The Bristol County Fifes & Drums is a family oriented fife and drum corps based in Bristol, RI, that is made up of individuals of all ages and backgrounds.  Members come from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, and Virginia.   They perform approximately 10-15 events throughout the New England area and one concert tour a year.  The BCFD is dedicated to the preservation of historic music and strives to educate through performance and parades.

Find out more about the Bristol County Fifes & Drums here.

The original Providence Brigade Band was chartered in 1846 and was made up of tradesmen and professional people who were musicians by avocation. That tradition continues today.  The band recreates a brass band from 1850 to 1875 and plays music from before, during and after the American Civil War.  The arrangements are from the period and are played using authentic instruments from the era.  The band also wears accurately reproduced uniforms typically worn by militia or military bands of that time. 

Since its resurgence in 1996, the Providence Brigade Band has attained a distinguished reputation in the New England area.  These are just a few of the events or organizations the band has performed for:

Gettysburg National Military Park

Gettysburg Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremonies

Springfield Armory National Site

Rhode Island Historical Society

Linden Place – Bristol, RI

National Lincoln Forum

Civil War Music Gathering – Windham, NY

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Library Series

Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities Library Series

For more information about the band please go to our website at:  www.pbband.org