Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps

06/09/2026

Save the date!!

06/06/2026

For over 40 years Art was director of the Col John Chester Fife and Drum Corps. For the last 20 plus years Art and his wife Kathy have been a part of our family. Joining us every 4th of July aboard the Sea Mist while the Corps would play along the Thimble Islands. Any special Corps function, fife and drum gatherings, we always enjoyed his company. He will be sorely missed. The Creek would like to send our condolences to his family, his Col John Chester family, and all that knew him. Please keep the Hutchinson family in your thoughts and prayers.

Col John Chester is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Arthur Hutchinson Jr. The corps has known no one as dedicated as Mr. Hutchinson and his loss will leave a deep hole in our hearts.

Mr. Hutchinson stepped into the leadership of Col John in 1984 and held the position for over four decades.

40+ years of adventures across the east coast; camping in Vermont, lightning storms in NY, marching in Philadelphia and on Main Street USA.
40+ years of fostering a love for fife & drum; sending members off to The Old Guard or local senior corps, and even back to Col John as instructors.
40+ years of shaping children into young adults; teaching leadership skills, personal responsibility and sending kids off to the world more fully prepared for it.
40+ years of true friendship; of creating a family, our Col John family, who will always be there for you if and when you need them.

That’s why he's Poppa H, because for so many of us, he’s the head of this family. He helped raise us and we wouldn’t be who we are today without his influence, his caring and his love for us.

Col. John Chester sends it's deepest sympathies to Mrs. Hutchinson, Amanda, Alyssa, Artie and the rest of the Hutchinson family. We're especially holding his beloved grand daughters Maggie, Lexi, Lily, Emma and Morgan in our hearts.

We will carry him with us in each memory and in each tune we play.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/wethersfield-ct/arthur-hutchinson-12914625?fbclid=IwY2xjawSP8XtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeMQHXPa4bJufchM2ZXCNg1lvEWpnI9blAAwCAAn8PbvRoWR0MAgE5KtfMsPY_aem_EbAW4lO98QkztrWjOsLp8A

06/04/2026

Sign up today!!!

Teams are signing up!!! Dont hesitate to register your team!!! We are also looking for sponsorship. It's a great way to contribute if you can't make it for the tournament, but would like to contribute!!!

06/02/2026

Catch The Creek this Saturday at The Griswold Inn performing at 5pm as part of the Gris' 250th Celebration!

05/27/2026

Save the date! One of a few events "The Creek "is performing at on June 20th!

05/24/2026

The Branford Memorial Day Parade has been canceled,but the ceremony will take place 10am at the Branford High School

The Stony Creek Memorial Day Parade is rain or shine. The parade starts at 8am.

05/23/2026

Our Memorial Day Parade weekend is full of events!

This morning we will be marching at the North Haven Memorial Day Parade then later we will be performing at the Pine Orchard Yacht Club Flag Raising ceremony.
Sunday we will be in Orange,CT and finishing out the weekend we will be marching in our hometown parades on Monday in Stony Creek 8am followed by Branford at 10am.

Hope to see a big crowd!

Photo is courtesy of the great Bill O'Brien taken a few years ago at the Stony Creek Memorial Day Parade.

05/18/2026

Teams are signing up!!! Dont hesitate to register your team!!! We are also looking for sponsorship. It's a great way to contribute if you can't make it for the tournament, but would like to contribute!!!

05/14/2026

This Sunday, the Creek will be performing at the Apple barrel at Lyman Orchards. Two special concerts starting at 12pm and then 1pm. It's looking like a nice warm sunny day and a perfect day to enjoy the festivities. Lyman Orchards is celebrating their 285th anniversary this year. A nice family friendly event to enjoy!

12/17/2025

The Creek was very busy this past weekend, on Saturday performing at the Wreaths Across America ceremony in Branford. Then later on Saturday night being able to put together 2 separate Corps, One Corps marching in the Old Saybrook Torchlight Parade and one Corps participating at the Stony Creek Pageant. Then to close the weekend out,on a snowy Sunday we hosted the the Stony Creek Farmers Market Holiday Market. What a way to close out the year!