The Pipes & Drums of the Atlantic Watch was founded in 1993 in Red Bank, New
Jersey. We are a family-inclusive cultural and educational organization,
registered as a 501(c)(3) charity, dedicated to preserving and promoting Celtic
musical heritage through instruction and performance.
On November 9, 2022, the Borough Council of Red Bank adopted Resolution 22-277,
formally designating us the official Pipe and Drum Band of the Borough of Red
Bank.
Our members come from across Monmouth County and beyond — different ages,
different backgrounds, held together by the pipes and drums. A good number of
them arrived as complete beginners and learned to play here.
You will hear us at St. Patrick's Day and Memorial Day parades, Veterans Day
observances, 9/11 memorial services, civic ceremonies, cultural festivals and
holiday events across central New Jersey. We have also played farther afield —
in Scotland, Hawaii, New Orleans, Bermuda and Nova Scotia — at New York's
Tartan Week, and on stage with The Chieftains.
A pipe band belongs to the community it comes from. We turn out for the
celebrations, and just as readily for the solemn occasions.