Gilmore, Patrick S.
Born in Ireland on Dec. 26, 1829, Patrick Gilmore came to America in 1849. His first leadership role was with the Charlestown Band, then the Suffolk Band and the Boston Brigade Band. He was a cornet soloist and band leader.
In 1855, the present leader of the Salem Brass Band, Jerome Smith, hand-picked Gilmore to take his place when his health deteriorated.Under Gilmore's leadership, the band achieved renown for musical excellence and under his savy promotional hand, they even played for the presidential inauguration of James Buchanan in 1857.
One large event that Gilmore was involved in was a three day muster on Winter Island with 39 state companies in attendance under General Sutton. This was on Aug. 24 -26th of 1853. It involved cavalry, artillery and infantry companies along with their bands.
In 1859,he moved to Boston and continued his illustrious career as band-leader and promoter. He became famous with his band, Gilmore's Band which played from the 1860's to 1893.
See Also
Vertical File in the Salem Collection- Gilmore, Patrick.
Patrick Gilmore Salem Tales, SalemWeb.com
"Patrick S. Gilmore's brain fever" Salem Gazette, April 13, 2007, p. 16
"P.S. Gilmore, Romancing the Angel" Salem Gazette, April 20, 2007. p. 17
