50 - Interview with Dr. Gordon "Buddy" Cooke: The Bugle in the United States

The Early American Brass Band Podcast

Episode 50 is our fantastic conversation with Dr. Gordon "Buddy" Cooke, author of the Anthology of Bugle Music. Buddy, Chris, and Stephen talk about the reserach that went into creating this book, as well as the history of how the bugle has been used in the United States military and civilian life.

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Music in this episode comes from The West Point Band Hellcats, and The 8th GM Regiment Band from George Mason University.

Episode Structure:

• 2:16 - Buddy's musical background

• 7:03 - Field music at West Point

• 13:17 - Distribution of field musicians throughout the Army's history

• 16:55 - Differences between bugles and trumpts, their uses

• 22:37 - The keyed bugle in the military

• 28:37 - Non-field music written for bugles, civilian uses for bugles

• 35:19 - Sousa's drum and bugle manual, the Marine Corps version of Taps

• 38:35 - Buddy's book "Anthology of Bugle Music", how the idea for the book started

• 43:42 - Challenges involved with researching and publishing a book

• 52:18 - Manual of French and European bugle calls

• 56:05 - Favorite bugle march and call

• 1:00:43 - Value of learning about field music

• 1:04:28 - Where you can find more about Buddy and his "Anthology of Bugle Music"

• 1:07:09 - Featured Album: "A Day in the Life of the West Point Hellcats"