The Girl I Left Behind Me

I started playing the fife in 2006. Since then, I've made it a point to be heard at every civil war re-enactment in Washington State I've been to. The song "The Girl I Left Behind Me" is a lyrical adaption of the song "Brighton Camp", which got started being popular during the Napoleonic wars. During the American Civil War, "Girl" was most often played when marching between camps or when leaving a city.

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Music

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• civil
• war
• fife
• fifer
• fifing
• girl
• Brighton
• brighten
• reenacting
• re-enacting
• washington
• wcwa
• drum
• corps
• field

[generaltodd2]

welll done!, i say u look like a re-enactor, what regiment u with?

[FarrSight]

I'm in the Army of Columbia Fife and Drum Corps, Washington Civil War Association.

[FarrSight]

Probably lol i lose track after all this time, I just play it, half the time. I'm in the Army of Columbia Fife and Drum Corps, Washington Civil War Association.

[sillyrnu007]

How different is the fife from the flute? I played a couple notes on one that my friend had and it wasn't too hard, but I didn't play a real song.

Also, how much are fifes, on average? A good one, I mean.

[FarrSight]

A fife has no keys to press. It's just 6 holes. It has three main octaves like a flute, the notes are chromatic and easy to play until you hit the third octave, then there's some interesting fingerings :p

A good fife...depends. The plastic fife is about $7 and it will kick any other fife's rear until you get to professional fifes. Model F fifes are the best, they are $100. People go for Cloos and stuff which runs for about $300. I suggest plastic 4 beginning, Model F for advanced. ($7 vs. $100)

[Glansdring]

Good job. You have a nice strong sound and good tone quality, but be sure to play C natural in this tune. Here's the fingering for it:

O = open hole

X = closed hole

OXO XXX

It's in the ascending run of 16th notes in the first part, and it sounds a little off-key when you play a C sharp instead.

Keep up the good work!

[abbysleasman]

this is my favorite song

[Valdrex]

Hey great job man! Although I'm not sure where you got the title for this video? The song is actually called "The Revolutionary Q_Q Song".

[rohan6612]

wow man you can play this song well

[ViccardXViccc]

Hey, I am learning the fife for Napoleon re-enactment and I would love to learn this song. Could you help me get the fingers settings for this one? I tried searching on internet but it didn't give anything :-(

[PresidentDRCI]

you are brilliant! I'll take fife and drum over...whatever the hell that stuff around now is called any day! you a reenactor? I'll be starting reenacting in summer with the 1st NC volunteers/11th NC Troops. I'll also be visiting, but not taking part in, the battle of bull run. maybe I'll see, or hear, you there.

[hellfish1001]

you have a great tone!!

[ggmorvaj]

Nice playing buddy!

It's even better when it's done in uniform.

I'm not even American(Canadian) but I totally enjoyed this. Awesome.

[Skytroop]

Nice Job! Keep working on it.

[BlankStareOfDoom]

could you possibly mark off the fingerings you did for this piece?

[FinalFreek]

@riblet15 yeah i've had braces for 4 and a half years and i found playing my flute a problem. just get through the ordeal and you'll see that it was alll worth it