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Time travel

Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps brings history to life

The young members of the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps traveled to historic landmarks across the country to perform
again this year. They ended their tour with their participation in the Deep River Ancient Muster, one of the oldest and largest
gatherings of fife and drum corps in the country.
Visitors to the Plymouth Fall round and average 40 to 50 live per- system or the government, and the
Festival can take a trip back in time formances each year, including roasted almond sales help subsidize
when the Plymouth Fife and Drums parades, patriotic celebrations, and operating costs and activities of the
Corps performs on the main stage in other civic events throughout corps. The corps members greatly
Kellogg Park at noon on Saturday. Michigan. appreciate the support they receives
In their 47th performance season, At the close of the summer perform- from patrons during the Fall Festival
the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps ance season, the corps travels to his- and hope that everyone will come out
consists of young people, ranging in toric landmarks to perform. This year, to see their performance.
age from 12 to 18. The musicians wear the corps travelled to Pennsylvania
red and blue uniforms, authentic in and Connecticut, performing at Fort
every detail to those worn by the Ligonier, Valley Forge and
Commander in Chief's Personal Life Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
Guard of 1776 through 1983. Their The corps then continued to Deep
music is also authentic to the 17th cen- River, Connecticut, to participate in
tury, with some modern twists, and is the Deep River Ancient Muster, one of
the same as that heard by many the largest and oldest gatherings of fife
famous names in American history. and drum corps in the country.
The corps musicians will appear after Throughout their travels, the Plymouth
their most recent tour, during which Fife and Drum Corps proudly repre-
they performed at historic sites in sented their hometown of Plymouth.
Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps
The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps hope the enticing aroma of freshly
is a non-profit organization of students roasted almonds coming from their
from Plymouth and surrounding com- booth on Main Street next to Kellogg
munities, and members are dedicated Park will tempt Fall Festival patrons to
to preserving the ancient arts of color support their organization by purchas-
guard, fifing and drumming. These ing the treats. The group does not
dedicated students practice year receive any funding from the school