Many years ago this cartoon was clipped out and sent to me by a good friend Edie. She knew of my love of bugles and bugle history and I got a chuckle when I saw it. A Pilgrim blowing a horn frightening the Native -Americans. Filed away for many years it sparked my memory when I came across a reference to a wooden bugle carried by Miles Standish and then the discovery of a photo post card which I purchased.
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Bugle Class in Ohio
Thursday, November 4th, 2010BUGLE CLASS
Larry DuPree, a member of Taps150 and BAA, is teaching new buglers in Cincinnati to sound Taps as the call as written. The current class consists of Ohio Military Honor Guard members of the Army and Navy, a Marine League Honor Guard member and others interested in providing “Live” Taps. The course is 6 months long, meeting once a week for the first month and monthly thereafter.
The course covers the story of Taps, embouchure development, [...]
The Patriot Brass Ensemble
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
The Patriot Brass Ensemble
The Patriot Brass Ensemble, founded by Steven Behnke, is the first and only civilian brass group dedicated to enriching the lives of veterans of the United States Military. Their website can be found HERE. Please take a minute to “Join” to get their quarterly newsletter. This will keep you up to date on the work the ensemble is doing to enrich the lives of Veterans.
Here is a video of the group
The Patriot Brass [...]