GAR Fifers and Drummers

[27thNCdrummer]

Here is a good video of some GAR fifers and drummers. Sounds like Army 2/4 to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9FBF...eature=related

[33rdaladrummer]

Re: GAR Fifers and Drummers

Andrew,

Did you notice that the bearded drummer is using some shortcuts, playing 5 stroke rolls instead of 7s, and 13 instead of 15s? He's also leaving out a few flams here and there.

If you liked that one, here's another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqcN3YZs8rw&feature=channel

The sound quality is not so good, but if you listen closely you'll notice that they're playing Army 2-4 with Road to Boston and The Girl I Left Behind Me. If you really look and listen closely you can figure out the beat the bass drummer is playing. Also they're not playing Army 2-4 the modern way with syncopated flamacues -- the accents are on the downbeats where they should be.

And check out the drummers and fifers about 3 minutes into this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIJaxu3w4-U

I would like to try to play that one in slow motion and try to figure out the drumbeat.