The Early American Brass Band Podcast Chris Troiano, Stephen Cannistraci

Episode 50 is our fantastic conversation with Dr. Gordon "Buddy" Cooke, author of the Anthology of Bugle Music. Buddy, Chris, and Stephen talk about the reserach that went into creating this book, as well as the history of how the bugle has been used in the United States military and civilian life.
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Music in this episode comes from The West Point Band Hellcats, and The 8th GM Regiment Band from George Mason University.
Episode Structure:
2:16 - Buddy's musical background
7:03 - Field music at West Point
13:17 - Distribution of field musicians throughout the Army's history
16:55 - Differences between bugles and trumpts, their uses
22:37 - The keyed bugle in the military
28:37 - Non-field music written for bugles, civilian uses for bugles
35:19 - Sousa's drum and bugle manual, the Marine Corps version of Taps
38:35 - Buddy's book "Anthology of Bugle Music", how the idea for the book started
43:42 - Challenges involved with researching and publishing a book
52:18 - Manual of French and European bugle calls
56:05 - Favorite bugle march and call
1:00:43 - Value of learning about field music
1:04:28 - Where you can find more about Buddy and his "Anthology of Bugle Music"
1:07:09 - Featured Album: "A Day in the Life of the West Point Hellcats"

Episode 49 is our fantastic conversation with Dr. Joseph Jefferson about Shout Bands in the United States, an under-researched topic and not well known part of brass history in the United States. Dr. Jefferson devoted his doctoral research to Shout Bands, and talks with Chris and Stephen about the history and tradition of these musical ensembles.
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Music in this episode comes from various Shout Bands and The 8th GM Regiment Band from George Mason University.
Episode Structure:
3:13 - Dr. Jefferson's musical background, how research interest in Shout Bands began
7:54 - Shout Band similarities and differences to Salvation Army and Moravian traditions. Learning by rote
21:09 - House of Prayer timeline
24:03 - Similarities and differences to early New Orleans Jazz tradition
26:55 - Structure of Shout Bands
30:42 - Music Shout Bands play, and the function of that music
36:56 - Feasibility of Shout Bands in the academic setting
41:37 - Musicians who have come from the Shout Band tradition
51:10 - Dr. Jefferson's research, and others who have researched Shout Bands
54:32 - Where you can find more about Dr. Jefferson and his research

Episode 48 features recording engineer Dr. Joel Crawford. Dr. Crawford is a former cornetist with Saxton's Cornet Band and author of "Performance Practice of Brass Band Music of the American Civil War: A Perspective from Saxton's Cornet Band". In this episode, we discuss Dr. Crawford's experiences playing with Saxton's, how he thinks it affected his musical career, how he would record an early American brass band, and much more!
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Music in this episode comes from Saxton's Cornet Band (Lincoln and Liberty, Too!) and The 8th GM Regiment Band from George Mason University.
Episode Structure:
2:49 - How Joel became involved with Saxton's Cornet Band and early American brass band research
5:20 - Advice to listeners on how to become with early American brass bands in their area
7:10 - Why Joel chose to write his dissertation on Civil War brass bands
8:20 - Joel's current recording engineer career
10:30 - How early American brass band experience influences current recording engineer career
16:10 - Experience recording early American brass bands
18:50 - Describing the tonal sound of an early American brass band
21:10 - The benefits of playing in an early American brass band
27:00 - Thoughts on how Fennell recorded the Eastman Civil War cd and bell direction
34:05 - An overview of Dr. Crawford's doctoral dissertation on Civil War brass bands and their performance practices
42:30 - Experiences growing up in a community band scene
45:15 - Any particularly special nuggets of information or newly discovered research included in the dissertation
50:00 - Wax cylinder recordings
54:40 - The follow-up possibilities for Dr. Crawford's research
1:00:28 - Plug Opportunity
1:02:00 - Featured Album: "Grand Pianola Music" by the UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Wind Symphony

Episode 47 is our conversation with Kenneth Serfass, leader of The Antebellum Marine Band, and Ulysses S Grant reenactor. In the episode we discuss Kenneth's time in the Marine Corps, what led him to start The Antebellum Marine Band, their notable performances, and how he started reenacting as Ulysses S. Grant.
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Music in this episode comes from "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, and The 8th GM Regiment Band.
Episode Structure:
2:49 - How Kenneth became interested in American history and Ulysses S. Grant
7:36 - How Kenneth became involved in the reenacting hobby, how his experiences reenacting planted the seed for The Antebellum Marine Band
22:55 - Appearance and history of the 1800's Marine Band
32:05 - What got Kenneth excited about founding the Antebellum Marine Band
36:53 - How Kenneth started reenacting as General Grant, stories from appearances as Grant
40:07 - Filming as General Grant for the History Channel
47:40 - Advice for starting a band
49:13 - Notable performances with The Antebellum Marine Band
57:05 - What it's like being a period 19th century band in Gettysburg
1:06:32 - How reenacting has influenced Kenneth's bandleading
1:09:27 - Where you can find out more about Kenneth and The Antebellum Marine Band

Episode 46 is our conversation with Kenneth Brungess, author of Gold Rush Maestro: The Journal of August Wetterman, and researcher of California Gold Rush era brass bands. In the episode we discuss the history of gold rush bands, the music they played, occasions they played for, and much more. You can find out more about Kenneth by visiting http://californiagoldandbrassworks.com. Show notes for this episode can be found here: https://eabbpodcast.com/episode-46-interview-with-kenneth-brungess-gold-rush-brass-bands/
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Music in this episode comes from the Gold Rush Cornet Band, the El Dorado Brass Band, and The 8th GM Regiment Band.
Episode Structure:
3:22 - Kenneth's musical background
7:15 - Kenneth's interest in the California gold rush, recreating the Columbia Brass Band in image and music
14:44 - Musical landscape of the California gold rush
21:42 - Makeup of California gold rush bands, types of music played
27:20 - The people of the California gold rush bands
32:34 - Difference between Cowboy Bands and Gold Rush Bands, types of occasions for which these bands played
37:27 - Repertoire, repurposing popular music of the day
38:29 - Musical example "Oh Susanna!"
44:35 -Activities of California bands during the Civil War
49:42- El Dorado Brass Band
57:20 - The Gold Rush Cornet Band
1:04:16 - Kenneth's 19th century instruments
1:06:30 - Where you can find more about the bands Kenneth has researched, his book, and the Featured Album
1:10:00 - Featured Album: Motherload! Musical Nuggets from the 1850's, '60s & '70s

Episode 45 is our fantastic conversation with Randi Bulla, past President of the North American Brass Band Association, solo horn with Brass of the Potomac, and member of the National Capital Band of the Salvation Army. We discuss the history of British brass bands in the United States, NABBA, and the Salvation Army.
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Music in this episode comes from the Brass of the Potomac, and The 8th GM Regiment Band.
Episode Structure:
1:57 - Randi's musical background
4:29 - Beginnings of Randi's involvement with NABBA
6:36 - Youth music programs in the Salvation Army
16:03 - Salvation Army and NABBA's influence on each other
20:42 - Early British style brass bands in the United States
24:12 - Salvation Army influence on community British brass bands
29:48 - British brass band sound concept
42:15 - Developing style
52:43 - Borrowing repertoire
58:32 - Randi's involvement with the National Capital Band
1:01:12 - Where you can find more about the groups Randi is involved with
1:05:55 - Featured Album: Firestorm, Brass of the Potomac