NFFFMemorialWeekendPipersandDrummers

2016 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend

Information for Bagpipers and Drummers

This page of the website will be dedicated to information for all Bagpipe and Drum units participating in the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend held in Emmitsburg, MD each year. For a link to information from The Fallen Firefighters Foundation regarding the weekend click here.

Additional information from the NHGCA regarding detail assignments and responsibilities along with command staff information will be posted here as it becomes available.

Updated: August 21, 2016

Memorial Weekend are October 6, 7, 8, and 9. As details become available they will be posted here and at the NFFF website.

2016 Pipers and Drummers Incident Action Plan- new AIP has been posted, click here.

For additional questions regarding participating in the Memorial Weekend, please contact:

Brian Brendel

Drum Major

Northern Virginia Firefighters' Emerald Society Pipe Band

E-mail

Steve Cochran

Pipe Major

Northern Virginia Firefighters' Emerald Society Pipe Band

E-mail

Updates:

Here are the tenor drum routines that will be used during the memorial weekend. Unless otherwise directed, these will be the only routines used during the Memorial Weekend. Click on the links below to view YouTube videos.

4/4 Setting

3/4 Setting

Drum Scores

Printable PDF files of the music selections for the Memorial Weekend are available by clicking on each of the following links:

Drum Music:

Drum Music File 1

Drum Music File 2

The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial drum line scores for 2013:

- 4/4 massed band score- Last Two parts for all 4/4 tunes

- 3/4 massed band score- First Two parts (Green Hill's, Battles Ore, Balmoral)

Pipe Music Selections:

Candlelight Vigil Playlist File