The Camp Chase Fifes and Drums will be playing at the State Fair in Columbus!

The Camp Chase Fifes and Drums has been a leader in historical military field music since the early 1980s.   An authentic recreation of a Civil War-period regimental fife and drum corps founded in 1983, the corps is named after the large Union Army training camp that was located near Columbus, Ohio during the war. Their music, played on authentic wooden fifes and rope tension drums, comes from the military field music manuals utilized by the armies of America and Europe from the mid 18th century to the late 19th century. .

The corps performs regularly at historical events and commemorations, reenactments, musters and musical programs around the country. Some of its best remembered performances began with its participation in the 1985 Presidential Inaugural. Then there was its role in the movies GETTYSBURG, and the prequel GODS AND GENERALS.   In 2000 the corps performed with Doc Severenson and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, conducted by Erich Kunzel, in a special July 4th performance broadcast nationally on PBS, and has been a active supporter of the annual Don Hubbard Music School.

Location: Ohio State Fair, Fairgrounds, Columbus, OH

Website: http://www.campchasefifesanddrums.com/index.php