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Hardshell cases pro­ • A zippered pocket of full-case diameter, accessible from vide the highest degree of protection for your drum when it's the outside, is added on top for extra head or stick/sling/etc storage handled on buses and airplanes, or when it needs to be shipped Specifications for hard cases: by common carrier. • Impact Black Deluxe hardshell material with internal weather seal • 1/2" high density foam lining e Bolted handles • Quick buckle strap Cooperman Fife & Drum Company Contact us for a detailed listing of sizes and prices. Essex Industrial Park, P.O. Box 276, Centerbrook, CT 06409-0276 USA Tel: 860-767-1779 Fax: 860-767-7017 Email: [email protected] On the Web: www.cooperman.com Ancienffimes 2 From the 1 No. HXJ - FebruaI). 2000 Prese11ti11g The Publi,hed b) Junior Corps Publisher/ Editor The Co_mf!_any of 8 he Juniors, their corps and their activities are Fifers fsDrummers Jr. JAM Editor. Bob Lynch featured in this - the lOOth- issue of the A11ciellf Times. A~le Editor;: 12 Brief descriptions of some Bill Ralston, Regiorwl Ne"~ Moodus 2000 of the Company's twenty seven junior corps Kc,in Sullivan Regional Sc"' are included here as well as several anicles Sus.lll Cifaldi Hi.,tocy and Tr:idiuoo 13 Tby and about junior members and their activities. These Greg. Bacon Mu,i, Ednor Junior Hosts Her are the future leaders of The Company ofFifers and Robin :--icmitz Juniors Editor Own Muster for Mary Beth Johnson Caleodar Dnmu11ers. You will also find two very interesting stories School Project Ed Oben. Mo Sdioo., Obi1uarie~ from fonner junior corps panicipants who continue today Contributing F.ditors: to participate in fifing and drumming .. AJ. Bynl. Vin Czepiel. Je,,ica. Halrn~on. Mark Logsdon. Jad: O"Bnen, George Yeramian 14 l must acknowledge and thank, the tenific effon Art & De5ign Director: Oa\e Jone, From the Juniors to of the Juniors Feature Editor. Robin Niemitz and Jr Jam ~lembershiJW°Subscriptions: The Old Guard Editor Jess Halverson for their work in collecting and For mfonnauon on Life Member.hip pledges. preparing the juniors corps presentations and anicles. uddn:,,, ch.loge_\ and ,ub,cnption infonnation 16 In this issue we are announcing a Juniors contact: On Camera Composers Contest The competition will be open for 17,e Compam of Fifers&: Dnmuners, P 0. Box 525. horyton. CT ()6142-0525. submissions over the next few months, and will be limit­ tel. 860 767-2237; 18 ed to all, under the age of 18, who are members of 77,e The Sudbury Muster ra., 860 767-9765 • Company of Fifers and Dnmuners. The contest winners and WeekendJam e-matl: companyhq@'netzero.com will have their work presented at one of the musters this Editorial: r-or \\TIier, guidelines or 10 discus; ,1ory ideas. 19 summer. and publ.ished in theA11cie11t Times. There are editorial material w1d photo,, contact Bob Gamp Chase Fifes & more details in the announcement inside. Lynch. An,,enl Tm~. P 0. Box 525. 62 North Drums Joins The Our first edition (99th) as a new staff was fairly Main St h·o1')1on CT 06422-0525; well received. There were some problems in working e-mail: ancienume.,@fifcdrum.com Company Ad,ertlslng: through the editing and production process, but this issue For rnte., and availability contact: Rand) Stack. 20 has gone much more smoothly. We have added a Table AIK·1ent Time.. P0. Bo, 525. 62 ~ionh !\lam St. Music Section, T1111es of Contents in this issue, and a new column "F&D in lmrylon CT06422-0525 From the Fringe Cyber Space• edited by Yin Czepiel, to present news The Co_mpany of and infonnation about the Company web pages as well Fifers fsDrummers 22 as providing infonnation about other F&D web sites Back 10 Basics is President: Dan !\1oylan (617) 232-2360 world wide. And it with great pleasure that we wel­ come back in this issue the Jaybird Jottings column by First \'ice President: Lee Zuidema 24 (860) 537-5502 Fife & Drum in Jack O'Brien. Sttond \'ice Pre!.ldent: Rand) Stack CyberSpace One of our goals at the AT is to provide a premier (203) 265-0543 news magazine for the entire Fife and Drum community Secretary: Colleen Swck (203) 265-0543 25 • all around the world. With that in mind, our next issue Treawrer: J~ Moone> (2031488-9735 The Big E will feature fifing and drumming organizations and AocitnlS Fund: Dan !\1oylan (617) 734-1290 activities beyond the borders of the US. There are a mun­ Archlv~tuseum Curator: Ed Olsen ber of such activities. and we would like to have as much (8601 399-65 I 9 26 letters to the Editor panicipation as possible from folks who have interesting Facililies ~tanager: J~ FmnlJin (860) 526-1655 stories or pictures of musters and other gatherings Mll~ic Chairman: George Caneri, 27 beyond our shores. (914) 833-4136 Jaybirds Jottings As we have found in preparing this issue, it is not Musters Chairman: Beth Johnson always easy to get in touch with corps in the United (860) 349-2279 28 States, never mind the whole world. But we would very The Company Sore: Calh) Ohen The Muffled Drum (860) 399-6519 much appreciate any conllibutions from friends of fifing and drumming beyond the US borders describing the Ancient time> i, published quanerly by The 30 Company of Fifers & Drummer.., Inc. Museum. Random Thoughts activities and a brief history of their corps. Pictures are Mu,K' Library. Headquancrs. P.O. Box 525. 62 cenainly welcome with any submission. They are best in North Main St., l\'Ol)ton. CT06-142-0525 18601 black and white, though acceptable illustrations can 767-2237. The publicatJon (ISS~0091-7l76) 31 seek., to keep indi, idual. iruututionaJ. and drum Exec. Com. Minutes sometimes be made with color prints. All pictures should corp,, member; throughout the "'orld infonncd include notations of who, when and where on the back. primarily on the acti,itie, oftraditional 32 After publ.ication they will be placed in the Company American fife and drum corp,, kno"-11 Ill> The Juniors Music archives unless they are requested to be returned. Ancienb. The Company mainuun, a museum and headquaner; on two-plu, acre,. h seek.~ m Composition Contest Contributions should be received at The Company of perpelUale the h1qoncal ,ignificancc and foll Fifers and Drummers by the 15th of March 2000. For tradition, ofAmerican field mu,1c and to fo,ter On The Co,·er & p. 16: Sepcember 28. 1899 at Winter Qua.ners, further infonnation contact the Ancient Times at the the ,piri1 of fcllo\\~lp among all fifers and Carbon County Utah. A schooly:lld celebrntioo focu,ed on the drummef\. Found..'rJ)) with Color Gu:lld. Fifers & Drurnmm. Inc. is a taHXCmpt. ta,­ fael')'One is m their Sunday ~L Photo by George Ed"':lld d..-ductible. non-protit corpomtion. Bob Lynch Publisher/Ediror AndelliOO. Perll1filion of the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Youog Uoivmity, Provo. Utah 2 AncicntTnnes I rCorps

Col. John Chester musters, concerts, and competitions. As a Fife and Dmm Corps member of the Connecticut Fifers£ and Wethersfield, Connecticut Drummersf Association, the Massachusetts Fife, Drum, and Bugle Association, and the n the year 2000 Col. John Chester Fife Hudson VaUey Drum Corps Association, the and Drum corps will celebrate its 60th Corps has had the distinction of being the year, thus making it the oldest Junior I Connecticut, Hudson Valley, and Ancient Fife and Drum Corps in ConnecticuL Massachusetts State Champions in the Junior Col. John is also proud to be a founding mem­ Ancient Class. Col. John is also the 1997 ber of the Company of Fifers and Drummers. Northeastern States Champion. Members of John Chester was born in Wethersfield the Corps compete individua11y in various

in I742 and Jived a life of public service. He classes and many have earned State and attended local schools and graduated from Northeastern Championships over the years. Yale College (now Yale University). When The Corps has traveled to Yorktown the Lexington alann came in 1775 Col. John and Williamsburg, Virginia, and Washington, led a body ofabout I00 men to the Battle of D.C. where they played at the Washington Bunker Hill. MonumenL In 1999 they participated in the Although the Corps has had a variety of July 4th Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania uniforms in the past, the current uniform is an and Pottstown, Pennsylvania. adaptation of those worn by the Wethersfield The Corps accepts new members at Company commanded by Col. John Chester. It anytime and is currently looking for children consists of blue waistcoats, buff trousers, white between the ages of 8 and 18. Al1 rehearsals shirts, black leggings, and tricom hats. are open to the public. For more information The Corps performs from SL Patrickfs please contact Arthur Hutchinson at (8(i()) 563- Day to mid-October, participating in parades, 5801. ;111CICI1t\ .. T lflles ~

Junior Colonial and _as members of the Connecticut FifeTS & Cromwell Grenadiers Fife & Drum Corps Drummersf Association -competitions. In 1999, Junior Ancient Westbrook, Connecticut the Corps came in second at the Connecticut Fife & Drum Corps he Junior Colonials were organized in State Competition, and two of its fifers placed Cromwell, Connecticut first in a fife dueL These same two fifers placed 1961 to educate their members in musi­ second at the Northeast States Championship. e Cromwell Grenadiers was organized cianship and in the heritage of the fife In T addition, members placed first in individual n 1972 under the auspices of the and drum movement. In addition, a goal of the female bass drum and second in male snare TCromwell Ftre Department. The Corps Corps was to provide fun for its members within made its first appearances escorting the a family atmosphere. One of the original orga­ drum. The Corps is fortunate to have four fine . instructors in Heidi Degree, Cliff Barrows, Janue Department to many parades in and around_ the nizers of the Corps was Father Kenneth Kinner, State. The Corps soon earned a fine reputation Chaplain Emeritus of the Company of fifers and Chapman, and Mary Lynch. Past members have gone on to play in the Old Guard Fife & Drum and began winning awards. They became popu­ Drummers. lar and as a result, very busy - attending Corps well as many other distinguished corps. The Junior Colonials<:llO'eOtly have 20 as Over the years the Corps has visited all of parades, musters, competitions, concerts, and marching members. Their uniform consists of red other special events. the northeast states, some southern and midwest vests trimmed with yellow braid, black pants, Among the Corpsf many appearances are: states and Canada. They have performed at Old leggings, and white colonial shirts. The Ju_nior the Middlesex County Chamber of Commercefs Fort Henry and the Lewis and Clark expedition. Colonial logo - designed by Buzz Allen - ts the lBreakfast with !he Govemori, opening day cere­ cricket, which is the colonial sign of good luck. It The Corps is always interested in recruit­ ing new members, For more information about monies for the Nutmeg State Games at the is displayed on the Corpsf hats, canteens, banner Hartford Civic Center and participation in the and flag. the Junior Colonials, please call Lauren Blaha, at (8(i()) 663-2802. 1988 and 1998 St. Patrickfs Day Parades in New The Corps attends many musters, parades, York City. In 1992, the Corps was honored by the Cromwell Grange # 67 with the Annual Citizen of the year A ward . This award is pre­ sented each year to a non-grange group, cou­ ple. or person that has made the Town of Cromwell a better place in which to live. The Grenadiers have hosted a competition every year since t 977 for the Connecticu~ Fifers and Drummers Association, and has twtce been named lCorps of the y eari by the Association. The present Corps roster consists of 20 members age g to 20. Allhough most mem­ bers are from Cromwell, this is not a require­ ment. There are also members from Old Saybrook, MiddJetown, and East Haddam. Instructors Nancy Varricchio, Michael Kelsy, and Bill Taylor are all former Grenadiers. 1be director is Don Swanson - who has been at the job since 1986. He can be reached at (8(i()) 635-5742 for more informa­ tion about the Grenadiers. The Colonial Musketeers Fife and Drum Corps Hackettstown, New Jersey e Colonial Musketeers Fife and Drum Corps was established in 1975 Tin Hackettstown, New Jersey for the bicentennial year. The corps was in great demand during the bicentennial, performing up to three parades a day. Proceeds ~m these events allowed the corps to continue on after the bicentennial. And so, it continues today. Corps instruments and unifonns are authentic replicas of those used by the 4 AncientTunes

Continental Marines of 1776. Their family - Anthony, Jr. on snare and Aaron uniforms are hand-sewn and their on bass. When school began, nine flautist, instruments hand-made. Although his­ from the junior high school band volun­ torical by design, today's corps is not teered and became charter members of only ceremonial but highly competi­ what was to become Marshallfs first. and tive as well. The vision of the Corps is only. fife and drum organization. By to foster success for all its members September the group had a name - The through the development of positive East Texas Ancients. self-esteem. Apparently this philoso­ The Corpsf debut performance was phy has worked well for the Corps as in April of 1996 at one of Marshallis ele­ they are presently the New Jersey mentary schools during history week. The State Champions and have recently program included a history and demon­ captured the Northeastern stration of the use oflCamp Dutyi and a Championship for a second year in a performance of several other fife and drum row. selections. The Corps has since main­ The Musketeers have brought tained an active schedule, playing for local the name of Hackettstown to many and regional patriotic events. school places - Washington, D.C., Arlington, assemblies, and other special programs. Virginia, London. England and They were the lead element in the annual Colonial Williamsburg. The Corps Holiday in Dixie Parade in Shrevepon, has also performed at Disney World Louisiana. and were special guests of Fm,1 and Sea World in Florida, the Ford United Methodist Churcb of Bossier City. Museum in Michigan, the Desert Louisiana during its televised }God and Storm Ticker Tape Parade in Ne\ Country Celebrationi on July 4, 1999. The York City, the Statue of Liberty, Corps rehearses year round, working in Macy's 4th ofJuly Parade, and 01 practices around their existing school and ing night on Broadway for the pl! band practice schedules. "1776". Membership currently consists of 9 Twenty-five percent of pai fifers, 2 snare drummers and 1 bass drum­ proceeds earned is deposited in a mer. Having started out with only T-shim. scholarship fund in the name ofe ___ _ the Corps has continually added to and member who performed. When a enhanced their uniforms. Tricom hats member graduates from high school, were acquired in 1997 and vests in 1998. he or she is awafiled a check for the Plans are underway to have shirts made in total amount accumulated in his 2000. Eventually, uniforms will reflect account. The average award is those of the militias that pre-

Their green vests are a familiar sight at parades and Clark Fife and Drum Corps, contact: Bill Brecht, long-range plan is to maintain a 3-level system con­ musters throughout Connecticut. First Falls is fortu­ 805 Longview Drive, St Charles, MO 63301-0720 sisting ofrecruits, cadets, and a senior corps. Connac nate to have two very strong instructOrs - Jim Clark Phone: (636) 723-7915 and Anne Quinn, alumni of the Yankee Tunesmiths, for drums and Sue Fournier for fife. Together, they e-mail: [email protected] WebPage-­ serve as both directors and instruCIOrs. have been able to develop the best in the musical http://www.geocities.com/Athens/ Academy/8407 / In 1999, the Corps panicipated in a special talents of these young ancients. They have brought Loudoun Border Guards feature for FOX NEWS that was aired on the 4th of the music to a higher standard then would normally Fife and Drum Corps July, and was taped at the Jefferson Memorial the be expected of such a young corps. Leesburg, Virginia Sunday following the National Muster in Milford. Ut As they head into the new millennium, the was a long, grueling drive to get back to do the lafr Corps looks forward to many parades, musters and The Loudoun Border Guards Fife and Drum Corps was established in 1996 as a program of the ing. But it was well worth it!t said the directors. jam sessions and hopes lO see you all out there as Loudoun Museum. Its purpose was to perpetuate the The Loudoun Border Guards sponsored its they travel along the road to their own unique street first muster in 1999. The Corps will host a muster beat! American spirit of camaraderie and loyalty through the continuation ofAmerican Martial music. every other year, sharing the first weekend in May For more information concerning the Corps Loudoun County has a rich and fascinating history, with its sister corps, Maple City Ancients. They have or its activities, please contact Debbie Iezzi, participated in local events and parades and have Director, at (203) 284-8 l 93. which predates the Revolutionary War. When researching the area history, organizen; found an traveled to several musters, including Civil War Troopen;, Deep River, Yorktown and the 1999 Lewis and Clark abundance of documentation supponing the exis­ National Muster. In 2000, they will participate the Fife and Drum Corps tence of fife and drum in the communities of the in St. Charles. Missouri county. The Corps is a re-creation of a fife and drum Florida Ancient Muster and the Maple City Ancientsf Muster. ormed in 1992, the Lewis and Clark Fife unit !hat existed in the area during the mid-I 800s. and Drum Corps takes its name from the The Corps currently has 15 playing members The Corps can be contacted by e-mail at Fexplorers who spent five days in St. and 17 beginners, ages 9 through 16. The bulk of [email protected], by telephone (703) 779-7636. or you can visit their website at Charles as they made final preparations for their their recruiting occurs in the fall and is coordinated www.fifedrum.com/lbguards. journey across the Louisiana Purchase in 1804. In through the press and local schools. The Corpsf honor of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Corpsf signature tune is one entitled lExplore the Purchasei. The Corps currently consists of fifers and drummers ranging in age from 10 to 18. The uni­ forms, distinguished by red wool coats and bearskin crested round hats, are patterned after A Musical Historr of those of U.S. Army field musicians of the period fllE MATIATIJCK DlllJMJBAND from 1804-1810. Nctmlh!fl Hy Gowrnor John G. ~lwxl The Corps is host for the Lewis and Clark Heritage Days Muster, held each May in St. Charles. They can be seen and heard throughout the St. Charles area, averaging about fifty perfor­ mances per year. The Corps has performed in Iowa, lllinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Vermont. In the summer of 1997, the group was named the iFearure Corpsi at the Hanafordfs Volunteers Muster in Waterbury, Vermont The Corps performed at historic Fon Mackinac on Mackinac Island, Michigan in 1998. Highlighting the 1999 season were performances at the outdoor St. Louis Municipal Opera during a week long run of the musical H 776i. Over a seven night period, the Corps played for approximately 70,000 people. The Corps has recorded a cassette tape of its music and can also be heard along with other Midwestern corps on the recently released iFreezer Jam Livet CD. A strong and active lParents and Friends of the Corpsi organization provides a great deal of behind the scenes support. especially in the area of CDs Sl8 each Send Checks to: Mattatuck Drum Band fund raising. Tapes $12 each 61 Village Circle For more information about the Lewis and Shipping $4 per order Naugaruck, CT 06770 www.mattatuck.org 203-729-5329 6 AncientTunes ~pie City Ancient ed 10 preserving the art of ancient Fite & Drum Corps fifing and drumming. Honesdale. Pennsylvania Current membership con­ sists of youths between the ages of he Maple City Ancient Fife & Drum 8 and 18. There are 7 officers in Corps was fomted in the fall of the Corps whose responsibilities 1996. Upon moving to Northeastern T include assisting the directors, Pennsylvania, directors Jim and Dee color guard, and their fellow Florance discovered a need for local youlh juniors as needed. The rewards activities. It was !his discovery that led to the associated wilh being an officer formation of !he Corps. are attending lofficer-onlyi cam­ The name Maple City- also the nick­ pouts and staying up later than the name of Honesdale due to the large number rest of the corps at musters. of maple trees found there - is based on that Marlborough is a well-trav- of a coronet band froro the tum of the century, --"""-LS"""'-~---- eled junior corps. Their trips have "The Maple City Band". It was later found taken them up and down the east­ that the Town also had a 'Maple City Fife & ern coast from Maine to Florida Drum Corps" in the early 20th century. and as far west as Michigan. They The 1997 Fusileers muster in have perfomted in prestigious Millbrook, New York was the Corps{ first Carnegie Hall and at the Summer performance. Since jthe Corps was their first Olympic Games in Atlanta, experience with fife and drum, the muster Georgia Internationally. they have was quite a sight for them. After watching all played in Switzerland, Canada, the other performances. a last rehearsal and and England. Their trip to pep talk prepared them to take the stand. They Marlborough, England took place put on a great perfomtance. Later, at the jam in July of last year in honor of the session, everyone was careful to play all 5 Corpsf 35th Anniversary. songs the members knew - over and over. After that experience the kids were hooked on musters and fife and drum! Since then. the Corpsf talent has grown. They perfomt regularly at firemenfs parades and holiday celebrations in !heir area. including a perfomtance at the 200th Anniversary Celebration of Wayne County. They also perfomted at the 1998 National Muster Tattoo in Warehouse Point, Connecticut. One of their more recent high­ lights was participating in the Gettysburg "Remembrance Day• parade. The Corps will be hosting its first muster on May 6, 2000 in Honesdale's Central Park. across from the 19th Century courthouse. Future plans include the fonnation of a Cadet Corps consisting of 6 and 7 year olds, and the continuance of the Corps{ participation in Marlboroudt Junior For the past 33 years, the Corps has hosted parades and musters wherever possible. Ancient Fite & Drum its own muster. Originally held at the historic For more infomtation. Corps directors Jim Corps Marlborough Tavern, the muster was moved to and Dee Florance can be reached at (570) 253- Marlborough. Connecticut the beautiful shores ofLake Terramaggus in 4797, or at [email protected]. en one thinks of the Marlborough 1974, where it has been held ever since. It is held unior Ancients, most likely the first each year on the weekend following Labor Day W:thing that comes co mind is their red and is open to the public and all fife and drum vests, on-stand maneuvers and signature fife train corps. In 1996 they hosted the National Muster of that they have perfomted to the delight of many the Company of Fifers & Drummers. audiences. Marlborough is a non-competitive During the months of September and muster corps that performs solely for the love of October the Corps accepts new members age 8 ancient music and camaraderie of its fellow and older. For further infomtation concerning the musicians. Formed in 1964. this Corps is dedicat- AncicntTunes 7 corps or its activities, please contact Rick Crowley Corps members practice on three Hampton Beach during Bill Bradleyfs Beach at (860) 295-0749 or visit their website at Wednesdays per month year round. However, Walk. West Point. Eastern States Exposition, www .geocities.com/Heartland/ViUage/ 1976. when preparing for a special event, extra practices Gloucester, Bradley Airport, and Springfield. ln Marquis of Granby are sometimes called to learn new music or maneu­ 1992 the Marquis traveled to Belvoir Castle in Ancient Fyfe & Drum vers. Corps members are primarily Granby resi­ Grantham, England to visit and perform for the Corps dents, but several members from Simsbury have current Marquis of Granby, David Granby. Granby, Connecticut joined the ranks. The Corps is open to all interested For more infonnation concerning the young people from surrounding towns. Marquis ofGranby. please contact Karen Forker, e Marquis (pronounced Man'kwis) Since its founding in 1969, the Marquis of erives its roots from a pre-Revolutionary Director at (860) 693-6676 or, via email, at Granby has participated in numerous parades. cen­ [email protected]. colonial militia by a titled Englishman, tennial celebrations. musters, fairs, and other John Manners (thus the English pronunciation). events throughout the eastern seaboard. The Corps Manners was titular head of a militia in the has performed at the Hartford Civic Center, Old colonies before the Revolution. This 18th Militia New-Gate Prison. 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(203) 624-4165 (PHONE) (203) 865-5598 (FAX) Middlesex Coun!)' 4H Sudbury Muster they went on stand with seven Mount Vernon Colonial Fife and Drum Corps musicians. This September at Sudbury the corps Fife & Drum Corps Acton, M~husetlS marched out 25 members: of those, five were ~ Angeles, California from the 1996 group. It is largely through the he musical runes of the spirit of n6 have he Middlesex Co.unty 4H Fife and Drum hard work and enthusiasm of these five - fifers Corps was founded in 1972 by Ann finally reached the shores of California, Carrie Albertin, Sam Adams, and Cedric Bien, Lang in preparauon for the bicentennial fulfilling their manifest destiny through T and drummers Rob Hutton and Dan Adams that T celebrauon JO Concord, Massachusetts. The young sixth, ,;eventh, and eighth ~rs in the the Corps has grown. Another important factor Corps is a member of the nation-wide 4H organi­ D.A.R.E. America, Mount Vernon Middle has been great instruction from a group of enthu­ zation. which is dedicated to the education and School. and Los Angeles Umfied School District siastic and dedicated teachers - Peter Sullivan, development of young people. Members range JO (L.A.U.S.D.) Colonial Fife & Drum Corps. Steven Ta.,kovics. Janel Blood. Jane Law. Pat age from 7 to 18 and come from the greater met­ John Davis and musical director Robert Arnow, and David Dooks. They are doing their ropolitan Boston area and southern New 2.agami founded the Corps in November of 1997. part to keep the ancient spirit alive. Hampshire. They are the only junior corps in These two teachers, along with a very acuve A£ the} look forward to next ~a<;On, Massachusetts. Parent Boo.ter Club, have in~ired the enthusias­ Corps m~ ic1ans are working on new music and_ The Corps has performed at national parks uc participation of over one hundred young~ters their parenis are working on new uniforms. April in Lexington, Concord, and Quincy, in the jointly sponsored D.A.R.E. America and will bring the 225th anniversary of the BanJe at Massachusetts as well as numerous parades and L.A.U.S.D. Mount Vernon Middle School after­ Lexington and Concord and many activiues are ceremorues in the surrounding commuruties. The c;chool actinty program. planned. In the summer there will be musters. group has played from the ramparts of Castle The Corps( first appearance was at Mount Plea.,;e contact JoAnn Albertin, (978) 263- Island as the USS Constitution took her 200th Vernon Middle SchooUs winter concert on 6904, to learn more about the Middlesex County birthday tum-around cruise, and last New Year's December 11, 1997. Since that time, they have 4H Fife and Drum Corps. Eve they led the FU"St Night Prore.sion in Boston. perfonncd m the schoolis spring drama ~nta­ In the last five years the Corp!, has expand­ uon and for D.A.R.E. Day - where they played ed in both numbers and activities. At the 1996 for D.A.R.E. President and founding director, Glenn Levant. and for celebrities Sugar Ray Leonard and Rosie Gner. On Ma) 13, 1998. the Corps played host to the Company of Fifers and Drummers of the 24th Michigan, a corps from the Saint Joseph School in Hawthorne. In addition, the Corps has appeared in many school functions and has performed for the Superintendent of Schools. the Mayor of Los Angeles and Governor Pete Wilson. The Corps perfonns annually on Veteranis Day at Knottis Berry Farm, and their desire to support commuruty, multi-ethnic, and fellowship activities have found them exhibiting their talents and musiciani;hip at many famous 1...mpany Creek) crune up to me and asked me and a bunch apart. of kids if we wanted to be in a "best of the best" Jr. What do you think about the CKids? F-troop corps thing, so, naturally, I said yes. I think that we are a real fun and entertain­ Kids: ~ And when was this? ing group of kids that will keep on playing for a Approx. five hours before we went on stand. long time. At DRAM99? So when you tum 18 or 19, will you still real jupior Yup. consider yourselfa CKid? So, what happened next in the CKids short I will always be a kid at heart, so I guess history? the answer is yes. ❖ Well, we all gathered in "the pit" (if you have been to DRAM you know what "the pit" is) h man, we rocked those places," and practiced for about 20 minutes before we went said Stony Creek drummer Jim on and somehow magically we sounded great. It Junior Day Clark, referring to Westbrook '99 was one of the most unbalanced corps, but with and the last Company Concert of the most balanced sound. What do you mean by • unbalanced* at the the season. Maybe you saw him Five bass, three snare and four fife. 0play- with a group that calls themselves the I have been to DRAM, but could you clari­ Company Kids. fy • the pit• for me? The CKids have appeared thrice in their Q?!!lpany "The pit" is basically the place all the way short life, including the group's first perfonnance in the back of the muster field behind the parking at DRAM 99. With an F-troop fonnat and youth­ lot down the steep hill where we gather when the nOctober 16, 1999,theJunior ful age, these musicians are ready to play. The cops shut the jam off at la.m. There, we keep Activities Committee hosted its only requirement, Clark tells the Jam, is for the going till the break of dawn. annual Junior Activities Day. musician to be a member of the Company and a What tunes did the CKids play on stand, Corps attending were Cromwell kid, hence the corps' name. Interested parties can and how did you choose these selections? Grenadiers, First Falls, Maple talk to either Clark or the founding member, Stony Lets see! After much consideration (bicker­ 0City, Marlborough, Nutmeg, St. Johnfs, and Creek's Kevin Helenek. Clark said the group is ing) we came up with "York Fusiliers• into a drum Warehouse Point. In order for everyone to get always looking for more members. solo(~ Little Drummers• with alternating acquainted, the day started out with a scavenger Not all CKids are from Stony Creek. In fact, bass-snare partS), a fife solo (beginning of hunt of people. Each junior was given a list and the membership of I I - to 18-year olds hails from an "Tatterjack") and we finished up on the second needed to find people that matched the descrip­ assortment of corps. Current members include: strain of "Tatterjack. • tions on the sheet. They may have been looking Fifers: Helenek, Te$ Malcame and Sara Tuell of Who led the CKids, ifanyone? for someone with the same color eyes as theirs. Deep River Jrs., and Annie McShane of Kevin [Helenek] was fife sergeant and I someone wearing a hat, someone with eyeglasses, Germantown. Snares: Clark, Mark Avery of Deep was drum sergeant. We all kinda did what we and so on. But no matter who they were looking River Srs., and Chris Numrnergut of 5th Alabama. wanted in unison. for, everyone had fon and got to know each other Bass: Ken Avery and Pat Chronzy of Stony Creek. What was the audience's reaction? better. Completed listS were turned in for a door Tun Goss of Deep River Srs., Colin Mason of Cot. From what I heard, they loved us (I hope). prize drawing of cinema ticketS at the end of the John Oiester and Jeff Riggio of Jr. Colonials of But at the timer really didn't care, I just wanted a day. Westbrook. reason to play before F-Troop. After the scavenger hunt, it was time to eat. Shortly after these fifers and drummers first At about what time did you go 011 stand? Hot dogs and hamburgers, cold salads, baked came together at DRAM, Clark recounted the rt was about seven or eight at night, right beans, chips, desserts and soda - the muster meal troop's story in an interview: before F-Troop, so the only ones left watching of champions! There were field games going on What are the Company Kids? were mostly drum corps people. all day long, including a continuous game of vol­ Jim Clark: In a nutShell, a rag tag group of What are future plans for the CKids? leyball. Rules kept changing depending on the kids, all members of the Company - either in corps We want to play at all of the musters. but ages of the players - but I donit care how young there are no real plans as of yet for us. or individual. the kids are, the ball has 10 go over the net! Other events included a tug of war, Frisbee, limbo, tag, 12 AncicntTunes and anything else you could think of. Someone even had the idea oftinside out limboi - going OVER the rope anyway possible. We also played a 1short relayi. Two teams Moodus2000 were fonned and each team was handed a bag with By Frenchy Cordeau session actually started bringing the roof down, shorts in it. The object was to put them on. take ere we are, at the start of a just ask Megan Cordeau. I could have sworn them off, put them back IN the bag, and pass it to new century, a new millenni­ that I heard her say something to the effect lTbe the next player, who then did the same. We never um, depending on whom you sky is fallingi. What a great way to end the year. did decide who won, since a certain snare drummer talk to, and Fife and Drum 2000, as usual starts off with our annual from Nutmeg decided to sabotage Marlborough and Corps are still flourishing. Do election of officers and am proud to announce ran off wilh their shorts. !tis OK though, weill get Hyou think that W. Percival, back in 1860, would that the following officers and personnel will him back! have dreamed that this corps, Moodus Drum lead this corps into the new millennium: After the games were over we went inside and Fife, would still be active in the year 2000? President - Pat Murray; Internal VP and Major - where there was a tour of the museum and a draw­ Yes, that is right, we are 140 years oldOWe are Bob Morrill; External VP and Fife Sergeant - ing for door prizes. These ranged from cool hats to supremely proud of that fact. We have had Terry-Anderson Murray ; Treasurer and Drum CDfs, and music books to stamp-a-stories (my years of plenty and years of lean. but I am Sergeant - Amy Armstrong; Secretary and Color prize, which I might add is the coolest thing ever!). proud to announce, that we are growing and Sergeant - Kris PauJ; Company Representative - We also had a meeting and talked about nourishing with the return of old members and Frenchy Cordeau; Board Members - Jeff other junior activities wefd like to see in the future. an influx of new members which bring their Sanborn. Rita Anderson. Erin McNamara, Ron Some ideafs from the meeting were junior jam ses­ families to a little known town of Moodus. CT. Peeler; Aft Board Members -June and Frenchy sions, pizza parties, junior slumber parties, talent It promises to be a great year. Cordeau; Moodus wishes you all a great New shows (not fife and drum, though), and many, many 1999 ended with a bang of a Christmas Year, new century and new millennium. See more. As a result of the discussion. a junior activi­ party, which was held at the Legion in Moodus. you all on the field. •••♦ ties input sub-committee will be fonned, and repre­ There was food and drink for all and then some. sentatives are in the process of being chosen. This We had some visiting dignitaries from other group will suggest future projects and activities. famous corps, such as Westbrook. Best dinner I hope the new committee plans on having that I have ever seen. Even Santa paid a visit to more days like this one. l donft know about every­ the young and old and handed out presents, one else who was there, but I had a great time! ❖ which made them very happy. After gorging ourselves and watching the kids group around Wanted­ Santa, It was time to jam. Whoyaa! This jam J1tf:~lCorps' Addr~ The Junior Activities Committee is planning many activities for the coming year. In an effort to allow for ease and efficiency of transmitting information, the committee is requesting that each junior corps send in an email address. It can be that of the corps itself, the director, business manager, officer, mem­ ber or other responsible party. In this way, infor­ mation can be sent to the designated address and then shared with the corps members. The winter workshops are beginning in Ail~~~:c,.e January, and will continue through April, thus it is ~~ - 18th Century Clothing and Accessories OA, • Machine Embroidery and Lettering 41" important for us to have this infonnation as soon as '-._\ii" ~ And other Custom Sewing! possible so everyone can be kept up to date. 0 In addition, if there are any individuals who For More information Contact: ~ would like to be on the Junior Activities Committee O' Debbie Bishel or Vicki Miorelli • A e-maiJ list, feel free to send in your address. 860/267-1261 860/657-8811 V • Responses can be emailed to Junior PO Box 272, East Glastonbury, CT. 06025 Activities Committee Chainnan Robin Niemitz at Serving the needs of Drum Corps. & Re-enactors Across the Country! [email protected]. ❖ I AncicntTunes 13 reaches age 22. 18th Connecticut Regiment, First Falls. Connecticut • Through our discussions over the course of Patriots, Nuttneg Volunteers, and Windsor Fife & the summer. I learned that Kim had a very intereSting Drum Corps. Although the school had scheduled a wnor and ambitious senior project planned - her own fife "Character Counts" assembly the same day, there and drum muster. The project itself required an oral wert" still people from_town who attended the event and visual presentation as well as a research paper, so With the muster over, Kim still has much osts Her Kim really had her work cut out for her. I was, and more work to do. Her plans are to prepare a history of am still, very impressed with her positive attitude and the Town of Lebanon, linked to that of the fife and confidence in taking all of this on. drum, for inclusion in her research paper. The oral Due to the amount of work involved, Kim and visual portion of the project will refer to that his­ Own wanted to get the project started early in the school tory and will include a videotape of the muster. The year, and was careful to choose something she really entire project will be graded by a committee of four - liked. otherwise she felt it could become •a real two history teachers and a monitor from the school, Musterfor drag". Her fust task was to find a mentor in the com­ and Mrs. Wayland, Kim's mentor from the commu­ munity. For this she chose Mrs. Wayland of the nity. Based on what I have learned about Kim, I Jonathan TrumbuJI, Jr. House. Next she chose her know the project will be a success. date, October 2, 1999, and reserved the Lebanon When asked what advice she could give to School Town Green. It was then time to develop muster but­ others concerning the planning of a muster, Kim tons, ribbons and invitations. The invitations were stressed the following: coordinate well with the town quite unique, having included a narrative about the after reserving a date to make sure nothing is, or will Project ~.::, project and a nice picture of Kim at the Town Green. be. scheduled for the same day. Advertise early and Fran Dillon, Windsor F&DC director, provided sam­ find a group of people to help, as it is very difficult hile awaiting the start ple invitations so no pertinent muster information for one person to handle all the many preparations of the 1999 July 4th would be missed. Kim even planned the muster involved. All very sound advice. Summerfest Parade in meal, with some help from her mother - past.a with If you are ever in the market for a friendly Monson, meatballs, bread and butter and homemade cake. new drum corps acquaintance, I highly recommend Massachusetts, a Posters were prepared for distribution around Town, looking Kim up at the next muster you attend. She'll member of the and advertising plans developed. Rick Crowley, be easy to find -just look to the center of the jam! Wtndsor Fife & Orum director of the Marlborough Juniors, lent Kim some ❖ Corps came bounding up to us asking if we would stansions and gave her some soda for the event as like to jam. She had so much enthusiasm that we well. With every­ agreed- in spite oftheopp~ive heat and humidity. thing in place, the That individual was Kim Wetzel, a fifer with the only thing left to Windsor Fife & Drum Corps. Since that time, I have do was wait for met up with Kim at many other events and have the day to come come to look forward to our meetings. Not only does and hope for the she add life to any jam, but she is always cheerful best and friendly to those she meets - wonderful qualities The day 10 possess. was, by all Kim started fifing in 7th grade when she accounts, a suc­ marched a parade, along with her mother, for the for­ cess. The weather mer Nayaug corps. She enjoyed the experience so was great and much that she decided lo fife on a more regular basis there were 7 corps and joined the Marlborough Juniors. She later made in attendance - the move to Windsor, which allowed her to partici­ Nathan Hale. pate in competitions. When asked what she enjoys Marlborough, most about fifing and drumming. Kim quickly responds- "jamming". She also enjoys making friends with those who share a common interest, and feels that drum corps friendships are closer than those at school because of this common bond. Kim is CUJTently a senior at Lyman Memorial High School in Lebanon, Connecticut, where she is co-«litor-in-chief of her school newspaper. Her plans after graduation are to attend college. possibly in New Jersey, as a journalism major. Kim will contin­ ue as a member of the Windsor Corps until she 14 AncicntTunes

t began for me when I was in tbe 41h publicity pamphlets and picrures along with a let­ grade. I was !hen a member of the ter from the Corps Sergeant Major thanking me From'Ihe for my interest - the postal equivalent of a pat on Morris County Militia Junior Ancient Fife and Drum Corps for about 2 years the head. I was nonetheless thrilled. Juniors to and traveled extensively during that As the years progressed, my desire to join period. I saw the Old Guard at numer­ the corps grew and my opening came when two ous musters and I recall myself making of the drummers from my junior corps were a personal commitment that one day, I would be a selected to join The Old Guard. I had an avenue member of that unit. to all of the music, technique and any other infor­ I went back to my 4th grade class and mation that I might want or need. I should also promptly did a presentation on The Old Guard, mention that I did the same presentation, only playing my drum for my classmates and talking slightly more involved. for my 7th grade class. I about my experiences in fife and drum corps. My sent for more infonnation and was sent the same teacher, Mrs. Bailey, whose husband was a pictures again. "These guys never age", I Vietnam veteran. was very supportive and thought.. I continued to be involved with my encouraged me to write a letter to junior corps. working my way up to the competi­ The Commander express­ tion corps and going to all sorts of musters. As l ing my desire to remember, I went to a muster every two weeks. I become a member of was exposed to fifing and drumming of all types the Fife and Drum from many different places. These were the most t the time, it didn't formative years of my career and as a result my typical "what I skills improved dramatically. t to be when I I continued to follow the Old Guard and w uppro­ stayed involved with fifing a drumming through­ l". I recall out high school. I had won a few snare drum tit seemed titles and was a member of one of the ftnest fife and drum corps of that period or any other. I had the finest instructors any one could hope to have. I "thought" I was ready.

wanted to do it right Coming to the Old Guard was a real eye then! I soon received a opener. It was bard for me to imagine myself as a packet in the mail professional musician but that's exactly what I ftlled with lots of was. I could never have imagined that as an :\ncicntTunes I ~

Ancient Drummer, I would be paid to do what I loved to do so much. To this day, it's hard to explain to my civilian friends that what I am doing now is really a continuation of what I began doing at age 7. I am honored every day by the opportuni• ty and privilege to serve in The Old Guard., and I find myself in awe of the professionalism and the caliber of our musicians. As a member of a junior ancient fife and drum corps, I learned to appreciate hard work and I understood the benefits. The Old Guard was the best place for me to go and it is the best place for any one who wants to do the hard work., get the great rewards, and continue to be active in the fife and drum community. The benefits are often over­ whelming; The Montgomery GI Bill, The College Loan Pay-Back Plan, housing allowances to live off-post as well as tuition assistance for college. Those who don't come here with a college degree often leave with one. The day to day activities often require sol· diers to be extremely flexible. The only thing that The 014 Guard Fife and Drum CorpJ i.J looking for quaLifi.ed can truly be counted on to happen every day is FiferJ and prummerJ to Jiff Jeveraf e..--cpected vacanci.eJ throughout physical training. Otherwise, our schedule can tlie apcommg year. change at the drop of a hat and a real indicator of a Pl.eaJe cafl· 705-696-8521 or ViJit our web.1ite at soldier's professionalism is their ability to deal with unexpected changes and still accomplish the mis­ www.mdw.army.mil/fac for more information. sion. We deal with schedule changes everyday and Tbe Uoitecl States Army is an equal opportunity employer. yet the standard at which we are expected to per­ form never changes. I am often surprised at how memorii.e. We enjoy a good balance between taking off our hats and wigs. a long-lime friend of much quality work we can actually get done in one family time and work time and we are fortunate to mine and fellow ancient approached me. He had a day! enjoy tour stabilization, which means that we can very serious look on his face as he asked me this A typical day starts at 6 am with account­ stay in the Old Guard as long as we maintain the question: What does it feel like to stand on the ability and company formation. Following that is a high personal and professional standards. muster field and have people jump up to their feet period of Physical Training and personal hygiene. During the next twelve to eighteen months, and scream wildly for you after your show? No From this point on, no two days are alike. Ifwe the corps will have severaJ openings in all of our one had ever asked me that question and he caused have no events scheduled then we will have sec• sections. Vacancy notices and application dates me to ponder it for a while lion/group reheamls from 9 to 10 and corps will be posted on our web site at , as well as mailed As I drove home, a smile came to my face, reheamls from 10 to 11:30. After lunch, the after­ out to individual corps. The site, as well as the and then a laugh, and before I realized, I was hoot­ noon is usually devoted to more section and group mailing, contains important information pertaining ing and hollering all the way back to the house. It practice and individual practice. We are members to the audition procedure and pre-audition require• was one of the finest moments of my fife and drum of a military unit, and so time is set aside for mem­ meats. With the large number of projected open­ career. And as fate would have it, I had that same bers to attend to personal and administrative mat­ ings, this may be the best opportunity to become a feeling in 1981, when my junior corps. The Morris ters as well as leadership development and counsel­ member of the corps in a very long time. County Militia. performed for the very last time ing. However, many of our days we are involved My eighteen years in the corps has been before disbanding, on that very same field. Those in rehearsals with the 3rd Infantry Regiment for incredibly fulfilling. I have benefited professional­ were the two performances that I am most proud of. Retirement Ceremonies, Arrival Ceremonies for ly as a musician. and personally as a soldier and a I am indebted to my parents and my instructors for visiting heads of State and other types of reviews leader. The most rewarding benefit for me, howev­ the opportunity to be involved in fifing and drum­ and ceremonies. Some of these days may last from er, is the opportunity to serve my country and at the ming. l have enjoyed a level of success that I never 6 in the morning till JO at nighL We do have same time, do something that entertains and brings dreamed possible. I am well aware that everything occasional travel , as in this past month to the happiness to others. I often reflect on a muster I play today is possible because ofThe Old Guard Tournament Of Roses Parade in Pasadena show we did at Westbrook in 1996. We petformed F'tfe and Drum .Corps. However, most of what I California We have several trips scheduled in the a modified version of our Spirit of America show, have learned as a drummer was made possible by near future as well. which we use for military pageants and tattoos. It my involvement in a junior Ancient Fife and Drum Our summer months are very busy and that is a very impressive show that, without some modi­ Corps.•••• makes the time go by quickly. On the other hand, fication. would not fit on any muster field. The our winter months are slow enough for us to write show was a big success and we received what has Master Sergeant Brian Pe11tony is presently Snare Dmm Secrion leader of The Old Guard new music, learn new shows and continue to refine come to be known as one of the best ovations in starioned in Washingron DC the incredible amount of music we are required to recent corps memory. After the show, as we were ------

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Friday Night- contra dancing and ith a good supply of Moodus, Sailing Masters, Westbrook, Ameri musket drill, and lhe firewood Lo stoke Clique; and 10 corps from MassachuSetts: Buxton, the bonfire, the drum-head election Colonial Navy, His Majesty's 5th Foot; Middlesex for new officers. 4-H, Menotomy Minutemen, Middlesex County Friday night jam Fonner Englishman startedw off Sudbury's 29th Annual Volunteers, Prescou's Banalion, Stow Minuteman, Muster Weekend and provided enter­ Tony Howes then SainLonge, Sudbury Ancients, and our old friends stepped into the tainment 'til the wee hours, though a the Kentish Guards from Rhode Island. shoes of Ezekiel late visit from the police finally quiet­ The Milford Volunteers were scheduled to Howe, lhe colonel ed things down (no drums, please!) come, but new grand babies arrived to prevent !heir but did not stop them. who led the attendance. Sudbury withouL the chili-off just was­ Sudbury militia to For the past several years, n't the same. while the camping was relegated to Concord on the first There were a few anxious moments al the Patriot's Day in start of the parade as the gate by the grist mill had the area behind the grist mill, Lhere 1775. By fortuitous was grumbling about difficulties in to be lifted off its hinges to let us out onto the road, coincidence, Tony but !he parade got under way pretty much on time. negotiating RVs and trailers over the lives in Ezekiel's hillocks and ditches there. Last year The music as usual made the afternoon, with many campers were relieved to find house, which is still a fine assortment of both old and new tunes. It is standing on interesting 10 observe that many of the the camping moved back 10 !he field Wayside Inn Road. east of the Wayside Inn, even though Massachusetts corps attending (not including the field was pretty rough. This sum­ A mock bat­ Sudbury) showed their historical orientation, ta.king tle between the mer fanner Bill Stone, Sudbury mili­ pains to present a program limited to 18th century Sudbury Militia and tia man from down the road, har­ tunes. Of course, as our Company Archivist is His Majesty's 5th rowed the field for us and the parking fond of saying, "In Connecticut, lhe music has been was much easier. Regiment of Foot handed down as a continuous, living tradition, completed the pre­ whereas in Massachusetts, the tradition died out, so MusterDay- liminaries. you people have a greater tendency to go back to Muster day dawned with ear­ The original sources for your music.• splitting thunder and a deluge. The Breaking with this ttend, Menotomy's Pat wet wa shout lived, however, and the Music­ Nineteen Egan composed a new standpiece comprised of sun came out to dry our spirits and corps from around New England joined us for runes honoring his Mother, Wife, and Daughter. At our tents. The rest of !he day was beautiful. music. camaraderie, food, drink, and a look at the least he knows on which side his bread is buttered. Militia Events-- colonial crafts on display at the field across from It was a fine day, we all survived, and are As usual, the Sudbury Minute and Militia LongfeUow's Wayside Inn. There were 8 corps even now looking forward to next year's muster started things off with games for the children, from Connecticut: the Ancient Mariners, Deep season. AncicntTunes 19 CamP, Chase Fifes & JQ~ 'Ihe Company

Village. a re-created Civil War period town, operated by the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus. "Our membership comes from all over Ohio". continued Tom, "from as far away as Cincinnati and the Cleveland area". Tom Kuhn is the Director of the Ross County Historical Society and another member, Floyd Bannann, is Director of the Clark County Museum in Springfield, Ohio. The corps has members of all ages, the youngest being Chris Pechura, fifer and snare drummer at 14, and the oldest Bill Maling, snare drummer sary of West Virginia statehood. Regular appear­ at 66. The Drum Major is Phil Kafoure ances are made in Gettysburg PA and Ohio and his son Seth, 17, is Drum SergeanL ❖

all of ' amp Chase, from Columbus Ohio, attended its first New England Recordings on the VVe6? muster in July when the corps trav­ Ancient Mariners, 1st Michigan, Mjdnight Riders, Celed to Deep River. •All our mem­ Skip Healy, 42nd Royal Highlanders, Muster Bunch, bers had such a great time that we joined Middlesex County Volunteers, Fife in the Fast Lane, Williamsburg Fifes The Company on the spot" said Tom and Drums. Kuhn, Camp Chase Business Manager. The corps Music fielded six fifes, four snares. a bass and a drum Bruce and Emmett, Benoit and Mitchell, Ciaglia, Hazeltine, Howe, major, kicking off its "on stand" perfonnance Robinson, and Sweet with "Oh Them Golden Slippers•. Fifes Camp Chase was founded in 1983 and has Cooperman, Healy, and Sweetheart been perfonning regularly at re-enacnnents. com­ memorative events and other special occasions. Drum Supplies The corps takes its name from a famous Union Cooperman and heritage Drum companies Army recruiting camp that was located near Free Websites!! Columbus. Established as a historically accurate, Get your Corps onlinc with our easy to use web-based interface. re-created Civil War tile & drum corps, the group Update your site anyv,here you can connect appeared in several motion pictures including the to the internet! 1993 movie Gettysburg. The group has produced two audio cassettes of Civil War tunes, the sec­ FIFEandDRUM.com ond available in CD fonn. In recent years the corps has played a con­ Store, Classifieds, Calendar, Directory, Links, Message Board, and Chat cen at the opening of the Civil War Museum in 14011-F Saint Germain Drive, Centerville, Virginia Chattanooga, Tennessee and perfom1ed at cere­ Toll Free 1-877-378-DRUM Local: (703) 803-8833 FAX: (703) 968-8877 monies in Wheeling marking the 135th anniver- 20 AncicntTunes

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eciding which pieces muster field at two in the morning? The of music to learn can, answers to these questions will be different at times. be an over­ for each ofus. whelming decision I like to think of the popularity of that every musician music on a continuum. On one end we have the quintessential ankee Doodle•. On the has to make. The deci­ •y sion is even more other end we have something so delphic that overwhelming if you are a beginner. We, we are not even sure what it is. It might not inherently, all want to learn music that we can even fit into our own definition of music. play with other people. Therefore, we tend to Somewhere in the middle, however, there is first learn all of the popular tunes. Ifall of us a set of tunes that seem to live on the fringe know only popular tunes, however. then our of popularity. collective repertoire will become stagnant. Roy Watrous, for example, wrote Once our collective repertoire is stagnant, 'Black Pearl' in I %5. The rune did not gain people get bored. Once we are bored, we are popular recognition until the release of The no longer contributing and the fabric of our Watrous Book in 1992. For fifty years Roy subculture begins to fray. has been writing music that has been quickly Fortunately, there are always those who assimilated into our collective repertoire. seem to be able to rattle off a doz.en obscure How is it that it took the 'Black Pearl' more runes. The music they play may even, occa­ than thiJty years to gain acceptance? Here is sionally, offend our sensibilities. Often, how­ an example of a tune that lived on the fringe ever, it inspires us. Because they are 'pushing of popularity for a very long time. the envelope', or, as I like to say, 'licking the Often there are wonderful tunes that envelope', we are kept interested. We feel like we are not aware of, such as the 'Black we have something to strive for. We feel that Pearl', within our own libraries of music. there is more to learn. Sometimes a little friendly prodding will The question, of coun;e, is how do we bring them out of hiding. The three tunes presented here are pieces that I feel are on the get there. How do we learn all this music? "Our fringe of popularity. I usually bear them at How did they learn all this music? What lies Music between 'Downfall of Paris' and that enigmat­ least once during the course ofa muster. Editor• ic slip jig you beard in the back comer of a They are, however, the ~ of tunes that AncientTunes 21

fire, by Bill Hart, Fair and Forty Tishka Musco and Marcella McGinn . The last 1 tune can be found I. , J II: ~jg.Q F U I Cf fr [ffl I Ff rr Ff Ff I jJJJ fJJJ I in 77ze Dmmmers' and Fifers' Guide by Geo. 8. Bruce 1 and DanD. 1• I II mJJ r g IEE EI cm tErr EIB I1.QJ] J u :112· ~n:u r Emmett The name of the rune is 'Turnpike Bend'. 1 This guide uses I.. 11fr CEErrf I Er FF Ertr I rFEEurf I [Qr J ft I rr Ff££rf I Army V4 as the drum beat. Aver­ I sion of the tune 1 can be found on =ij 2. JJJJ w * 11 1, [f Ff Er Er I fW [[ LJ the album Empty Pockets, which .______, was recorded by .------. Skip Healy. These are Turnpike Bend just a couple of examples of tunes that seem to live on the edge of ~JJJJ lar£fE Cf lfrff [JLJ l [ffrfi □ popularity. There are, of course, many others. In =II the future we would like to reprint other tunes that lie somewhere between populari­ ty and obscurity. If you have sugges­ 11 2. I tions for tunes that :JI [fu J I II you would like to see, please send me an email at [email protected]. L..------1 In addition, if you only a handful of people seem to be familiar with. This tune is typically played after a rune called 'Peter are aware of, or have written, a drum part for any of These are tunes in which people always seem interest­ Street'. Both 'Big John McNeil' and 'Peter Street' can these tunes, please let us know. We will try to get it ed. People want to know their names and where they be found in Fifers Delight, which was published by printed. ❖ can be found. So, in an effort to bring these great Ralph Sweet. tunes into collective consciousness we are reprinting The second tune is a hornpipe called 'Fair and them here. Forty', which is buried deeply between a thousand The first tune is called ' Big John McNeil'. other runes in O'Neill's 1001 Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, This is an interesting tune because it is one of the few Airs and Marches. This tune was brought to my atten­ fife tunes that require you to play in the lowest octave. tion a number of years ago, around a late night camp- 2 2 A1Kirntlimes

ften, the desire Lo Last! y. main lain a good p<>:,ture expand our repertoire y,hiJe playing the instrument Good posture exceeds our interest in will en.sure that your airway~ are open fully learning to play tunes and that your lungs are not constncted. well. However. our Poor posture will restrict your airways and audience is llOl general reduce the capacity of your lungs. You ly aware of how many will. therefore. be able LO get more air into tunes we have learned. They probably will your body at a quicker rate if you stand not be critical of the depth of our repertoire. straight, put your shoulders back and keep be u ten tunes or a thousand. Instead. they your head up. will be critical of the tune we play for them Relaxing, deep breathing and good Therefore. it is important LO play all of our sture are all fairly simple behaviors that rune:, well. CJ1 positively affect our breath control. Shifting the focus of the practice ses W-'11 better breath control we are able to sions from repertoire building to techruque •LLrr_,.....e more decisions about where to enhancing can dramatically improve the of ~Weare no longer forced to breathe quality of all our tunes. This is ttue for bol1,l \liia-" wbal IIIICaQle we have run out of air. Consequently, we fife and the drum. Since I am a fifer. the can do to gel the tiave more control over the musical passage. suggestions are for the fife. Hoy,ever, Th Anc•tfkili'UI._. ch we are playing. In addition. we will be able Ttmes welcomes anyone Lo submit an ~Altloftbemusc to tackle more advanced topics such as playing this or any other subJect with a vibrato. Playin · aa CJercise in fo The previous ti~ are just a few of the throu a 1h die 1-/pe of tlungs that I try LO focus upon while playing the lllllli:ll-lCIUiil. lbe fife. There are, of course, many other ways to &1ltpla . irnprQve and many other ways to practice. It is, nt 1J1S1nJment; to the odds of OOV."C'\:er. ~'3)s helpful to go back LO the basics. cess. ~rst, all le:iroed. on day one, that a sound,I or IDD!!. had a lot to do with• how we adjusttd u6()!>. The.relationship of our lips tQne ole; calloo mtmbouchure. should be much att.enlioo. 11 iii the embouchure that deL minl

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i Cool I Ci(~lll~ Veteran web surfers probably To get Tnijl,:iniliinabonrPife ~ed~lieTerzi and Jr. links and information on drum mai1 have these sites bookmarked, but lel}Ogc.e,.. &Drum~~ ·~--~ my gu~ l;-&hat a lot or newbies to ~@CIC'AM.eom and . :-Eff.~ Bill~ for mstructfon on how to addryoar....,..,..,.._____,~-~~:::::::~===- L--=-jroined ti after Christmas! Beatings­ The Com__pany of corps lo the Corps Profiles section. Comiecticut www.geociti~b/bd -i;enct lb ~aihD Conoedi'lD ..: - - Fifers & Drummers -­ 7113/index.btm datasb~om. ~. ~ e.n~bbyc Noc a lot liere a1Jout Ancie$ FifeDrum.com/thecompaiay ~d"lr,samplee­ Be sure to sign our guestbook and--­ One of the first fife & drum sites on drumming. but a link IOJ really coo book: p0int ¥f'll!" browser IO the %b.~ ofJinks tp other 1ntet- - mttf~teacher !lCal'Ch ~ where while you're there. read some of the FifeDnun.com/pbGfot.ae entries others have left. 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Chat on Molillly mg!tts-at "i/ e.m...... _._..--~- - .AncientTunes 2 5 The Company at the BigE-1999 pany store in the Connecticut Building that realized about $250.00. On Saturday, Sept 25th.juniors from Fust Falls, Nutmeg Volunteers and Cromwell Grenadiers, organiml by Terry Lamb (Nutmeg) and Debbie Iezzi (Fust Falls) provided enter­ tainment and acted as hosts for the booth in the Connecticut Building. lfthe Company takes part in the 2CXX> Big E( Sept 15 - Oct I), we by Randy Stack Drums and the Jr. Colonials of Westbrook. will need many more volunteers to act as booth Members and friends of the 8th Conn. Civil hosts and/or take part in the "Corps of Volunteer" ursts of sound from fifes an drums rolled War Troopers, 18th Conn. Regiment, Ancient Fi.fe and Drum Corps. If you are interested please across the A venue of the States as the Mariners, First Falls of Yalesville. Cromwell contact Randy Stack or Dick Crosson, c/o the Company's "Corps of Volunteers• Grenadiers and the Nutmeg Volunteers, acted as Company Headquarters in Ivoryton CT. ❖ Bplayed at the Eastern States Exposition hosts at The Company booth for the 3 day period. on Connecticut Day, Sept 22, 1999. There were also a few items for sale from the com- This was the fourth consecutive year for the Company to be represented at the Big E, the fifth largest fair in the nation, located in West Springfield MA. In addition to providing entertain­ ment on Connecticut Day, the Company main­ iained an exhibition booth for three days, Sept.23- 25. Fifing for the "Corps of Volunteers" were Sue Cifaldi (Westbrook), Colleen Stack (Yalesville), Gary Reynolds (Lancraft), John Kalinkowski (Conn. Valley), Pam Pohlman (Totoket), Robin Niemitz (8th Conn.) Robin's son, Chris Szapara (8th Conn.), Kathy Banks (Yalesville) and Mickey Andrews (Paniots). Drummers included Mattie "Sonny• Lyons (Whiskey Boys). Dick Crosson (8th Conn.). Bernie Lindauer (Yalesville), Jon Ruessler (Conn. r Blues), and Linda Delfs (Village Volunteers), who drove to the fair from Guildeland Center, New York. And for the first time. the "Corps" had a major and a color guard, thanks to Lew Close (North Branford), Mike Orenstein (Conn. Blues), and Eileen Ryan (Conn. Blues). The "Corps" played at intervals in front of different buildings within the Exhibition Grounds, and took pan in the daily parade, along with two member corps of the Company, Windsor Fifes & Red Tie Music and Books FIFEandDRUM.com MCV-105 BostonAve. POBox 31809 Online Store W Medford, MA 02155 Baltimore, MD 21207 http://FIFEandDn11n.com http://memhers.aol.com/mcvfd but the jamming till early in the morning, 1 do not believe that these traditions should be sleeping in miliwy barracks. In March of altered or emendated in a capricious, hasty or 2000, we plan to perform in Melbourne, imprudent manner. Florida. I hope to be purchasing a drum for A further annoyance was the intimation of Letters secrecy by the Executive Committee in dealing myself and continue with the spirit of fife and drum. with the East Windsor proposition. I find such At limes I think back about my very innuendo odious and repugnant, and I am dis­ to the first parade when I was seven years old. turbed by George's choice of words and con­ Marching by the reviewing stand and having frontational style of writing. One does not find it my pants fall down. I picked those pants back common to have people of Dan Moylan and Lee up with one hand, and holding the gun with the Zuidema's caliber at the helm of an organization. Editor They appear to me to be the "old timers'' well other, kept marching on. To this day, people bring that story up. To think I was going to quit steeped in the traditions of the fife and drum fife and drum? r can't wait for new memories world who pursue a thoughtful, reasoned and pru­ dent course for the benefit of 771e Compa11y and Letters to the Editor is a forum for your to come from my fife and drum experiences of its members, undistracted by the enticements and comments. suggestions and criticisms of the future (hopefully my pants won't fall down siren calls of a self-appointed messiah. all things Ancient. Please send all material in any of those new memories). To dwell for a moment on a hypothesis: to the editor, Ancient Times, P.O. Box On a personal note, l would like to thank Should it be deemed necessary, at some future 525, Ivoryton CT 06442-0525.hts, George Yerarnian for caring and taking the date, to seek out a new location for The Company Michigan time Lo include me in his article. To think that I headquarters and Museum, then common sense almost quit something that has been a part of would dictate that the preferences should be I) ~ to George my life for so many years. George. it is ironic you Deep River or 2) Westbrook. The arguments for Yeram1an .. . how just as I was feeling this way 1 was reading this proposition should indeed be self evident in your article. You have helped me from making ile reading through an edition of that botb communities traditionally have been the Ancient Times (Vol. 25 No. 3) I was a big mistake. Thanks. heart and soul of Ancient fife and drum activities; Jn the Spirit, Eddie Bello Wurprised to find a small paragraph i.e., the lower Connecticut River Valley and the about myself written by Mr. Yeramian. This 606 North Street Endicott, NY 13760 coastal area between Groton and New Haven. small paragraph meant a great deal to me. I am Stefon2 [email protected] Both are well-kept communities that have tradi­ writing this to let Mr. Yeramian know of the tionally aided, abelled and supported Ancient fife impact his article left on me. Going into my 11th and drum endeavors, and, of course, both sponsor year of fife and drum with the Spirit of '76 FDC Another Response To tbe most prestigious musters, which are joys to (Endicott, NY), 1 began to loose interest in fife George Yeramian attend. The defense rests its case with this old and drum. My lack of interest was caused by the aving received the latest copy ofThe maxim. "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.'' frustration of a smaller corp. playing less Ancient Times on Friday, December I wonder what the reaction of the member­ advanced music. It was because of the letter by H 10th and having read and re-read the ship would be should an inducement to relocate Mr. Yeramian that I changed my mind and found "open letters," I must admit to being somewhat be proffered by Dover Plains, NY or Leesburg, myself still wanting to be involved in fife and perplexed and inwardly irritated by writings and VA or Claremont NH or Medford, MA. This is drum. questionings by Mr. George Yeramian. seemingly far-fetched, but indeed, such is the case I have met some great people who are As a "Johnny-come-lately" Lo the Ancient for East Windsor. some of the best friends a person could ever fife and drum cornmunityand not being a musi­ Frederick Killingbeck want, like Jessica Halverson and Betsy cian or a member of a corps, I have a reverential Stowe, VT Sampson. I now love traveling to musters and respect for the traditions of the fife and drum, and look forward to meeting new people also interested in fife and drum. I've also had the chance to re-unite with my sisters. They joined our Corps with their families too. Even more reason to stay in fife and drum: to spend time Nutcrackers, etc. with my sisters. ;v·R eaµ 860-4?6-1347 ask for In the past year the Spirit of '76 has by Mo~ Mike or Eileen taken a huge change for the better. We have all new uniforms that are incredible and stand out e Drum Corps Nutaackers Nutcrackers In Drum Corps Uniforms like a new shinny penny. Our fifers and drum­ mers have learned advanced music where we • Ancient Drum Ornaments sound great. We performed at the half time e Fife Key Chains show at West Point. This was one of the best fife and drum functions that I have ever been e Hand Turned Pens, etc. $50. too. Not only the excitement of Army football. AncientTunes 2 7

like so much to live closer and be able to help out called to the stage by Ed Olsen and Nick Attanasio painting, cleaning-they do it all. where they were presented a beautiful oil painting In the past, the Jaybirds had at least ten of the Sons of Liberty red coat, tticom, rope drum a'rhird members of the famous Charles T. Kirlc Corps of and furled flag. )Toe artist, Nicholas Attanasio, was years ago. Just a great sight to see these guys who a pupil of Michael Angelo before he left the art you competed against at Lost Battalion Hall (ask museum in Venice, Italy.) It is a thing of beauty about this one) and other standstill locations. with many memories of our Brooklyn days. It has clttinJack 01lrien gs Awards at this year's Jaybird Day. Oldest taken its place on the Wall of Fame in the Company Jaybird: Irv Nichols of East Hampton Fife and Museum Extension in Hoboken. NJ. G~to the year Drum Corps, age 89. Second shared with Loran SL For future functions, let's set aside a time for 2000, Dennis, age 85, of Plainville and Stony Creek. a photo session of these past corps. You ain't never Loran was with the Irish trip in '96, and (private gonna get a chance again to see such a group from oesn.\ seem that long ago that we joke) "he'll be the last one to let you down• ... the Kirlcs, VCA, l..ancraft. Stony Creek. Sons of kicked off this great country in 1776. undenakers usually are! Liberty, Moodus, NY York Regimentals ... And most of us are still wearing Honored Jaybirds: Shared by Also. an introduction of names, such as an D three-come~hats. iGjifersS,--2) Freddy Bruder of the Swiss old timer game. Have the fifers stand to the left, It has been a great run for us old ~ O.) ~ Mariners and Neal Cbasney of snares to the right and bass drums way out in the folks, to us the year 200) meant ~ , . North Branford. Understand field (sorry, Nick). It would be a fun way to get to Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers-ask ►f r =~- Freddy rowed all the way know the old timers, like "Ed Olsen, Tuns Tavern, Grandma about them. ~ over. 1776.) ~ We had another great ,i5 Longest Distance: Al Trying to get a group to take a picture is Jaybird Day to end up the 1900s, '-' ' Linquiti. a Kirk drummer for­ almost impossible, they are so spread out all over the 24th meeting of our fine feath­ merly from Brooklyn, flew in the field. So, set up a time, at I:00 p.m. say, for all ered birds, the guys and gals who all the way from California. the Creekers, 1:30 for the Warehouse Point corps, forged this great Ancient movement, our A tip of the tticome to the etc. sacred Museum and Company hall. Hooghkirks and JoAnne Riemer and her Memories of Westbrook and Jaybirds: Recently we in Jersey have had a number of gang oo Food Squad, and to Mr. Mic himself. Ed Seeing friends from the past-the U.S. Anny Old old halls, houses and schools declared historic sites. Olsen. Guard and Jeannie Pace, and being introduced to With all our contacts in Connecticut, can't we get our ambassador from Ireland. our old buddy, fonner Governor O'Neill, to get such Jack McGrath of the SL a proclamation? Mary's ~Winning Band Way back when, corps from New Jersey, of Limerick. Jack was New York and Massachusetts would attend thrilled with the Guard, "If Northeastems, standstills and field days in they only had green jackets . Connecticut to compete against the great Connecticut corps. Was always very competitive, Saw many ofour but we knew that down the l.ine we'd meet at a friends who made the '99 muster and the older gang would gather at the new Irish trip with the Duke o' Jaybird meetings at Lancraft Hall. Terreri Marching Band. The As you know, you have to be (i() years old thirty-piece corps with 1,063 and have served in a drum corps to qualify as a gen­ years of marching experi­ uine Jaybird, and the young ones pay an admission ence-boy, can't get better donation to defray the cost of hot dogs. refresh­ than that! ments and beer to honor the old guys. So. gang, thanks for Not one to drop names, but way back when all the years of the 1990s and in the days of the Sons of Liberty, I was still paying let's get our great Museum my way. and we had one of our Sons, after hitting and hall dedicated as a his­ (i(), be still paid at the door for at least three years toric site so my brand-new, after he passed (i(), It was always, "Next year I'll be very first grandchild (i(), • Rest in peace, young fella! [Editor's note: Jacqueline Maggi "Jackie" That was Bob Thompson.] O'Brien can visit the When we look back at early years of Jaybird Museum in the year 2020 Day at Lancraft, and you think ofall the great peo­ and say, "This is where my ple, l would say 50% of them have gone to the Big grandpa used to hang out. Muster in the Sky ... where there is no curfew at Toe annual Jaybird Raffle was again a huge Sure would make me proud. ♦ 11:00p.m.!! success with people donating prizes with proceeds Stay well and God bless.••• And all the great people who have worked going towards the Company funds. so hard and preserved our Company headquaners. I Jack O'Brien and Barbara Dabinett were always feel guilty when I visit the Museum, I would 2 8 AncicntTunes

In 1959 Dave started the first muster held Ken Mills in the town of Westbrook. Since that date, he has 74 seen the Westbrook Muster grow to be one of the Snare Drummer largest fife and drum corps musters in the world. VFWPost596 On August 28 Dave was escorted onto the muster Mt. Vernon, New York field to play again with the Westbrook Drum December 3, 1999 Corps on the fortieth anniversary of his founding of the Westbrook Muster. 1n 1970 Dave Organized the Westbrook George Thomas Smith Patriots along with his brother Richard, snare 81 drummer Hayden Fuller and Hayden's son Fred Fifer as bass drummer. Later Dave rejoined the Chas T. Kirk Fife, Drum & Westbrook Drum Corps until such time as he was Bugle Corps unable to march. November 3, 1999 Even then you would see Dave almost any place the fifes and drums were playing. Every year he was in Concord, MA on Patriots Day. DRUM Ronald L. Chapman Dave attended, with his drum. all the drum corps musters that he possibly could. Ronald L. Chapman, 54 of Fort Lauderdale His final appearance in the Drum Corps Florida. fonnerly of Deep River, CT, died October 7 after a long illness. Ronald L. Chapman Ron was active in drum corps and was a 54 fonner member of the Deep River Seniors Fife Founder and Drum Corps. He fonned the Ft. Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale F & DC Ancient Fife and Drum Corps after moving to Fonner Member Deep River Fife and Florida. Drum Corps He was born December 29, 1944, in October. 7 1999 Columbus Ohio, son of the late Charles and Hilda (Olin) Chapman. After graduating from South High School in Columbus, he joined the US Dave W. Clark Army and was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. He served in South Korea and two 74 tours of duty in Vietnam. Snare Dnunmer After discharge from the seivice, he stud­ Westbrook Drum Corps ied and trained at Mac-Aire Flight School and October 13, 1999 New Haven Auways, eventually becoming Chief Flight Instructor. He is suivived by his wife, Laurie (Stone) James Doyle Chapman of Ft. Lauderdale; children Jefferson Fifer and Jameson Chapman of Deep River, Joline Minute Men of Long Island Grieder of Deep River and Kelly Chapman of Fl. Lauderdale and a grandson Travis Grieder of Deep River. Ken Lemley He was very active in his parish church, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Ft. Lauderdale. 76 World was on Jaybird's Day October 2, 1999. A memorial Mass was celebrated on Snare Drummer Dave also was insaumental in the fonning December 4 at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion ofThe Company off'tfers & Drummers.He lived Catholic Church in Essex. CT., followed by a September 28, 1999 in Westbrook and Connecticut's Middlesex Remembrance of his life at The Company of County all his life. Fifers & Drummers in Jvoryton. A daughter, Terry Lee Clark. a son David -Ed Olsen Ralph W. McComb Warren Clark, Jr.,a grandson Dyllan Francis Clark and his brother Richard Clark survive him. 78 Dave Clark Drum Major Dave will be remembered by all his Warehouse Point Fife & Drum Corps Dave Clark, 74 snare drummer with the friends in the Drum Corps World and by all the November 9, 1999 Westbrook Drum Corps and the Westbrook members of the Westbrook Drum Corps. Patriots died October 13, 1999 at the Gladeview Lee Zuidema Health Care Center in Old Saybrook,CT. I AncicntTunes 2 9 James Doyle A third generation snare drummer. grand­ once again to the "full arm" Ripperger/Perrilloux son of a Civil War veteran of the "sheepskin per­ style. Kenny was always remarkably able to We first knew Jimmy as an active fifer who suasion• and son of a brawny blacksmith and adapt his playing to the demands of whatever wound up playing with the post WW Il Minute snare drummer whose mentor had been the drum line he was playing with. Men. famous "Champ" Fancher, the best know drum­ Probably he became best know for his Shonly after he had donned the oicome, mer in Connecticut and holder of the National years with the highly successful New York he was working both sides of the street by play­ Championship awarded him at Washington DC Regimentals, contributing mightily to their tri­ ing cymbals with the once National American in 1925, umphs on the contest field. He continued there Legion Championship M&M corps, The RA Following the "jobs" trail in the 1920's. until moving to Connecticut, his father's birth Garbarina Post, NYC. This latter activity evi­ the family wound up in Brooklyn, NY where state, where shonly afterwards he threw in with dently appealed to him so strongly that we gradu­ Ken was born. There. his father began turning the another up and coming corps, The Ancient ally saw less ofJimmy the Fifer and more of neighborhood lads on to the magic of Mariners. Jimmy the American Legionnaire - filling impor­ Connecticut style drumming - otherwise know as tant slots therein as well as being actively •Ancient". Ken's last corps was one that he helped involved in such organit.ations as the All There was no shortage of Junior corps in found, The Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion. American Contest Judges Association. the "Boro" back then. So while Ken's father There he saw to the development of their drum -Ed Olsen drummed with Brooklyn's Chas. T. Kirk FDBC line until poor health forced him to slow down. Ken Lemley and Manhattan's Veteran Corps of Artillery Drummers of Kenny's caliber are usually With a drum corps background like Ken Field Music. Ken ran the gamut of long forgotten judged by pmes and medals won during the Lemley's how could he have ever gone in juvenile units such as the Lange Post and L.H. years, but this was not necessarily so in his case. a different direction. Bair before joining his father in Ken wasn't that interested in awards, but that the role of mascot-drummer isn't to say that he never appeared on the individ­ with Kirk and the V,C,A, ual stand Even though he was He often told of his first stint in front of a rapidly climbing the rudimental judge who happened to be the famous J. Burns ladder Ken's father realized that Moore. Part way into his selection the great man his advancement would be hin­ stopped Ken's performance and summoned him dered without a thorough to the judge's table admonishing, "Son you're knowledge of music. So he supposed to drum with your sticks - not with engaged the prominent percus­ your knees. Now get a grip on yourself and come sionist of the New York out and try again". Needless to say, advice like Philharmonic, Lou Mehling, to that never had to be imparted to Ken again. teach the nedgling drummer to Ken is survived by his wife, Judy; a read music. Ken often chuckled daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Walter over his instructor's wages. Spmnce; four grandchildren and two great-grand­ "twenty-five cents a lesson plus children. His first wife, Marie Marazzo, former dinner". Bennett Post fifer, died earlier. He was off with the A Memorial Service sponsored by The Coast Guard during W.W.IJ. Ancient Mariners and The Sons of the Whiskey But upon his return was quick­ Rebellion, was held at the The Company of ly back into the drum corps Fifers & Drummers Headquarters on Oct I0 swing. The corps that gained attended by a large number of drum corps friends most of his attention was the from many states. neighborhood E. E. Bennett Conoibutions may be made, in Kenny's Post of the American Legion. name, to The Company's Book of Remembrance, with which be drummed for by contacting Mrs. Colleen Stack (203)265-0543. many a year. Ken did not leave - Ed Olsen that Corps until he was caught up in the excitement generated George Thomas Smith by the Ancient Corps with the George Thomas Smith passed away in Palmetto new sound - Brooklyn's Sons Richland Hospital in Newberry, South Carolina of Liberty. on November 3, 1999. He stayed with them for Originally a fifer in Newark ,New Jersey, some years. working to adapt He joined Brooklyn's Chas. T. Kirk Fife Drum & his style to that of the corps' Bugle Corps in the l 940's and maintained mem­ demanding founder Les Parks. bership for some ten years. Eventually he returned to the George was stationed in South Carolina ranks of the Kirks, changing during World War II where he met his wife to be, 30 :\ncicntTunes

Corine. He was buried at the Memorial Gardens in Newberry ,South Carolina RANDOM TuOuGHTs By A.J. Byrd Ralph W. McComb ere is a thought that I would like to pass that properly you should use replicas of the instruments of that period. If the instrument of The Warehouse Point Fife & Drum Corps sadly H on to you. the period limits the notes that you can play announces the death of fonner Drum Major Ralph Acc-0rding to my Webster Dictionary, a and therefore the tunes that you can play, well, McComb. Ralph passed away on November 9, fife is defined as a transverse flute and the that's the way it was ! If your corps considers 1999 at his home in Spring Hill Florida. He was 78 accompanying illustration shows an instrument itself an • Ancient" corps, (whatever that is) years old. A fonner resident of Windsor Locks, with six finger holes and no mouthpiece. The Ralph served in the United States Anny during Encyclopedia Americana defines it as a wind then should it be playing "modem" instru­ World War II and was later employed by the State instrument with six finger holes, k.'llown from ments? Are rod tension drums next? Porn Porn of Connecticut, Military Department Ralph was early times and used chiefly in military music. Girls maybe? Flag twirlers? appointed Drum MajQr of the Warehouse Point Many corps today use instruments with We should strive to keep •early Fife & Drum Corps by long time Director Fred more than six finger holes, so, are they really American corps" just that and not turn them Vehring in the early 1950's - a post he held until playing a fife and are they truly a fife and drum into modem corps. Should Roman Chariot l 968. He later became Major for the Warehouse corps? races be re-enacted using Chevy Corvettes? Point Fire Department Fife & Drum Corps in the I guess that the question is, when is a We have a great unique though nebu­ mid-1970's through the early I980's. He is sur­ fife no longer a fife? The adding of holes is a lous hobby, we join an "Ancient" fife and vived by his wife of 52 years, Irene, daughter relatively recent innovation that allows more drum corps, bu1 we don't know ex.actly what Nancy, and sons Quentin and Martin. and better sounds, but will be the next that is, and we learn to play a fife and we don't His last perfonnance before moving to "improvement"be the addition of keys, pads know ex.actly what that is either. But we do Florida was at the Warehouse Point Firemen's and mouthpieces to further improve the sound? enjoy what we do and that is all that matters. Parade in August of 1994. This was an old timer's Don't the members of The Company I am sure that you alJ have heard the parade, where past corps members were honored aim to preserve and perpetuate early American remark,"you don't have to be crazy to join a and invited to play with the current members. A martial music? It would seem to me that to do fife and drum corps but it sure helps• ❖ large jollification followed in the beer garden and a good time was had by all -just the way Ralph would like to be remembered - taking in the jam session, socializing, and drinking a few cold beers while enjoying a good Connecticut VaUey cigar! - Steve Niemit2. ~ODE.t .p Ken Mills WOODWINDS Ken Mills passed away on December 3, 1999 at the ageof74. AS IN THE PAST THE VERY FINEST Ken learned lo drum in the early 1940s at the Gun Hill VFW Post Fife Drum and Bugle Corps in the Bronx, New York. He played with them for several years and then joined the fabled drum line of the Mount Vernon VFW Post 596 that heralded Pop and Ed Classey, Gerd Sommers and • Known for our superior ease of playing. Bass Drum Legend Lex.y Sinclair. • Made from the finest imported Grenadilla and While drumming, his art school became Cocobolo Instrument Wood. more demanding and like so many others. he put the sticks down. Almost fifty years later the sound • Our precision machining allows for accuracy and of the Ancients at a summer fireman's parade ease of playing in all registers with superior tone revived that old spark. He enjoyed many parade, musters and never ana volume. missed his favorite fife and drum event, Jaybirds • Highly polished band rubbed finish is available in Day. There, he was like a kid in a candy shop, visit­ long or short ferrules in chrome or brass. ing his friends, jamming and talking about the "old days•. Ken was an Individual Member ofThe YE COLONIAL SUTLER'S SHOP LEO BRENNAN, Sutler Company- his happy smile wiU be missed. c/o 49 Nortontown Road -Warren Lee Madison, CT 06443 (203) 245-9543 I AncicntTunes 3 1 Company Constitution being addressed. Tom Riemer offered to coordi­ For many years The Company has felt the need nate a leaf cleanup on 13 November. Summaries of to revise its Constirution and Rules of Procedure Ancient Times to be in compliance with its cwrent practices and Ancient Times Editor Bob Lynch stressed the Executive this has been done. though the process of ratify­ need for Committee members to review carefully the next issue of the Ancient Times and to pass ing the changes was never completed. Dan any criticisms and recommendations back to him. Committee Moylan brought to the attention of the Randy Stack was given a list of interested, poten­ Committee that there were several issues not tial advertisers. Meetin addressed in the revisions, and agreed to meet Docents/Company Store with the Administrative Committee (the officers JoAnn Riemer volunteered to take charge of the of The Company) and a few other interested peo­ museum docents. No one has yet volunteered to Minut& ple 10 make some final changes and get the IVORITON, CT. head up the Company Store. Cathy Olsen will process back on track. meet with JoAnn and Randy Stack to outline Here is a summary ofthe major topics presented Membership at the executive board meetings held from duties for both posts. Dick Crosson presented Membership Chair Larry Donahue created acer­ some research showing that our docent program September through December 1999. Copies of tificate to be issued to new life members and the Mim,tes ofthe meetings are available on did not qualify for public funding. passed it around to the Committee. Sue Cifal~ Concerts/Musters request from the Company ofFifers and discussed efforts underway to upgrade the vanous Several folk were suggested to handle the Dn,mmers. computers used in maintaining the membership Summer Concert Series, and will be contacted. Executive Committee meetings are nonnally held data base. Many corps are in arrears in paying dues, probably due to previous inadequacies in The 18th Connecticut Regiment has volunteered at the Company headquarters and are attended record keeping. New software to facilitate record to take charge of the Colchester muster on behalf by Officers,members ofthe £-cecwive Board and keeping and tracking of payments was discussed. of The Company. Tmstees unless othenvise noted. Future meetings Building Ancients Fund ofthe board are listed in the Calendar. Building Committee Chair Joe Franklin described Dick Crosson and Joe Mooney both did research several current maintenance issues including get­ Meeting of October 17, 1999 on acquiring public funding for the museum. J\ ttention of the Committee was directed to ting a cipher lock for the back door, installing an automatic switch control for the beating system, Several avenues will be pursued. following topics for consideration: and .ll.the acquiring a new vacuum cleaner, and repairing an Juniors appropriate action. upstairs exit door which is sticking. These are all The Committee approved the request of Robin Niemitz, Juniors Chair, to spend left over Juniors funds for a Junior Jam to take place after the Old Saybrook Christmas muster. Meeting of November 20, 1999 J\ ttention of the Committee was directed to the .l1..foUowing topics for consideration. and appropriate action Membership Membership Chair Larry Donahue reported on two new corps which have requested member­ ship infomi.ation. Randy Stack, Ed Olsen, and Dick Crosson have been working on a new Company brochure to mail to interested corps. Larry presented completed applications from three corps: Graindield F&D of Switzerland, I East Texas Ancients F&D, and the Second Company Governor's Foot Guard Field Music of New Haven. The Committee voted to accept these and to present them to the Company General Meeting for approval. Sue Cifaldi had sent out a second mailing to bill delinquent corps. Many corps responded that they had paid and that our records were wrong. Their assurance was accepted. However Better Service at Lower Prices at least (i() corps, half our total membership, have not responded and it was agreed that the list Phone (718) 497-6420 I Fax (718) 497-1801 would be divided and distributed to the six volun­ E-mail: [email protected] teers from the Executive Committee for personal 55-37 Metropolitan Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385-1202 follow up. Larry and Dan Moylan agreed to review the current starus of the data base and 3 2 Ancicntlimes revise it if possible to include additional infonna­ parade to provide a "warm place to go" and light tion, such as web sites and email addresses. refreshments for the juniors. ❖ Building Building Chair Joe Franklin reported on effons to process .. Mostly we who are not professional repair several exterior doors. The new vacuum musicians, judge music by what appeals to us. And has not yet been delivered. Tom Riemer, helped to take on the task ofjudging a composition contest by a large contingent from the Deep River such as this. may be too much for a single commit­ Juniors, completed the leaf cleanup as promised. tee. Therefor the judging process will include all Furnace work to be done by the Burdick the member corps of the Company. Corps will Company, has not happened. receive manuscript copies of all entries and will Company Website rank them from 1st to last. Rankings will bave Website Chair Vin Czepiel reported several assigned weights and the weighted scores will des­ options for putting the Company Store on line. ignate the ranking of each entry. In the next issue There are several difficulties in doing this, but of the Ancient Times, the list of awards and donors the matter will be pursued. Meanwhile Vin is in will be published. process of putting our catalog of items along with Entries for the contest can be submitted an address and mail form as an item on our site. from now until May 15, 2000. In the next (April) Ancient Times issue of the Ancient Times, the list of awards and Ancient Times Editor Bob Lynch reported that the donors will be published, along with the details of latest issue was at Shannon Press and should be when the final awards will be made. out the following week. The new staff had experi­ his issue, featuring the Junior Corps of the enced production problems, missing ad formats, Company is the perfect place to announce Requirements for entries are as foUows: and other delays. He believes the next issue to be Tto the community of fifers and drummers, I. Music enoies should be an original devoted the Juniors will go much more smoothly. the Ancient Times Junior Composition Contest. melody line for fife. Drum parts may also be There will be a music composition contest for the Toe goal of the contest is to encourage and assist included. Compositions can be jointly authored and Juniors, with the best tunes t0 be published in a those who have an interest in writing music to submitted by more than one junior member. Senior later issue, and the winning entries to be played at develop their skills, and provide a forum in which members and non-member.. of the Company may the National Muster. Again the Executive that music can be played and published. not be mcluded in jointly authored entries. Drum Committee members were asked to review the parts may also be included, though they will not be new issue carefully and send their comments back Many of us with an interest in music have used injudging the entry. to Bob. from time to time thought of and played "original" 2. The competition is open to all junior mem­ Finance melodies, and Died them out on frienc1£---or those bers of the Compa11y of Fifers and Drununers, Treasurer Joe Mooney reported current income, we thought were friends till we noticed their reaction under age 18 regardles., of corps affiliation. as of October, at $31,325 with current expenses at to our efforts. But never mind that - I have heard fel­ 3. Entrants may ask for and receive assis­ $27,776, leaving a positive net of$3,560. This is low fifers over the years fiddle with melodies tha.L tance in preparing the music manuscript. Music a big improvement over last year where there was sounded very inte~g. and often wondered why must have at lwt a working title and follow the a minus net of $3,900. He attributed the such musical ideas never seemed to tum into tu~ forms of traditional music. improved performance to the work of the for the group to play. My suspicion is that the author 4. Entries must be attested to and mailed to Membership Committee, which has been diligent really couldn~ see bow to proceed with the idea. I the Anciefl/ Times by an officer of the corps to in sending out bills and collecting dues. believe tha.L there are quite a few junior members of both senior and junior corps that have played around which the entrant belongs. Name. Age. Address Concerts/Musters with musical ideas but are not sure what comes next and Tel. number of the entrant(:,) must appear on A volunteer is still needed to head up the Summer too make the idea come to life. the music entry. Only one entry will be accepted Concert Series. One of the goals of 77,e Company ofFifers per person. Individual members of the Co,npan)', Juniors and Drummers, is to education its members and the not affiliated with a member corps must send their Juniors Chair Robin Niemitz announced that the communities it serves. about the music and tradi­ entry directly to the Ancient Times at the address use of Camp Rowland for a Juniors F&D Camp tion of Ancient fifing and drumming. Through the listed below. has been approved. It wilJ be held July 11-14, establishment of this contest the Compony is fulfill­ 5. Entries must be submitted on music 2000 and will include a big welcome and cookout ing one of it's main goals and purpose. And since manuscript paper, in ink or computer printout. as well as fife and drum workshops with a focus rhis is a contest, there will be rewardii. But let's not Two copies should be provided. to: on intermediate to advanced music. The age lim­ lose sight of the goal-that is to encourage you The Ancient Times its will be Grades S to 12. Adult volunteers will who participate to pursue and develop your musical Juniors Composition Contest serve as chaperones. The recent Junior Activities ideas, to present them to the entire Company, and Company ofFifers and Dnonmers. Day at the Museum attracted 7 junior corps and give tho!it! idea\ an opportunity to come alive when 62 North Main St.' PO Box 525. was very successful. Tentative dates for winter they are played in parades. at musters or in JAMs. lvoryton CT.Q6.142-0525 workshops were announced as Jan 8, Feb 5, and This is a competition for fun - not for profiL Inquiries concerning the competition can be Apr 8. Instruction will be provided on bass, 1be Ancient Times recognizes that "judg­ forwarded to the Ancient Times at the company snare, fife. mace, and flags. Volunteers are need­ ing" the aesthetic qualities of music is a very sub­ address. or by email to the editor at [email protected]. ed to lead the workshops. A Junior Jam will be jective and personal process, and that there can held at the Museum after the Old Saybrook and will be great controversy in most any judging AncicntTunes 3 3

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Box 525, lvoryton, CT 06442-0525 CALENDARMAY2000-SEPT 2000 MAY 5-7, 2000, HONFSDALE, PA JUNIOR ACTIVITIF.S COMMITTEE 1st Fife & Drum MusterSponsored by Maple WINTER WORKSHOP SERIES City Ancient Fife & Drum Corps in Historic COMPANY HEADQUARTERS, CALENDAR LISTINGS Central Parle located in Honesdale, PAParade IVORYTON, CT Deadline for the next issue of the at 12 Noon on Saturday (5/6), Muster to Dates for the remaining workshops are as fol­ followCarnping Available nearby.Open lows: Calendar is Mar. 15, 2000.Please refer to Muster For Wormation contact Jim & Dee February S - Snare Drum, March 4 - Drum previous listings for style and content. Florance Telephone: 57~253-4797 E-Mail: Major/Color Guard, April 8 - Fife Send to: [email protected] All workshops begin at I:00 p.m. and end at Beth Johnson approximately 5:00 p.m. Complimentary P.O. Box 286 JUNE 16-17, 2000 WAREHOUSE POlNT, CT refreshments and snacks will be served at Middlefield, CT 06455-0286 Annual Warehouse Point Muster. Town Hall each session. Workshop material is suitable Phone: 860-349-2279 Annex Recreation Field. Friday evening tat­ for all ability levels. For more infonnation, too at 7 pm. Saturday parade at noon wilh contact Robin Niemitz at E-mai l: mjohnson l [email protected] muster following. Camping from 10 am [email protected] or at (860) 745-0765. Friday to Sunday. Special junior camping area and activities sponsored by the Junior COMPANY MEETING DATES ImportantNotice Activities Com.minee of the Company of AU meetings will be held at the Company When your mailing address Fifers & Drummers. Open muster. Contact Headquarters Building at Tvoryton CT. changes please notify us Steve or Robin Niemitz at (860) 745-0765 or, Company meetings are open to all Company promptly ... via email, at [email protected] members. Executive meetings require the anendance of aU Executive Comminee mem­ The Post Office JULY 29TH COLCHESTER CT. bers and Committee Chairpersons. Meeting does not ad-vise us. Colchester Muster, sponsored by the 18th dates are scheduled as follows: Write: Membersijp Committee Connecticut Fife and Drum Corps and the February 19: 11am Executive Committee P.O. Box §~~i. lvoryton, CT Colchester Historical Society; Date: July 29, Meeting Ipm Company Of Fifers and OC>'±'U-0525 at 1200. Free muster meal and admission to Drummers Busine~ Meeting the Colchester Historical Society's Craft Show April 9: 11 am Executive Committee Meeting to participants. Open Muster, please contact Ipm Company Of F'tfers and Drummers David Pear at ~267-2151 or Business Meeting E-Mail [email protected] for infonnation July 16: 10am Executive Committee Meeting 3 Convenient Ways to and invitations. 12noon Company Of Fifers and Drummers Contact Informational Meeting JUNIOR ACTIVITIES COMMITI'EE FIFE September 16 11 am Executive Comminee The O»npany: AND DRUM CAMP JULY 11-14, 2000 Meeting Ipm Company Of Fifers and phone: 860-767-2237 Be sure to marlc your calendars for !his, the Drummers Business Meeting fax: 860-767-9765 Company's first ever fife and drum camp! November 18 11 am Executive Com.minee e-mail: Educational workshops are in !he planning Meetin Ipm Company Of Fifers and [email protected] stages at this time, but there will be plenty of Drummers Business Meeting jam.ming, and other fun and interesting activ­ ities as well. Interested individuals should Nonprofit Organization contact Robin Niemiiz at (860) 745-0765 or, Ancienffimes U.S. Postage via email, at [email protected] for P.O. Box525 PAID more information. Check your next issue of lvoryton, CT 06442-0525 Ivoryton, CT the Ancient Times for an update on Camp Permit No. 16 specifics! Preserve Ancient Music Become an Individual Member of The Company! Keep the Spirit Alive DATED MATERIAL CALENDARMAY2000-SEPT 2000 MAY 5-7,2000,HONFSDALE,PA JUNIOR ACTIVITIES COMMITIEE 1st Fife & Drum MusterSponsored by Maple WINTER WORKSHOP SERIES City Ancient Fife & Drum Corps in Historic COMPANY HEADQUARTERS, CALENDAR LISTINGS Central Parle located in Honesdale, PAParade IVORYTON, CT Deadline for the next issue of the at 12 Noon on Saturday (5/6), Muster to Dates for the remaining workshops are as fol­ followCamping Available nearby.Open lows: Calendar is Mar. 15, 2000.Please refer to Muster For lnfonnation contact Jim & Dee February 5-Snare Drum, March 4- Drum previous listings for style and content. Aorance Telephone: 570-253-4797 E-Mail: Major/Color Guard, April 8 - Fife Send to: [email protected] All workshops begin at I:00 p.m. and end at Beth Johnson approximately 5:00 p.m. Complimentary P.O. Box 286 JUNE 16-17, 2000 WAREHOUSE POlNT, CT refreshments and snacks will be served at Middlefield, CT 06455-0286 Annual Warehouse Point Muster, Town Hall each session. Workshop material is suitable Annex Recreation Field. Friday evening tat­ for all ability levels. For more information, Phone:860-349-2279 too at 7 pm. Saturday parade at noon with contact Robin Niemitz at E-mail: [email protected] muster following. Camping from 10 am [email protected] or at (860) 745-0765. Friday to Sunday. Special junior camping area and activities sponsored by the Junior COMPANY MEETING DATES Important Notice Activities Committee of the Company of All meetings will be held at the Company When your mailing adclre.ss Fifers & Drummers. Open muster. Contact Headquarters Building at Jvoryton CT. chang~ please notify us Steve or Robin Niemitz at (860) 745-0765 or, Company meetings are open to all Company promptly ... via email, at [email protected] members. Executive meetings require the attendance of all Executive Committee mem­ The Post Office JULY 29TH COLCHFSfER CT. bers and Committee Chairpersons. Meeting does not ad11ise us. Colchester Muster, sponsored by the 18th dates are scheduled as follows: Write: Membersijp Committee Connecticut Fife and Drum Corps and the February 19: I lan1 Executive Committee P.O. Box §~~i. lvoryton, CT Colchester Historical Society: Date: July 29, Meeting Ipm Company Of Fifers and OC>'!'U-0525 at 1200. Free muster meal and admission to Drummers Business Meeting the Colchester Historical Society's Craft Show April 9: I lam Executive Committee Meeting to participants. Open Muster, please contact Ipm Company Of Fifers and Drummers David Pear at 860-267-2151 or Bus~ Meeting E-Mail [email protected] for infonnation July 16: 10am Executive Comminee Meeting 3 Convenient Ways to and invitations. I 2noon Company Of Fifers and Drummers Contact Informational Meeting JUNIOR ACTIVITIF.S COMMITTEE FCFE September 161 lam Executive Committee The Cmnpany: AND DRUM CAMP JULY 11 - 14, 2000 Meeting Ipm Company Of Fifers and phone: 860-767-2237 Be sure to marlc your calendars for this, the Drummers Business Meeting fax: 860-767-9765 Company's fost ever fife and drum camp! November 18 11 am Executive Committee e-mail: Educational workshops are in the planning Meetin Ipm Company Of Fifers and [email protected] stages at this time, but there will be plenty of Drummers Business Meeting jamming, and other fun and interesting activ­ ities as well. Interested individuals should Nonprofit Organization contact Robin Niemitz at (860) 745-0765 or, Ancienffimes U.S. Postage via email, at [email protected] for P.O. Box525 PAID more infonnation. Check your next issue of Ivoryton, CT 06442-0525 1voryton, CT the Ancient Times for an update on Camp Permit No. 16 specifics! Preserve Ancient Music Become an Individual Member of The Company! Keep the Spirit Alive DATED MATERIAL