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Tippecanoe Ancient
Fife & Drum Corps
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Every year the Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum Corps travels all over the midwestern United States. Often we travel to the east coast heart of fifing and drumming in Connecticut. On very special occasions we have been privileged to travel abroad and represent the historic French heritage of our community and our country. |
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| Our travels have taken us as far as France, Switzerland, Italy and Canada and widely through the United States to Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennslyvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. |
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On trips lasting more than one day, the corps sets up and lives in an authentic 18th century tent encampment. This allows us to not only demonstrate the music and drill of the 18th century French marines but also their lifestyle on a period military campaign. We cook our own meals over a campfire much as it was done 250 years ago. During the day and after evening colors, we play music in our encampment both for our own enjoyment as well as that of our fellow participants and the public. |
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Our regular performance sites include:
Historic St. Charles, Missouri
Mid May
Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous
Vincennes, Indiana;
National Historic Site
Memorial Day Weekend
Fort de Chartres
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois;
State Historic Site
Early June
Chicago, Illinois
Various locations throughout the year.
Johnny Appleseed Festival
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Mid September
Feast of the Hunter's Moon
Lafayette, Indiana
Late September or Early October
Fort Massac Encampment
Metropolis, Illinois
Late October |
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Other performance sites have included:
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
92nd Street Y - Tisch Center
New York, NY
Deep River Ancient Muster
Deep River, Connecticut
Fort Mackinac
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Fort Myers - Old Guard Muster
Home of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Old Guard
Alexandria, Virginia
Fort Niagara
Originally a French Fort
Niagara, New York
French Fort Carillon
Now known as Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga, New York
Greenfield Village
Dearborn, Michigan
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mardi Gras!
Newport, Rhode Island
1981 200th Anniversary of
Gen. Rocheambeau's Landing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Highland Games
Westbrook Ancient Muster
Westbrook, Connecticut
Waterbury Muster
1994 National Fife and Drum Muster
Waterbury, Vermont |
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Tippecanoe at
Fort Carillon in 1994.
Also known as Ticondeoga.
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Les Compagnies Franches de la Marine
recreated in 1969 on the banks of the Wabash by
The Tippecanoe Ancient Fife & Drum Corps |
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Copyright ©1988 - ©2002, Denise Wilson, Deidre Duncan, Malcolm Duncan, and
The Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum Corps
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