Moodus Drum & Fife Corps

Moodus, CT

Moodus Drum & Fife Corps was formed in 1821. Hezakiah Percival of Moodus received his diploma of rudimental drumming from Samuel Wilcox of Middletown Upper-House, now known as Cromwell, Conn., in 1821 and taught others this open sticking type of drumming. For many years they played for town and county events without uniforms. In 1860, the corps obtained old band uniforms from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. With the excitement of the coming Civil War, the corps registered with the State of Connecticut and formed by-laws. Today, Moodus still plays the same Eli Brown drums purchased in the early 1800s and marches the same stately march all Middlesex County corps did in the beginning.

Contact:
Terri Anderson-Murray, Business Mgr.
P.O. Box 450
Moodus, CT 06469

tel. 860-873-8527