Monthly Archives: May 2012

Episode 034: Crossmen

“The merger that became the world-famous Crossmen came about when two established corps decided they wanted to shoot for stardom.” …

Links to material used in this episode:

A History of Drum and Bugle Corps Volume 2
POCM
Fleetwood Sounds
DCI Legacy Collection

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Episode 033: North Star

“The history of junior drum corps has been full of corps created by mergers. Most of these corps have been successes in the short term, but were unable to succeed in the long term. The exceptions that managed to to survive the first few years, however, have generally been notable successes.

Such a corps was North Star from North Shore, MA.” …


Links to material used in this episode:
A History of Drum and Bugle Corps Volume 2
POCM
Fleetwood Sounds
DCI Legacy Collection

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Episode 032: Drum Corps Associates Part II

“Throughout the closing years of the Century, DCA continued to grow and prosper. Overall, corps got larger and better.” …

Links to material used in this episode:
A History of Drum and Bugle Corps Volume 2
POCM
Fleetwood Sounds
Digital CDs

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