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. 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.