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It depends on the mouthpiece. Historic fife mouthpieces were pewter with a high lead content, which is why you should only collect, and not play, antique pewter mouthpieces made prior to the 1900s. Their weight slightly mutes the tone of the instrument. The 3D Fife Mouthpiece being played in the video however is made of a safe synthetic nylon in the US and produced by a commercial 3D printing facility. It is much lighter and therefore produces a sound much closer to the true tone of the instrument. I play both with a 3D mouthpiece and without and when in a fifeline with others, it blends right in. You can learn more here: www.3rdusreenactors.com/home/music/fife-mouthpieces/

Here's a recent example with the same two musicians in the video above playing at a National Park after a public performance on Memorial Day in 2024. Can you tell who's playing with the mouthpiece and who isn't without looking at the instruments themselves? facebook.com/reel/959651239218750

Hi, if you mean jamming together, exploring different musical styles and creating beats on the fly, improvising and not following a set song or structure, that's not the case. We're playing it from memory as it was written in the 1700s.

Yes, it is a Bb fife. Historically, many fifes used by the military were in C up to the Civil War. 99% of fifers today use a Bb however when portraying any time period. A few play C fifes to be "authentic" but they only sound good if everyone is playing a C, and most people don't. Of course you can get both, but if you want to jam with other fifers and drummers or fill in with a group, it's best to have your Bb handy. If you're interested in a 3D Fife Mouthpiece made from durable and safe, synthetic nylon in the US and produced by a commericial 3D printing company, here is where you can get one: www.etsy.com/listing/1380952081/3d-fife-mouthpiece?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=3d+file+mouthpiece&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&frs=1&content_source=3fa737940c3ec92632055f31bc19f28a8b14f8d6%253A1380952081&search_preloaded_img=1&organic_search_click=1

The song has been around for more than 250 years, so it's been used for a lot of things, most recently by the Barney show.

We get that a lot. The red regimental coats are actually period correct for musicians of the US Continental Army. I know it seems odd to have your musicians in the same color as the enemy, but it was the tradition in ancient armies for the musicians to wear the reverse colors of the infantry. In the Continental Army, infantry wore blue coats with red trim, so musicians wore red coats with blue trim.

We were actually waiting to step off in a parade that day, and quickly ducked into this historic site's garden to make this video.

Yep, he’s def legendary

I going to predict that someone will not get the joke.

considering they had little to no electricity back then, huge props to the cameraman for bringing his own power supply

@@Joseph_Stalin1940 not yet

What, that's not even possible at all. It is just two musicians on American uniforms playing Yankie Doodle and it's like a reenactment. Also there's no cameras before. Just how?

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Great point! There are actually several versions of Yankee Doodle--the one played here is closer to the 1700s version which was played more slowly. By the Civil War, they were playing what to them was called the "modern version" which was played at a faster tempo because Civil War soldiers typically marched faster than Rev War soldiers. The version played by the Civil War and after is much closer to the tune we recognize today than the original version. We often play them one after another in music demos to show the audience how music can evolve over time. The "ancient version" as it is known in the music community, is still played however--the US Army's Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps played it most recently at the welcoming ceremony when French President Macron visited the White House. And yes, they also wear red regimential coats, just like their counterparts did in the historic US Continential Army of the American Revolution.