Practice Schedule

Summer practice is at the Wayside Inn in colonial attire and includes a trip through the Inn to deafen the diners and knock over some chairs. We meet weekly from after the march on April 19 through the annual Faire and Muster the last Saturday in September. Sectional practice is in the parking lot behind the Inn and Companie practice is held on the front lawn. We generally retire within to the Old Bar for conversation and a few more tunes after practice.

Winter Practice: Beginning in October we repair indoors at the Inn for practice, not in colonial dress.

Below is a list of the music we will be working on each week with links to the sheet music. Italics indicate tunes that are likely to require special attention. Note that "Combined" files include both fife and drum parts. Drum parts are available in either Up/Down or Right/Left notations.

Please remember that memorization is to be done in your individual home practice so you are prepared to work on unison, execution and expression at Companie practice.

Focus list through September   
The Black Pearl Combined U/D Combined R/L
Bonaparte & Three Little Drummers Combined U/D Combined R/L
Owl Creek & Pumpkin Creek Combined U/D Combined R/L
Eel Pot Tavern & Stone's Mongrel Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Morpeth Rant Combined U/D Combined R/L
Scarlet Regiment & Dream QS Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Sea Wife & Walker St Reel Combined U/D Combined R/L
York Medley Combined U/D Combined R/L
Basic tunes for warm-ups   
Battle Hymn of the Republic (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Fifty Cents Combined U/D Combined R/L
Garry Owen (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
The Girl I Left Behind Me (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Grandfather's Clock Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Green Cockade (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Rakes of Mallow (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Road to Boston (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
The Sentry Box (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Seven Stars (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Sisters Jig (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Welcome Here Again (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
The White Cockade (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
World Turned Upside Down (in Acorn Book) Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Yankee Ancient Combined U/D Combined R/L
 
Apr 30    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
(Marching Practice)
Involuntary Trumpet SP Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
I'll Get Wedded in My Old Clothes Combined U/D Combined R/L
Shotgun Medley Combined U/D Combined R/L
New standpiece
Dublin Boy Combined U/D Combined R/L
I'll Touzle Your Kurchie Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Beggarman Combined U/D Combined R/L
Canongate Twitch Combined U/D Combined R/L
May 7    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
The Black Pearl Combined U/D Combined R/L
York Medley Combined U/D Combined R/L
Teddy O'Neil, Father O'Flynn, and Sgt. O'Leary Combined U/D Combined R/L
Montezuma Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Matthew's Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
May 14    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
The Black Pearl Combined U/D Combined R/L
York Medley Combined U/D Combined R/L
Billy Budd & Billy Bones Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Harriott Combined U/D Combined R/L
Captain Mackintosh Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
May 21    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
Owl Creek & Pumpkin Creek Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Morpeth Rant Combined U/D Combined R/L
High Road to Linton Combined U/D Combined R/L
Chester (hidden in Hymns) Fife Drums U/D Drums RL
Mountain Dew Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
May 28    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
Owl Creek & Pumpkin Creek Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Morpeth Rant Combined U/D Combined R/L
Far Down Combined U/D Combined R/L
Shotgun Medley Combined U/D Combined R/L
Billy Budd Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
June 4    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
Eel Pot Tavern & Stone's Mongrel Combined U/D Combined R/L
Scarlet Regiment & Dream QS Combined U/D Combined R/L
Whup Jamboree & Some Distance from Prussia Combined U/D Combined R/L
Liberty Medley II Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Closing shortened standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
June 11    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
(Marching Practice)
Eel Pot Tavern & Stone's Mongrel Combined U/D Combined R/L
Scarlet Regiment & Dream QS Combined U/D Combined R/L
Soldiers of France Combined U/D Combined R/L
Crown Point & Huntington Combined U/D Combined R/L
Belle Isle Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
June 18    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
Bonaparte & Three Little Drummers Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Sea Wife & Walker St Reel Combined U/D Combined R/L
La Réjouissance Combined U/D Combined R/L
Catholic Boys, O'Sullivan's March & Munster Jig Combined U/D Combined R/L
Fischer's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
June 25    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
(Marching Practice)
Bonaparte & Three Little Drummers Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Sea Wife & Walker St Reel Combined U/D Combined R/L
Devil's Flute & O'Connor's QS Combined U/D Combined R/L
Constitution Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Paddy on the Handcar & Pigtown Fling Combined U/D Combined R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
July 2    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
The Black Pearl Combined U/D Combined R/L
York Medley Combined U/D Combined R/L
Tatterjack & Drums and Guns Combined U/D Combined R/L
I'll Get Wedded in My Old Clothes Combined U/D Combined R/L
Matthew's Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
July 9    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
The Black Pearl Combined U/D Combined R/L
York Medley Combined U/D Combined R/L
Hanover & Harum Scarum Combined U/D Combined R/L
Germantown Hook & John with the Light Brown Hair Combined U/D Combined R/L
Guilderoy Reel Combined U/D Combined R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Jul 16    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
(Marching Practice)
Owl Creek & Pumpkin Creek Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Morpeth Rant Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Happy Fifer Combined U/D Combined R/L
Yorktown Combined U/D Combined R/L
Matthew's Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
July 23    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
Owl Creek & Pumpkin Creek Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Morpeth Rant Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Concord Police Combined U/D Combined R/L
Finnegan's Wake Combined U/D Combined R/L
Mason's Apron Combined U/D Combined R/L
Mountain Dew Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
(Take a week off from the new standpiece)
July 30    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
Eel Pot Tavern & Stone's Mongrel Combined U/D Combined R/L
Scarlet Regiment & Dream QS Combined U/D Combined R/L
Turnpike Bend Combined U/D Combined R/L
Fischer's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Belle of the Mohawk Vale & Nancy Hanks Combined U/D Combined R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Aug 6    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
(Marching Practice)
Eel Pot Tavern & Stone's Mongrel Combined U/D Combined R/L
Scarlet Regiment & Dream QS Combined U/D Combined R/L
Teddy O'Neil, Father O'Flynn, and Sgt. O'Leary Combined U/D Combined R/L
Montezuma Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Belle Isle Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Aug 13    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
Bonaparte & Three Little Drummers Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Sea Wife & Walker St Reel Combined U/D Combined R/L
Soldiers of France Combined U/D Combined R/L
Whup Jamboree & Some Distance from Prussia Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Closing shortened standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Aug 20    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
(Marching Practice)
Bonaparte & Three Little Drummers Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Sea Wife & Walker St Reel Combined U/D Combined R/L
Shotgun Medley Combined U/D Combined R/L
High Road to Linton Combined U/D Combined R/L
Germantown Hook & John with the Light Brown Hair Combined U/D Combined R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Aug 27    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
TBD tune from focus list
Far Down Combined U/D Combined R/L
Tatterjack & Drums and Guns Combined U/D Combined R/L
Hanover & Harum Scarum Combined U/D Combined R/L
Finnegan's Wake Combined U/D Combined R/L
Billy Budd Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
(Take a week off from the new standpiece)
Sep 3    6:30 at Wayside InnAnnual meeting  
(End practice early for meeting)
TBD tune from focus list
Mountain Dew Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Sep 10    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
TBD tune from focus list
Billy Budd & Billy Bones Combined U/D Combined R/L
Turnpike Bend Combined U/D Combined R/L
Yorktown Combined U/D Combined R/L
Belle Isle Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Sep 17    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
(Marching Practice)
TBD tune from focus list
Catholic Boys, O'Sullivan's March & Munster Jig Combined U/D Combined R/L
Guilderoy Reel Combined U/D Combined R/L
The Happy Fifer Combined U/D Combined R/L
Devil's Flute & O'Connor's QS Combined U/D Combined R/L
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Sep 24    6:30 at Wayside Inn   
I'll Get Wedded in My Old Clothes Combined U/D Combined R/L
La Réjouissance Combined U/D Combined R/L
Mason's Apron Combined U/D Combined R/L
Matthew's Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
TBD second standpiece for Faire
Huffman's Hornpipe Combined U/D Combined R/L
Twitch Standpiece Fife Drum U/D Drum R/L
Balquhidder Lasses & Hey Johnny Cope Combined U/D Combined R/L
Sep 28    Colonial Faire & Muster