They have marched into the heat of battle and brought tears to eyes at some of the most dramatic moments of world history.
Now the Pipes and Drums of The Black Watch 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, will play at The Black Watch Castle and Museum in Perth for one night only on Tuesday May 13.
The band is keen to support the heritage of The Black Watch and all funds raised from the concert will be in aid of the conservation and exhibition of the Sid Lunn medal collection.
Music has been an important part of the life of The Black Watch from the earliest days and integral to the lives of Highland soldiers in particular.
Played into battle, the sound of the pipes raised the spirits of the Highlanders and put fear into the hearts of the enemy.
The Pipes and Drums of The Black Watch has also travelled the world performing at tattoos, festivals and celebrations.
In recent years, the band has toured extensively throughout Canada and the United States and, in 1963, it played at the White House for US President John Kennedy.
The honour came just eight days before his assassination and the band then found itself invited to undertake the mournful task of playing at his state funeral.
Against such a historic background, it is something of a rare opportunity to see the pipes and drums play at their regimental home, at the heart of their regimental area.
The event will help support the refurbished and extended museum by enabling work on the Sid Lunn medal collection, which consists of the medals of Black Watch soldiers from throughout the regiment’s history, collected by Mr Lunn during his life and donated to the museum in 2006.
Originally from Wakefield in Yorkshire, he joined the 5th Battalion The Black Watch in October 1941.
He served with the regiment throughout the second world war, in North Africa where he was wounded at the battle of El Alamein Sicily and North West Europe.
In 2002, he entered the Royal Hospital Chelsea as an In Pensioner and died on March 25 2006, at the age of 84.
Booking for the concert is essential and tickets should be secured in person from The Black Watch Castle and Museum or by calling 01738 638152.