Lexington Minute Men Continue Recruitment Campaign with Focus on Musicians

LEXINGTON — In June 2025, the Lexington Minute Men launched a campaign to enlist the next generation of men and women to keep the history of American liberty alive through the 275th and 300th anniversaries, and beyond.

This effort was tremendously successful, quickly meeting the targeted goal to recruit 25 new members eager to participate in the Minute Men’s mission of preserving the stories of our nation’s first veterans who fought and died during the Battle of Lexington. 

The Lexington Minute Men are now actively recruiting musicians to join the company’s ranks. 

Part of the Lexington Minute Men’s unique appeal as one of the nation’s longest serving independent military organizations is that each member portrays an actual member of Captain John Parker’s Lexington Company or a woman of Lexington who answered the call on April 19, 1775, hence the motto: “We Know Their Names.”

Included in those men and women are fifers and drummers such as William Diamond, who drummed the militia onto the Lexington Common, and Jonathan Harrington, a fifer of Captain Parker’s company. 

The Lexington Minute Men are a member of the Company of Fifers & Drummers, and are looking for musicians to represent the Company at Fife & Drum musters throughout New England and beyond. 

Experienced musicians are welcome, but no experience is required. Fifes, drum pads, sticks, and lessons will be provided to members by the Lexington Minute Men. Applicants must be 18 years or older. 

Those interested can fill out a membership inquiry here: https://lexingtonminutemen.com/inquiry/. 

“Musicians played a critical role in the Revolutionary War. Fifers and drummers were, in many ways, the radio of the 18th-century battlefield,” said Captain Commanding Stephen Cole. “It was their duty to echo officers’ commands on fife and drum, carrying orders across the field and keeping units moving together amid the chaos of battle.”