Editing Ulster Defence Regiment (section)

==Music==
Each battalion had a number of pipers who also participated in a centralised [[pipe band]] formally called the Pipes & Drums of the Ulster Defence Regiment.<ref>Potter p159</ref> Its uniform followed the traditional military dress for Irish pipers, consisting of a saffron kilt, bottle-green "Prince Charlie" jacket, bottle-green cape and bottle-green [[caubeen]] adorned with a double-size cap badge. Unlike other Irish regiments in the British Army, UDR pipers did not wear a [[hackle]] and the lining colour of the cloaks was unique to the regiment.

In June 1986, the regiment held its only tattoo which ran over a period of two days in good weather at [[Ravenhill Stadium|Ravenhill rugby ground]], Belfast.<ref name=autogenerated16>Potter p291</ref> Some of the attractions for the 12,000 people who attended were:
* the [[Red Devils (Parachute Regiment)|Red Devils]] parachute team;
* Greenfinches abseiling from the top of one of the grandstands;
* UDR dogs;
* a mock ambush;
* [[Beating Retreat]] with the Pipes & Drums of the UDR plus the bands of the [[Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment]] and the RUC.<ref name=autogenerated16 />

The crowd is reported to have created a "deeply moving" moment by humming the evening hymn "The Day Thou Givest".<ref name=autogenerated16 /> At the end of the performance Brigadier Roger Preston and his wife were piped out of the arena on their way to retirement.<ref name=autogenerated16 /> Only one UDR Pipes & Drums recording was publicly released: the 5 UDR Pipes & Drums "Irish & Scottish Pipe Music", which includes recordings of the regimental and battalion marches as well as other songs.<ref>Gamble p200</ref>