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US Army's Revolutionary War period ceremonial & show unit. Musicians recall the days of the American Revolution as they parade in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of Gen. George Washington's Continental Army.
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The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps  ...
http://www.mdw.army.mil/fdc/

North Haven, Connecticut, USA. Photographs, schedule, related links, and contact details.
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 Other interesting events of 1888 are:The Union had only 40 states; ND, SD, MT, WA, ID, OK, NM, UT, HI AK joined later.This was the United States Flag in 1888:There never was an official 40-state flag. It jumped to from...
http://www.lancraftfd.com/

Warrenton, VA. Bringing to life the sounds of Colonial American fife and drum music throughout the northern Virginia region. About IFD, music, photos, performances, and membership information.
http://www.fifesanddrums.org/

Find links, history, images of muster corps of students, ages 8 to 18. Traveling USA and abroad extensively.
http://www.fifedrum.org/mja/

Brief stories of the Lexington Minute Company, and local freelance re-enators of both Civil and Revolutionary eras.
http://www.angelfire.com/music2/uxbmarmusic/

History, events, campfollowers, photo page, and their mission; educating the public about 18th century life by presenting a precise, authentic martial music unit.
http://www.1stmichigan.com/

WAV samples of music, photos, extensive history, schedule of group.
http://mattatuck.org/

Photographs, history, contacts for non profit dedicated to the preservation of 18th century field music based in Underhill, Vermont.
http://homepages.together.net/~tierney/hanafords/

Sheet music, Java countermarch instruction from those representing Massachusetts musicians of the American Colonial militia at the onset of the War for Independence.
http://www.sudburyancients.org

Playlist, photographs, and brief history of colonial era corps.
http://home.fifeanddrum.com/portland/

From Lilburn, Georgia, the CRFD is dedicated to the preservation of 18th century American music. The CRFD strives to present an authentic impression of fife and drum music heard during the American Revolution.
http://www.fifedrum.org/crfd/

A New York corps shares 700+ pages of sheet music, online chat, fife and drum mailing list, summer camp, and jobs listings.
http://www.fifedrum.org/

Works to create and perpetuate an appreciation for Early American martial and social music.
http://www.midnightridersfdc.org/

About their local music traditions, member biographies, play list and repetoire, past and future performances, images, and recruiting efforts. Rochester, New York.
http://www.fifedrum.org/gvfd/index.htm

About membership, ordering recordings, free sound clips, seasonal schedule. Massachusetts.
http://www.mcvfifesanddrums.org/

Middletown, Connecticut. Photo gallery, schedule, roster, history, and repertoire.
http://www.connecticutblues.com

Opens most conventions and meetings in the Philadelphia area and performs daily at Independence Hall every summer. Photographs and narration of recent events.
http://www.beafifer.com/twenty.htm

Baltimore, Maryland. Schedule, history, music, photographs, and membership details.
http://www.monumentalcity.com/

Yorktown, Virginia . Photographs of recent performances, downloadable music and a schedule of upcoming events.
http://fifes-and-drums.org/

Find pictures, rehearsal info, or schedule of the Village Fire Fifers, under sponsorship of Delmar NY Fire Department.
http://www.fifedrum.org/village/index.html

Towpath Tribune Newsletter, drum care, stories of the N.Y. corps, and How to Fife and drum.
http://www.fifeanddrum.org/towpath/

Find prices per show, pictures, history of fife and drum corps for Revolution and Civil War reenactments, bringing musical history to life.
http://members.cox.net/fieldmusick/index.html

The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, also known as the Field Music of the Virginia State Garrison Regiment, carries forward this tradition of military music. The group performs regularly at Colonial Williamsburg.
http://www.history.org/History/fife&drum/about.cfm