Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps
I was never a huge fan of marching myself (I preferred pep bands where you could sit courtside for great basketball games), but Madison, Wisconsin is home to one of the finest drum and bugle corps groups in the nation, the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps. Make no doubt about it, drum and bugle corps is one of the most demanding musical activities around, requiring A LOT of physical stamina and hours of practice and dedication. If you’ve never heard a drum and bugle corps performance or attended a competition, you should add that to your list of things to do at least once. You’ll get shivers down your spine when you here the wall of brass punching your ears and you’ll want to groove in your seat while the drums snap their cadence. It’s cool stuff!
1991 Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps drum line
Yamaha has been a sponsor of the Madison Scouts for twenty years now, and in honor of that partnership, Yamaha has crafted a cool mulitimedia feature of the Madison Scouts. Enjoy!
One of my first and fondest memories of drum and bugle corps was watching the national competitions each year on PBS television. It was usually on a Sunday afternoon and I was probably seven years old or so, and the music and the drums just mesmerized my impressionable mind. Everyone seemed so into what they were doing, and afterwards, everyone seemed so relieved and happy about the experience. It was really one of the first moments where I thought it would be fun to be in band some day. While I never did drum and bugle corps, I appreciate the inspiration they provided myself and, no doubt, thousands of other kids to learn to play a musical instrument.
December 20th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE TO GET CD’S O DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS BANDS AND HOW MUCH THEY COST
THANK YOU
December 9th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Just found this, as my son and I are strolling down memory lanes about our drum corps years - I marched WAY back when the Capitolaires were around (I was a Petite…ha!)…my son was one of the original Capitol Sound members - both of us are HUGE drum corps fans, and especially of the Madison Scouts. Of course…we’re from Mad City!
Great to see a blog about them (even if I’m 3 years late! LOL)
March 25th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I was a Windjammer (out of Port Washington, WI), way back in the early 70’s, when I was of middle-school age. I remember both the Capitolaires and the Madison Scouts. One of the summers I was in drum corps, we kept switching wins, with the Capitolaires. They’d win one, then we’d win one. It was fun, but a LOT of work. Although, for all the work, winning was even more fun! I haven’t been to a show in a very long time, though. I’m sure I’d enjoy it.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:36 am
It’s great to hear from all of you. Thanks for sharing your memories!
I’m sure you know that every year they hold a big competition here in Madison at Camp Randall Stadium. Maybe it’s time to make the trek back for this year’s competition?
Cheers to you!
Bryan Husk