Interview: Will Bowen
Interview Transcription
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| Topic | Start |
|---|---|
| Introduction & early snare drum instruction from John Smith, Buddy Ryan | 00:00 |
| First CF&DA contest with South Meriden. Instructors. Competing against North Branford. | 02:20 |
| Yalesville competing against Lancraft, Stony Creek. Performing with the City Park Cadets pre-WWII. | 04:50 |
| Rebuilding the Yalesville corps. On female members. | 06:13 |
| Bob Redican & Howie Keneally. Switching to fife. | 07:10 |
| Taking up Scottish piping with Jack Dunn in West Haven. Bowen's father. Desperately needing fifers. | 09:10 |
| Leaving Yalesville for pipe bands | 11:00 |
| Service with the Navy in Vietnam. Moving to Canada in 1968. | 11:43 |
| The possibility of allowing pipe bands into the Company. | 13:40 |
| Bowen's fear of coming to Jaybird Day. Desire to return to Connecticut. Corps near Canada. Bowen's son's desire to play BD in Connecticut. | 14:03 |
| Grace's relief that Bowen attended. | 16:35 |
| Getting beat up by older drum corps kids and having to persevere. | 17:05 |
| A new Junior corps in Yalesville | 17:40 |
| Closing remarks | 18:21 |
Archival Notes
Interviewer: Ed Olsen with Grace Bowen and Randy Stack
Date: October 5, 1976
Tape #19
File Length 19 min.