The Latest from Mountain Fifes & Drums.
What a majestic and wonderful event this past weekend at the Strathearn Historical Park Civil War Encampment. It was an amazing weekend of Fife & Drums, Dancing, Camping and singing. It was so very nice to be appreciated, over and over. It meant so much to us to...
It was hot, there was no shade other than that which we could provide, it was a barren desolate landscape, and it was awesome! In years past the Moorpark reenactment has been held in a beautiful walnut grove near a corn field that the battles took place in. This year...
We had the honor to have a small group of performers play for a special gathering for the Special Olympics. This was a gathering recognizing Lake Arrowhead as one of the Host Towns for the Special Olympics. What an honor, and thank you for inviting us to play for...
This isn't just any pinecone festival this is THE Great Pinecone Festival! That is right we were invited back to this unique mountain even this year and we had a blast. A few times a year we are able to dust off the entire encampment including tents and kitchen!...
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...
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]