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	Fife (musical instrument) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fifes are made mostly of wood: grenadilla, rosewood, mopane, pink-ivory and other dense woods are superior; maple and persimmon are inferior, but often used.
		Fife music is commonly written in the key of D, and played as though the fife played in that key (playing notes D, E, F#, G, A, B and C# as finger holes are uncovered in succession) regardless of what key the fife actually plays in.
		Fife alone, or fife and drum is also used in numerous european countries, specially in the South of France (Occitany) : Languedoc and county of Nice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fife_(musical_instrument) (1026 words)

	Othar Turner
		Drums in particular played a heavy part in tribal gatherings as people would use their polyrhythmic beats to communicate as well as to sing and dance along in a communal spirit.
		For original, authentic fife and drum sounds, you must head to remote areas of Northern Mississippi, where the tradition has survived even to this day, creating a partial base for the development of the music now known as the Blues.
		Othar had studied the fife so intently, he was able to remember where the finger-hole positioning was and began to make his own fifes from the cane he found near his home, using a fireplace poker to burn the holes.
	www.cascadeblues.org /History/turner_othar.htm (1311 words)

	FolkStreams » Gravel Springs Fife and Drum » Black Fife and Drum Music in Mississippi
		After the Civil War, fife and drum bands declined in importance in the military and were largely superseded by marching brass bands.
		Fife and drum music is never played on a Sunday or in a church, and.
		Fife and drum ensembles are known in Africa, especially in the Sudan region, although a more common sight is the reed oboe with two or three drums of different sizes.
	www.folkstreams.net /context,86 (3608 words)

	FIFE and DRUM . com Links: Fife_and_Drum_Corps
		John Chester Fife and Drum is committed to preserving the historic nature for which it is founded and takes great pride in its name.
		The Connecticut Blues Fife and Drum Corps was organized in 1975 in Middletown, Connecticut.
		The Warehouse Point Fife & Drum Corps and the Warehouse Point Junior Fifes & Drums hail from the village of Warehouse Point, which is one of five villages in the town of East Windsor.
	www.fifeanddrum.com /links/Fife_and_Drum_Corps/more2.htm (1412 words)

	African-American Music from the Mississippi Hill Country
		He is the son of fife player and drummer Lonnie Young, who along with brother Ed Young and cousin G.D. Young, had a popular fife and drum band that played picnics on weekends and was recorded in the 1950’s by the Library of Congress.
		In a time when drumming by slaves was strictly forbidden for fear of illicit communication, the fife and drum was an acceptable outlet, even used by confederate armies during the civil war.
		Female blues artists of Hemphill’s generation pursuing the traditionally male role of singer/guitarist in Mississippi are rare becuase of the social strictures and danger associated with the lifestyle.
	www.aliciapatterson.org /APF1902/Steber/Steber.html (4015 words)

	Cooperman Fife & Drum Company - Rope Tension Drums
		The sling is attached to the drum with an "S" hook (provided) or by tying the laces to the drum carry.
		The fife and drum parts were collected from historical manuscripts, corps libraries, and the personal files of some of the most outstanding fifers and drummers of the 20th century.
		Othar Turner's Rising Star Fife and Drum Band is joined by a group of African musicians by way of the world music scene, resulting in a fascinating exploration of this fusion music.
	www.cooperman.com /ropedrums/drumaccess.htm (787 words)

	Kentish Guards Fife & Drum Corps
		The Kentish Guard Fife and Drum Corps is also a member of The Company of Fifers and Drummers, an organization devoted to the preservation and continuation of fifing and drumming in America.
		Membership in the fife and drum is open to all males, ages 14 and older.
		The Kentish Guards is the official fife and drum corps of the Centennial Legion of Historic Military Commands.
	www.kentishguards.org /fifendrum.htm (475 words)

	Recreation Living History By ic Music American Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums - The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, also known as the Field Music of the Virginia State Garrison Regiment, carries forward this tradition of military music.
		Continental Regiment Fife and Drum (CRFD) - From Lilburn, Georgia, the CRFD is dedicated to the preservation of 18th century American music.
		Sudbury Ancients Fife and Drum Corps - Sheet music, Java countermarch instruction from those representing Massachusetts musicians of the American Colonial militia at the onset of the War for Independence.
	www.iper1.com /iper1-odp/scat/id/Recreation/Living_History/By_Topic/Music/American_Revolution (598 words)

	Otha Turner \| Biography
		He was also the leader of the Rising Star Fife and Drum Corps, the only Mississippi fife and drum corps band left in America.
		Turner’s unique style of fife and drum music has received national accolades and awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage award, the Smithsonian Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Charlie Patton Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival.
		The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band has become a staple at several blues festivals including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival, the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, and opening each day of the annual Chicago Blues Festival.
	www.billandotha.com /bio.html (637 words)

	Fife Drum Directory
		Fife and Drum Corps (Washington, DC), John Hanson Patriots of St. Mary Star of the Sea Ancient Fife and Drum Corps (Indian Head, MD), Grayson's Cadets Jr.
		Former member/fife and drum instructor with the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps, Plymouth, Mich.
		Formerly with Chester Fife and Drum Corps and Westbrook Jr.
	www.bobcastillo.com /fife_drum_directory.htm (4221 words)

	Blues Story - Various Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		BLUES STORY presents an impressionistic history of one of the most lasting art forms America has ever produced - as told for the first time through the eyes of the artists who lived it.
		BLUES STORY brings together for the first time the living legends of the Blues, featuring remarkable and exclusive interviews and performances.
		BLUES STORY takes you into the lives and culture of these important artists providing a moving and informative look into the Blues scene.
	www.shoutfactory.com /selection/68/Blues_Story_DVD,76198a562d6647f35dfa7e3d5ce1f3e3.html (277 words)

	Otha Turner, 1907-2003
		The fife is a hollow instrument, similar to a flute, often made from bamboo cane.
		Turner's band, the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band, was a fixture as the opening act of the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, Miss.
		He also performed at the Chicago Blues Festival and regional festivals including the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Ark. Perhaps his best-known standing gig was his own annual Labor Day picnic at his Gravel Springs, Miss., home.
	www.bluesmusicnow.com /otha_obit.html (546 words)

	Fife & Drum Online
		Colonial Musketeers Senior Ancients fife and drum corps, Hackettstown, NJ Colonial Philidelphia Fife and Drum of Rosemont, PA Continental Regiment Fife and Drum, of Lilburn, GA Echoes of Liberty Jr.
		Fife and Drum Sewell, NJ Essex Fife and Drum Corps - Sailing Masters of 1812 of Essex, CT Ex-Fifth Regiment Fife and Drum, and Bugle Corps Paterson, NJ.
		Kentish Guards of East Greenwich, RI Mount Kisco Fire Department Ancient Fife and Drum Corps, Mount Kisco, NY Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps, North Haven, CT. Lancraft IS history.
	www.fifedrum.org /links.shtml (1022 words)

	Shop 2 Book - Deep Blues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Traditional old blues haunts such as Memphis, Clarksdale and Greenville are visited, and fine artists relatively unknown at the time were recorded such as Big Jack Johnson, Booba Barnes and Lonnie Pitchford.
		But for me the highlight is the attention given over to the more obscure "hill country" blues of north missisipi, featuring Jessie Mae Hemphill, R. Burnside and the late great Junior Kimbrough and his original juke joint in Holly Springs.
		Bankrolled by eurythmics rockstar Dave Stuart and presented by Robert Palmer, author of the blues book of the same name, this film was a very timely voyage into the blues of missisipi.
	www.shop2.co.uk /a/products/0140062238 (707 words)

	Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD at Shop Ireland
		Here the music extends from country blues to "drum and fife", a hypnotic musical form that predates blues all the way back to the revolutionary war, but which now faces extinction since the passing of Othar Turner (not featured here, but he was a close friend of Hemphill).
		There's no other way to put it, this is simply the best book out there on the blues both as a music form and as force in shaping American culture.
		Meticulously researched, Palmer uses Muddy Waters as a jumping off point to explore the history and evolution of the blues as music as well as the society and culture from which it sprang.
	www.shopireland.ie /dvd/reviews/B00009VU35 (1311 words)

	Drum Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Drum Corps World looking for writers to cover summer shows To ensure more complete coverage of the 2005 worldwide drum and bugle corps season, DCW Publisher Steve Vickers is...
		Fife and Drum Blues - North Mississippi - Othar Turner
		Fife and Drum Blues, the history and art of playing the Blues with fife and drum.
	www.flupejac.com /drum-corps.html (217 words)

	Othar Turner & the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		This is blues from the days before blues began.
		The difference between this music and its motherland parent is in the drums -- which are parade-style snares and basses rather than the skin-covered variety -- and the tunes.
		Crank it up, get some barbecue and your favorite intoxicant, and shuffle around the room and you'll be approximating what goes on for 12 hours or more at Turner's annual summer picnics where his famous slow-smoked goat -- hence the title -- is the main dish.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/98/04/30/OTR/OTHAR_TURNER_AND_THE_RISIN.html (263 words)

	fife drum links
		Mount Kisco, NY The Kentish Guards, Greenwich, RI The Windsor Fife and Drum Corps Windsor, CT The Connecticut Blues Fife & Drum
		The Camp Lyon Fifes and Drums, Pekin, Il The Portland Ancient Fife & Drum Corps Portland, CT The Potowmack AncientsVienna, VA Andrew Lewis Volunteers, West Virginia
		Paterson, NJ "Midnight Riders Fife and Drum Corps...
	www.fifedrum.org /bobbyc/fife_drum_links.htm (547 words)

	Othar Turner
		At 92 years old Gravel Springs MS resident Othar Turner is a living legend of old time blues and fife and drum music.
		With his family by his side accompaning him on drums, pounding out complex patterns, Othar plays in a distinct and erie musical style, steeped in the blues with high, shrilling squeaks and chirps.
		We heard he was throwing one of his famous barbeques and drove out to his place, deep in the hills of Mississippi as fast as we could.
	www.littletobywalker.com /Pages/othar.html (613 words)

	Ink Nineteen: Othar Turner and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band
		This is full of blues influences -- not the blues, but the sources that inspired the blues themselves.
		Besides the occasional Delta guitar, there's also a drum corps (playing in a heavily rhythmic marching style) and a fife player, whose near-key whistlings often float eerily above the din.
		Everybbody Hollerin Goat is mostly drum and fife music, with a set of songs near the middle that'll make you feel like you're hanging out on the porch on a soft Mississippi evening.
	www.ink19.com /issues_F/98_05/wet_ink/music_smt/123_othar_turner_nf.html (187 words)

	FolkStreams » Gravel Springs Fife and Drum » Othar Turner, Cane Fife Maker
		That's the way it is. The blues is a kind of thing that if you're driving along, plowin' in the field, and something comes to you, you just start to sing.
		A strong tradition of fife and drum music exists today in the hill country of northwest Mississippi.
		An old traditional blues related to "Vicksburg Blues" and "44 Blues," and that was recorded as "Roll and Tumble Blues" by "Ham-bone" Willie Newbern in 1929.
	www.folkstreams.net /context,87 (4415 words)

	Othar Turner MP3 Downloads - Othar Turner Music Downloads - Othar Turner Music Videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Credited to Othar Turner's Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, Everybody Hollerin' Goat is a collection of haunting, authentic Mississippi-born fife and drum blues from Turner, aged 90 at the time of recording this, his solo debut.
		A compilation of field recordings and home recordings, it was assembled by Luther Dickinson, the son of the legendary...
		A compilation of field recordings and home recordings, it was assembled by Luther Dickinson, the son of the legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson.
	www.mp3.com /albums/281034/summary.html (190 words)

	San Francisco Bay Guardian Arts and Entertainment
		SOMETIMES WHEN I'M listening to blues music – or even writing the word blues – I feel like I should be wearing a pith helmet and have a line of Africans behind me carrying all my shit.
		He played this ancient, unrecorded blues music called fife and drum blues, which was basically heavily grooving drums with minimal guitars and Turner's fife acting as the main instrument.
		It was incredible shit, but it was never recorded until the '90s because it was way over the heads of white audiences looking for more fl dudes selling their soul to the devil five minutes after midnight and all that horseshit writers made up about Robert Johnson.
	www.sfbg.com /39/01/noise_hounddogtaylor.html (738 words)

	RamBLing BLues - Los Angeles CityBeat
		The blues has been played on old piano wire nailed to the side of a shotgun shack, and enough Marshall stacks to kill a dog.
		The fife and drum are where Martin Scorsese starts his own segment of his mammoth PBS celebration of the blues that begins Sunday and runs, in seven parts, for the remainder of the week.
		Plus, it sets us up for what’s coming: a mess of TV blues that is personal, exploratory, occasionally off course, but rich enough that only a fool would question the sincerity of the homage being paid to one of the great foundations of our culture.
	www.lacitybeat.com /article.php?id=261&IssueNum=16 (1079 words)

	Blues Access: Catfish Whitey's Pond
		There was Othar Turner and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band onstage at Blues Hall, one of the revived music parlors on Beale Street, 1998.
		The music of the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band isn’t really created with the performance stage in mind, and it was obvious the various members would be just as happy playing at one of Turner’s backyard picnics in the Mississippi hill country.
		On the penultimate track, "Hanging on the Cross," the singer is literally hanging "between heaven and the blues," left scraping and clawing to stave off perdition.
	www.bluesaccess.com /No_36/catfish.html (865 words)

	Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Alumni Who Served Between 1990 And 1999
		Ty was a Snare Drummer in the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps and The United States Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps prior to coming to the Old Guard.
		In high school, she was a drum majorette in the marching band, first chair flute in orchestra and band, and was in West Winds vocal ensemble.
		Drum Major and SGM at Williamsburg before joing FDC and now leader of "Edsall Road", a popular Celtic group in the DC area.
	www.ogfdc.org /roster/index.php?start=1990&end=1999 (2997 words)

	arborweb reviews - review: The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band
		He learned to make and play a bamboo cane fife as a youth, from an old man who told him that the drumming that accompanied the fife came from Africa.
		The music of Turner and his Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, along with that of other African American fife-and-drum groups that survived in Mississippi, feels more African than almost any other music made by fl Americans.
		The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band appears on Thursday, October 21, at the Blind Pig.
	www.arborweb.com /reviews/0410.risingstar-review.html (304 words)

	The History of the Fife and Drum Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Connecticut Blues' uniforms are exact replicas of those worn by the 1875 U.S. Army Infantry, and in 1980 the Blues received an award for Most Authentic Uniforms by the Company of Military Historians.
		The corps has also been active in the competition circuit and were the 1997 Connecticut Senior Ancient Fife and Drum Champions.
		The Connecticut Blues also hold the Northeastern States Drum Corps Association record of eight consecutive championships, from the period of 1980 through 1987.
	www.connecticutblues.com /History/History.htm (214 words)

	Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Alumni - News
		The fifers are playing on those special fifes that were made from some thing special by a special person from Sudbury (please fill in the special blanks, someone...).
		For those of you familiar with the "Liberty Pole", if it were'nt for the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp,the pole most likely would have remained "uncapped".From what I remember there was more than one year that the pole could not be topped by a civilian.
		This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, 3d United States Infantry, the Military District of Washington or the United States Army.
	www.ogfdc.org /news.php (6795 words)

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