Interview: Tom Balf 9/22/1996
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| Topic | Start |
|---|---|
| Setup and Introduction | 00:00 |
| First instructors. Albert Fry breaking from Warehouse Point and starting Enfield, late 30s. Fred Veering learning Ancient style. | 01:38 |
| Playing down in Manchester | 04:36 |
| Early corps memories, interacting with Yalesville, Moodus. Redican, VonDeck. Redican's skills | 06:02 |
| Broad Brook Modern, Windsor, Johnsonville Center (1940 convention), Dick Torpey. | 09:56 |
| VonDeck's skill, 1937 National Champion, Manchester AL post. Ed's stories from VonDeck's wake with Tommy Irwin, Sonny Lyons, & Ed Classey. Von Deck et al teaching American Legion corps. St. Camillus corps from Rockaway, NY. | 11:07 |
| Mr. Root from Hazardville | 15:48 |
| More on Fred Veering, Rudy (Gurl- sp?), Mike Kilty | 16:34 |
| Kenny Sheldon (played with Enfield Street). Fifing, drumming, writing | 21:40 |
| The current Warehouse Point junior corps. Memories of the Modern competition class. Kermit Parker. Decline of CF&DA. | 23:04 |
| CT Gov. William O'Neill's assistance to the Company and public accolades. Lessons with Joe Hanson (East Hampton). Other famous F&D alumni | 26:51 |
| Noah Webster, Korczak Ziolkowski, the Brown drums in South Dakota. | 29:12 |
| Closing remarks | 31:26 |
Archival Notes
Interviewer: Ed Olsen and Randy Stack
Date: 9/22/1996
Tape #18 Side A
File Length 32 min.