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CoOPERi., 1.AN' C Oi\-lPA.NY 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 \\'eb: www.cooperman.com 2 Ancienffimes New York Regimentals From the 1 ("UC I )3, December ~~ Pubu,hcJ b) 4 President Towpath Volunteers The Company of ll. this has been some year! 2005 5 here we come! I believe that 2005 Fifers & Dn,mmers The Connection-New York - Co1111ectic111 hnplkompanyoftifeanddrum.org will be a transitional year for The 6 falitor: CFO Atlmin1-.u:itn·e Commllli:.! St. Benedic1's F&DC ...... _.,__ Company ofFifers and Drummers Art & De,tjgn Director: Oa,c J011t> W - one that reseis the course of our great organization Ad1ert~g \lanagfr: Leo Brennan 8 A!611Ciatr Editors: ML Kisro Ancients with new leadership. good energy and new faces. Donum,k Cuccia. \fatjc Editor The year and the few years prior have been Vin Cleplel. Web,itt and C) bcr\poce Editor 10 2004 Al!Wlda Goodhean. Junior :'ic\1i, Editor In Hopes ofClearing the Air- years of great advances as well as Limes of internal \far\ Log,ck,n. Midwe-.t &lllor 12 struggle. Moving forward, we the membership of BiU ~faling, C1uren1 Events C~m Old Guard Wedding Dm '.liocll Online Ol.ll lntel\icw, The Company must work together 10 heal the Ed 01..cn. Mo Sctoo<, Obi1uane. 13 ~.u,y Sampoon. West Coast EdJtor New Biography ofJohn J. McDonagh wounds and advance the true Ancient spirit of fifing C~lecnS1atlCompanyLl~<011 and drumming. ~eYeromian. Tanlcf .nd Olmnt El'enb COll'CSjX)ndenl 14 ~lembership/Sul&riptioos: Anciem Sryle & Modem Dnimming It seems that over the past few years differences For(QJ)'-. mdt~idU31. or ltfc mcm~p mf01111.1uoo or of ~inion have elevated to a level where respectful Ublllllliooal qit,..cnpuon, 16 - Attn: Mt,nbcr,hip n,e Cotnpan} ofFiftrs & Drummm umcraft Old Timers Night discussion, both verl>al and written has been lacking. Not a P.O. Box 277. hCK}loo,CTQ6.1.12-02TT 17 . '.~ good thing. Corne on folks, we love the music and the e-rn;ul membmlupltcompan)offifeanddrum.org ,\ St niggle ofthe ''American Spirit" r.1 ~: ttl: <~h 767-2337; fax: 1860> 7767-9765 ~,' camaraderie, so let us all put aside our personal agem Editorial: 19 '='..J·L-i• _....-..:.....LJ and do what is best for The Company. For arudc/pltolo ,ubmi,'>Klll>. or quc,.uons: Junior Camp 200./ A1111: 1\nciC1111imc's. P.O. Box m. P.O. Box 277. From my perspective, and considering the recent h Ol)IOO. CT Q6.1.12 -02TT 20 past. there are unresolved issues regarding: the donation of c-nuil: anctcnuune.,@cornpanyolfifcanddrum.org ft 's in the Book 1tl: (8601767-2337: fax· (860> 767-9765 property outside of southern Connecticut. the Stewardship 21 Ad, trtlslng: of the Anciem Times. competition, and the 2005 National For~:ind a,;ulab1lil} conta-t Use & Abuse o(Tax-fire!npt nk• lncirnl limn. P.O. Box 177. 62 Nonh Main SL. Orgamza11ons Muster. The different viewpoints have never been recon hOl)ton CT ~2-02n 22 ciled. and as a re:,ult. rifts ha\ e occurred, friendships have The Reg11lars are Coming The Company of falcered. people have fled and mbinfonnation abounds. Fifers fffDrummers 24 Not a good thing. Pmidenl: Joe \1ooney ('.!()3).188-9735 Patriot's Day Battle email: prcsidcmr«compan)offifcanddrum.org 25 I am saddened by these evenis, and wish that they Fi~ \'icf l'ffiident: Dan ~10)lan (617)232-2360 not. occurred. organiz.ation email: 1irepre,idco1@compan}offifeanddrum.org Fifes and Dnimd and Bugles had But they have, and now the Second \'ice Presidmt: R:indy S!Jd (203) 265-05-13 26 must move forward. to become stronger, more tolerant. Stcrtlal): Semi.II}'. Colleen Stxl(203) 265-05-13 F&D Con11ec1io11s to Reenacting c:m.u.1: colhLlclt aol.oorn more geographically diVCTSe, and more respectful. Treasurer: fad, Do}k (415133-l-5707 28 The building is fine- it~ need some worl: email: trea.ureri!'compan)offifeanddrum.org Along the Frontier .\ncient,; Fund: Dan Moywn (617) 232.2360 there will always be a need for the museum - even in a email: jdmimo)l.ln.info 29 international organization and in tomorrow's virtual world. Arthh~luseum Curator: Ed 01\ell (8601 3C)9.65 J9 Random Tho11ghts Facilities Co-~tanagers: "ed O'Bncn <860) 267-82.-0, What the building~ need is more \Oluntecrs to come email: [email protected] 30 Ke, 111 Brov.n 16(,()J 399·757 Awobiography ofan Old Fifer forward to assist in the at.tivities associated with iL email: ~111>[email protected] Competition is not a threat. It was the life blood of Membership Chair: Bob Cll>lillo (860>455-9417 32 email [email protected] Muffled Dnim prior generations and it continues 10 foster the art of fifing ~tusk Chair: Dominick Cuccia (845)228-2416 email· m11.<1C1.'0!ll0111ttt!dcompanyoffifeanddrum.org 34 and drumming. The Company does not ~ponsor it, but it The Company StOl'I!: Sandy Bidv.eU Re-enactmellls, another lives in the same space by the very nature of its panici Tht Comprur)· ofFi/m & Dnonmm. Inc.. side offifing and dnimming CompanrSuw pants. The fact that it may have led to animosities in yes P.O. Box m, horyton CT. ~2-02TT 36 email: cornp.1Dy,1crc@compan)offifea11ddrum.org Teaching Adults 10 Drum teryear does not necessarily apply today. Let's gel over it Anri
/1\' Frank J. Keenan I have heard live pcr fonnance, and recordings n) talc of John ~kDonagh in Hfc & Drum of ··canmal." using other mus1 include much about Thc instruments of course. Rcgimentah. becau-.c McDonagh WAS ~lany \\ere good. Some ·1nc Regimental\". He wa, lhe \\ere great. However. I Founder. Director and dri\ine force don't believe anyone ha, behind the Band\ greatne,,~ e,er ,urpa.,-.ed John's rendi My fir;1 recollection of The tions. Reguncntab ,, a,. a., a) oung,1cr. Sc, era! }t:.il'\ after hearing them play during a :-;cw York Sr.ale cham that Regimental Re\iew I pmn,hip field day at Jamaica Racetmck. Their hecamc eligible for mem competition piece \\a, ··CJem." From that point on ber.hip in The Regimentals I \\a., both a fan and ,m ~piring member Se,erJ.I and began a long. rewarding }curs later. a, a teenager attending a Regimental a,.;.ociation. and clo-.e Re, ie\\. I \\-a., introduced to lhe capabiliti~ of the friendship \\ith John fife a, an in,trumcnt. I was not prepared for ,,hat I McDonagh. heard that e, cnmg. The Regimentals" ere excel The Begmning,. lent. In addition to the Band's pcrfonnance num Amund 19.54. the organi1.a ber\, the Veter.in Fife Club (VFC) played \election, tion be!,:.in .,, The St. from Sigmund Romberg. a Rondo b) Playel, and Benedict , Seruor Fife & V.1riation, on a Theme of Paganini. The VFC. an Drum Corps. The Corps informal duh original!) compri~ of St. An-.clm ·, con,1,tc, i of former mem fifcr. John ~kDonagh. Jim McEleney. and Jim bers of St. Benec.J1ct \ and Dnugla,. hy this time included lifer, Bob O'Brien 51. .\n\Clm'sjuniorcorp,. Uloly Cross) and Donald Buchan..u.1, s, The \'FC !~1cDonagh. Benedict\). McElene} and Douglas) Up t<1 that time I onl) had heanl about became the heart of the life ~tcDonagh - had not heard him pla). I did kno" line. and lhe Corp, attracted that John h;1d designed !he fife, that ,,e were u,ing ouhtanding drummers fmm at SLAnsclm ·,, that he contnbuted se, eral of the other fonner organi,.ations arrangement, we ,,ere playing. and that he ,,a, in the region. Thc Corp, n!nO\\ncd for hh musical abilit). On that e\eninl? "on the fiN contc,ts they John a\\ole in me a scn,ibility that w:b both hun; entered - in 1955. Those bhng and encoumging. John played a ,olo "ere The :-:e,, York State. "\'anations on the Carnirnl of Venice" bv J.B. and the North &,tern State, Arban for Comet. :ind upgr-Jdcd by Band~a,ter champion,hips. TI1ey Edwin Frani,;o Goldman. entered, and ,, on other It \\ a\ a pcrfonnance lhat I had not unagioed competition, m \c,, Jer.-c). po,,ible. John \\as a\\csome, double tonguing. Connecticut. '>:e,, York and triple tonguing. executing brilliant run,, 32nd notes Ma,~hli-.ctt,. In o1ddition. in 618 time. 11us was the fiN ume I heard 32nc.J they al\\a), took fiN place notes pla)t.-d that fa.-t and effoctivel). He condud in indi, idual fifing and many in drummine nan1e. If you agree. ,, hat do you think of this cc.l with C)C opening. "Am I re:tll) he..inng tlli, r Around 1958, ~lcDo~aeh called ~1~Elene, name?" There follo,\ed 0\er an hour of d1-.cu\,1, n: two-part harmony. Surely. the first time hearing ,uggesting lhe) meet after wo;k. At that mectin; Would lhe u'>C of "Band" be contro\.er..ial"? Ho\\ one fifer pla)ing t\\ll pan., ,imultancou,ly 1e,1, John laid an expcn,i\e prc-.entation binder in fro~t \\Ould lhe F&D ,,orld ,horten the name, and might credulit). Not ha,ing kno\\n it wa, po"ible. and of Jim. ln,ide the binder,, a., one page. On the that abbre\iation be disparaging·> \la) be: "The then to hear it playoo Ila\\ le,,I}. a., John did, intrO page "a., centered one line Reggil!sT or "The Regimentals'>" Both men doced a new threshold. Since then. I ha,e heard The Kc,, York Regimental thought that ·'The Regimental," \\ould be ju,t fine. McDonagh play "Carnl\al" on ,eveml occasion,. Fife and Drum Band To forestall the other a., a pos~iblc nickm1me. John and m} reaction and c,tcem remain the same. "Jim. I think the CofJl' ,hould change it, ,uggc,ted that lhe Band e,tabli,h a training unit for • imentas
Years (1957- 1963) • Most Number in Line • Highest Fife Line Score • I st Drum Major - Seven Consecutive • 1st Individual Fifing Years • 2nd Individual Fifing • Highest Drum Line • I st Individual Snare Drumming Score - Five Years • 1st Individual Bass Drumming • 1st Place lndividual Fifing - Seven At a Band meeting on 1963 the members Consecutive years debated whether or not there was any purpose in • 1st Place Individual continuing 10 compete. Indeed, by competing The Drumming- Four Years Regimentals might be discouraging some corps. Be that as it may. the Band decided to retire from com The Regimental fife petition to perform exhibitions and concerts. section was regarded by most The New York Regimental Fife and Drum of the F&D community as the Band only made two albums: best performing group in "200 Years ofFife & Dnim i11 America" in 1963, memory. As an aside, and"Fifes and Dnims" in 1966. McDonagh states that at the apell of the Band· s perform The Winding Down. Around 1968/9 John ing years. the synchronism McDonagh retired from The Regimentals and from and artistry of the Regimental F&D. After 35 years of fifing, McDonagh put away Drums surpassed that of their his fife. fife line. The Regimentals continued for several years The final North Eastern gradualJy losing the verve John McDonagh had pro States Competition for The vided through his leadership. music and instruction. Regimentals was in 1963. 1n They disbanded in 1975. At its final meeting, The that. the Band scored 574 Regimentals voted to donate its remaining funds to poin~ out of a possible 600. The Company of Fifers & Drummers. The album Thal was 40 points higher than ·•200 Years ofFife & Dmm in America" was repro any other score. duced and the copies were donated to the Company The Band was 28 of Fifers and Drummers to be sold for the benefit of pointS higher on fife and 12 the Museum Building Fund. (The 1975 retail value points higher on drum than of those albums was $6.000.) The Regimentals are other competing corps. honorary members of The Company ofFifers & ln competitions other Dn,mmer:,. ❖ than the North Eastern, the Regimentals had similar successes. I'd like to submit just one example from the Hudson young aspirants and that it be called 'The Reggie Valley Association comest of September Program.·• McDonagh and McEleney agreed. Later, IS, 1961. there was a general meeting of the organization and • I st Place Corps the name was adopted. That name has earned great • Highest "All Around respect and admiration. The Regimentals entered the North Eastern Average" States Contests for seven (7) years. Results: • Highest Drum Line Score • Highest Fife Line Score • 1st Place Corps - Seven Consecutive • Best Appearance by Paul Willso11 Spint of America group. We looked good and it Wilham,burg together and are planning another felt great! It was.wonderful!" said Linda. The '"group" vacation this year too. 1'6:==ili~_,.-~ he To\\path Volunteers Fife group took 44 marching member..on the trip. What's next for this engaging group? and Drum Corp,. based in The enthusiasm from that ) ear has carried the The Newly Energized To,, path Volunteers are the ,mall 10,,n of Macedon. corps as II continues to gro,, stronger and geb read) to leave the cocoon. The colonial style nestled outside of RocheMer bigger and better. powder blue vests have started to become· more in upstate New York. At that time. with the Silver Anniversary active in the life and drum community, starting reached a m1le,1one last only a couple.year-, a,,a). the group adopted the ,, 1th increased attendance al muqers held by ,ummer. The} .celebrated slogan. 25 years of life.and drumming e~cel Olde Saratoga and Moodu, fife and drum corp,. their S1her Ann1,er.ary of 25 yem of.march lence. "'It may be just a slogan to a 101 of people. The group 1, also looking a1 more clue perfor ing as a fife and drum corps! but not us. We strive for excellence in all areas. mance opportuniues ,tarting ,,ith an invitation 25 years in e:mtence ma} not ,eem like a as indhid to march m this year·, long time compared to Moodus and other ··real ual"s or 78th Annual Macy's ly" ancient and well-established life and drum group, in per Thanksgiving Day corps. The Volunteer. faced.the issues of formance to P.irade. "'It's a high today·, life and drum corps problems including social acth i honor for us 10 e, en be financial burdens due to limited paid perfor- - ue. tt',a con,idered for the parade mance opportunities, member.hip recruitment wa> 10 rein and very exc11mg no\\ and.retaining dilemmas. They ha,e continued 10 force that we that we have been asked gro\\ in size.and spiritually. have a her 10 march. I'm glad we '"In a lot of ways. the life and drum corps itage and a ha,e enough time to is like a child growing up and maturing. ln our reputation to ,,ork on polishing our case. ll took us over twenty years 10 figure out uphold. It performance including ,,hat we wanted to be." ,aid.Paul Willson \\ho shows our our more '"Up Tempo" along ,,ith Linda DePuy manages the group.'" pride!" marching:· "'Yes. 1t sounds funny bemg a life and drum It has Are the corps and \\ ondering what we want to be when paid off. The Volunteers ready to be we grow up. but "e decided whate,er we do. group no,, con,1dered one of the we \\ant to be the be,1:· has a membership quick!} closing in on 100 life~ and drum Elite? "Hardly. It b something Cofounder. Paul. drum instructor, and members. Performer. range from around 8 we will thmk about, aun and work for. a, long Linda, fife instructor, came out of retirement in years old 10 70"s. Why so large? It take, the as 11 allows families to still march together and January 200 I to again direct together the pressure off ha, mg to com mil e,ery smgle 111s still fun. To reach the le,el of perfection To,,path Volunteer. Fife and Drum weekend and gi,ing up ,acations 10 perform. and musical capabilities of the like,.of the Old Corps.together. To create a ne\\ enthusiasm and ·-we like the idea of being happy \\hen a mem Guard. Colonial WiUiam,burg. I,1 Michigan excllement in the group. they knew they needed ber makes a parade. not being mad at someone and other elite life and drum corps \\Ould be a 10 ,et a goal to work for. In August of that ,ame if they don ·c said Mr. Wilbon. ··tf we a\'eraee terrific accomplishment We are only 25 years year. the group accomplished that goal with 3510 40.member. a perfonnance. rm no1 going old! We are getting belier and hope we can con performances at Disne)' World's Magic 10 complain. We are proud of being a family tinue 10 improve as much th" nr,1 25 years as Kingdom and Epcot Center. The Epcot Center organi1auon and families need a life outside of we ha,e over the last 25 years." At this.rate. the perfom1ance auhe "USA Pa,ilion" included fife and drum 100." The group enJoy, ,pending Golden AnniversaT} may be something very playing \\Ith the Spirit of.America Fife and it\ time \\llh each other. Last )Ummc:r ,e,eral of ,pec1al .. ❖ Drum Corps. "It ,,as an extremely proud the families e, en 100k , acation 10 Colonial moment for me. It was a thrill to play with the By Ed Olson THE CONNECTION much ~lower and far more !though geo- ponderous beat. which cap- graphically situ- tivated the audience as well ated adjacent to New York- Connecticut as the reponers representing eachstat~ other. of the 111!~~!!!!!r ~~~::=x:~~-~-~.:.t~-~~~--!!:t~::~~:;;~;~:;;;::::~~:C~:'.:=~/l;i,;;~l/ c)r,.[~11 lhenewspapers. major New York City Connecticut and New York had ,.,... =~::.:? -::=:=ik-.. Endicott Although this visit long differed marked!) in the ~ F&.DC was to be New York's sounds of their neighborhood :4~\ .'f •b icocfl,: • awakening to the lure of the drum corps. "traditionals". it was not By and large. the area of until the I93Cb that the New York State's "Southern Empire State was able to District" that was to become lay claim to their own familiar to U\ as the tenitory of •'Ancient" corps. coming the New York State Fife & with the organization of Drum Corps Association, long Acton Ostling' s Union held to the "regimental" style Endicon Fife & Drum of playing that had always been Corps. a behemoth of a associated with the Army and corps usually numbering 16 the National Guard - the mili- fifes. 8 snares, and 4 bass. tru)' tempi of the day, standard Shonly thereafter the Long beats on tight drums, played Island Minute Men were close to the heads. founded. While some of the fife Success in the field line~ used traditional quick- ~ of fifing and drumming has ~Leps, the} also held to unimag- usually been determined by ·=~=-~------=-_b======:;:,;~~~5':~==~i[i,;===jii~~ii;==Vl the sponsors who had been Moodus Drum & Fife Company circa: 1870 located by the musical units. In New York they "ere typical - ,eterans posts, fraternal lodges, etc. but the most successful of - all were the cadet corps organized by so many of the city's churches. S1. Anselm's (both of The Brom,. and Brooklyn). St. Benedict's, and on and on to more saints than could be found in a pra}er book. Fortunate was the parish that managed to locate a good "modera tor". but more so were the possibilitie~ found in local fife lines. inative marches that were considered nonnal. There ones who found good instructors. It is to be expected. however. that we will hear With the introduction of home grown Ancients were many capable corps, mostly in and around the more about the Ancient class of fifing and drumming Greater New York City area and lower Westchester within the ranks of the N.Y. Association. many of the for many reasons, not the least of which being the fact New York modern corps were inclined to adapt the County. but with linle of the color and satisfaction that that ours is an organization made up of the units we look for today. "full rudimental style'' to their own drum lines and adherino 10 that slower. more traditional approach. Connecticut has always been credited with an 0 soon we saw modern fife, drum, & bugle corps and In the I87Cb Ne\, York Ciry was awakened to even "combination" corps with rudirnental bass drum earlier awakening to the possibilities in Field Music. the Ancient sound when the 9th Regiment New York and had morphed into two major playing styles, ming and deep rope tensioned snare drums. introduc Field Music in,ited Connecticut's old Moodus Drum ing what many of our European cohons might refer through the competitive classifications that were and Fife Company 10 visit and perfonn at their to as 'The American Style". ❖ popular in the Connecticut Fifers and Drummers armory. According 10 old timers. the 9th was consid Association, Ancient and Modem. ered tops "in the Army'· at that time. and Moodus had Ed Olsen ,s a fifer ,.,th the Sons or the W111.skey Rebell,on, and Gradually an improved fife sound was e,,e,y Other noced corps toil¥/ back to Charles T. IM< 1n the long gloried in their own famous reputation. 1930s. He is a Trustee and foond1~ member of The Company developing in the "modern" class, due to some of the Naturally the 9th hewed religious!) to their and C1Jrator of the Company Museum and Archl-,es. excellent instructors that were awakening to the snappy tempo. while Moodus swaggered along to a St Benedict's Fife The BronXy NY, 1932-2002 by Neil O'Brien At 8:30 PM December 18. instructors who had worked to A tragedy hit the Co~ on 1932, the piercing tones of bugles bring the music uruts of the cadets August 22. 1942, when Fr. n remembering the resounded through the school to a competitive perfonnance Landolin died while accompanying history of SL Benedict's gymnasium announcing the very level. Thzy.e instructors were the corp~ 10 a competition in drum corps, we m1C>t first ''Grand Review" of St Harry Clarke on fife. William M1ddletown. NY. Fr. Landolin keep m mind that over Benedict\ Cadets with the music Stein on bugle, and Mr. Hartmann was succeeded by Fr. Ronald 2000 members and still provided by the P.S. 71 Fife, on drums. This was the beginning Bloms. In ,pite ofFr. Landolm's dozens of instructon. and Drum & Bugle Corp~. of a long li~t of famous instructors death. the co~ attended the fifth moderators ha\'e con such as Jim Eddington. Ed Classey annual field day of the Hudson tributed greatly m bringing the Establishing the Sr., and Max Welker. Valley A.<,sociation and won first co~ through the past 70 years. Corps: The ftr-l pastor of St. prize for playing. One group m panicular, the ln December of 1935 the Benedict·~ was Fr. Albert who, During the 40s and 50s Benedictine Fathers. ha\'e been second "Grand Review" was held. with the help of Fr. Landolin. tool.. the corps conunued to insllll maJOr contnbutors and supporters For the first ume a newly fonned respon,1bihty of the co~ through mo t of these signal corps gave a demonstration. for the Cadet year;. During that year the fife, drum, Corps. Fr. During the weekend of and bugle corps from P.S. 71 AJbert was a April 7th, 1923. the started to practice at the new St. past moderator pari.h of St Benedict's ,;chool of the St. Benedict's was estab Anselm', li shed. Under a directi\'e of Archbishop Patrick Cardinal Hayes. the Benedicune priests of SL Anselm's \\ ere directed to begin celebrating ma,ses in the Throggs Neck ,;ection of the Brome The pnests were a,s"ted by members of St Anselm', Fife and Drum Corp~. The official ground breaking and ceremony for the new St b) \1arch 17. 1936. Benedict· s -.chool tool.. place on St. Patrick\ Da). two battalion, of January 26. 1930. to the mu,ic of boy and gtrl cadeb along with the the St. An~lm\ Corp~. Fife. Drum & Bugle Corps ln 1932 the St. Benedict· s marched 180 strong up the avenue Corp~ of Cadet\ came into e,m repre-.enting St. Benedict· s tence. The official name of the School. orgaruzauon wa, the Cadets of St. After two yearl, of practice. John Bosco. The activities of the honing their musical ,kills. the p:llrio- cadel\ included military dnllmg. Cadet, of the Drum Corps had ti,m and discipline along scouung. and Red Cro,s ,olunteer their fiN taste or\ ictory. Twenty with winning many competitions. ,vorl... At that time the local public six member.; competed on May Championship Corp, The m~truct1on team in 1938 wa., school P.S. 71 had a fife. drum and 14. 1938 at the 7th Regimental and wanted to bring the quality of Max Welker - bugle. John bugle corps \\ h1ch \\ a~ instructed Anno!) in .Manhattan. The credit SL Benedict's corp, up to the McDonaeh - fife. and Tom Heath - b} member.; of the St. Anselm·, for this "as largely due Lone\\ lughe~t degree of profe"ionalism dru~. There wa, a health) ri\'alr) Corp-.. possible. de\eloping berwcen St. Bcn.. -dict', Ancient T101es 7 Corps,
The Ancient Mr. Henry Kennedy started 10 'fradition: help the moderators as director of the corps. With daughters in the corps, The early 60s proved to be he took great interest in their perfor transitional for St. Benedict's, going r l mances. He had a keen sense of ,~ from a cadet unifonn 10 an ancient unifonn and the elimination of the showmanship and brought new ideas bugles. By 1962 St. Benedict's to the corps. The music became took the Nonheastem competition more varied as be introduced some for the forth consecutive year. lt show tunes as well as ethnic tunes. would be great to list all the indi Mr. Kennedy also started arranging vidual winners, but it would fill trips and making the corps more fun many pages. In 1963 both Tom to be in, which kept participating Heath and John McDonagh membership in the corps at a high retired from teaching. this was a level. great loss, but their replace ments Robert The St Benedict Alumni: St. Benedict's Fife and Drum Corps produced some of the finest fifers and drum mers for seven decades. It has forged great life long friendships. It fos tered patriotism and disci pline and a spirit of loyal ty in thousands of its members. A group of St. Benedict's alumni that call , themselves "The Bronx ~1 Mercenaries" donated \ ' "$2,000 to The Company in memory of all the Benedictine priests who par ticipated in the founding and nurturing of the corps over many years. St. Benedict's Corps is still active under its current director Donald Thacke and exemplifies the quality and tradition of a great institution. Although the membership is low, it still produces fine musicians. ❖ and St. Anselm's corps, which led to great improvements in the quality of Nell O' Bnen iS a snare arummer In the late 50s. older men hers of the O'Brien and Bill 'With the Anoent Manners. and an both corps. Along with this rivalry. alumnus of St. Benedict ·s and the junior corps formed St. B!nedict's Westhall kept the winning ~treak many great friendships were forged Seniors, which became tt e New New Yori( Reg,menra/s. He IS currently a going. member of the Eicecuwe Committee and between the corps. Many of the New York Regimentals when ome fonner ln the mid 60s a new formal cocha,r of the House Committee. York State and Northeastern State members of St. Anselm'~ fife line champions came born both these merged with them. The New York tricom uniform was designed by corps. Regimentals produced some of the Mrs. Bernardo, the mother of John most innovative music of the 60s. Bernardo. a drummer at that time. This unifonn is still in use today. by Bill Stewan qualify! I remember when a Corps placed an order for a whole set of these drums and was told that Gus n Mount Kisco, New York, even before would accept the order only after he had attended you spy grassy shoots of the crocus, you one of their rehearsals to make sure the drums hear that Spring has anived! That's would be used properly. I refer 10 the original Mt. right, the military melody of the fife. Kisco Corps. The drums were deli,ercd and are along with the intestine reverberating still used today-they are a~ good as the day they boom of the bass and rhythmic beat of were delivered some years ago." the snare drums. undulate with the March Two men. Gil Terwilliger and Ozzie Hooker, ~~nd through this bucolic village. Over hills. members of the Independent Fire Company of through valleys, the distinctive sound of the Mount Mount Kisco. were "instrumental" in having the Kisco Fire Dcpanment sponsored. Ancient Ftfe and drums crafted by Gus Moeller. They were also Drum Corp~ calls attention to this very important foundmg members of the Mt. Kisco Ancient Fife rite of passage into Spring-Outside practice! and Drum Corps. The Corps had its inception in The curious. musically appreciative chauf 1937. At that time onl) Fire Department members feurs of participants and those who have missed the were allowed to join. They hit the road in I938. sound and sight of our honored Corps are welcome c1ents An early highlight was playing at the 1939 Worlds
on Wednesday evenings at the Mount Kisco Elementary School to observe and listen. One of the exceptional sight.~. even to untrained eyes and unskilled ears is the Grand Republic Drum set made by the renowned Sanford Augustus Moeller. "Gus" is widely considered to have been one of the foremost ancient drum makers in the country. He passed awa} in 1960 at the age of 82. His legacy of drums. particularly in the ftfe crafting and love he put into each drum. Fair in New York. The Corps experienced lean and drum community, can unquestionably be seen In a letter Mr. Moeller wrote to Mr. Hugh years during World War ll: men gone to war and a in the Mount Kisco Ancient Ftfe and Drum Corps. Quiqley of Wallingford, CT in 195-k \\ ho had just reduction in parades were contributing factors. The 1O \narc. 3 bass. hand painted set is believed to taken home a Moeller Grand Republic Drum. Gus There wa, a resurgence in numbers after the war, be, and is recognized as. the largest complete pointed out that '"There have been only three organi Ja.,ting until the I960's. After restructuring to a Moeller set still together in the United States. The zations given Grand Republic Drums and happily Junior Corps in 1967. allowing the children of the Ancients are very proud and thankful that Gus they have been organizations of EXCELLENT communit) to join. the Corps swelled in ranks onct Moeller was, and will forever be, an integral part of character and reputations - The three Corps no" again. They began marching with their uniform of the Corps history. owning them are the Chas. T. Kirk. F.D. Corps of black pants. white shirts, jarbot and tri-com hat\ The drums possess unique hand painted Brooklyn. The Nonh Branford, CT. Fife and Drum with approximately 5 songs in their repertoire. B) images of Native Americans, of which no two fig Corps of North Brnnford. CT and The Mount Kisco 1970. they were even stronger in members and wen'. ures are alike, with stylistic and artistic nuances Fife and Drum Corp. These organizations are on the road sporting new scarlet red vests. In 1975. attributed to the individual drum. Gus handcrafted certainly all HONORABLE.'' Mount Kisco celebrated it Centennial with many the set using ash with calfskin heads, linen rope and Howard F. Reiff wrote an obituaf) on Mr. festivities. one of the features being the Fife and leather ears to tighten the drum head down. The Moeller. revealing several attributes that those who Drum holding a muster. The Old Guard wai, able t delivery of the set tool.. place between 1950-1953. had dealings with Gus were cenainly aware: participate that da:r and contribute to the celebrator') Moeller took great pride in each drum he made. -·The man himself was a phenomenon. atmosphere. In 1989 when Corps membership had often delivering them in person. This enabled him knm\ n for his eccentricities and ~traight from the dropped again, eight members tool.. the helm and to witness the enjoyment of the first play by the ne" shoulder remarks. To purchase Moeller Drums was started annual recruiting .. The Corps has been owner. Moeller also invited buyer.; to come to his a chore in iL-.elf. One had to go through a third going strong ever since. workshop in Mt. Vernon. NY to observe the hand- degree - for you had to be able to play well to The Ancients have added many exciting Senior Fife and Drum class at the New York City Fitzpatrick, AJyssa Forzano, Greg Goldberg, Julian credits to their name over the years. lo 1974, the St. Patrick's Day parade; lo May 1999. they Haddad. John Hochstein, Erik Horowitz, Michael Corps attended the Old Guard muster in attended a muster in Leesburg, VA. Johnston, Breeda Mannion, Luke Mannion. Brian Washington, D.C.; In 1975, the instructors were The Corps is today an active, participatory Maroti, Robert Patierno. Philip Porter Rey Rivera, called on by Braniff Airlines to accompany their group. playing for many Firemen's parades as well Stephen Rivera. Haley Ross. Aaron Se\·iUano. Bicentennial Tour of America. featuring the air as Memorial Day, St. Patrick's Day. Columbus Kaitlin Summers. James Tipa, Katie Tipa. John plane 'Flying Colors' painted by AJexander Day and Linle League parades and is always Welch, Diana Westcott, Ray Zaccari and Vicky Calder. The tour included performances at stops in searching for their next trip. Zaccari. As well as the current members that sup Washington D.C., New York City. Boston, Detroit, The membership boasts 19 nev. registrants port the Ancients are several members who are not Chicago, Kansas City and Dallas: In 1976 they as of September 2003, anxiously looking forward as active, due to their locations, but join the Corps performed at the Nev. Jersey Elks Convention in to parade season. There is an active membership when they can: Jirn O'Connor (54 years); George Atlantic City; 1978 saw them at a muster at the of 53. many of whom have at least IO years in the Hogan, Jr. (35+ years): Laura Vieira-Suarez (30+ Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan; In Corps. The new members have leaders sucb as years): Maureen Hogan, Cathy Hogan, George 1994, the instructors appeared on ''Good Day Ne\\ Bill Stewart. a 54 year member; Bob Hunter. Linda Hogan. 111. Jimmy Hogan (25+ years); Rob Hunter York" from Phillipsburg Manor in Tarrytown, NY; Hunter, Linda Duff}, all 35+ year members; Ann and Kate Manin (10+ years). In 1995 & 2000 at the 'Muster Among the Palms' DeModna. Thor Johannessen and Ellen Stewart, all The extraordinary camaraderie of the in Melbourne, Florida, with added perfommnces at 25+ year members: and Ed Reilly IS+ year mem- Corps is evident by the exceptional number of
ber. Gus Cuccia. members who have been active. some for although he has decades. Generally speaking the Corps boasts his hands full only to itself at awards time. Truth be told, it is with West Point important 10 recognize loyalty for many reasons; and several other One is that everyone appreciate~ and deserves a Corps. also pat on the back and another is that these mem instructs drum on bers lead by example. Their dedication to the a weekJy basis. Mount Kisco Ancients Fife and Drum Corps is In addi- exactly the professional attitude that Gus Moeller was referring 10 and would be proud of today. instructors, the He would be equally impressed with the condi current roster tion of the drums. after over 50 years and several includes: Frank hundred drummers playing on them, with much Duffy, Kevin care and maintenance, they look as good ru, they Reilly, Joann did the day they were first delivered. Let's give Johnston, Jan them all a salute of gratitude! ❖ Johannessen, Typed by: Bel/I Cil The Jwtlor Camp and tence repetitiously repetitive?) It appears that some ma) Each Nominating Commiuee mu,1 include a Company feel that 1t is treacbery for The Compa11y's official Trustee. a past Executive Comminee member, three The Ancient Times publication organ to recognize competition fifing and people who are lndividual Members in good standing The Executive Comminee has maintained, all drumming as an activity that has legitimacy. (i.e.. have paid their dues), and one present Executive along, close and congenial communication \\ ith the peo For fony years The Company has provided a Committee member who acts as a non-voting chair ple who have spear-headed the Jtmior Camp and The hannony-based environment for the pursuit of fifing and man. (Please contact me if you wanl to know more Ancient Times. Generally. and with depth. the EC has drumming interests. Hol\ever, there has been a world out details about the selection, qualifications and duties of been absolutely supponive of the Camp and 1he Times. there that has gone through some changes. The competi the Trustee.-;. or more about the distinction of This is not to ,;ay that there has never been examination tion component of the fife and drum community shrank Individual Members.) No Nominating Comminee and lively (some would even say robust) discussion about (while 77ie Compa11y 's rank:. ha,·e swelled). And there Member can be a candidate for office in the election variow; aspec~ of these areas of The Company's activi are people now involved in fife and drum, both as for which the Nominating Committee is appointed, ties: but, without qualification, it has always been with a Company members and as competition panicipanLs. who except for the non-voting chainnan. Is this all clear? bent on the pan of the EC Lo suppon these activities in a are way too young or too ne11 even to remember the (As mud'!) manner consistent with the best interes~ of nie Deep Ri\'er Inn, never mind the contrasts of different fife The Nominating Commiltee· s job is to assem Compam· membel'\hip at large. Currently, the Junior and drum attitude..-. in the middle of the last century. The ble a slate of one candidate for each office. A slate for Camp is in a period of donnancy as a fonnal Compam· old "rivalry" has faded. and 11hat approach could be more The Compm,y would consist of the names of fifteen activity. and this status may prevail for the coming year. consistent ,1ith The Company's mainstream objecti\'e) nominees; five names would be specified for the titu It remains, however, on the ae:enda of activities that has than to embrace somewhat (and just that much - some lar offices (President, elc.). and ten names would be the attention of the EC. The EC's conceptual position what) the interests that some of the young and new fungible for the general positions on the Executive regarding the Camp is that it has been and would contin members ha\'e in fifing and drumming the way we do it Committee. The Nominating Commiuee will have ue to be an enonnous benefit to The Company. and the wa> they do it! obtained each person· s acceplance that. if elected. The A11cient Times, a much older and more com It was expressed in a recent meeting of the EC they will ser\'e. The slate is then presented to the prehensive institution of 11ie Company, has always been that the AT ha, the difficult responsibilil) to preserve and Executive Commiuee for approval. If not approved, it an area of substantial excitement. That appears to be an maintain the past and the traditional, 11hile simuttaneOU~ would go back to the Nominating Commiuee for inberent feature of publication organs e,er)where. It is ly keeping abre:bt of our e\'er-evolving world of fife and revision. The Nominating Commmee also serves the probably accurate to <;ay that there has not been an editor drum and being sure to repon on the de\elopments of functions of preparing and mailing out the ballots, and of a periodical publication an)'\\ here who has completed "what's happemng now." It can be a tough tightrope 10 counting them when they come in. a tenure without feeling thorough!, -cathed. Then again. walk. The EC does a conscientious job appointing AT would it be fair to 'i.l)' that almost no one goes through editor.;, and pu~ a substantial degree of confidence in And that is pretty much it the experience of belonging 10 a fife and drum corps each of those people's ability 10 get the job done. The The underpinning of this approach is that (here without feeling scathed wmewhere along the way, as EC. in tum. retie, upon the confidence that the general 11e go again) it is presumed that the general membership well? Perhath The Ancient Times is the juxtaposition of member;hip has placed in it 10 oversee the AT' s function has confidence in the people it has elected in the past t\\o such scathe-prone endeavors, and no different result in the pur;uit and promotion of The Compam·'s stated The "chain of confidence" extends like this: The can really be expected. (Just ask Mo Schoo,. a ten-year purposes. Administrative and Executive Commiuees provide the AT editor. and a founder of the Kentish Guards Fife & A final note: The Executive Comrniuee keeps an membership \\ ith a Nominaung Committee. which in Drum Corps). eye on The Ancient Times before. during and after publi cum provides a slate of candidates who they think will do Nonetheless. the AT is probably one of the most cation of each issue. When something needs 10 get a good job and who they kno11 ,1 ill ser\'e if elected. One carefully watched and nunured ··children" under the addressed.. it does. Pleac;e c;ee an anicle wriuen by this dimension of using this approach is the idea that the peo Executive Comrniuee's auspices. It is folly to think that reporter elc;ewhere in this issue regarding an anicle in a ple who are serving lhe organii.ation in elected posiuons e\'en a nuance of the publication's activities occurs with prior AT that needed to be addressed officially. probably have a good idea aboul who, among all the out careful inspection b) the EC. In the past fe11 year;, eligible people. would be good to elect to serve the the "thematic" approach to the AT was esuibli~hed with Elections and organiwtion for the next Lenn ofoffice. (Duh!) the EC' s full endor.ement. In a nut.shell. under this Nominating Committees The job of the Nominating Committee basically approach. each issue of the AT is given a theme. and it is faery cwo yean. (years tha1 end in odd num stops there. but the nominating process does not. Like to be expected that the bulk of that issue will be focu\ed bers). elections of The Company officers and directors most organizations. n,e Company also wlicits nomina upon the theme. This issue-by-issue concentration. ho,\ (Administrative and Executive Committee members) tions "from the noor" prior to finalizalion of the ballots. ever, is no indication that any geographical or topical area are held. The Compa11)· employs a procedure common Generally, •'from the noor" nominations are taken from of fifing and drumming is any more imponant than to charitable and other volunteer organizations: the corps delegates during the general meeting (in February) another nor is II an indication of any official ''trend" of use of a Nominating Commiuee. Our Nominating prior to the annual meeting (in April) at ,~hich the votes 111e Comp(lny. showing it to be straying from its primaJ) Commiuee operates m the same manner as most oth will be counted. In years when the slate h3!> been a linle purpose. i.e., "to perpetuate the American heritage of fife er... which is roughly based upon the widely-used (and lean (not enough people identified ancVor willing to and drum music." as stated in its Certificate of widely-disparaged) Roben's Rules of Order. (It is c;erve). the nominating process has been handled more Incorporation and Constitution. The EC stands solidly interesting to this reponer how it appears to be human liberally. i.e., accepting suggestions for candidates over a behind the blend of conce~ that constitute the current nature to bash the rules when they don't suppon our broader period of time. In the latter case. the Nominating approach to the content and appearance of the AT. This specific agenda, then tum around the next day and Comrniuee still obtains confinna1ion from the suggested blend includes (but. as a laW}er would sa,. "is not limited quote the rules when they do. l guess that's why they peMn that they agree 10 <;erVC. to') (I) the AT'.r service as the primary communication are called "Rules.") There have been year.; when the ballot has ended instrument for the goings-on of the corps and people who Let\ walk through this. Pursuant to the up containing no more nam~ than positions. but that is members of The Compam•, (2) providing a\ full a are Company's Constitution, at annual meeting~ in even a result of the Nominating Commiuee's inability to find spectrum or material as possible to a readership 111th numbered years (i. e., non-elecuon years). the more II illing candidates rather than an)' kind of exclu widely-varied and diverse intere,~ in fife-and-drum Nominating Committee is appointed by the sionaJ) agenda on the pan of the Nominating Committee. related activities and subjecL\, and (3) the AT's status as a Administrative Committee (which consists of The When there are more candidates than poc;it.ions. (if not the) pre-eminent American periodical publication Company's President. First Vice-President. Second however, the ballOlS are still designed Lo show the slate on the world of fife and drum. Vice- President. Secretary and Treasurer: these folks assembled by the Nominating Comminee and approved A recent theme that drew a lot of commentary are elecled to these positions by the general member by the Executive Commiuee separate from the nomina was the AT issue highlighting competition-related acthi ship in the odd-numbered years), subject to !he affir tions that came from the noor. Again. the rationale ties. One of the reasons for thi.s high level of auention mative approval of the Executi ,·e Committee (which behmd this is for the membership to see whom among the seems to be qualms stemming from the historical per consL~ts of the members of the Administrative candidales have the recommendation of the existing spective that The Company was founded an alternative as Commiuee plus ten other persons also elected by the elected body that the members have already chosen. organization dunng the intensely competiti\'e competi general membership in the odd-numbered years). tion-corps era of the-~ and'60,. (Was that last sen- (Co11ti1111ed 011 page 15) 12 Ancient Tunes Wedding Announcement by Old Guard By MSG Jim Coffee ergeant First Class Cecelia Becker and Master Sergeant Robert McAllister. Jr. exchanged Wedding Vows on November I6. The ceremony was held in The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Rehearsal Hall on Ft. Myer, VA. The service was officiated by Major Kevin Stroop. Chaplain of The Old Guard. Music for the ceremony was provided by Sergeant First Class Don Francisco. A recep tion followed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Ronald and Barbara Becker. from Battle Ground. IN. She came to The Old Guard in 1989 from the Tippecanoe Ancient fife and Drum Corps. The groom is the son of Patricia McAllister and the late Robert McAllister from Middlefield, CT. He came to the Old Guard in 1985 from Washington Park Drum Corps. The bride was given away by The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. The Maid of Honor was Staff Sergeant Melissa Stevens, from Detroit. Ml. The bridegroom was attended by Best Man, Sergeant First Class Robert Simpson, from Rome. NY. The couple will reside in Fredericksburg. Virginia. ❖ Stony Creek Fife and Drum Corps Seaside Hall Restoration to begin Fall 2004 rom our humble beginnings, 118 years ago at the Blacksmith Shop, The Stony Creek Fife and Orum Corps Fhas been continuously acci,·e in the drum corps world. As Charter Members of The Company, the Corps hosteJ many meetings at Seaside Hall and prepared gallons of chowJer prior to the Museum purchase. Please consider helping us preserve our home, Seaside Hall, list ed on the National Register of Historic Places. For mformati.on and CDs contact: The :-wnv Creek F,rc ,1nJ Drum U,rr, In(. l; ., Stony Creek Connccn,uc non.. ,rucl corpororton Fife and Drum Corps anJ ha, t-cen rec,>1:· nt:d h lntcmJI P.O. Box 1886, Stony Creek, CT 06405 Revenue Scrv1c:t' ·"' a non-rn~II 50t(c) or Co-Chairmen 3 cc.>l'J-'(lr,u1on.Your Mark Dudley Joe Mooney ~•t'l "Jc-Jucublc to tlw 1:~h.·nt n.-:og 203 453-6760 203 488-9735 n,:oJ l,v L,,. Please visit our website: www.sronycrcekdrumcorps.org Ancient Tunes I 3 Frank Keenan's New Biography of John J. McDonagh byDa,,MoyW,, rank Keenan, of McDonagh · s role:. include composition, Chatsworth, CA, has arranging, teaching. developing a concert recently Band, supervising management completed a new team.~. and the creation of a superior biography of John fife. Many regard McDonagh's McDonagh. "John students as the finest fifers and J. McDonagh in Fife & Drum". musicians. and his McDonagh Frank was a fifer in St. Model fife as the best." Anselm's, The Regimentals, Frank's biography of John The Regimental Fife Club. and includes sections on: The New York Ancients. His • Fifing Accomplishments sources for this biography were • Compositions and Arrangements hundreds of hours spent with John, • The McDonagh Model Fife (includ John's wife Audrey, members of The ing the chromatic fife) Regimentals, and many friends. You may argue • Personal Stories with some of his assertions, but you can never • The McDonagh fife manual argue with his enthusiasm, or with the fact that • The Regimentals John McDonagh is and will ever remain an icon in • Remuneration (John's pay for his contribu- fife and drum. tions 10 F&D) Frank's preface includes the following: • Recent F&D Activities "Most people in Fife and Drum (F&D) today never have heard John McDonagh play. nor heard his • An Interview with John Band perform. One of the purposes in producing • Conclusion/Associates this Biography is an attempt to describe for you that It is most appropriate that the section on musical experience. A poor substitute for your "The Regimentals" appear in this issue of the hearing it, 10 be sure. but that is better than leaving Ancient Times, whose theme is "Corps of New York. the matter without proper notice and recognition." Part 2". Other sections may be presented from time John McDonagh is acknowledged as the best 10 time in these page~. A booklet containing the fifer ever heard. Beyond his playing ability complete biography is available from the Compa11y The Goulets by Joe Franklin ere's a picture of Katie Armstrong, 11 years. with me, Joe Franklin. 76 years, taken at last year's Westbrook H Muster. Katie is the great grand daughter of John Golel who taught me drumming, and is the niece of Amy Armstrong. the current Moodus Drum Seargent. It is a thrill marching behind her and watching her perform. Seeing the ease with which she does her sticking. I can't help but get a lump in my throat. She is taking her place in the line of great Golet drummers, which includes, besides John Golet, and Amy Armstrong already mentioned, Walter (Jack), Lou. and Lenny Golet. There were many great fifers as well, many of them wi\'es of the drummers.❖ 14 Ancient Tunes used for visual flourish type his is not an arti motions. This is in direct conflict cle that laments with the strong arm/wrist whip, the type of drum elbows moving, and visuals of the ming that exists in Ancient style rudimental drumming. the modem per • Stay Low Modern drum cussion world. mers are taugbt not to move their The modem, or sticks unless it is to use them for a contemporary, stroke. The best example is to watch style of drum a modem drummer close and open a ming is pervasive in all of today's drum Flam. They will typically start with and bugle COl])S, bands, indoor drum lines, both sticks in the down position rais orcbestras, and drum set work. Vinually ing the stick only slightly to make all contemporary percussion instruction, the stroke. An Ancient style drum perfonnance, and competition utilize the mer would start with one stick up so called "modern" methods. I see no reaJ season I was COl])S director and had a chance to vertically and one down in the playing position • istic hopes for a return to the old days where rudi observe the audition process and section develop reversing the positions with use of an upstroke mental drumming was ''the only way" in march ment., and then stayed with the COl])S through the and down stroke. That is, Ancient drumming uses ing percussion. first several competitions. I currently play in frequent preparatory stick positioning, modem Nor does this article intend to trace tbe his Camp Chase Fifes and Drums, whose snare sec generally does not. tory of the change away from the old rudimental tion includes several younger members with DCI • Exercises/Repertoire The DCI COl])S drum and bugle COl])S I knew in the 1940's and type modern training. and other modem drummers all use warm up 'S0's, or the merging of their modern percussion ANCIENT- I know the phrase ''Ancient exercises, many of these being "standards" in the styles with marching band percussion. Many com style rudimental drumming'' means different activity. The purpose is to develop uniformity of petitive high school bands have DCI percussion things to different people. For purposes of this strokes. visual uniformity, and to "groove" the instructors and most band directors have been article I will simply say that the Earl Srunze style, Line so that everyone is playing together. These trained in the modem context. E.quipment evolu as represented by Lancraft, is what 1 choose to exercises are usually applied in varying tempos tion has also been an influence as contemporary mean by the term. Other drummers may disagree, and dynamics. Anyone who has seen a top DCI drummers seek that tight, clean sound. The fact is having opinions about slower tempo, hand/finger COl])S with eight or nine snares will have to that marching percussion is all basically the same position, arm motions. use of mufflers, plastic vs. acknowledge the high degree of visual and execu these days - except for fife and drum COl])S. calf heads, authentic repertoire, etc. In my opin tion uniformity they achieve. An integral part of The reaJ question for the fife and drum ion. all that type of detail is not the important all these exercises is the wrist and arm technique community is. "How can we best attract the folks issue. The issue is that the Ancient style, as prac mentioned above, thus making the specific con who learned this modern style to the fife and drum ticed by most of the fife and drum COl])S, is cer temporary versions mostly inappropriate for activity, and get them interested in the history and tainly distinctly different from the modern style. Ancient style drum sections. application of the Ancient styler' This article is MODERN - Like the phrase "Ancient", The principles behind these section exer really an appeal to look at modem drumming the phrase ·'modem·• has many variations and dif. cises, however, does indeed have some applica from the perspective of pel])etuating the Ancient ferences - and again it is not that important to tion in developing an Ancient style drum line. The style as used in fifing and drumming. There is a focus on anything except the key differences. You aick would be to design new exercises specifical very large pool of potential FDC members out can talk about modem characteristics Like ly using the principles behind the 26 rudiments as there - a lol more of them than there are of us! "matched grip", finger position, small highly ten tlie Ancients know them, with the appropriate arm First, I'd like to make it clear that lam a sioned rod drums, Kevlar heads, use of harnesses motions. I would certainly design into appropriate strong believer in rudimental drumming and the to maintain le\'el drum position. etc - but I sug exercises those rudiment combinations frequently "big. open" Ancient style. It is what I learned 60 gest these are not really relevant to the purpose of seen in our typical repertoire that are the more years ago and is what I play today in the Lancraft this article. I really don't think there is any pres difficult for a section to play well. If the principle snare line. The last thing l would recommend is sure to bring these feature~ into fifing and drum makes sense. why not adapt it to our needs and changing what we do to accommodate prospec ming. application? tive members who have grown up\\ ith the mod ln my opinion, there are just three impor As to repertoire, there are clearly very few ern style. I believe it is our responsibility to tap tant aspects to discuss in the '·Ancient/modem" ~imilarities. Even the rudiments are different. some of the available modern drumming talent context of this article. The first two are very basic What is played on the field or in individual con and make it interesting and attracti ,·e for them to technique issues which also ha\'e very noticeable tests by modem drummers is also very different. join us! \'isuaJ differences. none of the repertoire ha\'ing much application to I am definitely not a modern drummer. but Wrist Modern drumming clearly uses traditional fife and drum. What I have observed, I had the opportunity to observe the modern style "aJr' wrist. and many teaching and exercise tech however, is that well-trained modem drummers as a I0-year Board member of the Canton niques focus on this ai.pect ai. the best w a) to get can easily play most of the repertoire used by Bluecoats Junior Drum and Bugle Col])s. one of the fast hands needed for modem repenoire. Ancient COl])S, albeit not in the same st) le. I have the Drum Col])s International CDC)) top twelve Elbows are near the body and generally don· t also observed. in the Camp Chase drum line for COl])S for the pru.t few decades. In the 1996/1997 move much. Ann movement is generally only instance. any of the younger guys can also quickJ) Ancient Tunes I 5 modify the key aspects of their style so as to fit in (CQIIIinuedfrom page I 1) agendas are usually way longer than a human being should have to put up with), it would be best to con very well with many Ancient corps. lo no event, however, is any eligible person tact the President, Joe Mooney, ahead oftime, or, When I teamed to drum in the 1940' s and who is validly nominated excluded from the ballot, and alternatively, any EC member for that matter. If you ·so•s, I was not taught to read music. I had to learn to the Nominating Commiuee has no authority to, nor is cannot make a meeting, have no qualms about con read music when I started to teach drumming. in a position to. make such an exclusion. tacting any EC member infonnally, and ask that Modem drummers, in general, do learn to read. a Finale your issues or input be brought up at the next meet skill that makes repertoire teaming and technique ing. Again, the goal of this article is to dispel mis The EC has fonnally taken the position that its development much easier. A modem drummer com conceptions that may exist about The Company, its business, as the body vested by the membership with ing into an Ancient style corps would expect to be structure, the elected people who serve the members, the authority to conduct the affairs of The Company, given their complete "book'' in standard music nota and some of the issues of substance that have been in ought noc to be conducted outside the strucnrral chan tion. The better modem drummers are generally the spotlight of late. This reponer has served on the nels provided by Tht Company'sConstirution. because trained to learn the "book" at home and use corps Executive Commillee for the past two terms (since that is the only system that has the approval of the 2001), and is personally, unequivocally confident that membership. Operating in this fashion is a matter of ensemble practice only for fine tuning and develop the people \I ho serve on the admini~trative bodies of protecting the organization. The EC has established a ing uniformity. this organization, both elected and appointed, are com policy that its individual members should avoid discus There is a very large talent pool of modem miued to the best inte~ts of The Company as an orga sion about or debates over The Company's business in drummers "out there", and more each year are gradu nization and the best interests of the membership any forum other than those officially sanctioned by the ating from almost every high school and college. or corps, individuals and institutions. The Executive Constirution, so as to avoid a misimpression that what Committee operates whenever possible in an "open the individual member says ''outside" might be taken "aging out" of drum and bugle corps. Some of this book" environment, and all doubts are resolved in as the position of the EC as a whole. talent should be recruited to help build and perpetu favor of openness. Furthennore, the EC is unequivo The EC has endorsed a policy by which the ate the fife and drum activity. It is up to us to do Call) receptive to the input of all members ofThe efforts people make on behalf ofTl1e Company will some "outreach" and make these modem folks wel Company and moreover, receptive to input from all generally be supponed, and that "Monday morning come, wh.ile creating an environment that will make people who demonstrate a genuine goodwill quarterbacking" and "second guessing'' will be avoid towards and interest in The Company, members or ed. A lot of people contribute a lot of themselves for them want to be a participant in the perpetuation of not. the good of The Company, and though they might not the Ancient rudimental style. The most effective, plain and simple way to do things exactly the way I would do them, that does The Ancient community cannot be passive, reach the EC with your input is to come to one of its not mean they are noc doing a good job and that they but must actively recruit and educate. It is, after all, meetings. As a scheduling matter (because our do not deserve my suppon. ❖ us who are asking them to adopt a different style and learn a traditional repertoire. To help with communi cations, it is up to us to learn a bit more about their style and lraining. It is up to us to make the fife and drum activity attractive enough to have them want to Don't Take A Chance . . . Travel With Sprance! make the necessary changes and be part of our val ued history and traditions. The opinions I expressed in this article are my own and not in any way to be interpreted as those of ~p~~!!~~grravel the corps mentioned above. ❖ 1 \ Drum Corps Travel TIME TO START PIANNING FOR 2005 Fasnacht in Basel, Swizerland Feb. 11 to 19, 2005 One of the oldest festivals in Europe. A dream event Join us on Saturday evening, Feb for Fifers & Drummers. These people know how to party. 12 for a festive evening of Colonial Florida Muster, March 2 to 6, 2005 dancing and dining at the K of C Take a break from old man wi nter and head to the Muster on the Beach relax and enjoy a little warm weather. Hall in Lexington, Massachusetts. St. Patrick's Day week in Ireland, March 12 to 19, 2005 The event is sponsored by The William March in Dublin & Limerick's fabulous St. Patty's Day Parades. Enjoy Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Company a pint at the Guiness Brewery or a wee drop at the Jameson Distillery, and tickets are $35/person. Proceeds will while enjoying the sights and sounds of Ireland. be used lo he) p fund their trip to Switzerland this summer. For tickets and Sprance Travel Services more information contact: Better Service at Lower Prices Phone (718) 497-6420/ Fax (718) 497-1801 Tracey Herbert at 781-652-8089 E-mail: [email protected] or herbert.family @rcn.com. 55-37 Metropolitan Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385-1202 16 AiKient llffies lancraft Hosts 2004 Old Timer's Night b)'BUIM,,,,, ancraft's Moriarty Hall in North Lancraft from 194110 2001. ca!Jed in from his Quigley and Eldrick Arsenault in 1984 and Haven was crowded with more than home in Florida. "Midge··, Walt, and John Moriarty in 1979. I00 old timers from the fife and drum Two descendants of Ed Lancraft, corps The first award went to Jack County, bass community on Thursday. April 29th. founder in 1888, were able to attend: Bob Lancraft drummer from North Ha\'en. Jack has been a It was a beautiful evening for an ou1- and his grandson Justin. Mark Dudley. Joe Lancraft member since 1993. He first played snare Lside jam session and j0Uifica1ion thal started at 7 Mooney, and Ed Olsen all took the podium for drum with several drum and bugle corps in the New Jersey area. After coming to Connecticut in pm and continued until 8:30. The whole group announcements. and then George Meinsen started then moved indoors 10 hear Lancraf1 mem the formal part of the program, two awards for 1955. he played with the 2nd Company bers, more than 30 strong. play a few selections from their 2004 repertoire. Following Lancraft's performance, tables were se1 up and refreshments served consisting of Lancraft Steaks (also known as hot dogs) and a variety of side dishes. Wally Bauer cooked up a huge pot of his famous Rhode Island style clam chowder as well as preparing a pot of delicious chili. Joanne Flynn, of Lancraft's color guard. supervised the menu and the kitchen activities for the evening. George Meinsen, President of Lancraft, was the MC for the formal part of the program. George introduced Kevin J. later with Kopetz. First Selectman of the town of North Haven. Mr. Kopelz welcomed Yalesville Lancraft's gues~ and complimented the Seniors. Jack corps for their efforts in preserving the his is known to us fondly as torical art of fifing and drumming for our community. ''The Irishman Extraordinaire'' for his interest in In the audience were many Lancraft things Gaelic. Old Timers. including two ex-fife I. was privileged to be lhe second recipient of the award for 2004, something I wiU long trea sergean1s. Woody Sheedei. and Bob sure as part of my .. Lancr.ift experience". Like Brady. Other fifers from years past were Patrick 'The 2004 Lancrafter of the Year". Cassell, Ron Chambers, Nate Marks. and Doug This award has been given ou1 ~ince 1%8 Jack County. I've been a drummer for more than 60 years, also starting in the drum & bugle activity. Quigley. The drummers also had good representa for individual contributions to the Lancraft organi tion from Ted Johnson, John Cudgma, and Walter zation in service and \'Olumeer work. A few well but in the Philadelphia area. I'm glad tha1 the Marks. Eldrick Arsenault. who played snare with known pasl recipiems of this award include Hugh Lancraft folks welcome old ·'M & M" guys like us. rm so proud to be in line with the "buff & blue." I was particularly happ) tha1 my wife, Marla Jeane, was with me at Old Timer's Night She is very supporli\'e when I head to Lancraft from Ohio for practice and a performance - and usually come back four days later! On this special occasion. we were able to make a long weekend of the tnp. going on together 10 Massachuseus for Lancraft's muster per fo'lnance the following Sa1urday in Lexington. ❖ Ancient Tunes I 7 AS--...... -:=e of "The American Spirit')? By Tim Sorensen ..--~-~---=~,,...... he American Spirit staned in 1993 as a drum and bugle corps in Clearwater, FL. John Dowlan, World Drum Corps Hall of Fame and drum instructor extraordinaire, built a polished and exciting drum line with high hopes. Unfortunately. the bugles never developed into anything, thus creating the demise of the corps. John Dowlan suggested that finding some fifers could keep the drum line intact, but fifers were not easy lo find in Florida at the time. John Dow Ian also suggested some of the drummers should go to the Florida Ancient Muster (FLAM) in Melbourne, FL. with hopes of finding a remedy to the drummers· problem. At the muster we were asked to play. but perfonning "The Downfall of Paris" on conflicts of work, so some members modem drums at 132 decided to play for other corps. beats per minute was In 2002 an E-mail looking for probably not the fifers and drummers to perform at the appropriate thing to do, even though it Texas State Fair got our interest. Two was well received. members answered the call and joined 'The Champions of Liberty" to do the An advertisement in the St Petersburg four-week, seven-days-per-week event , in Dallas, Texas. Times for fifers and drummers rekindled Upon returning to St. our fire, so we Petersburg with new unifonns, new • rope drums and new enthusiasm, The answered it After a few meetings the American Spirit found new members fifers didn't and was re-established. We started performing in Florida al Memorial appreciate the loud Day celebrations in Labelle, concerts and rowdy drummers. so they moved to in Jacksonville, events at the Tampa Convention Center, 4th of July at the another location. The St. Petersburg pier and historical two excellent fifers and three drummers ~ demonstrations at schools in the Tampa Bay area. We also went to two that remained formed musters: the Florida Ancient Muster in Toe American Spirit Melbourne and a new event, the Fife and Drum. 97th Regimental Ancient Muster at Our first goal • Ft. DeSoto in St. Petersburg. was to attend the ------In the future, our sights are set Florida Ancient Muster again in 1995. At the guard of sons and daughters. We played our stand on anending some musters in the north. With our FLAM we found another fifer, a former Old Guard piece. joined the jollification and had a great time patriotic music and historical unifonns we expect a member, and invited him to perform with us. Our making new friends, thus completing our first wann welcome at more events in Florida and other uniforms were tee shirts, jeans and baseball caps. muster as the American Spirit Fife & Drum. The states where we can keep 'The American Spirit" We played on used drums from the 1965 Chicago corps became dormant shortly thereafter due to alive and well. ❖ Cavalier Drum & Bugle Corps and fielded a color extensive travel distance between members and juJlior mu,icians take the ~\\'hoc.in field ill a Tattoo J.nd ilecomp/J\b perform one of the ~ such a rell'arcJ. 1 concerts ofthe night? ing ~k. Being WelJ if}OU hare, Jou able ro actttJJJ} mus1 lune been ill the do SOmelllJng 1'~uoo on Friday nigb of of the kind wa., 1 I/ti\ Year's Deep R.i1·er e)(lreme/y Ancient Muster. With the eVIJJat'aJing ~tion of Robin and J.nd a/Jo11·ec1 Ste\e Nie/'11Ju, the 2 hotel when they were allowed. The ciaos. Oh, and drummers worked the hardest out of there's the olher all the members, but that's simply fact that the Swiss .-.-...... Y FLUTE because the fifers knew most of it Mariners, The already (being a fifer, I felt the need Greycoars, The to say something). Regardless of how Wild Bunch. and much we all practiced. by Friday the Rhine River COMPANY morning everything was ready to go Rebels watched for that night. our performance Every year I march on wilh and we had the SkipHealy the camp on Friday night, the butter honor of being on flies in my stomach decide to wake the same field as up and have a party. However, as them. But as I was Fife & Flute Maker soon as I hear !he roaring crowd I saying, this year stop paying attention to my nerves was no different and my pride takes over. I hold my (yeah, okay!). Featuring hand-crafted instruments head up and proudly walk on stand Before I of the finest quality. with my new friends and give one of wrap up this arti the best performances of the night. cle, l would like to A lso specializing in repairs and restoration This year was no different than the take the time right of modern and wooden Fifes and Flutes rest, except for one thing. J was one now to extend 100 of the players in the fife solo, and thank you' s from personally, that was one of my the campers 10 all On the web: www.skiphealy.com favorite parts of the performance. of the chaperones, That is of coime, aside from the fact instructors and Phone/Fax(401)885-2502 that thousands of people were cheer others who assist 1776 Revolution Street East Greenwich RI 02818 ing on 100 incredible junior musi- ed in running the 20 Ancient Tunes Fife Traditional Dog's Nose Drums by It'sin From The Company ofFifers & Dmmmers Ken Lemley the Book, Volume I. Book! Fife. by Dominick Cuccia Soan: Drum ometimes as we look for new tunes or drum beats we tend to overlook some of our obvi Bass Drum ous resources. Like most readers of The Ancient Times, I've been through The Company Book so many Fife. times I start to think I have it memorized. However. what usually happens is just when you think you know every tune "in the book" you get 10 a jam session and they' re S.Dr. playing something you don't know. On Friday night at the 200t Young Colonials Muster (a/k/a "Cannel Muster") I was in the middle of a jam session with 8. Dr. some of the usual suspects. Colin Mason, Zach from the Junior Colonials, Gary Gilloti and the gang from Black River and assorted Regulators were among the diehards who Fife. were taking the music into rhe night. Then out of nowhere, my old buddy Bill Hart caJJs out ·'Dog's Nose··. (I must admit, I didn't know it and played Anny s.Dr. Monumental!) And all of this leads me 10 this col umn. l got home and was thinking of a rune to write abou1 and it hit me - it's got to be B.Or. Dog's Nose. L LL R L L R L LL As I visited Company Book /, I realized there was more to the melody than 15 meets the eye. There are some tasty grace notes or embellishments in the melody. Fife. Then I checked out the drumming and saw the name at the top. Ken Lemley. It doesn't take a genius to realize this one is a winner. So next time you're looking for s.or. something new. try Dog's Nose. I think you· ll be pleasantly surprised! Lf you have comments. suggestions, B.Dr. the history of a song. or a favorite tune > > R R L L R L R L R L R L L you'd like 10 see in this column. feel free 10 contact me at [email protected] Ancient Times 21 EDrroRIAL: Use and Abuse of Tax-exempt O.. ~:... . tions By Bill Bouregy to take tax deductions for the donations. persons is deftnitively contrary the laws under An organization obtains 50l(c)(3) status which charitable organizations exist Any corps s assistant counsel to from the IRS based upon the government's that enjoys 501 (3Xc) status, and certainly The The Company ofFifers & approval of the charitable purpose of the organi Company ofFifers & Drummers. Inc. (which has Drummers, and a practitioner zation as represented in its tax-exempt application that status), would do best to follow competent in the legal area of tax-exempt (IRS Form 1023). Under Section 50l(c)(3), the legal advice in considering any endeavor like the organizations, I offer this edi organization must (among other requirements) BAC engages in, and be wary of unsubstantiated torial comment on the article engage exclusively in religious, educational and recommendations appearing in articles or other "Boston Alann Dot Com," scientific purposes. and these purposes must be of forms of media.❖ that appeared in the last issue of the Ancient a charitable nature. To my knowledge. tax Times. exempt status approval in the world of fife and The article describes an enterprise involv drum comes entirely from the educational com ing some type of business entity known as ponent. I can conceive of no theory by which the Bostonia Allarum Companie (BAC), whereby type of acti\'ity pursued by the BAC could meet fife and drum musicians are paid personally for TheNext any rational or legal definition as religious, musical performances arranged by the BAC. As scientific or educational. indicated by the article, the BAC acts as a clear Company Another issue is that tax-exempt entities inghouse for gigs and a sort of manager to get the arc, at all times, subject to account to the IRS for right type and number of performers. The BAC where their money comes from and where it Book itself takes no fee. The hiring party makes pay b)' Dominic Cuccia goes. The flow of money in both directions must ments directly to the performers, ostensibly with be consistent with the exclusivity of the entity's The Company ofFifers & Dnimmers the proper tax reporting. After reading the article, charitable purposes. While this is not Lo say that Music Committee is currently in the process of my inquiries with people knowledgeable about the 50l(c)(3) system does not allow for the documenting and compiling the music which will the enterprise confirmed this information. organization to engage in activities that smack of be "the next company book." Although we have The BAC's activities, as described, really private enterprise, such activities still must be a variety of corps represented, there are far too require no comment because the entity appears to consistent with and in furtherance of the many who will be absent from I.his important function as an entirely private, commercial enter charitable purpose. publication. prise. The need for this editorial arises from the I tend to be conservative in my legal If you or your corps would like to submit article's author's assertion that, "The same model advice, especially in the area of dealing with the music for consideration to be included in our next should work for any non-profit Ancient corps," IRS. and most especially in counseling tax book please send any music as soon as possible. and the further notion that such a corps could take exempt organizations. This slant comes from my You can either fax the music to (845)228-2416, a fee for perfonning this function. I am assuming view that it is not in the best intcrestS of most of or mail it to: that the author's use of the term "non-profit" is my charitable clients to be on the cutting edge of Dominick Cuccia the layman's typical vernacular for a tax exempt, tax-law innovation, because this usually comes 49 Longfellow Road tax deductible, charitable organization under with the hefty price tag that accompanies federal Carmel, NY 10512 Section 501 (c )(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. tax coun litigation that these clients cannot For those of you with the ''Finale" music 1 have worked with a number of corps in the afford. ·1ne most up to date accounting;· as program you can al~o email music to: Company and other fife-and-drum-related entities described by the article's author. is best left to be [email protected]. in obtaining and maintaining 501(c)(3) status. used by profit-making commercial enterprises One of the goals of the music committee is The short answer. in my professional that can absorb the expen~e of flirting with tax to make our music publications available more opinion, is that such activity would be inconsis fraud as pan of their cost of doing business. often than in the past, so if you don't make it into tent with the charitable purpose of any Those responsible for the management and deci I.his book we hope to begin a new project every 2- 50l(c)(3) organization, thereby seriously risk sion-making for tax-exempt organizations are 3 years as opposed to every IO or so years. ing the loss of the organization's charitable sta usually. under the relevant state law, officers and Please talk to the members of your corps tus. The two big disadvantages in losing chari directors of corporations. As such, these persons and get your music in now. We'd like as many table status would be that (I) the organization have a legal fiduciary responsibility to the organi corps represented as possible. And remember, becomes subject to taxation of its income from zation and itS members to run the organization in this is not necessarily a book for today's musi any source. and, (2) the opportunity for the a prudent manner in the best interests of the orga cians, but so fifers. drummers and historians gen organization to obtain donations would be fatal nization. To run a charitable organization in a erations from now will have a musical record of ly impaired because donors would not be able manner which inures to the benefit of individual what we are all about. ❖ "The Regulars are oonepeMn can render justice to aJJ the varied fife &drum associated with~~~\ Day Boston and the surrounding 1 suburb,. This year was special ~ in that the 19th of April coincided with the Monday celebration after Patriot's Day; and also in that Battle Road. the reenaconent of British Retreat from Concord, did not occur. Since this is written in part for those who might care to partici pate in the future. we will mention all the customary events. We chose a chronological rendition. On Friday night of Patriot's Day weekend, as is customary, the Regimental Ball was held at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury. sponsored parade wa~ headed by the Air Force one day. No mention of the British were all British in colonial times. Th by the Sudbury Minute and Miliua. Band and included 20 or so Guard casualties presumes that, at that time. the rest a separate organization from the units and ceremonial units like the Saturday afternoon witnessed us were "Irregulars", as we still sa Sudbury Ancient Fife & Drum National Lancers. No colonial units. festivities at the Hartwell Tavern m to be. Companie.. Trailing the parade were the only Minuteman National Park. Here the Battle Road is characterized "' Saturday morning began with other musical unit, the Civil War local Minutemen and the British reen a series of skmnishes starting at · the celebrauon of the birth, and the Zauoves dressed in ve~ts and pan acted a skirmish. and the I st Old North Bridge in Concord birthplace, of the National Guard in taloons and marching to the beat of Michigan FDC and CFFM 6AM. The Minutemen then m~ Salem, Massachusetts - a brand new Cheney and Ruquist aka "Hank and (Combined Force Field Music) pro about one mile through a short cu; event. The Salem National Guard cel Clem". At the ceremony we learned vided mu ical entertainment. This 1s Merriam's Corner to ambush· ebration included a forced 130 beats there were 14,000 trained militia probably a one-time event as normal Regular,. The Regulars are bussed per minute march to a cemetery, and a under arms on the actual day now ly Saturday 1s reserved for a reenact there. Used to be that the nunul.CIDl!T.I return parade at a cadence of 110 fol celebrated as Patriot's Day, and that ment of the British retreat called would march from skirmish 10 ,lli lowed by a ceremony at the Peabody one officer, Capt. Isaac Davis of the "Battle Road". The British were mish: Bloody Triangle, Hart\\el Essex Museum. The colonial cadence Acton Minutemen. and 45 privates called the Regulars (not to be con Tavern, Fiske Hill, Gazebo Parl.. and of 90-100 1s much preferred. The were killed and 39 wounded on that fused w11h the Regulators), as we Tower Park in Lexington while the Ancient Tunes 2 3 ng'' The Shout Heard Round the l¾rld Brilish were bussed from one lo Lhe Green, anended by more Regulars than depending on distance. To my knowl Concord, Paul Revere is riding up olher. But since the millennium. we any other event. In 2000, the Regulars edge. only three minutemen units still Massachusetts A venue, and in are all bussed. For lack of daylight, the (British) stretched about one-half mile recreate the march. The Stow Lexington, the town children are Battle of Menotomy at the Jason down Massachusetts A venue. Minutemen begin their march at 5AM parading up Massachusetts Avenue, Russell House on Massachusetts Spectators arrive as early as 4AM 10 in order 10 reach Concord by I0AM led by the William Diamond Jr. Fife & Avenue in Arlington occurs on see the spectacle close up. But if you and join in the Concord parade. The Drum Companie. By 9AM the minute Sunday. dress in colonials. you can do 'picket Acton Minutemen leave at 6AM going men are still marching, but the towns Saturday night is reserved for duty' and be right on the periphery of down the Isaac Davis Trail and also of Lexington and Arlington, the mod the very well-attended Concord the green. But no matter, if you missed join the Concord parade. The Sudbury ern name of Meootomy, have Minutemen Ball held at the Old the event, you could catch it again at Ancient Fife & Drum Companie usu unleashed a torrent of runners up and Concord Armory. This year the ball 9PM that night on PBS. ally march in the 9:30AM Menotomy down Mass. Ave. I should also men was highlighted by perfonnances by The skirmish begins with a parade on Monday, Patriot's Day, pre tion the tens of thousands of runners the Middlesex County Volunteers and minULeman on horseback riding up to ferring 10 march to Concord on the being bussed to the start of the Boston the I st Michigan Fifes and Drums. as the Green shouting, you guessed it, actual date. the 19th, rather than on Marathon in Hopkinton at lhis same well as the Concord Minutemen. 'The Regulars are coming". This is Monday. Although they are some 13 time. Later on. at 9:30 and 10AM, Following each Ball, all three units followed by the Alarm Drummer miles from Concord, they usually respectively. the Menotomy and march to a church for a candle light WiUiam Diamond playing a long roll leave at a more civilized hour of 6AM Concord parades get underway, and ceremony, and hurry back before the as the Militia Line up on the green to since on the 19th there is oo parade to Sudbury is still marching to Concord. inevitable rainfall. face the Regulars. Note that the catch. But this year, with the I 9th I mention the Boston The Battle of Menotomy was Lexington Militia had not yet split off falling on Monday, they had to skip Marathon because the 25th Mass Co reenacted this year on Sunday. bul in a Minuteman unit at that time. Once Menotomy's parade. and Concord's as H, a Civil War unit, bas the honor of conflict with a new muster al Pierce the Regulars march onto the green and well, as they could not break with tra firing the starting gun- a musket vol Park in Lincoln, where 1st Michigan, tell them to disperse. two shots ring dition and start before six o'clock. ley. Then they hurry back to Prescott's, the Quahogs. the Middlesex out from behind a bush. just in case However, the Sudbury Ancients, Lexington for the afternoon 2PM County Volunteers, the 4-H Juniors, one musket did not fire, and the together with the Minute and Militia parade, along with all of us who still the William Diamond Juniors. and of Regulars fire at and aaack the Militia Companies, had the dubious honor of have legs to march the 2.5 miles. This course the Lincoln Minutemen per with bayonets. Eight Lie dead, but soon being the only unit to march through year the parade included the Lexington formed in celebration of Lincoln's arise to head off for coffee and donuts. the overflowed Concord River and Minutemen, of course, and I st 250th birthday. No jam session. as 1st Now the whole countryside is cross the Old North Bridge. ALI others Michigan, Middlesex County Michigan had to leave to play in the coming alive with marching had to march around the bridge. Volunteers, William Diamond fo., 4- Old North Church in Boston that Minutemen. ln I 975 when interest Just to be sure you get the H fifes & Drums, the Menotomy evening. was at a peak, minutemen from more whole picture. at about 8AM Monday Minutemen, the Acton Minutemen, the I st Michigan played several than a dozen surrounding communities morning. Patriot's Day, there are sev Bedford Minutemen, the 25th Mass, hymns during the Old North Church would begin their march to Concord. eral concurrent activities: Acton. Stow, but not Sudbury, who by tradition service dedicated to the 'Ride of Paul starting anywhere from 3AM to 6AM. and Sudbury are marching towards must picnic at the Wayside Inn in Revere·. After lhe service, al about Sudbury on the 19th. Huzzahs to 11 PM, Menotomy escorts Paul down Sudbury fifer ·'Muffy" Lutzin who to the Coast Guard docks where he is marched 13 miles from Sudbury to rowed across to where the Constitution Concord and also did the Lexington is docked in Charlestown. If you drive parade. ❖ real fast. you can catch a different Paul Revere al midnight as he arrives in RIChatd IM?S 1n Grafton. MA wrth his Lexington at the Hancock-Clark ~-and her son and mother. He Is a graduate ofHatVatd un;,,,ers1[)' wrth a House and hear: ··the Regulars are PhD III phys,cs. Now re!Jred. he can coming''. the shout heard round the devoce full ame co h,s Melong ,merest.s: drumming and running. Chronolog,cal/y. world. But no matter, yet another Paul h,s drum corps membersh;ps are: Revere rides again Monday morning Carey's cadets, Plaur,,i//e Ancients. Unn Village DnJm Band. Co/on/al Boys, just before the Menotomy parade at Sudbwy Ancients, Lex,~on 9:30AM, but well after the 6AM skir M,llCJcemen, Ancienc Mariners. Menotomy Mi/lUlemen, Stow mish on the Lexington Green. Minutemen, and Che Boscon Alatm A highlight of the weekend is Company. He s1,11 plays with them all whene\/efposs,ble. the reenactment of the 'Shot Heard Round the World' on the Lexington ------ 24 Ancient Tunes Thanks to the painstaking research of Dr. Harold Gillig, a Titusville, Florida resident and retired physician from Ohio, its ~ . authenticity was established with ~f!-:- the Florida Legislature in 1986. ~ _ With the help of David Ahearn of the Greater Titusville Kiwanis Club, Kiwanis clubs throughout Brevard County donated money and a memorial was erected to the battle at Jeuy Park in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Dr. Gellig then -- · persuaded the Brevard County Commission to establish Patriots n March 10, 1783, the ing an American ship canying gold between British and American forces Day. to be celebrated every year closing shots of the brick from Cuba to the financially took place at sea just off the coast of on March 9th to commemorate the American Revolution desperate newly independent Cape Canaveral, Florida event. ❖ were fired southeast of American govern Cape Canaveral, ment when it was FloridaO in a naval engagement attacked by three between the Continental frigate British frigates. wfuit Are Your Drum corps Alliance and the British HMS Sybil. Captain Sany and his The Alliance, under the men successfully Trivel Plans for 2005? command of Captain (later Admiral) fought off the attack John Sany, was enroute to Rhode ers and escorted the Island with a precious cargo of gold ship safely 10 Rhode Let Us Plan Your 2005 Trips on a Cruise! for the public treasury. Three British Island with cargo Warships spotted the Alliance and its intact. Five British companion ship, the French built and three American Years of experience and world-wide contacts enable us ship, Due de Luzon, off the coast of seamen died in the to arrange performances for your Corps with Florida and gave chase. Sany and battle on March 10. Local Musical Units in such exotic locales as 1783. his crew engaged the HMS Sybil and Bermuda, Jamaica & the Bahamas inflicted severe damage on the Though the or closer to home at British Warship during an exchange battle of Yorlnown of cannon fire. Successful in averting was the last land Kennedy Space Center and Nova Scotia British capture, Alliance and the Due baUle of the Make it more FUN on a cruise! de Luzon proceeded northward to Revolutionary War, their destination. After an eight year King George Ill ordered the British Est. 1972 , war for American independence, the Contact Sal Chiaramonte F◄ 1/I t'6L'SI\ Navy 10 continue the Alliance had fought the Continental at 860-669-5697 Navy's final battle. war at sea, to plunder ;- ~~r..~~ American ships and or 800-827-7779 ext 631 No less a personage than the GO.TUIO warships, refusing to or - "Father of the American Navy", Captain John Sany, was in com sign a treaty of peace. [email protected] mand of an American frigate escort- The last clash Ancient Tunes 2 5 Fifes and and Bugles by Richard H. Tourin lion came from the music stacks at The Ancient corps were a anniversary of the Declaration of the New York Public Library, where much smaller group, concentrated in Jndependence. featuring the Tall as born to the sound of I got permission to visit the rare Book the small towns of Connecticut. Ships display in New York harbor. drums. l.n the 1920s, black room from &!ward G, Freehafer. an They emphru:ized fidelity to the prac As part of the celebrations, the New people were moving from the assistant who later became director of tices of drum corps in colonial and York - New Jersey Trail Conference outh into Harlem, where we the library. I copied music by hand revolutionary war days: traditional dedicated two new hiking trails - the ved, bringing their music from many old books, some from music, colonial and continental army 177 and 1779 trails - that followed lwith them My earliest memories of before the Revolutionary War. While uniforms, and a sedate marching the routes of the British attack on Fort sounds were the sounds of drums and at the Library, I found copies of the pace. Their drum majors were very Clinton and of Mad Anthony Wayne saxophones playing out the windows magazine published by the dignified, usually men over six feet 10 the American anack on the British of Harlem, along with the sound of Connecticut Fifers and Drummers tall. One day in the lunchroom at at Stony Point. 1 pulled a fife out of horses' hooves and the rattle of milk Associa1ion. which described Deep City College, I heard someone play the box in the closet and Emily wagons. River and other fife and drum corps. ing a famous drumbeat. 'The learned to play "Yankee Doodle". The saxophones sounded to By the time I graduated from Downfall of Paris", on a wooden We led a hike on the 1777 trail. with me like the cats on the back fence. high school, I played trumpeL bugle. bench. He was Frank Angevine, an Emily playing at intervals along the but the drumming got into my blood. and fife. as well as drum. and became Ancient drummer from Brooklyn. way. About that time - the late 1970s When I was 13, the lodge my parents an instructor of junior corps. I met who told me about the Charles T. - Barbara was working in the music belonged to organized a junior drum many other instructors, including a Kirk Corps. which met in a basement departmentatQueensboro and bugle corps, and l became a drummer from the Minute Men of on Liberty Avenue in Brooklyn. I Community College, where she mec drummer. The instructor was a trum Long Island. That was my first went there to hear them. and met Raoul Camus. a music professor who pet player, who thought drums were exposure to Ancient drumming, as Harold and George Ripperger. who specialized in military music. We to beat time for the bugles. He was contrasted to the modem style of the were considered among the best gave him my box of drum corps followed by a flute player from the marching and maneuvering (M&M) drummers of the time. When I was music. Julliard School ofMusic, Phil corps featured by the American asked to find judges for a drumming About 15 years later, I received Lashinsky, who added fifes to the Legion. which dominated the drum competition, I recruited them I a telephone call from &I Olsen, corps. We became lifelong friends, corps scene. The M&M style featured became much more interested in curator of the Museum of Fifing and but he didn't do much for the drum elaborate bugle arrangements. Ancient drum corps than the more Drumming in lvoryton, Connecticut. ming. At that time we lived in including bugles with pistons (single showy M&M corps, because their Raoul Camus had given him my box Washington Heights, and down the valve), baritone bugles. and tenor musicianship was so \'astJy superior. of music for the museum. &I told me block was the McNally post of the drums in addition to snare drums and My drum corps activity was about the Company of Fifers and Amencan Legion. which had a junior bass drums. The M&M corps also inte1TUpted by military service, and Drummers. which owned the muse drum and bugle corps. Their drum stressed tricky marching fonnations when I came home I was too busy to um. and I joined and began to receive ming was greatly superior to ours. with massed flags and baton-twirling think about drum corps. I sold my their newsletter which Lists Ancient and I decided to take some drum girls with shon skirts and long legs. I trumpet and packed my music. drum musters. We have now attended two lessons. After some false starts, I met learned to teach bacon twirling as sticks. and fifes in a box. which sat in recent musters. al Monroe and Charlie Bessette. an old timer who well as mustc because the organiza the back of a closet for many years. Montgomery. NY. as well as one at was an orchestra drummer. but also tions that sponsored the corps wanted Then around 1965, I met Miss Case Fort Ticonderoga, which we attended played rudimental drumming. I too to put on a good shO\\ for the public at Back Log Camp in the as part of an Adirondack Council lessons from him and he told me to and their members, whose children Adirondacks. She was a sister of meeting. go to Wolfs music store. west of played in the corps. Senator Case of New Jersey. She Since World War II, my drum Times Square in the 40's. and buy a I did well teaching drummers said she lived in a village in corps activity has been as a spectator. drum book by Sanford Moeller. and buglers, except for the Chinese Connecticut that nobody ever heard I am very glad 10 be part of the audi While there. I noticed other drum Youth Club corps in Chinatown. of: Deep River. l asked if she knew ence applauding the many fine musi books, including a reprint of Strube's whose members did not under;tand about the Deep River Fife and Drum cians who keep alive an imponant "Drum and Fife Instructor" from much English. The drum majorette Corps. She said of course, they had a part of American History. ❖ 1869. That was the start of my col had to translate what I said, and their big parade e\·ery year that passed by lection of drum corps music. Prodded byh,s children 8 few )f/atS bac/1, Dick sense of rhythm w3l. very different her house. That inspired me to make set out to ..me his memo,,s, and lh1s account of I later collected from many from Western march rh}thm. My the trip to the Deep River Ancient h,s e,penences In fifs. drum. and bugle 1s one sources: a microfilm of ·1ne chap(.er there,n. It was co h8..e been presented main benefit from that assignment Muster in July 1967. taking my wife Drummers and Fifers Guide" by Bl Jaybm1 Day. 2002. but unfoltunately Dick goi was that they taught me 10 eat with Barbara. and daughter. Deirdre and SJCk on the way. wound up 111 the Yale New George B. Bruce and Daniel D. HIM/fl Hosp,tal, and was unable 10 del1>er II. chop~ticks. I had less luck with Emily with me. It was great fun and I Em men ( 1862). and flash cards of ni,s ,ssue of the Ancient Times, dedicated ro Old baton-twirlers. who all seemed con bought \Orne records there. New Yori!. ~kS to rec11fy thar mishap. music used by Major Schroeder. ceited and absorbed with hov, they Another IO years went by and leader of the band at the old Hebrew looked. not team players. we were celebrating the 200th Orphan Asylum. Much of my collec- 26 Ancient Tunes Fife and Drum Connections __.,. our recent issue which we had missed, over 95,000 Purina Company had gotten him from instead of the usual police car with people had attended! I'm sure that a breeder in New York State, and con- devoted to the flashing lights at the head of the every restaurant and shop in St. lributed him to the expedition. So far, parade, there were two mounted offi connections Charles was happy! How they ever in the Expedition's travels down the between fifing cers on Morgan Horses. Military units fitted 95,000 people into Frontier Park Ohio last year and up the Missouri this included everything from French & and drumming is still a mystery to me. year, some 180,000 children have pet- and re enacting Indian War to the War of 1812, inter St. Charles is a modem city, but ted Seaman. Seaman is absolutely was excellent. spersed with Indian groups, (and they bas preserved and restored Main devoted to Scott and loves riding on Several years were real Indians) and carriages carry Street. This is the original settlement the foredeck of the keelboat. ing the mayor and other dignitaries, in ago, my wife, along the River, adjacent to the park. Saturday was very hot, as only Jane. and I had period clothing. The 42nd It is a sort of Midwestern the Midwest can get. but mitigated written an article about The Feast of Highlanders Band of Music, from Williamsburg, except that it is a living somewhat by a strong south wind. As the Hunters Moon, in Indiana, but West Lafayette IN were there, their community. People really live in the we arrived, a parade was marching Ancient Times was in disarray that year fifes almost drowned out by their restored houses and work in the along Main and we didn't even send it in. -..~!'- pipes. They are one of the few bag stores and shops, but the atmos- Street Even However, we have recently returned pipe groups who do not wear the mod phereofearly 19th century the St. from one of those "Signature Events" em Scottish oulfits. They wear the remains. It was a perfect setting Charles Police connected with the Lewis and Clark uniform worn by the 42nd during the for the departure of the Lewis had gotten Bicentennial and again we can repon. attack on Ticonderoga in 1758. The and Clark Expedition. Perhaps into the in a timely fashion, some of the Fife Great River Fifes and Drums of ten acres of the park was cov and Drum events in the Midwest, Madison Cty. IL in their gray regi ered with military encampments. which always involve re enactors by mentals, faced green, followed a Rows of wedge tents and mar force of circumstance. quees were interspersed with the One difference between New larger tents of sutlers and food England and the Midwest as far as vendors. The parents of the Fifing and Drumming is concerned is Alton Colonials, a junior corps the sheer number of corps in the easL from Alton IL were preparing Consider the number of corps that their specialty, carmelled pop attend the Deep River Muster in corn. It is a big money maker Connecticut, which may number for their corps. much as Fried almost a hundred. A Midwestern Dough is for our home corps, muster may only auract eight or ten Hanaford's Volunteers of corps, and still have 90% of the corps Vermont. Other vendors were west of the Appalachians! So, if they serving up buffalo burgers, elk, want to put on a real show, they have etc. Anything that Lewis and to include re enactors. Clark's Corps of DiscO\·ery bad Our son-in-law, Scott Mandrell. eaten was being served except formerly a fifer with the Old Guard, dog. There was a dog. Lewis where he and our Daughter, Kathy, had a Newfoundland dog named met, is portraying Meriwether Lewis Seaman on the expedition two in a three-year re-enactment of that hundred years ago. Scott had epic trip across America in 1803-1806. Seaman CC with him. Seaman We attended the festivities at St. was only 18 months old and Charles MO on 22 and 23 May 2004. weighed 135 pounds. He was a The event had been going on since the big, black, gentle, lovable beast, I 3th in the Frontier Park along St. greatly loved by Scoll and Charles' riverfront. On the first day, Kathy's two children. The .Ancient Tnnes 2 7 . by Jerry Mullen ~o n"' ~ ng Hanafor he Ist Michigan Colonial Fife of music that our late co-founder Mary and Drum Corps is celebrat Logsdon, wrote down on the occasion of our ing 30 years of existence. lt 25th Anniversary. Talcing that list and remem has been an interesting march bering some of the other tunes that Mary had of time for us. The Corps has mentioned over the years, a listing of some 28 hosted musters in Ontario, pieces of music has been compiled. Copies of New York, Michigan, Ohio the music have been sent out to those who and Great Britain along with showed an interest in participating, and some great co hosts. If there is one thing that rehearsals have begun. can be said of the journey, it is this. Music, The title "Love Forever - The Sweetness especially THIS music has provided us with of Mary" comes from two of the pieces that will strong friendships all over the world. Because be recorded. This music has bad a good effect of this art fonn, the I st Michigan has had the on aU of us, helping to bring our grief under honor to perfonn with a long list of other musi bv Marie Logsdon control. It has helped us to move on. We have cal ensembles, including other fife and drum Drummajor@ I stmichigan.com also in our recent past felt the loss of one of our ensembles, Symphony Orchestras, Brass www.lstmichigan.com other members who had been with us for a Jong Bands and Pipe and Drum Corps, both military time. Pat Angst will also be remembered in the and civilian, from all over the world. the Ist Michigan will have a party to celebrate the sounds of fifing and drumming that will be As it is with any organization that continues 30 years of maching and playing. The day prior to recorded at Assumption Grotto. in Detroit, to grow, we have had our share of bumps and that celebration. we will be celebrating in a differ Michigan. Should there be any questions about the bruises along the way. We have lost some good ent manner. We have im·ited friends from fifing recording please feel free 10 contact the !st people due to illness. The members of the Ist and drumming to gather in Detroit to record an Michigan Colonial Fife and Drum Corps. Michigan have decided to help raise funds to album of music. The proceeds from the sale of the We hope that the holidays bring wannth and combat ovarian carcinoma, so that more effective album ";u go directly to fund research to combat cheer to you and yours. Remember your loved ones treatment and hopefully a cure can be found. On the ravages of ovarian cancer. as you play this year. Remember those who have Thanksgiving weekend of 2004, the members of The concept of the album comes from a list been important to you. Have a good holiday. ❖ CONTACT US AT: drummajor@l stmichigan.com For wholesale and retail prices Ancient Tunes 2 9 COMPANY MEETING D~ ~I meetings will be held at The Company Headquarters m lvoryton. CT and are open to all Company members. Executive Board meetings require lhe attendance of all Executive Comminee members. Committee Chairs are invited and encouraged to attend Meeting dates and times for lhe year 2005 are as follows: February 19: Executive Board meeting II am. Company General meeting I pm. April 16: Executive Board meeting 10 am. Compa11y Annual meeting I pnt July 17: Executive Board meeting 10am. thinking about the Cuccia Family in New Open House 12 noon. the bonom of The Company of Fifers & Dnimmers letter head is York siate. both the mother and father are in September 17: Executi,e Board meetin~ IO am. drum corps. their several children are in Company General meeting I pnt the statement --For the perpetuation of early American drum corps. those that married. are married ovember 19: Executive Board meeting 10 am. A to drum corps people and their children will Company General meeting I pnt martial music" I WAS THJNKil'IIG. how do we. the most likely continue the perpetuation. Contact: 71,e Company, 860-767-2237; There is the Barrows family in [email protected] Ancients do that? Connecticut.the mother the late "Gerre·· Directions to There are several ways. Some just Company Museum and Headquarters: play the music and perfonn for audiences a1 Barrows did not play but did Iler part as From highways 1-95 or 1-91 proceed along Route 9 to parades and musters. Secretary of The Company ofFifers & Exit 3 and follow lhe signs to lvoryton. The M11se11m of Othen;, like The Company Librarian Drummers, her children, the late Cindy Fife & Dn1111 is one half mile north of lhe famous Sue Cifaldi. do rc~arch on the originality of Barrows wa, a fifer and her son Cliff mar Ivo on Pia house. the music. ,, ho wa\ the composer?. why v. as ried Judy. a member of the Rochette family it written? For example. a member of the of drum corps champions and both their Kentish Guards once told me that ''The children are members of a corp~. Road to Boston" was originally called ln Massachusetts there is drummer "General Greene's March" and was written Dick Crossen. whose daughter Robin to mark the departure of the Kenti~h Guards Niemitz, Editor of The Ancienr Times. is for Concord and Lexington on April 20th married to Steve.a drum corps pcr by Jack Clapp • The Hessian Tl,is is tl,e final pan ofa hand • The Dutch written account by fifer a11d long time Autobiography of an • Quick Scotch dnim major ofthe Veteran Corps of • Three Camp~ Anillery Fife a11d Dnim Corps - the After each number a roll of VCA ofNew York City. Part 1 the drum was played, then the next appeared in issue 106 ofthe A11cie11t number. Times, a11d part 2 i11 issue 107. Old Fifer The one good thing about In Part/, Jack described Reveille, as far as members of the beginning his fife trai11i11g as a gram PART 3 Field Music were concerned, was that mar school boy on Manhattan's \l'est they did not have to be presentable. side before the tum ofthe century. They could go out and play half Pan 2 begins after the Spanish dressed as there was no one up and American War of I898 and Part 3 about to see them. They aroused the co111in11es with his playing with the camp. 12th Reg/. NY National Guard, one of The Field Music marched out NYCsfi11es1 corps. to the flag staff, took position in the Jack sometimes told the story rear of the artillery detachment that in the 3rd person, using "the boy". consisted of four or five men. They "he", or "JC whe11 referring to him primed the field piece. a Light artillel) self. His account continues. Editing gun. and attached the flag to the lan has been limited to clarifyi11g, with yards. The drum major consulted hi~ notations in brackets {] - not to watch and at the proper time, brought grammar. -ed the baton down starting ReveiJle as the cannon (''the sunrise gun") was Fife and Drum - fired and the colors slowly raised to the Field Music of the top of the flag pole. the 12th Regiment Just prior to the Field Music There was always something marching to the Color Line. the doing at the good old 12th Regiment drummer of the Guard sounded first of the New York National Guard, call. By the time Reveille was fin particularly with the F.M. (field i~hed. the various companies were up music). I could fiJI quite a few chap and out in their company streets ters of events in which I took part wam to hear, and on the other hand. house. And they did police duty the being checked by the Ist sergeant. while in the 121h and later in !he 9th lead the grand march at a dress ball of next day under guard and of course As I write this, I thought it Regiment, and in the VCA (NYC the New York 400. I can still see him did not take part in Reveille. which might be well to describe a day in Veterans Corps of Artillery). 1 will with his red beard and mustache. made the drum major AJex Menzies camp. at that period, the start of a try to recall some of them 3!, I go We no more than got settled very sore. new century. These were the good along. at camp given our location and Good old Alex, a drum maJor old days, when the National Guard ln 1906 the 12th went to camp company street. than the owners of from the old school. a strict discipli was at its Peak. During World War L at Peekskill, NY, reLieving the 69th the two saloons came over to pay narian, a good soldier, hated things while at Fon Monmouth, I used to Regt. The train stopped at the Roe their respects and infonn us that there sLip shod, and saw that you did things hear the bugle calls played on recora Hook station and we marched up that was a keg of beer waiting for us with right or take the consequences. But a - a phonograph and speaker horns at steep hill to the camp site in heavy the compliments of the house. It was regular fellow off duty and always various places -generally on the marching order. my first time at Peekskill. e\'erything looked after his men. roofs of some shacks around camp. I remember CorneLius was new to me but I couldn't help A Camp Day for What are we coming to? It must Vanderbilt. then a lieutenant in the thinking that the F.M. must have Field Music have been very inspiring to the G.b. regiment. had run the steam engine been preuy good customers to receive Well . now to get back to the camp Now a word for Reveille v. hile up to camp - aside from being a gen such a good welcome. Of course the Life as I knew it. on the subjecL There are people tleman, a real guy - as he was known old timers Line of Jack Duffy, Frank After Reveille came Surgeon today and officers in the army who to be a full fledge mechanic, as well Scheer. Al Hanse. Bob Sullivan, etc. CalJ or Sick Call as it was common!) did not know that Reveille (as well as as an inventor. He had invented a hot knew an the places. One was located called - a 6:05 A.M., then Breakfast the "calJs'') were played on the fife box for use on locomotives and the --out in the woods", as they called it Call. These calls were played by the: and drum. It con~isted of the grip coupling for railroad cars, and the other down by Ans ville musicians of the Guard. a fifer, drurr following parts: replacing the old coupling pin. It was Creek. mer. and bugler. The musicians of nice to have known him; he was an The boys lost no time accept • The Three Camps the Guard were on duty for 24 hour• all around good fellow - he could ing the gift of the beer. with the result • Slo,, Scotch starting at Guard Mount. They draw a sidle of beer from the keg, and that about half of them didn't hear • The Austrian played each call at three different tell as good a story as you would taps and spent the night in the guard • The Dawning of the Day places, first in front of the Guard Ancient Tunes 3 1 Tent. second at the Color Line, then in Battalion, and Regimental formations, that $ l.50 which the soldier lost, as corps, an expert drummer, and Lester front of the Colonel's or Adjutant's Passing in Review, the Field Music well as the $1.50 for each day he was MoeUer an ex 8th Cavalry Regt. tent. trooping the line at the Sound Off, etc. under arrest. The soldier caught was bugler made up the detail. We must After Breakfast Call they The Field Music sounded off and likely to get a 3-day bit on KP or have made a hit for the Colonel would come down to the Field Music looked good as they trooped the line, police duty. ordered the Officer of the Guard to street for their chow. There the kid- and the counter march was a well exe- The Field Music did not stand release me, then told the Drum Major ding and razzing would start. Made cuted maneuver and always received much chance of getting by as they that we were the best musicians of the no difference how good they were, favorable comment. After the second received $3.00 per day, which was Guard be had beard so far. they were told in no uncertain terms counter march, Slow Retreat was nice picking for the sentries - but run- I wi II pause here to explain how lousy they were, but it was all played by the fife and drum, then by ning the guard was son of a dare. and wby a Field Musician received extra taken in stride and good humor. bugle. The Sunset gun was fired and the game was on. I took two chances. money. A good Field Music unit was They, in tum would be riding the next the colors lowered amid the strains of got through once and caught once. the pride of a regiment, aside from the Guard detail the following day. the Star Spangled Banner. When caught. you were taken to the camp duty calls, etc., they share the After Breakfast Call came After evening Dress Parade, Guard Tent. There was no provision playing of the music for parades, regi- Fatigue call. That was a signal for all you were "on your own", and took made for comfolt - no cots, blankets mental reviews, etc. A fifer, drum- hands to get busy and clean up quar- things easy until 9 P.M. Then the or bed sacks. You sat on the ground or mer, or bugler applying for member- ters, roll up and air out the tents. bot- Field Music fell in and marched to the stood up. The feUows on guard duty ship had to pass an examination toms, and police streets. etc. Color Line and played Tattoo. The were generally pretty good guys. before he was eligible to join as a Then came Guard Mount, the Tattoo consisted of: They would offer you cigarettes and a Field Musician. time for this was optional. it was up • Three Cheers drink from a bottle and kid you a bit. Colonel George R. Dyer of the 12th Regt. used to say, "They earn the the Colonel. Some [Regiments] • Doublings Breakfast call sounded and a have it in the morning, others in the guard told us, Eddie Betts a buddy their money. They have to play an • 6/8 Quickstep afternoon. Our regiment had it in the from the field Music was with me, to instrument while marching. and at • Doublings morning about 10 A.M. ll consisted fall in as be was taking us down for times in heavy marching order, while of a detail from each company repolt- e Slow March breakfast. Then he marched behind men in the companies just march mg for guard duly. We used to like • Doublings us with gun on shoulder. I stopped along. Their music is an inspiration. Guard Mount. The band played sev- • Troop, 3/4 time and turned around and told him to When the band stops and Field Music eral numbers for inspection of anns. • Doublings walk alongside of us. But he quickly plays, you can see the heads come up passing in review, etc., then the band • 2/4 Quickstep told us his orders were to walk and there is an additional spring to the and the Field Music would fall out. • Three Cheers behind. Was I mad! My pride was ~tep." Colonel Byron of the 9th used and the new detail of musicians of the • Doublings hult. There was something about that 10 say on a long march, and the going Guard played the new Guard down to guard walking behind me that made was getting rough, "Have the F.M. At the playing ofTanoo. all the Guard Tent. where the old Guard me feel like a heel. play the regiment over the hill." was lined up waiting to be relieved. soldiers were Lo return to and remain After breakfast, Eddie and I Drum Majors. in those days, They turned the prisoners. if any (gen- in their tents or quaners. unless by policed the streets, the usual job for knew their business, they could erally a few Field Musicians) over to special permission. Five minutes guard runners caught, but wasn't too instruct, drill, and discipline. They the new Guard, marched off. and were before the prescribed lime for playing bad. Our guards were good fellows received Regimental pay, and most of dismissed a sholt distance from the Tattoo, First Call would be beaten by so we did quite a bit of loafing. When them earned iL Menzies of the I 2th guard House. the drummer of the Guard. evening dress parade came along we received $900 per year. Hill of the Next the musicians of the The call to quarters wa\ next were in good position to both watch 9th S850, and Smith of the 7th SIOOO, Guard sounded 1st Call and Assembly sounded by the bugler out in the open. the re,iew and hear the Field Music which at the tum of the century was Next came Taps. that was about 10:45 for drill. followed by Drill Call. The which was very good. It is entirely considered good. regiment was formed and went P.M. The guards then challenged and different when you are playing in the Yes the Drum Majors knew anyone not having the password was through about an hour or more of ranks or at a distance listening as a their business and when on duty were put under arrest. preuy stiff drilling. Then Recall was spectator. I was proud of them At strict which was necessary. I have sounded by the musicians of the The Evening Stroll sound off. they trooped the line in per- often said that what I know about the Guard and the regiment marched off. Many of the boys stayed over feet formation. the counter marches business is because I served under preuy tough Drum Majors.❖ Next came Dinner Call. After dinner at Electric Park in Peekskill too long, were good and the playing excellent. a quick check to see if all was in good The following day, Alex and then after waking up the boatman This iS the last of the /lan Rev. Frank "Moose" Egan 73 Bass Dn1111111er Emeritus Menotomy Minute Men Rev. Frank ''Moose" Egan June ll, 2004 Rev. Frank --Moose" Egan. bass drummer emeritus of the Menotomy Minute Men died Friday June 11, 2004 at Bridgton ME Hospital. He \\as born in Quincy, MA on March 3, 1931. He was Dorothy Mw1el (Seam) proud of his service as a Deacon at St. J~ph's Yerarruan Church in Bridgton. He is survived by his wife Virginia of Bridgton; three sons Sean of Moodus, 75 CT, Francis of Woburn, MA, and Patrick of Life Member of Melrose, MA; one daughter Shannon Egan of T11e Company of Fifers & Dnonmers Bridgton. July 3, 2004 Moose joined Menotomy in l974. He was the first music instructor for Menotomy and he and hi~ family were very active in the corps for man} years. Frank Jr. is currently in I.he Color Guard of the Frankie Mariners and also plays Bas~ Drum. Sean is a snare Frank McGowan drum.mer with the Mariners and Patrick fifes and drums with Menotomy and instruc~ the Wm up to the last few weeks: even as she grew weaker 65 Diamond Jr Corps of Lexington MA. Paul Hogman. she tried and tried. Fifer Past Captain of the Menotomy Minute Men. stood Besides her mother, left to mourn her are her Stony Creek F&D Corps, Honor Guard at the wake and then read a brief eulo daughter, Carole Yeramian ofHolyoke. MA; son~. Ancient Mariners CT, gy at the funeral ceremony. Paul said, .., knO\\ that George Yeramian lll and his partner. Karl Hasting, Moose is up there right now looking down on us. He of East Hampton, MA, William Yeramian of San Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion has that smile on his face. He has his bass drum on October 2L, 2004 Francisco, CA, and David Yeramian of Windsor. and he has a mug of beer balanced on the drum•·. and myself, her husband and lifemate of 50 years. -William Mahoney George Yeramian, Jr.; her sisters, Shirley Taylor of Enfield, Rulh Koprowski of Windsor. and Gail Eldrick Arsenault Dorothf!;:}!~(Seam) Ne\'ins and her husband, Bob of Simsbury and their 81 families; three aunts she was close to from early in Dorothy Muriel (Seam) Yeramian. survived her life. Elsie Haynes of Bryant Pond, ME, Anna ltlst President King of West Swanzey, NH, and Leona Moskowiu the ravages of a 25 year onslaught of several debili T11e Company ofFifers & Dnmuners of Lantana. FL along with their families; and the tating ailments only to be laid low in a shon time by Snare D111mmer light of her life, granddaughter, Sum.mer Lynn dreaded cancer. She ne\'er knew. She had nine Yeramian (daughter of Wi!Uam) and Summer's hal:. Lancraft Ancient FDC months to enjoy a new house addition wherein she sister, Raven and their mother. Bonnie Bums all of had a bright, airy bedroom and spacious bathroom. She died as she chose to; in her own home, her own California. She was predeceased by her aunt, Mimi room and her own bed. no hospital, period. Dorothy Davis. Her most enjoyable years began in 1984 drew her last breath at 12:46 p.m. Saturday, (July 3, t\\llClCllt . Tunes ,..,,..,,, when I ~taned Field Drumming and became ,ery in\oh ed in the Company of Fifm and Drummer, who-,e headquaners and mu,;cum are 10 horyton. Don came along with me to parades. muster.. and other Ftfe and Drum e,enb throughout New England. Kew York and beyond She made friend., and acquaintances \\ ith whom ,he wru, happy. They responded 10 her near death illness in 1992 by nood mg her bo~pital room ,,ith me,'llges of suppon. A heanfelt lener of thanb in the company magazine. The Ancient Time,. thanked e, eryone and ad.no,, I edged their part in bringing her back. We are both life members of the company and enjoyed many good Limes at the compan} building. There ,,ere man} ,pec1al File & Drum friend,. so good and con cerned about her. To name ,orne or any. might ,tight other., but they all know who they are. Thank you. Don and I were con-.cn ationi,ts. Wa.,te noL ,,ant not wa., our motto. She \\a., a contribuung member of Greenpeace Intcrnauonal. National Re,ources Dcfen-.e Council. Pubhc Citi,cn. Common Cau-.e. World Wildlife Fund. Habitat for Humanity. American Red Cro". AARP. \PR .. and -.c,eral other humanitarian.\\ 1ldlife. and earth pre~n·ation organu.iuon.,. Al'° like so man} other Connecticut folk\ we lo\'ed UCONN Womens 1939. son of John and Margaret Purcell allowed 10 ,lip 10to his brother\ shadow - Ba,kctball and made a pledge to C P.T.V. after McGowan thereby hiding the fact that he was also an e, cry game of the price of a ticket. He started fifing in the Stony Creek F&D extremely fine drummer. Thank, to all of the Ancient family and CO{Jh in the 1950,,. (a student of that famous old A \tudcnt. as was Frankie. of that lncnds who showed the same coune~). concern. and "Creeker" Lou Lavassa), e,cntually monng on famous drum in\tructor, Earl Sturtze. El \\US re,pect at her funeral a.s you did "hen she "as -,o to the Ancient Mariners. Howe,er. he and his born in Southview. Ma.,sachusetts in 1923. His sick. \0 many times O\'er the )Car'\. Well mer 100 brolhers. had ix-en play10g "uh old "cla."1c" iniual corp, \\a., the well known St. Fmnm came to her wake and funeral and e\'en more -.em automobile, since they \\ere kid.,. As a matter of DBC of New Haven. canb of sympathy and condolence. Floral tributes fact. only ,ix months ago Frolllk w~ on his back Folio,\ mg Sturtze·, • and hi, brother from corps and individuals. and subsequent memori putting fenders on a ·39 Packard. Frank·s • ,tylc, El played with the famous al gifh to the abme mentioned organizations ha\'e They started singing m the early sixties. Lancraft Ancient FDC and taught a number of humbled me. under the Litle The ~1cGowan Brothers and Doug corps and indi\ iduals along the \\ ay. Conne(;ticut Valley Field Music ca.me to the Lapham:· but their most popular group had to One of hi, finest accomplishments funeral in unifonn. and Jim Clark played the muffled ha\'e been 'The Fabulow, Farquaur." This came was helping to found Tht Compan_,. of Fijen drum to lead her funeral proces,1on into and out of to fruition while they were entertaining at New & Drummers, where he proudly functioned as the chapel. Then CVFM formed up at the cemetery York Cit}\ popular "Ireland\ Thirty-two. .. pre,1den1. und played one of their med le}, followed b} three Frank's per;onal popularity \\-a., demon Among the man) junior and -.enior corps tunes I had selected. In these they were joined by strated by the enormil} of the crowd at Clancy· s he taught were the Fairfield. CT Fire friends from CT. NY. VA. and CA. A friend from funeral Home• -and a fe,\ blocks away-St. Department and the Bridgepon War Veter.ins. the Go\'ernor\ foot Guard played taps with echo. Mary's church. whose timpani. timbale,. and bongos dro\'C lum and another friend played Amil.ling Grace o,er her His drum co~ enthu,ia.,m touched more away. for• a, he often "31d • "I'm an Ancient gra\'e a.s people were lea\'ing .. than just the members of his own "crazy corp.." - corpsman:· -George Yeramian note the following tribute forwarded by As \\ith m05t drummers. Eldrick started Company member Fred Killingbeck of Stowe. playing a.\ a kid. It was a natural direcuon since ''Frankie'' Vf - "Another season of sorrow comes to pa.,s he was trying to imitate lus brother. e,en JOd naught can be done to ,tern the tide. F1N 11 though he admined he "didn't know what he Frank McGowan \\as 'The Duke." then Roger Clark. Eldnck was doing." His parenb thought ll would be The Ancient drum corps cornmunuy lost one Arsenault. Dennis McGo\\an. and n0\\ Frank. • nice to have two drummers around the hou-,e of Its more popular participants with the pa.,,10g of All "good people .. and splendid musicians. The although Frank wasn't sold on the idea. Frank ~1cGo,\an, most recently a ftfer with the hea\'ens may be filled "ith melodies but tho-.e Howe,er. inasmuch as bugle, co,1 too much "Soru. of the Whiske) Rebellion." popularly kno\\n left behind are heavy ofhean. during the Dcpre,sion. and ,Lieb were only a as the "Whiskey Boys.'' -Ed Olsen quarter. the Arsenault family ended up with two Frank left u, in his home town of Branford, Eldrick Arsenault drummers • Frank staned around 1929 and El Connt.-cticut. followed in 1933 Recent!} mteme\\ed for an article in During WWII El follo\\ed mo,t of hi, SUJ'\1\'ed by his fiancee. Robin S\\an-.on (her "Percu.,,i\'e \ote..:· Eldrid: re,ealed more about \Cll a recent dc\'otcc of the life). plus brothers Bobb} friend\ and fella,\ corps members by sening 10 our subject than his quiet nature would ha,e pre and Jack. and sister Peggy. He wa., pre-decea.\Cd by the U.S. Anny - unfonunately. however, not as viously allo,\ed him to re\'eal. lus famous drumming brother. Denms. a drummer ba.,, The younger brother of famous rudirnen Frank \\a.s born in new Ha,en. on June 8. tal champion Frank AN:naull, El wru, all to often -Ed Olsen 34 Ancient Tlffies Re-enactments, another side o+ kkna and drumminn 7.::.::::valleyFif, ~ J II) l/ V V &DmmCorps the long weekend of the elaborate Battle of the colors for the American forces at the huge ife and drum corps members expe Georgian Bay in northern Ontario TVF&DC pro- 1812 event in Mississinewa, (picture #2 included rience the fun of learning music vided entenainment in the camp. served as field to illusrrate) and fifing from the ramparts of Fort and marching with their fife and musicians for military troops as they battled McHenry with nighttime fireworks and the old drum "family." They also experi through the streets of Penetanguishene. boosted Star Spangled Banner flying overhead. There was ence the enjoyment of perfonning the morale of shore troops during a naval battle also the occasion of fifer Ann "dying" on the for parades and festivals and the between tall ships, and marched through the sands Mississinewa battlefield while Dragoons galloped camaraderie of other corps at for yet another battle on Balm Beach. Because re- their horses among the dead. (That lhriU wiU not musters. Another very rewarding experience is enactments often commemorate specific local his- be voluntarily repeated.) perfonning at historical re-enactments. The torica1 events, our corps will often set up enter- The rewards from re-enactment activities Tittabawassee Valley Fife & Drum Corps is fortu taining education programs for school children are many. and our members get an up-close look nate to be quite active in providing support for and others attending the event. (picture #I includ- at history they could never find elsewhere. We've various re-enactment events in the U.S. and ed to illustrate) sat around a campftre and listened to the great Canada, and I'm sharing some experiences both Sometimes it will be individuals or small Indian leader Tecumseh tell his story. We've from a group and a personal perspective. groups who go to re-enactments. The Keeley experienced the difficulties of a long march and Most of the time we participate in re-enact family. consisting of five ofTittabawassce's most running battles in the field and have grown to ments as a full Corps. One very notable event was loyal members, may don appreciate some of the hardships and sacrifices of their Scottish unifonns our country's early soldiers. We've learned music and participate in events from many different time periods in order to sup- with the 42nd Regiment port the color ceremonies of historical timelines. of Foot Royal We have seen artisans, craftsmen, and musicians Highlanders. TVF&DC working as they did long ago. We have paddled fifer Ann Martin is the with Voyageurs in their birch canoes on the rivers field musician for the that brought these traders to settlements in the Brooks Detachment of early days of our country. We have played church 1812 Marines. This music during worship services that utilize 18th 1812 group has provided ceotury liturgies. We have played '"Reville" on the some memorable parade ground of Fort Henry after sleeping moments for an enthusi- overnight in the old stone rooms there. At astic fifer, including ftf- evening balls and cotillions, we have danced the ing from the bowsprit of dances that our ancestors enjoyed. with our female Old Ironsides out in the corps members looking so pretty in the 18th cen tury gowns they made for the occasions. We have met some fascinating people, and we ha\'e made some wonder ful friends. And yes. we have T-shirts from what seems like every historical site in the country. ❖ fAlxM! ,en, Tittabawassee memlleis tel! the stOI)' of field muslC on Education Day al rhe Talbot Raids R~ enactment ,n Wal/acelown, C8118da {pnrnary membelS Kl photo: J,m McMahatl. Karen Keeley/ (Left) Drummer John Oien and Fifer Ann Maron rroop the cokxs du~ rhe 1812 lnspectJOn and Color Ce~ for MISSISS/()f/Wa in /ndJana Ancient Tunes 35 .. Sub~ion .. SWEETHEART FLUTES 32 South Maple Street, Enfield, CT 06082 ~uirements FIFES: Colonial & Civil War models; Cloos repros; Folk & Modern !'engineered"-in many keys forihe FLUTES: Irish style-keyed or keyless; Baroque, and Renaissance WHISTLES: D & C-For Jigs & Reels! Ancient Times The Ancient Times is accepung illtlcles, obituanCll. Send for Brochure a nd/or Antique & Used flute list notices and ads for publication for the following Tel: (860) 749-4494 E-mail: Ralphsweetri aol.com On the Web: www.sweetheartflute.com issues until the datei. !isled below. 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LaPierre1 Jr. Son1 LLC Ad~ertising Copy The Ancieut Times acccpL, Electrical Contractors "reJdy-to-pnnt" copy for a martial music book\. Here is the totalicy of what the better drummers tend to gather together. For us 'we· learned. as I got to march in the Inaugural double-strokers, locking up means that we play Parade as well. Our street beat was the Linn Village seven-stroke rolls. double-stroke rolls that is. so Teaching Common Time. [which I believe is in one of The that every beat in the roll can be distinguished and Company books, along \.\ ith Closing of the Day and the group of drummers sounds like one. That is Mr. Rudiments. all composed by Ralph Eames. why proficient drummers are happy playing simple who banded and then disbanded the Linn Village stock beats at a modest cadence, while the not-so Adults to Drum Band. He made and owned all the drums. proficient always want to play faster and more ------. complicated pieces. R/L accented beats Locking up is almoM a r/1 unaccented beats mystical experience. You can DrID11 feel the reverberations of the by Dnimmer Dick R11q11isr rest measure marker other drums coming through t is fairly well known that it is next to measure midpoint your drum into your stich. The impossible to teach adult drummers to roll - feedback is such that the beats a double-stroke roll. that is. So I was not Street beat: seem to pull together even if you very positive about talcing on five rlrlrll R r: L I IR R :L rlrlrl are just a liule bit off. But get too Lex.ington Minutemen one early fall to tum I R r : L I I R rr LI :R rlrlrl careless and it all falb apart. them into drummers by the lnagural Parade in I R rr: L II I Rlrr Lrll:R rlrlrl So we six drummers were Washington, DC the following spring. The money I R rrLI: rlrlrl Rr I LI rlrlrl:R . able 10 lock up. And let me tell was good. but the prospects were poor. 2/4 Beat: you that when you get that many After some musing it dawned on me that. lrl I R l:R lrl I R l:R lrl I R l: Rlrl I R l:R . I drummen; locking up. you can very often, adult fifers take up the bass drum with 6/8 Beat: not tell whether the rolls are dou- great success. My cousin. Mark Douyard of Black lrl IR l:R lrl IR l:R Ir! IR I r:L r I I R 1: R . I ble or single stroked. And the Rock. formerly a Connecticut Yanks' fifer, is such Roll off: power of single stroking is awe an example. So I decided to teach these minute I rlrlrl:R I rlrlrl:R I rlrlrl:rlrlrl I RL:. I some. That parade was a \Cry men bass drum sticking on the snare drum. All proud moment for us. grace notes were eliminated except for rolls, i.e .. Since then, I have noflams. Here the spacing indicates the rapidity of the employed this approacb in order to teach timing to Single stroke rolls replaced the double str0kes and caps versus small case indicates the beginning and intermediate drummers. Quite often stroke rolls that bass drummers do not normally height of the stroke. The 2/4 beat was played to such drummers are so intent on completing each play. For example, a four single-stroke roll replaced every 2/4 fife tune and the 6/8 was played to every rudiment correctly that they lose the sense of time a seven double-stroke roll The Yanks had great 6/8 fife tune. the same beat for parts A and B for a in the music. The single stroke approach is so sim success playing five- instead of seven-stroke rolls. two-part piece, and C and D for a three or four-part ple that it is quite ea\y to keep perfect time. and so just one less stroke per roll seemed kosher. piece. wbat is more important for a drummer than to keep The 15 double-stroke roll was played in the Simple as this regime seems, it worked sur perfect time? time of an I I double-stroke roll from beat to beat prisingly well. What really made it work is that we The rudimental drummer has only to double and was replaced by a se\'en single-stroke roll. could all "lock up". Now "locking up" may be an the single strokes and add m the grace notes while which is usually called a triplet by us double-stro unknown concept to the non-drummer or even the maintaining perfect time. Then, in time, the grace kers - but it really is a sextuplet. 1101-so-proficient drummer. Good fifers cenainly ful drummer learns dynamics. It is more difficult to The flamacue became a five single-stroke can "'lock up·•. play quietly and lock up. than to play loudly. And roll, played more slowly than the four- or seven For me, the greatest thrill in drumming is to lastly. the truly proficient drummer becomes flexi stroke rolls. That may actually be authentic to colo lock up with another drummer, or better a group of ble in the timing of the rudiments so as to make the nial drumming. as Bruce (of Bruce & Emmeu drummers, especially in a jam session. That's why music swing. Rather than perfect time. we bend fame) invented the flamacue around the time of the Civil War. The fivNtroke roll is seen in ear lier music books. When the only requirement is You see our drum beats are not really Ancient. They are a product of the Ci\1l War F'(n ' r- with modem influences beyond the 26 rudi -✓ - • ments. Ancient rudimental drumming is really no ~ longer performed in The Compa11y of Fifers and Dmmmers. Most of us give thanks for that. but it ~ makes Rev War reenacting difficult. Works for the Civil War. though. Anyway, for the minutemen, paradiddles Handcrafted in Grenadilla remained paradiddles. and such rudiments as and Mopane ratamacues or rudiments dominated by grace notes like the double drag were avoided. (860) 873-1725 The notation for what we played was www.peelerfifes.com Custom fifes available! quite ·'Ancient", like what you see in the early Ancient Tlilles 37 the Liming a liule. So the an,,, er to the above question ,s that there is something more 1mporwn1 than keeping perfo:t time. 2004 Civil War Field Music How to e,plain ,, hat make, Ancient fife & drum corp,· ml1'ic swing? Pia} mg the music correctly in time. for example so that each ,;e, en woke roll start:. e,actly on &hool Hosts 65 Students the upbeat and ends exa,tly on the d olunteering for and are, the directors/instructors/coun experience of their lifetimes. At the l have been able to give back so much something you love selors and friends of the more than time. they just thought we were ''task to my community in a manner that is is like not volunteer JOO young people that have been part masters". However, we kept them widely appreciated. I am also in awe ing at all! At least of our program since 1996. Each and focused on the end result.A beautiful of the level of professionalism the that's the way I feel every one of them is a delight, old st0ne church was chosen as the young people have demonstrated over about the work that although some need(ed) a little more "recording" location, a sound engineer the years as they use the music to my husband and 1do attention than others. But in the end. was secured, and the fun began! We entertain and teach the public about with the Loudoun Border Guards Fife they are all great and very talented! I recorded all the tracks in three ses our wonderful country. Best of all, I & Drum Corps. This is truly a have seven ye.an; of stories that can sions! Somewhat of a record, I am get to relive, through the eyes of our "Cinderella". be told, but I've decided to share one told. After the first session, the young members, all the wonderful experi My love of fife and drum start in particular: members themselves realized that this ences I had as a young person in the ed when I was a youngster growing up hobby. 1 have gained so much more in New York City. Little did I know, respect for those who volunteered to when l joined the fife and drum corps teach me all those many years ago. at my school in 1965, that it would Over the past eight years, our become my lifelong hobby and be so group has traveled throughout the east rewarding. During my years as a coast performing in many different performer, I traveled the USA and venues, including the Kennedy Space Europe and have many wonderful Center in Florida and the Thomas memories. I hnvc met many interest Jefferson Thanksgiving festival in ing people and developed friendships Charlottesville, VA. In the summer of that span the globe. 2002, we developed a traveling show Two fonner band directors entitled "America's Spirit of were the greatest influences in my life. Freedom" and performed it in the One of whom J was fortunate to have New York City area at a number of spent many years with. Rt. Rev. Msgr. venues. One of these was a special William F. Burke, was always my show for the children of Rockaway supporter no matter what direction I Two years was not going Beach. This was a very hard perfor took. He also encouraged me to give ago, we embarked on to be easy. The mance for me, personally, as this is back what I was learning to those a very ambitious project - playback was horrible! my hometown. 9-11 and the younger in our community. He saw \\C were going to make a We wondered if maybe we American Airlines crash the followini, something in me and encouraged me recording of the group. Anyone were expecting too much from November, directly affected the chil-• 10 use my skills to that end. The other. who has e\'er been in the music indus our members. However. the next dren of this community. Our trip Mr. Ernie Kiburis. entrusted us (all his try knows that this is no small project two sessions were amazing. They proved 10 be an unforgettable experi former members) \\ ith his legacy and when it is just one or two people. can1e back with a detennination ence for all. asked that we pass it along to the gen lmage coordinating 20 youngsters, unseen in many of today· s young peo One of my personal '"memo erations to come. ages 9 to 17. with varying levels of ple. The end result was a wonderful rable'' performances was when we In 1996. when it became evident expertise on a "volunteer" schedule! recording entitled ·'American were asked by the mayor of Leesburg that I could no longer perform due to My first order of business wa.\ to Christmas", which is an anthology of to participate in the Town's part ofth~ painful traumatic arthritis in my secure the funding, after all you need the American Christmas holiday told Olympic torch run. It was a very cold hands, my husband and I decided it capital to get any kind of project off through the music of the time. It con morning in December 2001, but we wa:. ume to "step up to the plate" and the ground. and since we are \'0lun tains holiday classics as well as patriot didn't seem to notice as we performed \pread the legacy of the fife and drum tccr., of a non-profit we needed the ic music. When the final mix was for the appreciative crowd ~t the community to anyone who was inter "seed" money. With the assistance of delivered to me for review, I would just Town Hall. Then we lined the street 1, ested in the Northern Virginia area. the executive director of Loudoun play 1t over and over and over Gust ask welcome the torch runner as he ran We developed a plan and a proposal Museum, we presented a proposal for my cube mates!) again. It was then that through our little town. and presented it 10 the Town Council a gr.int to the Loudoun County I realized how fortunate I was to be The Loudoun Border Guanls of Leesburg, VA and to the Board of Transient Occupancy Tax Fund pro able lo work with these amazing young can be seen performing at festivals Director; of Loudoun Museum. It was gram. As our proposal went through people on a weekly basis. and gatherings throughout Loudoun widely accepted. Thus began the the process. we answered queMions The recording was released to County and beyond. Our schedule is Loudoun Border Guards program. and presented our position to our the general public over the very busy with an average of20 to When we started. our goal was county government. Much to our sur Thanksgiving weekend 2002 and has 30perfonnances a year. This year we to gi,·e the community a performance prise. it was approved! sold ,ery well to date. Pan of the will travel to Conneclicut, New Jerse) group they could be proud of, and at Now the next order of business funds reali,:ed from the sale of the and Pennsylvania to participate in the ,arne time give the young people wa\ to develop an outline for the con CDs is earmarked for a scholarship e\'ents. as well as perform locally in a the many opportunities we had grow tent. write/arrange the music. teach the /award!i fund for the members. It is variety of community events. ing up in this hobby. Our members music and get everyone ready to <;tep our hope that this fund will continue The Loudoun Border Guards receive a quality music education and into the "studio". For approximately to benefit the young people of the Fife and Drum Corps. now in its an understanding of our great three months, I refined the repertoire, Loudoun Border Guards for many eighth year. is designed to promote th.: American tradition through the music. arranged some new medleys. and ~ol years to come. study of both music and hiMory amont They currently perform throughout laborated with my htJsband to build Every hour that I spend doing young people in Nort11em Virginia; to the east coast of the USA and have the content that was to be recorded - things for, or with. the Loudoun perpetuate the historical significance plans to travel to Europe in the future. all in our "spare" time. We rehearsed Border Guards is a true "labor of and folk traditions of fife and drum· My husband and I ha\'e been, and prepared the young people for the love". I consider myself fortunate that ( co11ti11ued 011 back pag, Ancient Tnnes 39 There is Field Music in Florida by Tim S Pat1ie Una11, President DRAM 2004 performances (we hope) will air sometime this changes their mind) you will lose your spot in the fall - the series is on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. parade. Spectators and participants complained II, it's over for n,e 2004 Deep Ri1•er Ancielll Muster about large gaps between corps during the another year and the Scholarship was awarded to Kristen Cadwaladr parade. The appropriate gap should be no more members of the of the Colonial Musketeers from Hackettstown than 5 car lengths; we understand some styles DRAM Committee NJ. The second recipient forfeited their award by clash and some groups overpower others but 1/4 can take a few not being present when their name was called. or 1/2 mile gaps are excessive and prolong the moments before it's Tire Victor D. Ma/came Bowl was awarded to parade unnecessarily and delay the Muster por time to start Mountain Fifes & Drums from Twin Peaks, tion the most complaints came in about "stand planning the 2005 Deep River Ancient Muster. California. The Carl IV. Emanuelson Ancient hogs". The muster portion started at 3:00 p.m. and was not done until about 9:30 p.m-despite I'd like to personally thank the members of the Spirit Trophy was awarded to the Black River Ftfe and Drum Corps from Claremont, NH. the fact that more than 1/3 of the corps that DRAM Committee: Bill Sady (V.P.). Debbie Other plaques were awarded as follows: Most In marched opted not to go on stand. We were Bishel (Sec.), Marilyn Goss (freas.), and Line-The Nat'I Acad. of Militar)' Music. DC, extremely disappointed with the number of corps directors: Mark Avery. Jeff Chapman, Darlene Newest- Colchester Continentals from CT. that took in excess of the 5 minutes- several were Graves, Laura Goss, Dave Sokolosky, and Steve Farthest Tra1·eling- California Consolidated in excess of 15 minutes (far too long for a muster Tavernier. Also, many thanks go out to the Drum Band from Chico, CA, Most Patient with so many corps in ancndance)! While this is businesses and corps who supported the DRAM Mutineers Fife and Drum from MA understandable for our international guests and by purchasing space in our program booklet; to Would you believe it costs in excess of those who attend the DRAM only occasionally, it the families and organizations that give willingly $10,000 to put this enormous event together; our is unacceptable for the corps that are at the to the DRAM year after year; the DRJA for a list of expenses is ever growing! We are luck-y DRAM every year. and especially inconsiderate nice Tattoo program and help at the main gate on (and happy) when we actually make enough so of those who are featured in the Tattoo. This is completely unfair 10 those corps who respect our Saturday; Jeep for poster design. Gail for repro that we don't have to borrow money from the Deep River Seniors - as has been done in the request and stay within the time aUounenL and duction; Sue for the button; all of our friends in recent past - to put on the DRAM. We teeter on even more unfair to those who cannot go on the fife and drum community who show up every financial uncertainty because the main revenue stand because others are taking too much time year to help; the volunteer ambulance associa comes from beer sales; which is not only a big consequences are being considered. tions; constables and state police: the Deep River liability but also heavily reliant on the weather Also, we were extremely disappointed Historical Society (they own the areas where we loss is inevitable if it is too wet or too hot (and with the number of corps who refused to camp and the sand pit parking and let us use their you all know it's usually one or the other!), or if comply with the. "Company Stand''- this also water); and the CT Anny National Guard for the beer sales are unexpectedly shut down. After adds too much time to the muster portion. stirring black hawk flyover -1 know there are everything was said and done. our profit for Resolution of these issues is a top priority more to thank, I apologize for missing names DRAM 2004 was less than $50.00! We'd like 10 for DRAM 2005. It is increasingly difficult to be and organizations- it takes help from hundreds of encourage all corps to consider purchasing a spot gracious hosts while being disrespected by such a in our Program Booklet; it's not only a wonderful large portion of our guests (what a way 10 people to make it all happen. treat your host). Just because we are an open The Deep River Ancient Muster is a not way 10 help support this event but also highlights muster doesn't mean we are without recourse for for profit organization whose mission is to your corps to local, national and international unreasonable. uncooperative guests. "Foster and perpetuate the art of ancient martial visitors. If your corps doesn't want to take an ad, lmportanl Things To Know About DRAM music and promote fellowship amongst its individuals, for S lO each, can have their name 2005 ( Please note: we have decided to begin the musicians··. Hosting nearly 80 corps is quite an (up to 50 characters) on the "Muster Booster" parade at 11 :00 a.m. next year (and probably undertaking courtesy, cooperation, help, respect page in the 2005 DRAM Program Booklet. If and compliance with the rules and requests of you would like more information on the program every year from now on). The Deep River Junior Ancients will be the DRAM Committee are so appreciated. We booklet, please call 860-388-7575. celebrating their 50th Anniversary! We can't are extremely honored and proud to be have such Complaint Department: wait to celebrate with a huge alumni corps - if a diversity in participants and spectators come to It's a given that some people will be you were ever part of the DRJA and you were Deep River for that third weekend in July every unhappy at any given time during any given not at the 2004 DRAM to sign up to be part of year. This year we had 4 Swiss corps and corps situation. We don't ask for them but e,·ery year representing about 20 states! The total number of the alumni don't fret, more information will be we get some. published soon in all the local papers and in The participants was around 1,900 and we estimate This year. we had an unprecedented there were roughly 7,000 spectators. Ancient Times. Please help us by passing along number of complaints (many complaints about a all information to DRJA former members that We were surprised this year by the pres few issues): from the volunteers at the start of the may not be living in CT anymore (or just out of ence of a film crew from the Travel Channel with parade because corps were not ready to line up touch). A strong representation from each of the host John Ratzenberger. They made the 2004 when their number came up or were indecisive five decades would be most excellent! 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Contact: Dodie McGrath, Contact: Bill Mahoney781-648-1720. 800-399-M36, [email protected] or Lee Received [email protected] Zuidema, 860-537-5502, [email protected] byMoSchoos May 6-7 LEESBURG, VA lhe Kcntish Guards, Pawtuxet 2005 Spirit of Freedom Parade & Muster Hosted by Rangers and Gloucester Light Infantry', Loudoun Border Guards Fife & Drum Corps 4th 130th Anniversary Dinner Biennial parade & muster in historic Leesburg, VA. and Military Ball held on October 30 Friday evening concen by host corps on the Volunteer for A at the Providence Maniot Hotel. in conjunction Courthouse Lawn followed by a Jollification. Parade Something You Love with the annual meeting of The Centennial Legion through downtown Leesburg on Saturday at 12 noon of Historic Military Commands, Rhode Island to Ida Lee Park where the muster will follow. Open (co111in11edfro111 page 38) Muster, Ample Camping, many amenities (showers, Governor Donald Carcieri awarded the Rhode music; and to foster the spirit of fellowship among indoor pool, etc.) available. 4 hotels nearby offer "spe Island Militia's Meritorious Service Medal to pai.t cial muster rate'. Regi~tration available 'ONLINE' Americans through the music. The membership is president and trustee of The Company of Fifers & after October I. 2004 via our website. comprised of IO - 18 year olds from Loudoun Dru11u11ers, Mo Schoos. The Governor who was Contact: Anne & Connac Quinn. 703-244-9798, County and the surrounding areas, and is based on unable to auend the dinner because of other com [email protected] a pre-Civil War Corps - the Hillsboro Border mittments made a special effort to stop by and Guards, which contained a number of Loudoun make lhe presentation. June 3-5 FORT DELA WARE, DE County militia musicians. Additional information Don Hubbard Field Music School This school was The citation reads: 'This is to certify that the about the organization can be found on lhe corps Governor, as Captain General of lhe State of Rhode fonnerly called the "Eastern Field Music School." Due website: www.fueanddrum.org/lbguards. Island, has awarded the Meritorious Service Med... to the death of its organizer, the school has been As l stated in the beginning, volunteering TO: Lieutenant Colonel Maurice A. Schoos FOR: renamed in Don Hubbard's honor. This event \\ill for something you love is like not volunteering at replicate two days in the life of a Field Musician in all. I do not consider lhe time and effon that l put Lieutenant Colonel Schoos is considered one ofth. training at the Civil War era Field Music School held founders of lhe Unit's Fife and Drum Corps, and at Go\emors Island. NY. The e\Cnt organizers imo lhis program to be a chore. but rather a won derful. fulfilling experience that cannot be l1111y served as it's Bass Drummer and Business describe this weekend as, •a very intense weekend of Manager. LTC Schoos has also served as Preside training in the in5trument of your choice (Fife. Drum, explained in words. Every time these young people of ''The Company of Fife (sic) and Drummm" The or Bugle) with nationally renowned top caliber Music perfonn. my bean just wants to explode with pride! citation is signed by Governor Donald Carcieri and Instructors. Also included will be training in the histo It is not uncommon to see me with ·1ear.. of pride'' ry and proper use of Field Musicians in camp and in following a perfonnance. So, do I love what I do? - the Adjutant General's Assistant. battle. Custom5 of Ser\ice. drill and formations. as -ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!! How long will I continue I an1 very proud of the award and pleased well as correct uniforms and equipment. Musical train to give my time and expertise to this organization? that the Kentish Guards had my family present as ing will include the learning of both Camp Duty beats. --As long as I am able!!!!! I can't imagine doing their guests for the presentation. It was a very tunes, and calls as well as battlefield signals, marching anything else!!! ❖ pleasant evening.❖ beat.s, and many tunes. Our schedule will encompass non-stop acth'ities for the weekend, and v.ill be fully regulated by bugle, drum & fife. as was the real school.' Auendance is open to an) beginner, novice, Nonprofit Organization intennediate, or advanced Field Musician with his Ancienffimes U.S. Postage own inslrumem and complete Civil War unifonn, ages PO. Boll 277 PAID 11 and up. Females are welcome if they can accurately lvorytoo, CT 06442-0277 lvoryton, CT portray a male ci\il war soldier and disguise their gen Pennit No. 16 der accordingly. Contact: For more information visit ww\\ .fieldmu sicschool.com ••••••••••••••••ilffIXED ADC 060 S16 PS July 12-15 WAREHOUSE POINT, CT CALIFORNIA CONSOLIDATED DRUH BAND Jr. Fife & Drum Camp Hosted by Warehouse Point C/0 HARTY SANPSON Jrs. Warehouse Point Fuehouse Now in our 6th )ear. .. 7SS CHURCHILL DR same location. same terrific staff. We in\ ite interested CHICO CA 95973-8624 jn;. to contact Robin Nicmitz for details. Online regis tration will be available l,()()n. Contact: Robin 11, I,,, I,1,1 .1 •• 1•• ,1., 11, 1., 1.. 11,, •• 1.1, I, ,I ,I, I,, I, I, I,,, II [email protected] August 6-7 FORT TIC01'1>EROGA, NY National Muster Sponsored by Fon Ticonderoga Fifes &Drums and The Company of Fifers & Drummers Contact: Mike Edson, 518-585-6152. [email protected] DATED MATERIAL