I started singing traditional stuff at the Ark coffeehouse in 1969. I started reenacting the CW in 1992 w/a Union unit & the F&I/Rev War period in 1996 w/a civilian militia unit. And yes, I actually really shoot the frontstuffers as well as fire blanks with them. I've reenacted on original ground on numerous occasions. I personally consider it a great honor to do so and know many other reenactors feel the same way. I will also own up to quietly going off by myself on original ground to chant the Prayer for the Dead or the Prayer for Sudden Occasions (an Episcopalian prayer for a military death from the Soldier's Prayer Book, c.1861).