Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps: Music

Historical Significance to the Music...click here to read more

(Click each underlined song title to read the historical significance behind the music)

Research provided by Stuart Stack

Muster Field Medleys

Ancients

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Arranged by Eleanor Borek and the late Hugh Quigley

Bogart's Banquet

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Arranged by Jim Clark

Miss Stewart's

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Arranged by Jim Clark

Solos & Special Features

Fife Quartet Titled "Spirit of '76"

(by Kathy Banks, Maureen Corley, Laurel Casanova, Pam Perry - 2007)

Star Spangled Banner

(No audio provided)

Parade Medleys

Brandywine Quickstep & Caledonia Medley

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Essence of Tampa & Hanover Medley

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Harem Scarem & O'Connors Quickstep Medley

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

O'CONNOR'S QUICKSTEP: Composed by Bill Krug (1923-1990) in 1936 and named after his bandmate, "Okie" O'Connor.

Road to Boston & 1812 Medley

(no audio provided)

Sisters Jig & Fifty Cents

(no audio provided)

York Fusiliers & First of September

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Parade Tunes

America The Beautiful

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America The Beautiful, a more contemporary patriotic song was added to Yalesville's repetoire after 9/11.

1812

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1812: ET - War of 1812 Era: Arranged by John B. Mason, Ohio. Honors the War of 1812.

Battle Hymn of the Republic

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Brandywine Quickstep

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British Grenediers

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Caledonia

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CALEDONIA: A mountainous region of Scotland.

Crown Point

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Devil's Flute

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DEVIL'S FLUTE: Composed by Bill Krug (1923-1990) in 1937.

Drums & Guns

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Essence of Tampa

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ESSENCE OF TAMPA: A vague reference to the Fountain of Youth???

Fifty Cents

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First of September

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Frog O' Mine

(no audio provided)

The Girl I Left Behind Me

(no audio provided)

God Bless America

(no audio provided)

Grandfather's Clock

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GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK: CW - Civil War Era: Composed by Henry Clay Work 1876 who also composed Marching Through Georgia.

Green Cockade

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GREEN COCKADE: AR - American Revolution Era: A cockade is a ribbon worn on the hat to signify rank or military division.

Hanover

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Hell on the Wabash

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Huntington

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Jaybird & Fireman's Quickstep

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Jubilee

(no audio provided)

Katy Hill

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Korn Liquor

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

KORN LIQUOR: CW - Civil War Era:

Lakes of Sligo

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

LAKES OF SLIGO: Refers to County Sligo, Ireland.

Marching Through Georgia

(no audio provided)

O'Connors Quickstep

(no audio provided)

O'CONNOR'S QUICKSTEP: Composed by Bill Krug (1923-1990) in 1936 and named after his bandmate, "Okie" O'Connor.

Old Saybrook

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps)

OLD SAYBROOK: AR - American Revolution Era: Honors one of CT's first colonies or settlements.

Paddy on the Handcar

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Rally Around The Flag

(no audio provided)

Road to Boston

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ROAD TO BOSTON: AR - American Revolution Era: The famous road used by Connecticut soldiers to reach Boston.

Sister's Jig

(no audio provided)

Sherman's March

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Some Distance From Prussia

(no audio provided)

Tramp & Battle

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Washington's Artillery March

(by Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps 2007)

Yankee Doodle & Yankee Doodle Dandy

(no audio provided)

York Fusiliers

(no audio provided)

Yorktown

(no audio provided)