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Bob Redican

The following is excerpted from Obituary, Published in The Record-Journal on January 19, 2010:

MERIDEN - Retired Fire Chief Robert E. Redican Sr., 87, husband of the late Adele M. (Francoeur) Redican, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. Mr. Redican was born in Meriden, Sept. 25, 1922, son of the late Edward and Ruth (Vincent) Redican. He graduated from Meriden High School, class of 1941, and later attended Waterbury State Technical College. He was employed by the Elmore Silver Company prior to serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he started his firefighting career as a substitute firefighter, becoming a regular firefighter in 1951 and then worked his way up through the ranks to Fire Chief in 1968. During his years as Fire Chief, he served as president of the Connecticut State Fire Chiefs Association and was instrumental in building the firehouse on Chamberlain Highway, in addition to his work in many city organizations that promoted fire education and prevention. Mr. Redican retired from the Meriden Fire Department in 1977.

Mr. Redican was a world champion snare drummer who began his drumming career in the local school system. While playing for North Branford Fife and Drum Corps, he won the Junior Worlds Snare Drum Championship at the 1940 World's Fair. He began teaching snare drumming in 1958, traveling throughout the United States as a national drum judge for the Marching and Maneuvering Drum Corps Association.

Mr. Redican was a member of the First Congregational Church, Meridian Lodge No. 77 AF&AM, Meriden Post 45, American Legion and the CT State Fire Chiefs Association. Among all of his accomplishments, the thing he was proudest of was his family and his children. Known affectionately as "The Bear," by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, he had special nicknames for all of them. His happiest times were spent with his family, especially at Christmas.

Mr. Redican is survived by his three daughters, Karen Redican Taglieri and her husband, Gary, Charleen Atkinson, and Lesley Carabetta and her husband, William, all of Meriden; two sons, Robert Jr. and his wife, Judith and Dennis and his wife, Suzanne, both of Palm Coast, Fla.; brother, Lester Redican and his wife, Ann of Meriden; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son-in-law Thomas Atkinson.

The funeral will be held on Friday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church, Colony Street, Meriden. Burial will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 East Main St., Meriden, CT 06450 on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to The Salvation Army, 23 St. Casimer Drive, Meriden, CT 06450 www.jferryfh.com

Publihed in The Record-Journal on January 19, 2010

Ed Olsen and Bob Castillo sharing a happy moment at the Company Building.


Ancient Mariner, Sons of the Whiskey Rebellion
Life Member, Company of Fifers & Drummers.

Ed Olsen passed away at Gladeview Health Care at 4:00 a.m., Monday morning, July 13, 2009

There will be a public viewing for Ed at Swan's Funeral Home in Old Saybrook on Wednesday from 4-7 pm
and a memorial service on Thursday at The Company building in Ivoryton at 10 am.

Cards can be sent to Kathy Olsen at 772 Horse Hill Rd., Westbrook, CT 06498

Dan Malstrom


MONUMENTAL CITY ANCIENT FIFE & DRUM CORPS
Life Member, Company of Fifers & Drummers.

Dan Malstrom passed away peacefully this afternoon at 5:20 PM, Tuesday, July 7, 2009

His family of 3 sisters and 2 brothers along with a niece and nephew
were present with Dan when he drew his last breath.

A loss of a great brother to me, my best friend in the world, we
lived together and travelled together since Dan was born. And also a
great loss to the Monumentals - Dan was the most dedicated member
of the Monumentals and was thoroughly delighted and took great pride
in carrying our colors and at times it was difficult during his 15 active
years.

In the Ancient Spirit,

Gus Malstrom

VIDEOS!! From Way back when!!!

The following videos are through the courtesy of George Carteris.

1990 From the Fairfield Memorial Day "gazebo" concert. This one is the Chanteymen singing.

1990, Fairfield Memorial Day,

1994 Deep River Ancient Muster. It’s The Ancient Mariners' on-stand performance of UnionJack. It was dedicated to Norm Ott who you’ll clearly see in the video along with several other Mariners now on the Oar.

1994,Ancient Mariners Deep River w/ Norm Ott

1955 This recording is of St. Anselm's Drum Corps from the Bronx, NY. from the original reel-to-reel tape. George was told the tape recording was made in the school gym. Pierce Gardener gave George the tape in 1994 and he had it transferred to a cassette tape. This recording is of the fife line playing "2nd Connecticut" and "Pride of the Bronx".

1955 St. Anselm's Drum Corps from the Bronx, NY

1955 This is a SECOND recording is of St. Anselm's Drum Corps from the Bronx, NY. from the original reel-to-reel tape. George was told the tape recording was made in the school gym. Pierce Gardener gave George the tape in 1994 and he had it transferred to a cassette tape. This recording is of the fife line playing "Old Comrads"

1955 St. Anselm's Drum Corps from the Bronx, NY Video #2

On Saturday, August 23, 2008 The Westbrook Drum Corps hosted its 49th Annual Muster in the town of Westbrook, Connecticut. The guests and participants were treated to great company, great music, and great WEATHER!

Click on this link to see video taken during this Grand Event.

2008 Westbrook Muster

On Saturday, July 25, 2008 The Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums of Coventry, Connecticut and the Connecticut Landmarks hosted an 18th century Encampment on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry, Connecticut.. Then on Sunday, the 26th, they hosted their Annual Grand Parade and Fife & Drum Muster.

Click on this link to see video taken during both days.

2008 Nathan Hale Muster

Wanna See me Drumming??? !

LongMarch. ...

In this first clip, I play The Long March or Open Beating Number 4 from the Massachusetts Collection, followed by Open Beating Number 3 and Open Beating Number 2.

HalfTime ...

In this second clip, I play the following:
The Connecticut Half-Time, An Irish Lilt, (original composition), The Rudimenter by Earl Sturtze, The Downfall of Paris (with a horse-fly attack!), The Army 2/4 with the fillers, Crazy Army 2/4 with the fillers by Ed Lemley, Billy Budd by Eddie Classey, Some original stuff ripped off the top of my head on the fly, The Happy Fifer by Eddie Classie, and Ol'Dan Tucker (all THREE parts)..





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Images & reflections collected in the weeks after the attacks on the World Trade Center, NYC. Preserved here as a tribute to all who lost their lives that day and in honor of those who worked so hard trying to save more lives.

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CONNECTICUT FIFERS & DRUMMERS
HEADS UP!

YOU CAN HELP
The Company of Fifers & Drummers
RAISE MONEY AT ABSOLUTELY NO COST TO YOU

The Company of Fifers and Drummers is now participating in the SNET Community Connections fundraising program. To enhance community relations, the SNET program helps to fund local non-profit organizations by donating 5% of the monthly long-distance phone bills of enrolled members.

There is no cost to you! Simply call SNET at 1-800-635-7638 and enroll today! When you call, a representative will ask you for the COMPANY code #,
It is 2862.
You DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE OR MODIFY YOUR CALLING PLAN !!! THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO DO--SNET WILL DO THE REST!

If you are not currently with SNET, please call and speak with a representative-- they will try to match any long-distance service that you have! You do not need to be an active member of The Company of Fifers and Drummers in order to participate, so feel free to encourage family and friends to sign up too!

Signing up is easy--Simply call SNET today at 1-800-635-7638--The Company of Fifers & Drummers' code # is 2862.

THANK YOU for supporting
The Company of Fifers and Drummers!!

NOTE: To date, the eleven members who HAVE signed on to this program have generated $144.93 for the Company of Fifers & Drummers. Imagine what we could do if ALL 512 individual members who live in Connecticut got on board! ~ Bob Castillo ~

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Here are the
Current Weather Conditions
On the Muster Field
at Deep River, Connecticut

Click for Deep River, Connecticut Forecast

It is my solemn duty to inform you that there are now

Days to endure before
The 2010 Deep River Ancient Muster !
July 17, 2010

AND ..................

Days to endure before
The 2010 Nathan Hale Ancient Fife & Drum Muster !
July 24, 2010
AND ..................

Days to endure before
The 2010 Westbrook Muster !
August 28, 2010

To find out what ELSE is happening while you are enduring, click HERE and check Schedule of Events.

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The Poet's Corner

Original New Poem by Kevin Sullivan, reprinted from The Ancient Times, Vol 25 No. 1 &2


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For our Veterans
The Ragged Old Flag~~Written by Johnny Cash

The Ragged Old Flag

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (USMC)

Memorial Day

A Soldier Died Today

Reflections on the 4th of July

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A very interesting editorial

  THE UNITED STATES
This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing:


America: The Good Neighbor
 
Widespread but only partial news coverage was given
recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from
Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television
commentator. What follows is the full text of his
trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record:

"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the
Americans as the most generous and possibly the least
appreciated people on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and
forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States.

When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.

When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped.

The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars! into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, war mongering Americans.

I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane.

Does any other country in the world have a plane
to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star,
or the Douglas DC10?

If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?

Why does no other land on earth even consider
putting a man or woman on the moon?

You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios.

You talk about German technocracy,
and you get automobiles.

You talk about American technocracy,
and you find men on the moon -- not once,
but several times - and safely home again.
 
You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs
right in the store window for everybody to look at.

Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded.
They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless
they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American
dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.

When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose.

Both are still broke.

I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside  help even during the San Francisco earthquake.

Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with  their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles.
I hope Canada is not one of  those."
 
Stand proud, America!

This is one of the best editorials that I have ever
read regarding the United States. It is nice that
one man realizes it. I only wish that the rest of the
world would realize it. We are always blamed for
everything and never even get a thank you for the
things we do.

I would hope that each of you would send this to as many people as you can and emphasize that they should
send it to as many of their friends until this letter is sent to
every person on the web.

I am just a single American that has read this.

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An area dedicated to remembering.

Eddie Classey

This Photo was taken in Novemeber 1993 at my home.

My good friend, Ed Classey..pontificating


The Company Prayer


This prayer was written for The Company in January, 1967 by Father Kenneth H. Kinner, Chaplain Emeritus. In addition to being respected for his devotion to his vocation, Fr. Kinner is also admired by his friends in the fife and drum world for his ability to play the snare drum.


ALMIGHTY GOD, Father of freedom, Author of the blessings of liberty;
we thank you for the great company of Ancient musicians who in their several generations have been instruments in the search for human dignity and messengers in the pursuit of happiness;
we commend all who have marched before us into Your safe keeping, seeking for ourselves such wisdom and understanding as may strengthen us as citizens of a free society, inspiring in others a like desire by our music and example;
we ask Your protection for fifers and drummers throughout the land and the hope of your Divine Providence for all men. Amen.


Here are a few of
"those who have marched before us".

Please click
on
Highlighted/Underlined names
to view their personal page
maintained on this site as a permanent tribute.

Dan Malstrom

Dan Malstrom passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon at 5:20 PM, July 7, 2009

Alfred "DUKE" Terreri

Passed away Sunday Morning, October 29, 2000
He did do much to give us "The Book(s)"

Freddi Bruder & Alfons Greider

Co-forgers of the Links between the Swiss & American Fife & Drums Corps!
These men passed from us within two weeks of each other! Freddi on March 29, 2003 and Alfons on April 13, 2003.

Dave Clark

Snare Drummer

Founder of the Westbrook Muster.
Dave died on Tuesday, October 12th 1999

John E. "Jack" Hetzel

Founding Member
Bass Drummer
Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums,
died Monday, August 9th 1999.

Truly, "A Man You Don't Meet Everyday."

Roger P. Clark"

Company of Fifers & Drummers, Past President, Drummer, Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps, past member Deep River Drum Corps
died Saturday, December 21st 2002.

A true friend to the Fife & Drum Community !

John B. "Jack" Foran

Former Major Commanding
Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums
died Saturday morning May 30th, 1998, from injuries sustained in a recent automobile accident.

Jack will be well remembered by all who knew him.

Charles J. Garrow Jr.

Bass Drummer
Founder & Past Commander of Col. Thomas Knowlton's Ct. Rangers, Charter Member Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums of Coventry, CT. And member of the Warehouse Point Fife & Drum Corps
Feb 29, 1924 - Feb 3, 2000

Jack Gorr

Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums
Snare Drummer
Written by Bob Castillo


Robert Whittlesey

Germantown Ancients
Drum Major
Written by Walt Rynkiewicz


Matthew Soltys

Olde Ripton Ancient Fife and Drum Corps.

Written by his long-time friend,
Wayne Hickman!

Bill Pace
Written for the Ancient Times
by Ed Olsen


Kenneth Lemley

Fast Hands, Great Heart!

Malcolm Hinckley

Our Photographer and Friend

A Tribute to Les Parks By Nick Attanasio


Mel Doxzon
Monumental City Ancient Fife & Drum Corps
Executive Committee Member

Pete Pohorence,President, Yorktown Fife & Drums

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Last Update: September 25, 2009.

Midi file, "Amazing Grace", which plays on various pages,
was sequenced by Barry Taylor.
Yankee Doodle WAV file is from Mattatuck Drum Corps recording.
( If you would like to purchase this fine CD,
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