Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps

Bluecoats

The Bluecoats

Location	North Canton, Ohio
Division	Division I
Founded	1972
Director	David Glasgow
Finals Appearances	Eighteen
Highest Placement	Fifth (2005)
Corps Uniform	Blue jacket with white sash; blue gauntlets with white gloves; white pants and shoes; white pith helmets with white feathered plume

The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps is a Division I drum and bugle corps based in Canton, Ohio and founded in 1972; The Bluecoats are a member corps of Drum Corps International. The corps name stems from the origins of the organization, based out of the Canton Police Boys' Club, in honor of the police officers associated with that club. Greeted by fans with a distinctive crowd cheer of "Blooooooo", the Bluecoats are currently the top corps from Ohio by placement in finals and were the first Ohio corps to make finals when they did so in 1987.

Traditions

For many years the Bluecoats have been welcomed to the field and praised for their performance by long shouts of “Blooooooo”, perhaps the most recognizable act of audience participation in the drum corps activity. The stock statement of “They’re not booing, they’re blooing”, is often used to explain it to confused spectators.

Like most drum corps, the Bluecoats hold an annual “home show” near their hometown. The Bluecoats’ home show is a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame festival, a series of events leading up to enshrinement ceremonies; the Hall of Fame is also located in Canton, Ohio.

The corps song of the Bluecoats is Autumn Leaves. The corps first performed the ballad in 1987, also the same year the Bluecoats broke into DCI’s elite top twelve. The song has remained a part of the corps’ repertoire since then, even reappearing as part of their 1988 and 1998 shows. It can often be heard being performed during impromptu parking lot concerts following competitions.

External links

• Official site
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