22 - Interview with Jari Villanueva: The History of the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band

The Early American Brass Band Podcast

Episode 22 features Jari Villanueva, back for round 2! In the episode, we talk all about the history of the 26th North Carolina Regiment Band. The Federal City Brass Band, which Jari founded and directs, re-creates the 26th NC Regiment Band in performance and they have done extensive research into the music, uniforms, and history of the men who were in the 26th NC Band during the American Civil War. In this episode, we discuss the band's history, their service during the war, activities after the war, and the Federal City Brass Bands's reenactment activities.

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Music in this episode comes from Our Musical Past from the Library of Congress, and The Federal City Brass Band Better than Rations or Medicine.

Episode Structure:

• 3:16 - How Jari found out about the 26th NC Regimental Band and decided to incorporate them into the Federal City Brass Band organization.

• 11:21 - History of 26th NC Regimental Band Reenactments

• 13:38 - The history of the 26th NC Regimental Band, and the Moravian music traditions

• 17:59 - How the Salem Band turned into the the 26th NC Regimental Band

• 22:34 - How the band grew and changed once enlisted

• 25:23 - The band's activities throughout 1862

• 27:55 - Other duties of the band during their service

• 31:33 - Moving north in the Spring of 1863

• 36:42 - 26th NC Regiment at Gettysburg

• 40:07 - The 26th NC Regimental Band after Gettysburg

• 43:50 - Story about a 26th NC Regimental Band member who got called to bugle

• 48:22 - Moravian musical traditions

• 49:51 - The Band near the end of the war

• 51:55 - Capture of the 26th NC Regimental Band

• 54:32 - The band after the war

• 57:45 - North Carolina's as a part of the Confederacy

• 59:53 - Concluding thoughts on the men of the 26th NC Band

• 1:07:31 - How the Federal City Brass Band structures their performances as the 26th NC Regimental Band

• 1:09:03 - The Uniforms of the 26th NC Regimental Band

• 1:14:29 - Music the Federal City Brass Band plays when performing as the 26th NC Regimental Band

• 1:15:58 - Notable performances as the 26th NC Regimental Band

• 1:22:35 - Using drums and cymbal when performing 26th NC Regimental Band music

• 1:25:07 - Where people can find more about the 26th NC Regimental Band, and Jari