Has also performed with the Ancient Mariners, the Sturbridge Martial Band,Īnd A. Of the original "F-Troop", started by then current Old Guard members). Was the first of three brothers - Paul, Tom and John - to enter the Old Guardįife & Drum Corps, in 1970. Other: Fife Instructor, Arranger and Author.ġ5th Mass Regiment (Capt. I believe in a fantastic show at a muster for our peers.įormer fifer with the Village Volunteers of Delmar New York.įormerly: 15th Mass Regiment (Capt James Buxton) I am on the 2nd recording of the Regimental record. Played at Disney World and performed solo at Independence Hall. Am a grandfather with 2 grand daughters who also likes fife & drum. William Bender Memorial Fife & Drum Corps Past_Corps: Verplanck Fire Department Fife & Drum Corps If you know of any, please let me know.Ĭolonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps I am looking to join a Rev-War artillery group in Southern New England area. I have a large interest in Scottish pipe bands, and can sometimes been seen playing the bass drum for Taggarts Pipe Band at Deep River. In 1993,I was made an honorary member of the 78th Highlander Regiment-Citadel/Halifax, Nova Scotia. Other: I have been in the boarding party of the Ancient Mariners for the past 3 1/2 years. Knox's Artillery Company out of Chelmsford, Ma., ColonialsĬolor Guard for Middlesex County Volunteers Fife & Drum Corp for 3 years,įramingham Minutemen 1976-1983 (group has since disbanded), Is a fifer and Son, Peter, is a Snare Drummer. Wife, Judy Barrows is fifer with CT BluesĪnd begining fife and marching instructor for Jr. Other: Business Manager for CT Blues Fife and Drum Corps, Drum Instructorįor Jr. In the family: Alizon - fifer and seamstress, Mike - bass drum Roberta Banks - Music Master, Fife Major,Īlso:Di playe sbass drum and if Steve's not playing a snare, he's probably painting one. Principal musician/baritone player for the Regimental Volunteer Band of Wisconsin.įormerly with Menotomy Minutemen, Relocated from Arlington, MA to the TwinĬities. #Ancient cities band fullOR the picture to view an early picture of the full corps. Windsor Locks Fire Department Fife and Drum Corps,Ĭlick on Nick's name to send e-mail to him. Heather Van Allen - Fifer, Instructor, Fife Major (See Don Francisco below for a good example.) Just send a small GIF or JPGĮnter your e-mail address to receive e-mail when this page is updated.Ĭomment: "He was a *more* than competant fifer in his youth and as an Arsenault student he wasn't a bad drummer either. I am willing to exhibit a small photo with each name. If you have a small JPEG or GIF of yourself, and would like for us to know Your NAME & CORPS AFFILIATION (past or present), In Taiz, both customs were frequently rejected.By. Residents took pride in creating a more peaceful environment than existed in much of Yemen, a nation where men routinely carry around weapons and wear a large dagger on their belt as part of their daily dress, much like a tie in the West. Taiz is a city apart in Yemen, where it long ago earned a reputation as a place where law, order and civil society flourished. They have to make sure Taiz is secured, that it doesn’t fall.” “For the government, Taiz is an important governorate,” said Shawqi Hail Saeed, a prominent resident and businessman. Government forces have stepped up their operations in recent weeks, killing at least 30 civilians in October. The intense fighting in Taiz eclipsed the protests, with only about 1,000 of the most hard-core, but unarmed, demonstrators braving the violence to stay on the streets. The shops are closed, apartments are abandoned and graffiti denouncing President Saleh is everywhere. They fear that Taiz could become the equivalent of Benghazi in Libya, a makeshift capital for the opposition, where forces seeking to oust the president can coalesce, organize and recruit supporters.īuildings throughout the city are pockmarked from bullets and explosions. Five soldiers were killed, too, on Wednesday.įor all of the attention focused on the capital, where demonstrators have camped out for 10 months in the streets and many have died in sporadic fighting, this is the front line, or at least that is the way President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his allies seem to see it. Seven civilians were killed, including two children.īut this is not a one-way battle, not in Taiz, where the tribes have united, organized and fought back. The government has attacked here with a ferocity not seen in Sana, the capital on Wednesday, government forces shelled residential neighborhoods after local fighters took over a ministry building. TAIZ, Yemen - This ancient city among the steep cliffs of central Yemen, once known as the commercial and intellectual hub of this south Arabian nation, has emerged as the violent center of a long political standoff between a president who refuses to step down and demonstrators who want him out.
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