Music Journal

My drumming sister Diane has prepared and edited footage of the Orion Community Drummers' Pontiac Eagles gig, which my drumming brother Sandy has dutifully uploaded to YouTube. Here are the results. Enjoy!

For my friends in the Orion Community Drummers, here are the sound files for Fume Fume, the rhythm Kofi taught us on January 17th. Sorry I'm so late getting them up!

I was pleasantly surprised to learn today that my friend Nigel Dailey, founder of the Druidic Dawn web site, put my campfire rendition of "The Circle Is Cast" to video. The result is a beautiful montage of Canadian scenery set to my voice. I think the video is better than the audio (*grin*), but you can decide for yourself what you think.

Last night, I marched with the Orion Community Drummers in the Lake Orion Lighted Christmas Parade. We had a great time, and it was a beautiful night parade, but I learned very quickly that djembes are meant to be somewhat stationary instruments! Sandy, Scott and Dale made it look easy, but I spent most of the parade adjusting my drum straps. I did learn what works for me in terms of carrying the drum, walking and playing, but that lesson will have to wait for practice until the next parade. Still, I had tons of fun, and the parade audience was there to support its community.

So I have this body of songs, perhaps twenty, that I wrote about fifteen years ago (Gods, has it been that long?). At the time, I had every intention of performing them, perhaps even recording them, but the opportunity never presented itself. Recently a friend and fellow musician showed interest in the work, so I promised I would revisit the tunes and see what was what.