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The Berlin Fife and Drum Corps is one of the oldest such organization in America.
It began in 1782 when young George Johnson returned to Berlin after the Revolutionary
War,where he had served as a fifer. Through his efforts the Berlin Corps was
organized,
consisting of Veterans and new recruits.
In 1887 The Sons Of Union Veterans held an encampment in Berlin,and as a result
the
Fife and Drum Corps became better organized. It became their custom to place
an
American flag on each military Veteran's grave in the Allegheny region. They
played at
area burial grounds,and to this day the Corps plays for Memorial Day Services
at
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Northampton Township,and at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in
Berlin,where founder George Johnson is buried.
At one time the Civil War Veterans who accompanied the group in the local Memorial
Day parade included two of Berlin's citizens,Henry Garey and J. Platt Philson,who
were Confederate Veterans.
The Berlin Fife and Drum Corps is an organization that has been loyally maintained
and which is a source of pride to Berlin and all of Somerset County. Let us
hope that
for many decades to come the citizens will continue to line the streets to see
these fine
musicians march by,and that furture generations will raise the cry-"Here
comes Berlin!"
information from Laurel Messenger Nov. 1982
Now Berlin's Fife and Drum Corps music is available on cassette
and CD.
Volume II of the Berlin Fife and Drum Corps cassette
or CD is now available!
Please specify when ordering.
All the favorite marching tunes that have been the Corps' trademark are
included in these two recordings for your listening pleasure.
Douglas Bell, a Corps member and lifetime Berlin citizen, adds short bits
of narration to the music. If you love a parade, your heart will be moved
by the songs collected in these two volumes.
Mail orders
-No credit cards orders by mail, check or money order
only please!-
Please specify Vol. I, Vol. II, or both.
Cassette-$8-CD's $12
by check or money order
-mail to-
Berlin F&D Music
511 Mulberry Street
Berlin, Pa. 15530
Please include $3 postage