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== The Brass Firemen ==
The Norwood Brass Firemen is a brass band composed primarily of volunteer firemen, founded by Fred Morgan in 1945. The band has played in front of numerous audiences ever since.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

In 1979 the band was invited to play in [[Albany, New York]], and was telecast across the state.

In 1980, the band was invited by former Congressman David O’Brien Martin to play in Washington, DC on the Capitol steps and also at the [[Lincoln Memorial]].

In 1982 the band was invited back to Washington DC to play for then First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]].

The band played on and performed at the International [[Luge]] event held in [[Lake Placid, New York]], in 1983. The band as usual drew notice while performing, this time from the US Olympic Committee ([[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|USOC]]), and was invited to play at the [[1984 Winter Olympics]] held in [[Sarajevo]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. The Brass Firemen would be the Official USA Band in the Opening Ceremonies for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.

The Brass Firemen play a mix of New Orleans style jazz, military, and traditional marching band standards, affectionately referred to by the band members as, "Dixieland jazz, North Country style."