The Latest from Mountain Fifes & Drums.
It is always nice to play in our community and often times yields beautiful days for performing, this day was no exception. A gorgeous blue sky welcomed us to downtown Blue Jay California for this years Quilt Walk. A plethora of quilters and quilts welcomed us to this...
Celebrating Constitution Day was a fun event at the Lincoln Memorial in Redlands, CA! It was a great day with many characters present including George Washington and James Maddison among others. We were proud to salute our nations rich history with the military music...
This was the first year we were invited to perform for the Upland, CA Corn Festival. The parade brought many people out to see the celebration of all that is corn. [nggallery id=49]
Our second performance of Memorial Day lead us to the American Legion in Newport Beach. Traditionally we have marched out onto the beach for an impromptu performance, this year was no different. Droves of people assembled to watch the spontaneous performance to much...
We were honored to participate in the Pacific View Memorial Day remembrance. A sobering event where many families come to celebrate their fallen loved ones. The corps honored a long time supporter of the Mountain Fifes & Drums, Mr. Gillespie. Thank you Mr. Gillespie...
We had the unique opportunity to perform for a host of elementary school children. In the hills of Newport Beach our corps marched through a field of 1,776 flags all adorning the names of fallen soldiers. It was a very special event. [nggallery id=46]
We very much enjoy participating in the Salute To Veterans Parade in Riverside, CA. This year we even had a few mom's out in the limelight holing our Mountain Fifes & Drums banner. It is always great to see many of the wars represented from Colonial to WWII and more....
One of our favorite things to do is to perform for our local community. We had an opportunity to play for the Lake Arrowhead Village's Kids Day. Celebrating youth and kids at heart we hoped to inspire patriotism in our future generations. [nggallery id=44]
We love performing at Knott's Berry Farm we always have a wonderful experience with the staff. We marched and performed in two stage performances this year. The crowd really loved Mr. Garland's telling of the story of Yankee Doodle. [nggallery id=43]
It is always a good time when George Washington descends upon our humble mountain. Our anual Colonial Christmas concert was a great success with story telling and performances by our corps. Playing traditional Patriotic and Christmas tunes to a packed house....