I want to join the Drummers & Musicians!

Drummers & Musicians are the pride of our regiment. When you are tired from a hard day on the battlefield we need these guys to get us home. 

The drums and fifes inspire everyone to pick up the step, smarten themselves up and help everyone cover the march back to camp.

The drums and colours are the beating heart and pride of Colonel Robert Hammond's Regiment. The way they present themselves demonstrates the pride and commitment of all members of the regiment, and so the job that might seem to be the easiest when you first look at it, is actually one of the most difficult. The drums and colours must always act with decorum - after all they represent the honour of the regiment. The drums and colours will present themselves as gentlemen, and dress accordingly. The drums and colours must be an example to everyone in the regiment in terms of their drill and discipline, supporting the Commanding Officer and his Officer corps in constantly improving Hammond's.

The role of the drums and musicians is to keep a steady beat for the men to march to, to play tunes that help those long marches pass along a little easier, and to stir the troops when in action by loudly beating the drums on the battlefield. In Hammond's we can field a very decent drum corps of up to eight drummers on a march. What we would like is to achieve a few more drums on the field, and for some more pipe and fife players to join the block.

The drummers are under the command of the Regimental Ensign on the battlefield as their own distinct division.