Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

[33rdaladrummer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwryrleOGPM

Saturday, 10 January, 2009, Williamsburg, Virginia

Turkey in the Straw
Dandy Jim
Kingdom Coming

Carry Me Back to Virginny
Stonewall Jackson's Way
Bonnie Blue Flag
Dixie

Old King Crow

At the end we have a special guest performing with a portion of our corps. He received a drum lesson at the mini-muster in Williamsburg that day.

[Bagman]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

Thanks for the post Will. That performance is a keeper.

Jeff Christman
LHF&D
Stonewall Brigade

[Hardtack Herring]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

What a great event the Colonial Mojo Concert was.

I had a great time.

Good performances by all that attended.

I had a great time.

Who ever shot this video did a good job.

[33rdaladrummer]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

So Paul, did you have a good time?

Sorry. Couldn't resist...

[tater_cuffie]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

I watched the vid and you boys did one hell of a job!

[Dignann]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

Good stuff, guys!! I love it.

Eric

[LibertyHallVols]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

Very good job, guys!

[Old Cremona]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

That was great. I love how the minstrel show repertiore enters the military parlance.

[33rdaladrummer]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

Everyone,

Thanks for your compliments.

Carl,

Believe it or not, you will find tunes like Jim Along Josie, Dandy Jim, and Ole Zip Coon in fife and drum manuals from the 1860s. The part our fifers play for Old King Crow is almost the exact same as the one in Carl Fischer's circa 1890 fife tutor. So there is proof that the minstrel craze indeed made its way into the field musicians' repertoire. If you ever get a chance, check out the Echoes of Blue and the Grey DVD and you can see and hear some old vets playing Turkey in the Straw on fife and drum.

[Campjacksonboy]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

Not so suprising that minstrel stuff made it into the manuals after all Daniel D. Emmett was a one time musician for the army and wrote one of the Drum and Fife Guides.
Frank Aufmuth
P.S. Hey Carl!

[Hardtack Herring]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

Hello all,

You can look forward to several Minstrel Tunes to make its way to our first CD we are currently working on in the studio. I am not going to let the cat out of the bag and tell you all what will be on the recordings, but I can assure you that there will be plenty of good stuff on it.

We hope to have the CD ready by this summer.

[-Jesse-]

Re: Liberty Hall Fife and Drum performance

Great performance! thanks for posting it.:)