The Red Band was honored once again by representing the Host Fire Department in their Field Day Parade on Friday evening. We were at the very front of the line of march to lead Deerfield down Trenton Road to parade into the Field Day grounds.Raindrops started falling even before we played our first note. They never fell hard - although they remained steady even though we could see sunshine off in the distance from our view at the top of the road.
We received a nice reception from a family who every year holds up Olympic style cards with scores from 1 to 10. They gave us a “10” We always look forward to seeing them each year.The crowd, as in all our gigs we’ve played this season, was noticeably smaller! Where has everyone gone?
Once we entered the grounds, we lined up in front of the stage to continue playing marches as all the Fire Departments came onto the field.
We had added more songs to our new march books and were able to play marches such as Washington Post, Manhattan Beach, and Semper Fi as the Units paraded by us.
Our Trumpeter, Karen Schotthoefer, was on Banner Duty this evening and stood between the Red Band and the Deerfield Color Guard to greet the marchers. She joined in with a snappy salute whenever they called out “Pre--sent—Arms!” and acknowledged each and every one of the local Volunteer Fire Departments. Great Job Guys and Gals”
VIVA LA BANDA ROSSA!!
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Deerfield Field Days
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