Milford Fife and Drum

About Us

Milford Fife & Drum, based in Milford, NH, portrays the field music of a Revolutionary War-era militia unit. Our members are from the local communities including Milford, NH, Amherst, NH, Temple, NH and Litchfield, NH and we accept new members both young and old of any gender and from any locale.

We are a somewhat laid-back family and community oriented group whose primary objective is to have fun with our music and help people in our local communities understand the music, dress, and lifestyle of the American Colonial militia field musician around the time of the American Revolution. Our primary goals are to enjoy each other, our music, and our neighbors. At our parades and other public performances, we welcome our non-musician family members to wear Colonial dress and march with us.

Typically we perform at the Independence Day parade in New Boston, NH, at the Labor Day parade in Milford, NH, and at the Hollis Old Home Days parade in Hollis, NH We practice weekly on Sunday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Milford VFW hall. We offer fife and drum instruction to prospective members. If you are interested in joining Milford Fife & Drum, or would simply like to check the group out, please contact us and we will arrange to have you visit us at one of our practices.

To hire Milford Fife & Drum for functions, events, and parades, or to inquire about performances and group availability, please contact us by e-mail at mfd@MilfordNHFifeAndDrum.org

Pictures

2003 Pictures
2004 Pictures
2005 Pictures
2006 Pictures
2007 Pictures
2008 Pictures
 

Video

William Diamond Muster 2009
 

Members

Fifers

Benton Beltramo
Elizabeth Humphrey
Caelie Kern
Sandy Lefluer
Mike Oppenheim
Jeanine Wegmuller

Drummers

Baily Beltramo
Todd Espinosa
Leila Humphrey
Naomi Humphrey

Color Guard

Mark Humphrey

Music

Fife Music
Drum Music

Events - 2009

William Diamond Junior Muster

- Saturday, May 2 in Lexington, MA. Parade line up at 11 at the Lexington High School. Parade steps off at noon. Muster following then a jam session.
Lexington Directions
 

Mont Vernon Spring Gala

: Saturday, May 16th in Mont Vernon, NH. Line up at 10:30am in the center of town.
Directions to Mont Vernon
 

4th of July Parade

- Saturday, July 4 in New Boston. Meet at 9:15 am, parade step-off is at 10 am
From Milford VFW:
Go on Rt 13 away from Milford. Stay on Rt13 as it winds through New Boston. Parking is available at the fairground (where the parade ends). Some people park in a dirt lot in New Boston. There is a gas station on the right and the dirt lot is across the street. It usually has some trucks in it.
 

Stoddard Old Home Day Parade

- Saturday, July 11 More details to come.
Directions to Stoddard, NH
Leave your cars parked on Route 123 past the firehouse and use the bus (from the firehouse)to get to the starting point. That way you can leave without congestion when its over.
 

Hillsboro Living History Parade

- Saturday, August 22. Line up at 8:45 am at Hillsboro Elementary School in Hillsboro, NH.
Website for the event is www.LivingHistoryEventNH.com  

Milford Labor Day Parade

- Monday, Sept. 7 Milford, NH. More details to come.
Milford Labor Day Directions
 

Old Sturbridge Village Muster

- Saturday, Sept. 12
Old Sturbridge Village directions
 

Hollis Old Home Days Parade

– Saturday, Sept. 19. Parade line up at Hollis/Brookline High School. Time -????
Hollis Directions
 

Sudbury Ancients Muster

– Saturday, Sept. 26. Parade line up at the grist mill and Longfellow's Wayside Inn. Time -????
Sudbury Directions
 

Possible Events - 2009

Practices - 2009

Weekly Music List

Oct 4 - Week 6
Oct 11 - Week 7
Oct 18 - Week 8
Oct 25 - Week 9
Nov 1 - Week 10
Nov 8 - Week 11
Nov 15 - Week 12
Nov 22 - Week 13
Nov 29 - Week 14
Dec 6 - Week 15
Dec 13 - Week 16
Dec 20 - Week 17
Dec 27 - Week 18