The Black Watch of Canada-Annual Church Parade

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Garry Shipton
Hi Bill,

"the Black Bear " is the official march of the Old Regiment."Highland Laddie" is also an official regimental tune of another Heeland regiment,but it slips my mind at the moment(it may be the Highland Light Infantry).I have it somewhere here at home.Every time the regiment marches off in parade order from the armoury everyone knows what the first tune will be.But one time,for a parade,our air force pipe band were invited to march out of the armory after the ,and not to be outdone,we marched off to the "Air Forch Marchpast"

Garry;

'Highland Laddie' is the official Quick March (or Regimental March) of the RHC (with 'The Red Hackle' being the official Slow March).

'Black Bear' is normally the traditional March Back to the Barracks tune of Highland Regiments (and others).

When did the Black Watch change from 'Highland Laddie' or has Shadow brought you one to many cold ones........

Cheers