I thought the music was well played and sounded beautiful I also liked seeing the instruments and props, too. New recruits begin practicing in November rather than in January, when the more experienced corps practice.Īfter the band marched onto the grass, they opened the performance with a song called “Jaybird & Fireman’s Quickstep.”Ī few of the other songs the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps played were “British Grenadiers,” “Scotland the Brave,” “Devil’s Flute,” “Road to Boston,” “The Wild Irishman,” “An Early Morning,” “Chester” and “The First September.” The group closed with “Yankee Doodle.”Įveryone at the park appeared to enjoy the props and performance.

Veteran performers practice every Monday from 6:30-9:30 p.m., January through October. “This year we have a 10-year-old, which never happens, but he was good and really wanted to join,” says parent Debbie Johnson. The corps uniforms cost about $400 to $500 hundred dollars each! The members of the corps range in age from 12-18. Corps members wear authentic wool costumes - even for a summer performance. Each member of the corps wore a 10-pound wool uniform that matched that of General George Washington’s personal lifeguard of 1783. Thirty-nine kids are in the corps, but only 37 were there on Tuesday. 3 at Morristown National Historical Park, the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps played a selection of ancient and modern musical arrangements. Click here to see more of the MG Kids art and writing gallery.īy Alyse Jefferson, MG Kids correspondent Click here to find out how to contribute. MG Kids welcomes news reports, fiction, poetry and artwork from kids of all ages. Watch that blade! Alyse Jefferson, right, poses with corps member Sarah Cattaneo, 17, at the Morristown performance. The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps visited Washington’s Headquarters on Tuesday, and MG Kids’ 11-year-old correspondent Alyse Jefferson was on the scene.

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