When my old friend Joey Angerone asked me to play some rudimental-style drums for the soundtrack of a short film about a Civil War surgeon he has been working on, I was happy to oblige. I fired up the old Google and did some research on military drumming from that era and found a number of great resources, particularly theNational Civil War Field Music School.
One of the documents [PDF] I found contained a camp call entitled “Surgeon’s Call,” which seemed to fit the bill perfectly. In addition, I whipped up a tune called “Old Dan Tucker,” a version of the classic “Three Camps,” and Wilcoxon’s 15th for some (not-historically-accurate) variety. Joey could not have made it more convenient for me– he picked up a drum from Carroll Music, drove to my apartment, and recorded me playing in my bathroom.
Can’t wait to see (and hear) the finished product!
-gs
