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New! French Napoleonic Songs and Tunes in Video format

See our selection of drums, swords, and muskets.

A. Selections from "Follow the Drum: Military Music of the early 19th Century"

This delightful CD was put together by the Friends of Fort York and captures a beautiful selection of British martial music of the Napoleonic Wars. Not only are the pieces well researched, they are stirring to the heart of any military heritage enthusiast. (the following 3 tunes are in .WMA format)

British Grenadiers

Fife: Buttrey 1790 Drum beating - Rumrille and Holton 1780

Logan Water, White Cockade, Flowers of Edinburgh

Fife: - Buttrey Manuscript c.1790; Drum Beating - Ashworth, Charles. A New Useful and Complete System of Drum Beating 1812

Gary Owen

Fife: Andrew 1804 Drum beating - Rumrille and Holton 1817

B. Selections from "The Commencement of the Duty"

Just Released and not available anywhere else on the internet: The Commencement of the Duty: Military Music of the War of 1812.

More information on this CD can be found by clicking here.

The following are two REAL AUDIO (.RM format) selections from this CD. If you do not have a Real Audio Player you can download a free copy here.

Bugle March - Quick March/ Quick No. 6

Narration is drawn from an 85th Light Infantry Officer's account while serving in the War of 1812 (Gleig, Robert A Subaltern in America); Melody - The Light Infantry Officer, Cooper, 1806/Potter, Samuel 1804; Harmony - Potter, Samuel 1804; Drum beating - Clark, Benjamin 1797. (tune longer on CD).

The Girl I Left Behind Me

Narration is from John Shipp's The Path of Glory . Shipp started his military career as a drummer. Melody - Buttrey Manuscript c.1790; Drum Beating - Ashworth, Charles. A New Useful and Complete System of Drum Beating / Potter, Samuel The Art of Beating the Drum (tune longer on CD).

C. Fife and Drum Sound Clips

All these Real Audio sound clips are performed by The Fifes and Drums of the 41st Regiment of Foot at Fort George National Historic Site. Special thanks goes to Fort George for allowing us to broadcast these tunes on our website.

The King Enjoys His Own Again
Popular British military tune of the 18th and early 19th Centuries.

Drummer's Call Sound Clip
Duty call of the British to assemble the Drums.

Reveille Sound Clip
Duty call for raising the troops

The Troop Sound Clip
Played to assemble the troops.

Ca Ira Sound Clip (Large file)
This is a British beating of this tune. Re-titled Downfall of Paris, the British played it to taunt the French.

Grenadier's March Sound Clip
A popular British march especially during the Seven Years War

D. Gin Lane: Idle 'prentices

Gin Lane has captured the essence of the 18th century on one CD. They take their name from the famous Hogarth work "Gin Lane" illustrated a dark yet humorous view of life in the streets of 18th century England. Daily music heard outside the opera houses and cathedrals does not receive the attention it deserves and the members of Gin Lane have rectified this with this CD. Frequent patrons of the taverns and ale houses of Great Britain and the colonies, this is the music soldiers would have heard and enjoyed. You can as well.

The Preest in his Boots/ Highway to Dublin

Follow me down to Carlow mp3 Sound clip (496 Kb)

30 sec .ogg (491 Kb)

Give Me your Hand

The Cunning Young Girl mp3 Sound clip (346 Kb)

30 sec .ogg (348 Kb)

Sheebeg and Sheemore/ Blewitt's Jig /Wind that Shakes the Barley

Major's Maggot

Hey Johnnie Cope are ye Wauken yet?

King of Laios/ Fanny Power/ Plangsty Charles Coote

Joan's Placket mp3 Sound clip (454 Kb)

30 sec .ogg (457 Kb)

Cuckoo's Nest

Sing song / Paddy be Aisy

What Pain I've Endured Since Last Year/Clearances Lullaby

Who will Dandle my Mary

We brought the Summer with us/Song of the Chanter/Albina

Over the Hills and Far Away

The King's Health

Brian Boru

Spanish Ladies

E. French Napoleonic Songs and Tunes

"Le Charge" et "Marche des Grenadiers a Cheval"

Le Chant du départ

Le Chant de l'oignon

Le Marche de la Garde Imperial a Waterloo

Le Marche vers la Gloire

Le Marche des Grognards

Marche du Sacre

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