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*Previous Band Members of the Month*
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| Floyd Blaisdell
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 Floyd became interested in drums as a
pre-teener when a friend acquired a drum set and let him play on them
once in a while. From that time on he was hooked.
Floyd
was self taught until he could afford lessons and then began
rudimentary drum studies at the Stone Drum and Xylophone School in
Boston under the private tutelage of George Lawrence Stone. He
later did big band studies with Charles Alden in Boston and
then joined local 9 AFM in Boston and was a member for several
years.
In
between studies, Floyd played summer jobs at hotels in Gloucester
Mass. and Tupper Lake N.Y. During the winter months he played
with various local groups playing dances and weddings, etc.
In
l955, Floyd left
the music business , got married and moved to Milford, Ct. and worked
at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford for 32 years. When his wife died in
1984 he decided to retire early and try to get back to playing drums,
his first love. He
hadn't done any playing and practiced
very little for 32 years, so he found it difficult to get back into
playing shape but after a few months of diligent practice based on his
previous studies, Floyd felt he was ready and joined the band at
the Milford Senior Center. He played with them for about 3 years. He
subsequently played with several groups: "Music from the heart",
"Counterpoint", "Memory Lane Productions" and several
other groups, to name a few. He is presently playing snare drum and full drum
set, if required, with both the Stratford community Concert Band and
the Milford Concert Band. He is also playing general business gigs.
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