For some Scottish tunes the Drums utilise the Highland Pipes to play in harmony with the fifes, or on their own with the drums, based upon an article published in 1808 in the Edinburgh Chronicle, which mentioned the combination of Highland pipes and fifes & drums to play ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’ by an unidentified regiment. The status and usage of pipers in the British army was unregulated, and therefore extremely vague. Highland regiments were authorised to carry pipers on their establishment, though they were officially only allowed two. Additional pipers were often carried unofficially on the establishment of Highland regiments, but because it was not officially recognized it is difficult to quantify. Similarly, some Scottish officers serving in non-Highland regiments did maintain a personal piper (hidden amongst the regimental personnel on paper), though the practice was non-regulation, difficult to document, and was by no means commonplace [for example, see the painting of the 25th Regiment at Minorca in 1769].
The use of Highland pipes by the army in Canada during the early 19th century is equally uncertain. Only one Highland regiment, the 93rd, served in the War of 1812, but never set foot in the Canadian colonies. Furthermore, only two Lowland regiments (the 1st and 70th) served in Canada, but were clothed and equipped as regular British infantry. The 1st may have had pipers, though it is not at all certain that they accompanied the regiment to North America. Consequently, there is no known evidence to directly confirm that bagpipes were utilised by the army in British North America. None the less, the Drums do perform with the Highland pipes for certain pieces to demonstrate the range of music that was heard in the British army of the period.
For some Scottish tunes the Drums utilise the Highland Pipes to play in harmony with the fifes, or on their own with the drums, based upon an article published in 1808 in the Edinburgh Chronicle, which mentioned the combination of Highland pipes and fifes & drums to play ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’ by an unidentified regiment. The status and usage of pipers in the British army was unregulated, and therefore extremely vague. Highland regiments were authorised to carry pipers on their establishment, though they were officially only allowed two. Additional pipers were often carried unofficially on the establishment of Highland regiments, but because it was not officially recognized it is difficult to quantify. Similarly, some Scottish officers serving in non-Highland regiments did maintain a personal piper (hidden amongst the regimental personnel on paper), though the practice was non-regulation, difficult to document, and was by no means commonplace [for example, see the painting of the 25th Regiment at Minorca in 1769]. 
