Issue 139:Layout 1 10/24/2013 4:39 PM Page 1 i ancienttimes Published by The Company of Fifers & Drummers, Inc. Spring 2013 Issue 139 $5.00 In thIs Issue: saIlIng Masters 50th annIversary 4th annual usarD ConventIon Issue 139:Layout 1 10/24/2013 4:40 PM Page 2 Cooperman Handcrafted Fifes,Drums, & Drumsticks and Repair and Restoration Services for Contemporary and Antique Rope Drums From log to finished concert-quality instruments, Cooperman's drums, fifes, and sticks are the proud product of over 50 years of dedication to traditional high-quality workmanship. Visitors to our Vermont shop are always welcome. Pick up and delivery of repair work may be arranged. 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Issue 139:Layout 1 10/24/2013 4:40 PM Page 2 2 ancient Times Sailing Masters Celebrate 50 Years By John Johl the corps embarks on a membership ready been scheduled with several or the past 50 years parades drive to attract people interested in others pending. and musters all along the being part of history while perform - the spirit of 1812, the tradition of Fshoreline, as well as places ing on the fife, snare or bass drum. the us navy, continues every time from Maine to Bermuda, have each year the corps performs in ex - the sailing Masters don their uni - thrilled to the drumbeat and the fife cess of 20 parades, musters and con - form, form up and march down the melodies of the sailing Masters of certs, in addition to the weekly street to the trill of fifes and the beat 1812 Fife and Drum Corps. Formed rehearsal sessions each Monday of the drums. in 1963 as the essex Fife and Drum night at the essex town hall. John Johl is a member of the Sailing Corps by Patty allen, it was mostly In 2013, the sailing Masters will ap - Masters of 1812. a family affair, including her father pear in all the shoreline communi - and two brothers. among the first, or ties, as well as Booth Bay harbor, charter members, was John Johns of Maine for Windjammer Days, Platts - essex and sal Chiaramonte of Clin - burgh, new york for the Battle of ton. they both participate in corps lake Champlain, and Fisher’s Island activities to this day. for a Fourth of July observance. today the corps perpetuates the twenty-three appearances have al - memory of the naval sailing master of the period 1810 – 1814. each mem - ber wears the uniform of the third ranking officer of the line. this offi - healy Flute cer was responsible for the integrity and operation of the sails, including sail maintenance, furling, and unfurl - CoMPany ing. his position would be equiva - lent to today’s engineer on large skip healy ships. In the beginning, the members Fife & Flute Maker wanted to commemorate the role of essex in the War of 1812. the corps Featuring hand-crafted instruments consists of 12 to 15 musicians who of the finest quality. have a repertoire of ancient music in - corporating well over 100 tunes, Also specializing in repairs and restoration many of which are arranged into of modern and wooden Fifes and Flutes medleys. all music is played from memory, on parade or in concert. like many fife and drum corps, on the web: www.skiphealy.com membership over the years has fluc - Phone/Fax: (401) 935-9365 tuated from a high of 40 musicians email: [email protected] and color guard to the present day level of 12 to 15 musicians. each year, 5 Division street Box 2 3 east greenwich, rI 02818 Issue 139:Layout 1 10/24/2013 4:40 PM Page 3 ancient Times 3 ThE 4Th AnnuAl uSArD ConVEnTIon at the Heritage Hotel in Lancaster, PA By WIllIaM a. MCgrath, Jr. steve requested, of those nearby, that we not make much with editing by Robert Zarfoss and contributions from fanfare of his departure. this was obviously very kind Bill Maling and Mark Beecher and thoughtful on steve’s part so as to not shift focus away from the pending evening events. this plan was en - ormally we would open this arti - dorsed and encouraged by those nearby Steve Young cle by describing the festive activ - aforementioned. after arrival at the clinic nities that took place at the 4th it was ordered that steve be taken to a annual u.s.a.r.D. Convention. that de - hospital. scription will follow but in the meantime We continued and went about the con - there is a need to report the nearly simul - vention with as near an air of normalcy as taneous occurrence of steve young’s illness possible. later we learned that steve had at the convention. these two events were a blood clot in his lung and that his lung unfolding and happening nearly all at was partially collapsed. Many partici - once. pants visited steve at the hospital the day the convention began on Friday evening, after the convention. after 11 days in the with busy check-in and some drumming hospital, steve improved some and even activities. saturday morning there were went home to rest and recharge.