Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps
Plymouth, Michigan
 
The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps is a junior corps consisting of young men and women ranging in age from 12 to 18. The corps has a long history in the Plymouth, Michigan area where it was founded in November 1971, the first fife and drum corps in the Midwest.

The uniform of the original Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps was a replica of uniforms worn by sailors in the War of 1812. The current uniform is a replica of George Washington’s personal lifeguard of the era 1776-1783. It is made of wool and weighs 10 pounds. The music played by the corps spans the 17th to 20th centuries with an emphasis on traditional fife and drum melodies from the Revolutionary War. Unique to the corps are medleys containing three and four part harmonies and traditional tunes presented in contemporary settings.

The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps season runs from April through October. The corps typically has from 40 to 50 performances each season. New recruits are invited to join at the end of the season in October and are trained through January when the veteran members return for the new season.

Every year the corps takes an eight to ten day tour visiting historical sites and performing. Tour 2004 included performances on the Freedom Opening of the Statue of Liberty, August 3, 2004, George Washington's Headquarters in Newburg, NY, and the Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington, VT. The 2005 tour included performances in the Philadelphia area and the National Fife and Drum Muster at Fort Ticonderoga, NY. During a very hot August in 2006 the Corps visited Washington D.C. and performed for and with the Old Guard at Ft. Myer. The Corps also placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. July of 2007 found the Corps attending the Deep River Ancient Muster, the largest yearly gathering of fife and drum corps'. In 2008 the Corps made an inaugural first visit to North and South Carolina, finishing with a moving performance on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor.

For Public Relations information, please contact Marsha Sutfin.

The corps is under the direction of Jim Predhomme. The Board President is Al Johnson and the Business Manager is Janet Hendrian.
 
The corps can be reached via the Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps web site at www.pfdc.us.


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