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2 Ancient Times 42nd royal highlanders

42nd performing at Ft. George

By preston smIth royal highlanders have dreamed of mississippi to Deep river, from the traveling to and performing in scot - straits of mackinaw to the Gulf Coast, ormed in lafayette, Indiana in land. In the years leading up to and and put on nearly 30 performances 1975, the 42nd royal high - following the 2010 release of the CD each year. All copies of the 42nd’s Flanders is America’s premier No Matter What the Season , trip to 2010 CD No Matter What the Season Band of pipes, Fifes, and Drums. the Deep river, and creation of the Grif - were sold to audiences across the 42nd portrays the 42nd royal high - fin endowment Foundation, the men country, and many, many fundraisers landers (the ancestor of today’s Black of the 42nd set a goal to finally reach were held. watch) of 1777, and features a unique scotland in 2013. to reach scotland, the 42nd part - combination of highland pipes, fifes, since setting our sights on scotland, nered with music travel Consultants, and ancient rudimental drumming on the band had redoubled its efforts in an Indianapolis travel company that rope-tension drums. proud to be a many areas: maintaining and improv - specializes in travel for musical or - member of The Company of Fifers & ing uniforms, acquiring matched pipe ganizations. Drummers , the 42nd bridges Ancient chanters, repainting drums, upgrad - During the winter of early 2013, the music to the world of highland bag - ing the regimental Colors, arranging band worked with our partners at pipes. new sets of music, working on march - hall of music productions at purdue For decades, while performing all ing, drill, and deportment, and devel - university’s elliott hall of music to around the united states, the 42nd oping a fundraising plan to make it all capture the sound of the tour of scot - possible - land, and were proud to release our 42nd drum line performing at Ft. George primarily 3rd CD The Long March Home in may. centered with the release of The Long March around Home , the band performed at the playing for lewis and Clark heritage Days in st the public as Charles, mo in may, and the annual much as trip to Fort De Chartres in June, which possible. was a wet finale to the first half of the In the season before heading to scotland! years before the band left from the Indianapolis leaving for airport on June 19th with 44 travelers scotland, leaving from Indianapolis. three the band more joined the larger group along traveled the way. on the tour was 19 perform - from the ing members, two band alumni, five Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:28 AM Page 3

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friends from our scottish community performances at the royal highland night in the city. the following morn - around lafayette, Indiana, one kin - show, a very large festival much like ing (June 22), the tour set out for dred spirit from the Great river Fife a state fair here in the us. the show perth. upon arriving in perth, we en - and Drum Corps, and many family is presented by the royal highland joyed a trip through the newly-reno - members, including eight children. Agricultural society, and the live - vated museum of the Black watch, Following an overnight flight, the stock portion of the show dates to the which was set to reopen to the public band arrived in Glasgow where we late 18th century! three days later. In the museum was met our tour guide, and boarded the each day of the show featured a a brand-new exhibit centered around motor coach and headed to edin - pipe band throughout the event. the the 1758 painting of the 42nd exercis - burgh. day before the 42nd performed saw ing on Glasgow Green, to which the In edinburgh, the band fought the royal scots Association, and the band was proud to have contributed through some jet lag and saw the day after the 42nd featured the scots recordings of 18th cont. on page 4 royal mile and toured edinburgh Guards. the 42nd was in good com - Castle during the first day in scot - pany! the highlight of the festival land. A bright blue sunny sky and was the band’s opportunity to play warm temperatures were an excellent a musical welcome and be reviewed way to start the tour. late in that af - by hrh Anne, the princess royal ternoon, the band performed for hun - as she arrived at the show. the dreds of tourists in the hospital princess was very interested in our square in the Castle, thanks to the itinerary and the fact the band trav - hospitality of the national war mu - eled all the way to scotland from seum. the band was presented with a the usA to perform. certificate of appreciation by the Cas - Following the performance for the tle management, and after a group princess, while waiting for our photo the group retired to the hotel show in the main ring, the band had for an evening of free time in the city. a chance meeting with piper Alan on June 21st, the morning was Bain, a wwII veteran of the spent with some sightseeing in edin - seaforth highlanders, who was burgh. our guide led the group down very interested in our story and had the royal mile to holyrood and to many of his own! Arthur’s seat for stunning views of After the show, the band com - the city. After the sightseeing, the en - pleted a short bus tour of edin - Pm Taylor Stirm with Pm Alistair Duthie, tire tour boarded the bus for a day of burgh before having another free Pm pf the Black Watch 2000-2003 Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:28 AM Page 4

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Performing at the museum of the Black Watch century drum calls! the fellowship with many Bankfoot ing job not only telling the story of After touring the museum, the locals and perth band members. Culloden specifically, but the larger band joined the perth and District Bankfoot experienced what is likely story of the Jacobite rebellion. the pipe Band and the association of its first fife and drum jam that entire trip through the highlands Black watch veterans on a march evening, and the 42nd and perth and was cold and rainy, but cleared up through perth to the museum for District members played pipes well before the group arrived at the site. It their annual regimental reunion. At into the wee hours. was wet and cold at Culloden, and re - the reunion, the band performed its pipe major Alistair Duthie of the ally captured the mood of the site. arena show for the assembled mem - perth and District band was a gra - the 42nd’s pipers played their pipes bers of the Black watch family, and cious host, and a true friend of the in the mists on the edge of the battle - was received very warmly. we made 42nd. pm Duthie was pipe major of field before departing. many new friends over a pint at the the Black watch from 2000-2003, and on June 24th, the band performed reunion that we hope to work with in is a historian interested in the history at Fort George, an enormous 18th- the future! of pipers in the Black watch/42nd. Century fort near Inverness. staff at the evening of the reunion, the During the tour, Dm preston smith the fort, some Black watch soldiers, 42nd visited a small pub in the village and pm taylor stirm presented him and two buses of German tourists of Bankfoot, owned by a piper in the with a rare honor: his own 42nd were on hand for this performance. perth and District band, and enjoyed royal highlanders hat badge. Afterwards, the highlanders mu - June 23rd was spent sightseeing. seum (Queen’s own, Gordons, the tour turned north towards the seaforth and Camerons) hosted a tea highlands, but first stopped at the and cookie reception for the 42nd and site and monument in Aberfeldy the larger party. the band’s drum -

42nd poses where the 42nd was first mustered as mers were even allowed in a back in front of a regiment. Also during the morning, room to view the collection of the reg - Black the tour visited the 13th-century iments’ drums, as well as captured Watch me - morial in Dunkeld Cathedral, enjoying the drums from hundreds of years of Aberfeldy cathedral’s serene grounds on a quiet conflicts. sunday morning, and viewing the on the 25th, the tour turned back to Black watch Colors from the the south and went to stirling. we Crimean war that are preserved in took in a guided tour of stirling Cas - the cathedral’s sanctuary. the group tle, spent several hours in the city see - had lunch in the town of pitlochry, ing other sights, and proceeded and toured the Blair Athol distillery. onward to Glasgow. Following a After the distillery, the group set out brief bus tour of some of Glasgow’s for the north and the Culloden battle - highlights, the group settled into the field. final hotel of the trip and enjoyed a Culloden’s museum and visitor free night in Glasgow. center is excellent, and did an amaz - June 26th was spent as free time in Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:28 AM Page 5

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Glasgow. the tour members spread made. Despite the airlines’ best ef- Author Dm Preston Smith (right) out all over the area: seeing loch lo- forts to dampen the spirits with meets hrh Anne, Princess royal mand; touring many museums; tak- three-hour delays on each leg of the ing in Glasgow’s shopping, journey back to Indianapolis, all con- restaurants and pubs; visiting the na- nections were made, and very little tional piping Centre, and just seeing trouble was had: only experiencing the architecture and culture of scot- one delayed bag among nearly 50 land’s largest city. travelers, and that was on the leg several of the 42nd’s pipers played back to Indianapolis! on Glasgow Green, the site of the we’ve said that a trip to scotland world pipe Band championships, was once in a lifetime, but we hope held in August, and the site of the it’s not. the band is already looking aforementioned painting of the 42nd forward to our next trip back! in 1758. During the final evening in thank to all of our friends, family, scotland, members of the band en- community members, and fellow An- joyed fine meals and drink, and par- cients for your support as we reached ticipated in an impromptu pub this goal. performance during an open mic Preston Smith is the drum major for night! the 42nd Royal Highlanders. the tour woke up bright and early on June 27th, headed to the airport, and set off back to the united states with spirits high and many memories

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6 Ancient Times William Diamond Juniors March Down Main St. USA, Disney

By lIsA BeverAGe the simpler music from the corps playlist. having done so, they pro - n June 28th, 2013, the mem - ceeded to the parade start, behind a bers of the william Diamond gate that would open into the park, oJunior Fife and Drum Corps, where certain younger members of of lexington, mA, waited for a pre - the corps who had not been permitted liminary presentation by the host to the backstage prepping area due to fifers and drummer of walt Disney their age and Disney world rules world to the guests of the American joined them. exhibit at epCot. the musicians, who once the gate opened, the corps had forgone their typical, distinctively marched out to the classic tune of Yan - William Diamond on parade at Disney Photography courtesy of Lori Beverage new england wool jackets to com - kee Doodle . throughout the parade, pensate for the Florida weather, were fife sergeant Ben Beverage called some traveling together, for massa - doing their best to keep their cool de - tunes representative of the new eng - chusetts. throughout the trip, families spite the heat and upcoming perform - land fife and drum scene, such as had the opportunity to enjoy spend - ance. Brandywine , as well as more national ing time together, taking the chance to the presentation was fairly simple. patriotic songs such as a medley of treat parts of the trip as a family vaca - the corps formed up in single file and God Bless America and America the tion, and there was considerable op - marched, with the host musicians, out Beautiful . the parade itself was rather portunity as well for the members of into the street, where they were intro - short, under ten minutes, down main the corps to spend time building the duced to the park guests and their st. usA and off through another sec - group community. however, the performance, scheduled for the next tion of the magic Kingdom park. hav - william Diamond Junior Fifes and day, was announced. then each mem - ing passed the last attractions in that Drums also provided, to the present ber was presented with a replica Dec - direction, they exited through another Disney world guests, an opportunity laration of Independence, supposedly gate into the backstage, returned to for something that the corps members to represent their marching orders for the bus and went back to the resort often are tempted to take for granted: the following day. throughout, the where they were staying to change the chance to see, hear, and experience members of the corps behaved with back into 21st-century attire. performance of the traditional music their highest professionalism. one of the corps celebrated with a pool of colonial new england. the Disney musicians commented as party that evening, and the families Lisa Beverage is a former senior fifer the wDJs formed up, “this is not usu - continued to enjoy the different Dis - with the William Diamond Juniors. She ally as formal as you guys are making ney world parks for a few more days currently plays with the Sudbury An - it out to be.” After this, the corps was before departing, some individually cients and Menotomy. allowed to disperse, and the young and musicians returned to their previous engagement of touring the parks with w. Alboum HAt Co. InC. parents and relatives. presents the following day, June 29th, most of the corps boarded a bus which car - Authentic ried them to an area of the magic Fife and Drum Corps Hats Kingdom’s backstage, where the mu - sicians entertained themselves by ad- For the finest quality headwear libbing Disney - and other - show you can buy. Call or Write: tunes, as well as continuing to hy - drate, before tuning the fifes and (973)-371-9100 1439 Springfield Ave, Irvington, nJ 07111 drums and warming up with some of Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:28 AM Page 7

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Alex DrAGo mArCheS By The hISTorIC WAySIDe Inn Proud mother mandi with Alex

Lancraft Honorary Member enjoys his first performance at the 2013 Sudbury Colonial Faire & Muster In the background: The martha-mary Chapel on the grounds of the Wayside Inn By DenIse hernAnDez moment for all of us. shown significant improvement in t was a sunny, warm september Alex is 19 years old and has lived his social skills.” afternoon in sudbury, massa - in Branford, Connecticut all his life. Alex was voted an honorary Ichusetts when all the participat - Diagnosed as autistic at age 3, doc - member of lancraft at its business ing corps were gathering under the tors told his family he would never meeting in December 2012 for his trees by the Grist mill, preparing to talk or socialize. he attended In - outstanding voluntary participa - step off in the parade. marching dian neck school in Branford as a tion. on January 10, 2013, lancraft across the bridge in the footsteps of special needs student, moving on to hosted Alex Drago night, when George washington in 1775, and in Intensive education Academy of lancraft members and Alex’s fam - front of longfellow’s wayside Inn, west hartford. Alex now attends ily members celebrated together to Alex Drago proudly carried a staff vista in westbrook, his first experi - honor Alex for his outstanding with past lancraft muster ribbons ence away from home, where he is commitment at our parades and as his guidon. his first day in uni - being trained for independent liv - muster events. lancraft president, form with lancraft, Alex also went ing. tom pieragostini, presented Alex on stand as the corps played its Alex loves all things about fifing with a citation, plaque and a lan - muster routine. After the perform - and drumming, including stony craft tricorn hat. Alex touched ance he received the sudbury 2013 Creek and totoket, his hometown everyone’s hearts with his accept - muster ribbon from lancraft, a corps. In addition to having drum - ance speech. we have since learned corps tradition. sticks, a fife and several fife and that Alex has framed the letter no - why was this event significant? drum CDs, Alex practices being a tifying him of lancraft’s decision to Alex is special: he is autistic. he drum major, marching up and make him an honorary member. first became interested in lancraft down his driveway, his idol being Autism spectrum Disorders affect several years ago, attending events Bill pierpont of mattatuck. Alex’s about 1% of 3 to 17 year-old chil - and practices as a spectator. Alex favorite pastime is viewing fife and dren and are much more common was soon wearing a lancraft t-shirt drum and pipe bands worldwide in boys than girls. Considered a de - and ball cap and getting to know on his ipad. he also enjoys singing velopment disability, the spectrum our members by name. At the lan - along with the Ancient mariners can range from mild to severe, af - craft annual banquet at the way - Chantymen. Alex’s Grandfather, fecting social, communication and side Inn following the sudbury Frank Drago indicated, “since he behavioral challenges. “when muster, Alex spoke to the corps has become interested in fifing and younger, Alex shied away from any members, telling us how much he drumming and associating with social contact,” said mary lou enjoyed the day… an emotional lancraft and other corps, Alex has Drago, Alex’s cont. on page 8 Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:28 AM Page 8

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grandmother. “he had a great time at sudbury. you at lancraft are a gift from God.” lancraft was founded in 1888 in new haven and welcomes men and women of all ages, and talented teenagers. Included in lancraft’s mission of pro - moting, preserving and perpetuating the art of fif - ing and drumming is an active educational component, performing for youngsters at several schools and museums every year. practices are thursday evenings at lancraft’s building in north haven. our website is www.lancraftfd.com. Denise Hernandez is the 2014 President and Fife Ser - geant of the Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps.

Photography courtesy of Marla Jeane Maling and others Alex (center) steps off in his first parade with lancraft at Sudbury, Sept. 28, 2013.

Presentation items, January 10, 2013 mary lou Drago, Alex’s grand - mother, makes last minute ad - justments before Alex goes on stand at Sudbury.

Alex speaks to lancraft members at the Wayside Inn. Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:28 AM Page 9

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Dave Delancey, lancraft Drum major, presents cont. from back cover the Sudbury muster ribbon to Alex. includes speeches from local town officials and a reenactment of the pole capping replete with the arrest of the offending Bedford citizen by British troops.

April 20, 2014 – lincoln, mA – lincoln Salute host: the lincoln minute men time: 1:45 – 3:30 pm, sunday April 20, 2014 location: pierce park, 17 weston road, lincoln, mA Contact: Donald l. hafner, [email protected] website: www.lincolnminutemen.org Invitation Only Additional Info: the lincoln salute is an afternoon outdoor concert of 18th century fife and drum music.

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10 Ancient Times ThunDer & lIGhTnInG in the Bronx

By pAul lenCI drumstick fife. he is always ready with a tale or some he spirit of fife and classic photos of drum corps drum camaraderie was days gone by. nick Attana - tonce again the order of sio spoke warmly about Jack, the day as the new york An - Jack o’Brien (left) and sharing a few memories cients held their annual jollifi - Bill Boerner (right) about their time together in cation on november 30th in ‘the sons’. Kathy Culkin the throggs neck section of the son, continues to perform as the spirit presented “mr. o’Brien” with a pile of Bronx. well over 70 Ancients and of liberty with Barbara Dabinett and cards she had collected from his for - their friends came together to make it Dominic Devito. they appear in pa - mer pupils and well-wishers. a truly memorable gathering. rades and events all over the metro - Fred zoeller began drumming in st. this year the Ancients chose to rec - politan area. Jack began his long fifing Brigid Drum and Bugle Corps in ognize two of the outstanding figures career in 1938 and played in competi - Queens and went on to lead the leg - in the new york-new Jersey fife and tion at the 1939 world’s Fair in endary new york regimental drum drum community. we kept it a sur - Queens winning first place. he served line from the 1960s until the corps dis - prise for two longtime friends of the his country in the us merchant ma - banded. he was instructor to many of Ancients, Jack o’Brien and Fred rine in 1944-45. After the war, he the junior drum corps in Brooklyn and zoeller, but we made sure many of joined st. Joseph’s FD&B Corps; made Queens during a time when it seemed their friends were in on the plan and up of mostly veterans, they were like virtually every parochial school would attend. known as the ‘GI Joes.’ long associ - parish had a corps. Fred’s influence as Jack o’Brien, hoboken’s favorite ated with the sons of liberty, he also an instructor and played with the Glovers arranger extended through such note - marblehead, nJ Colo - worthy corps as st. Brigid, our lady nial militia, nJ Field of snows, st. Clements, st. Joseph’s music and the Associa - Brigade and our lady of Fatima. he tion of the Blue and taught hundreds of young drummers, Gray. over the years, many of whom went on to play with Jack inspired many as such notable corps as the sunrisers, fife instructor of 14 jun - skyliners, Brassmen and new york ior and four senior Kingsmen. he is a longtime friend of corps. Jack is a well- the Ancients and a regular at our an - known character at nual jam session for over 25 years. musters with his trade - new york Ancient drummer and mark red, white and Fred’s pupil in st. Brigid and st. blue tricorn and unique Clement’s, our own Freddy wasser - Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:29 AM Page 11

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Jack o’Brien (left) and Fred Zoeller (right) Freddy Wasserman (left) and Fred Zoeller (right)

man, presented “mr. Colonials’ Bob Culkin, Javier zippy zoeller” with morales, Joe Korber, shelly a special commemo - and Jason maines . member rative cake. Fred’s emeritus of the Ancients friends and fellow George ‘pepe’ peregine, along music instructors with many of his children and Joe torrito, ernie ernie Fesler (left) and their families, was there to Fesler and tommy Tommy martin (right) share in the good times and martin came to be a tell a few well-worn jokes and part of the celebra - some stories. Current An - tion. with the l.A. Fife & Drum Corps, cients, monica DuConge and Following our tributes to Jack and from California was the hands down vanessa lopez, pepe’s former stu - Fred, we paused for a moment of winner in this category. In the musi - dent fifers from mother Cabrini high silent reflection for two members of cal instrument category, George Ku - school Drum Corps in manhattan, the new york fife and drum commu - bicek, the Ancients’ Quartermaster, were among those on hand. nity who recently passed on: victor thoughtfully brought along seven of the jam session included not only ‘vic’ Conte, drummer, and edward his handcrafted drums should any - the traditional muster tunes, but ‘Gus’ Baade, fifer. vic and Gus, a one need a loaner. many medleys from the regimen - member of the Bethpage Colonials, many special friends of the An - tal’s play book including Old Com - shared a common connection in that cients were there including George rades , Band 13 and Clem . of course they both played with the sons of Carteris, Joe Culhane, and neil with nick Attanasio there, and still liberty and the new york regimen - o’Brien from the Ancient mariners going full speed at 91, Brian Boru had tals among other corps. they will be joined by Dave and linda Bender of to be played, twice. Jack o’Brien dearly missed, but always remem - the Connecticut rebels. Kathy along with his spirit of ‘76 group ser - bered. vic’s wife, Doris, and daugh - posikel and Karen tumielewicz of enaded us with a medley of Give My ter, ellyn, attended as did two of the Bethpage Colonials were still rev - Regards to Broadway , It’s a Long Way vic’s former st. mary’s east Islip eling in, and thawing out from, their to Tipperary and Grand Old Flag . the drummers, Dave pfisterer and Bar - first ever appearance as handlers of day was in every way a celebration bara lenci. snoopy in the macy’s thanksgiving of new york’s past and continuing members and many friends of the Day parade. Also joining us were Bill contribution to the life and culture of Ancients came from far and wide. Boerner, l.I. minutemen; vinny fifing and drumming in America. the runners up in the distance trav - Czepiel, Civil war troopers; tony see you all in 2014. elled category were Ancients Bob piscatella, regulators; Charlie re - Paul Lenci is a member of the New Carteris from virginia; Frank nevins signo, sheila sullivan and Barbara York Ancients. and Joe maloney from Florida; Frank thys, st. Benedict’s Alumnae; tom Keenan, former regimental now Kearns, regimentals; and Bethpage Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:29 AM Page 12

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Anew ConneCtICut FIFe AnD Drum Corps

Lancraft’s “In School” educational Program Helped Branford’s St. Mary Catholic Church Carry on a Long Fife and Drum Tradition

By JIm lAsKe there is a listing for a fife and drum Columbus Day parade in Branford as corps of st. mary, Branford in 1897. well as on veterans Day. In 2014, the n early 2012, I was talking to the listings of all the other parish school corps performances will include the reverend Christopher m. Ford, corps over all those 75 years are too new haven st. patrick’s Day parade Ipastor of st. mary parish in Bran - numerous to mention. and attending their first Deep river ford about having the lancraft Fife later that year on June 12th, lan - Ancient muster. and Drum Corps perform an educa - craft brought seven members to the st. Back in the late 1800s through the tional music/history program in the mary school and did a one hour edu - mid 1900s, Catholic grammar schools st. mary school. lancraft does three cational presentation to about 100 stu - in Connecticut were the source of or four of these narrated in-school dents. our narrator was Jack much of the fifing and drumming tal - presentations every year as part of our mcGuire, a product of the st. Francis ent in our activity. many of these educational mission, usually per - (new haven) grammar school fife schools had junior fife and drum formed by our members who are re - and drum corps back in those early corps originating in the schools as tired. days, who described the history of fif - music programs. I took my first drum - I mentioned at one point the impor - ing and drumming. we played seven ming lessons at st. Francis school in tant role Catholic grammar schools tunes, demonstrated some rudiments, new haven starting in 1946 with the played in the history of fifing and and played the classic drum solo writ - st. Francis Junior Corps, and went on drumming in Connecticut. I then let ten by earl sturtze, The Rudimenter . to play with the seniors until they dis - Father Ford borrow a book, History of the result of that original conversa - banded in 1957. the Connecticut Fifer and Drummers As - tion, and the lancraft presentation, At st. Francis, we took drum lessons sociation, 1885 - 1960 , written by r. m. was the founding in october 2012 of saturday mornings from mr. earl torpey. Interestingly, in the book, the st. mary school Fife and Drum sturtze, paying him 25 cents for a half Corps. In may of 2013, the corps hour of instruction. I still have the per - marched in its first event, the Bran - sonalized lesson book he used to illus - ford memorial Day parade. the corps trate the proper way to play had 18 members made up of students rudiments. other current lancraft from grades 4 through 8. their reper - members also started in st. Francis toire consisted of three tunes: The Bat - and at st. John the evangelist, also in tle Hymn of the Republic , Nellie Bly and new haven. our Connecticut state song, Yankee Fife and drum instruction for the st. Doodle . the corps also marched in the mary corps members is by Brendan Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:29 AM Page 13

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Photography:

Top left, page 8: The St. mary section in the 2013 Veterans’ Day parade. Photography courtesy of The New Haven Register

Bottom left, page 8: The St. mary Corps marching in the Columbus Day parade in Branford, all decked out in their new uni - form vests. Photography courtesy of Bill O’Brien

Top left, page 9: Father Christopher Ford (left) and Sister Carolyn Severino lead the St. mary School Fife & Drum in their first parade on memorial Day 2013 in Bran - ford. Photography courtesy of Bill O’Brien

Bottom right, page 9: The author (left) and Father Christopher Ford in the rectory at St. mary Church. The photos on the wall mason. the drums they use are on are of some old time fife and drum activi - loan from The Company of Fifers & ties by St. mary Parish, circa 1910 - 1920. Drummers . A $2,500 donation was Photography courtesy of emily Dunphy recently received from the matthew lyons sr. memorial Foundation for drums, presented by the lyons family. A fitting and long lasting tribute to the well- known drummer we all admired, and knew as “sonny.” the school principal of st. mary school is sister Carolyn severino. st. mary parish, part of the hart - ford Archdiocese, was founded in 1868 in Branford and the current church was rebuilt in 1974 after a fire. the new school was dedicated in 1961. Jim Laske has been a member of The Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps since 1998, playing the and serving in several administrative posi - tions. Jim and his wife Tootsie live in Branford and are members of St. Mary Parish. Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:29 AM Page 14

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The muFFleD Drum

VICTor ThomAS ConTe victor Conte was born in ridgewood, Queens on July 21, 1936. Known to all his friends as vic, he enjoyed a long and varied career in new york and Connecticut drum corps. In 1946, he began in the drum line of st. Brigid’s Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps in Queens, new york drum - ming alongside his lifelong Victor Thomas Conte, 77 friend Fred zoeller. his Drummer drum instructors were two Instructor legends of drum corps, St. Brigid’s Fife, Drum and Bugle Bobby thompson and Jul - Corps liard graduate and profes - Sons of liberty sional musician, les parks. new york regimentals As a senior in the early october 28, 2013 1950s, he played with the sons of liberty. when st. Brigid’s became a senior corps, vic rejoined and played in the line with Vic Conte (left) with John mcDonagh at a regi - Kenny lemley and Fred edward “Gus” Baade, 68 mentals reunion zoeller. Fifer vic together with Kenny, Bethpage Colonials Fred and the mcKeown brothers joined with Bill pace, Bill westhall, november 12, 2013 Jack pendergast and otto niebler to become the new york regimental championship drum line. the regimental Fife and Drum Band set a standard by winning seven consecutive new york state and northeast - ern states Championships among many other titles before the regimen - tals retired from competition in 1963. moving to ridgefield, Connecticut where he lived and raised his fam - ily, vic played with the Ancient mariners and instructed the nathan Clark Fife and Drum Corps before relocating to ocala, Florida. As a drum instructor of st. mary’s cadets, east Islip, long Island dur - marie miles, 72 ing the 1960s and later Chippewa, yonkers, new york, vic inspired his Fifer young drummers to excel. his pupils in st. mary’s not only won many Village Volunteers Fife & Drum full corps and section competitions, but many of his pupils went on to Corps become individual champions on bass and snare drum. he collaborated December 18, 2013 with Frank Grady in writing a number of competition pieces while in - structing the Chippewa drum line. In 1962, vic married the love of his life, Doris. together they have five children: ellyn, Barbra, Darren, Damon and valerie; eight grandchil - dren and one great granddaughter. Family meant everything to him. his home was always the center of family gatherings and holidays. In addition to fifing and drumming, vic was a lover of classical music, jazz and show tunes. As an artist and craftsman, he enjoyed drawing, paint - ing and refinishing antique furniture. cont. on page 15 Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:29 AM Page 15

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he attended the new york College of technology and Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps. his fife instructor was Joe graduated from hofstra university. he had successful toritto of the renowned Charles t. Kirks. Gus’ fifing careers with Grumman Aviation, working on the first prowess inevitably led him to probably the best senior space program, and a long career with IBm as a real es - ancient fife & drum corps of that era: the new york tate and construction engineer. regimentals. Before he was even 20, Gus was a lead when speaking with family members and drum corps fifer in the regimentals and was recorded on their land - friends about vic, certain common sentiments emerge, mark album 200 Years of Fife & Drum in America . In this among them his enthusiasm for life, devotion to family, same time period Gus also made time to play with the his outgoing personality, friendliness, caring and his Chippewas of yonkers, ny as they reorganized from a wonderful sense of humor. whenever you ran into vic, junior to senior corps and with Brooklyn’s sons of lib - you could be sure he would be ready to share a good erty. he loved to play fife and each corps was glad to story about his drum corps past. have him on board. more than 50 years later, alumni of now vic is gone from us, but he leaves behind many the regimentals, Chipps and sons have great memories memories that will always be a part of the lives of the of Gus’ time in each corps. many people he touched: family, colleagues, friends In the mid 1960s, Gus enlisted in the Army. It was and students. soon found out that he was not just a fifer, but an out - on saturday, november 30, 2013, many of vic Conte’s standing one at that. he was transferred into the old drum corps friends gathered at the new york Ancients Guard and soon thereafter became the fife instructor. annual jam session in the Bronx. vic last attended this Gus related that in these early days, fifers were re - annual gathering in 2010. this year we observed a mo - cruited from a variety of musical backgrounds. Beside ment of silence for a great drummer, but more impor - clarinet, oboe and horn players, he said that he was tantly, we shared some of the stories and good times even charged to teach fife to a piano player. that we had with him. vic will once again be among us upon ending his military service, Gus headed west on that day. to southern California to pursue his other musical in - Submitted by Paul Lenci, bass drummer, former Chippewa terests. he formed a rock band where he was the key - and member of the New York Ancients. Barbara Lenci was boardist and vocalist. not leaving his fife and drum Vic Conte’s student in St. Mary’s drum line. He introduced roots entirely behind, he named the band after a fa - us to each other. vorite tune of his, Albany Beef , from the Bruce & emmet book and a featured tune in a ny regimental parade medley. Coming back to new york sometime in 1978, he met with Frank Grady (a friend from his regimental and eDWArD “GuS” BAADe Chippewa days) at a drum corps competition in perhaps in the course of any given year, we see our Queens, ny. there, Frank introduced Gus to several drum corps friends much more than we actually see our members of the Bethpage Colonials (including Bob family or other relatives. As a result, the death of a drum Culkin and myself) who were competing that day. we corps friend may feel somewhat equal to that of a family all hit it off tremendously; within a couple of weeks member. For many years, to Gus was at rehearsals and a member of the corps. Gus’ many people, edward “Gus” flare for playing, composing and arranging took off im - Baade was exactly this close mediately. his first arrangement Hayes’ Inn was played drum corps friend; almost in - at contests and musters for the next several years. other distinguishable from family. music followed and the corps enjoyed playing all of it. Gus was a native new It’s no understatement that in a short time Gus and the yorker born on the upper east - Colonials became family to each other. Indeed, his pres - side of manhattan in 1945. At a ence at all sorts of functions, beyond that of drum corps young age his interests turned was welcomed. Gus easily discussed almost any topic, to music. he took piano les - to name economics and politics as just two examples. sons and joined the fife line of A traditional Irish ballad titled A Man You Don’t Meet Gus Baade the st. vincent Ferrer Junior Every Day perfectly fits the bill for Gus. cont. on p. 16 Number 14:Layout 1 2/4/2014 10:29 AM Page 16

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luckily, many of us in the Bethpage Colonials did get to mArIe mIleS “meet” him often, all year round. everyone agrees that Gus marie miles died on December 18, 2013. she was a was the life of every party and gathering throughout the fifer and former member of the village volunteers Fife years. and Drum Corps in Delmar, ny, a suburb of Albany. In the late 1990s Gus became symptomatic of ms and a her children Cathy and rare blood disorder. even when he was no longer healthy marie miles Daniel joined the corps in enough to regularly play at functions, he did as much as 1976; marie and her husband he could to be with his drum corps family. he moved ed joined a year later. marie briefly to pennsylvania in 2003 for special treatments avail - rose through the ranks to fife able to him at a vA hospital just outside of philadelphia. sergeant (the fifth rank above when those treatments ended, he headed home to long Is - entry). ed, a navy veteran, land. marched in and instructed over these last couple of years, Gus’ poor health over - the color guard, and also held whelmed him and he was rarely able to leave his home. several elected positions. For a long while, there was constant contact between him During her time in the corps, and many corps members. this past summer, his illnesses marie held the post of secretary for several years. she overcame him and he largely withdrew from contact alto - also served for several terms as quartermaster, a de - gether. manding position which was nonetheless her favorite our drum corps comrade and dear friend Gus died on job. november 12th, 2013. he was interred with military hon - marie and ed remained members of the corps for ors at Calverton national Cemetery on eastern long Is - many years after their kids graduated, retiring in 1998. land. marie played her fife right up to the end because it Gus leaves a legacy of being at the top of the class in helped her with her breathing. they were always de - many things: a fifer, a dedicated corps member and a mu - pendable and helpful members, and are remembered sician. Above all though, he’ll best be remembered as a with respect and affection. friend and member of the family. marie is survived by her husband edward miles; by George Carteris children, paul (margaret) miles, Catherine (michael) lee, Daniel miles (tracy Kuc) and David (Angeline) miles; grandchildren, and a great-grandson. A mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Decem - ber 21, 2013 at st. thomas the Apostle Church, Delmar. Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery, Delmar. In lieu of flowers, a donation to your favorite charity or the pan - creatic Cancer research Foundations, panCan, or lust - ImPorTAnT: oBITuArIeS garten Foundation, or Community hospice of Albany County, ny is requested. by Buz Olsen If you know of a member of the fife and drum commu - nity who passes away, please notify the Ancient Times immediately so we can ensure publication of a timely and thoughtful obituary.

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February 15 – Ivortyon, CT – Company executive / General meetings & museum open house time: saturday February 15th executive Committee meeting: 11 Am General meeting: 1:30 pm Jam session to follow location: the museum of Fife & Drum / The Company hQ Ivoryton, Ct Contact: The Company, 860-767-2237; [email protected] ImPorTAnT noTICe April 5, 2014 – Albany, ny – no Foolin’ Jam when your mailing address changes, please notify us promptly! host: Adamsville Ancients Fife and Drum Corps the post office does not advise us. time: 1 – 6 pm saturday April 5,, 2014 location: Albany, ny write: membership Committee Contact: Jim willey, 518–573–6661 p.o. Box 227, Ivoryton, Ct 06442-0227 email: [email protected] or email: [email protected] website: http://fifedrum.org/adamsville/no- foolinjam.htm Additional Info: enjoy a great afternoon of music and fellowship with many of SweetHeArt fluteS your fife and drum friends! we will be 32 South Maple Street, Enfield, CT 06082 serving complimentary beverages all af- ternoon and we will again be treating all fIfeS: Colonial & Civil War models; Cloos repros; of our guests to a delicious mid-afternoon Folk & Modern “engineered” - in many keys buffet. A great way to warm up for the fluteS: Irish style - keyed or keyless; Baroque, and Renaissance upcoming muster season! Directions and wHIStleS: D&C - For Jigs & Reels! hotel information at our website link. Send for Brochure and/or Antique & Used flute list April 12, 2014 – Bedford, mA – Bedford Tel:(860) 749-4494 Email: [email protected] Pole Capping On the Web: www.sweetheartflute.com host: Bedford minuteman Company time: 10:30 Am saturday April 12, 2014 location: parade from Bedford high school at 9 mudge way, Bedford, mA to C.p. Burdick & son, Inc. wilson park, Concord road, Bedford, mA where ceremonies are held. Four Generations of Warmth website: Fuel oil/excavation services www.bedfordminutemancompany.org 24-hour service Invitation Only 860-767-8402 Additional Info: event includes parade of fifes and drums from the high school to wilson park, where a Bedford minute- main street, Ivoryton man caps the liberty pole. pole Capping Connecticut 06442 ___._ cont. on page 9 ______