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Fred Hueglin (Drum Sergeant)

 

                  

I started drumming when I was in elementary school. Hobbies and other activities soon took away my attention and it wasn't until I was twenty-five before I got back into drumming with a jazz band. Fifteen years later I started into Scottish music when my wife and I joined The Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire.

This type of music got me interested into my Scottish heritage and I soon moved to the Green Mountain Highlanders Pipeband. There I played bass drum with them for eight years. With that band I had a lot of memorable times playing in the yearly Christmas Revels. Near the same time I also played with the New Hampshire Police Association Band and traveled with them to Washington DC. for the National Police Officer's Memorial Week.

When I moved to Oregon, I checked out several bands in the area. I decided to join the Oregon State Defense Force Pipeband because they seem to have a nice balance between serious musical interests and playing the music to have fun. With this band I am the bass drummer.