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Just got back from WOMAD 2007, Our tenth WOMAD running drumcircles.
Logistical problems were paramount. Mud everywhere, no vehicles moving on site so the normal drumcircle was just not possible.Couldn't get the drums there and they would have been destroyed by mud , oh and there were no chairs because they were on the other side of the site.
Anyway we agreed to get everything we could personally carry from our van and see what we could do. We still managed to occupy two hundred people with soundshapes and hand percussion and really enjoyed it.
If you were there tell us how it was for you.
Two main songs were Fanga and Eh Away.
MP3 of Eh Away is here
Did you take  any photos? email them to me and I will post them up.

Here is a link to a first vocal draft of "Eh Away" It is from the Yoruba culture but the ...   more »

Heres a quote from the Music Subject manager at Frittenden primary school:

"It was great that all children had a ...   more »

Just found this article on Salisbury high School Site. Apart from a Rave review it gives an outline of what ...   more »

It was a delight to visit Offwell School today. Six yr 6's helped me get installed in the village hall    more »

What's the name of the crouching child in this picture who was conducting his classmates to play loud and soft?  ...   more »

Had a lovely moment today with a group of 4 yr olds.
After a quick hello and how to play ...   more »

You may think the beat is just the beat and that's it. Listen here and find out more   more »

I always enjoy visiting this school. The children are very lively and none are confined to wheelchairs so we can ...   more »

What is a seed rhythm?
 You are in a drum circle with some beginners and some people with experience. A ...   more »

Just spent the afternoon with 60 teachers. They have a kit of 45 djembes to share around their schools and needed input on what to do with them.   more »

Thanks to Clare for these extra pictures    more »

I am asked more about the hang than any other instrument
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The 50 or so workers came together to drum, have fun and consider the value of their colleagues often working ...   more »

Listen here to our theme song for this new programme for 2007. The idea is to offer a six week package   more »

Jan 1st is our anniversary. We have been running DrumCrazy as a full time business for seven years.   more »

Uplowman Primary School in Devon were blessed with full sunshine as they joined the DrumCrazy team in the playground on ...   more »

Janey Walter, Marketing Director, and Peter Scott, Training Consultant, kicked off the annual conference with an original and energising session.   more »

"The Ocean" written by Sue yeoman
"How could anyone" by Libby Roderick
"I'm honouring your spirit" by Janey Walter
"The longing" by Jen Turner

Just recorded the first verse of this song. Always a great favourite with very young children.
I am not going ...   more »

Two of the groups warmed up with a simple song 'Rum Sum Sum' even the teachers joined in. Here is a link to the song which can be sung as a round   more »

Just visited Berrynarbor School and created this year's first Christmas song. Here are the words.... all translations of "Merry Christmas"    more »

This is a rough guide to the lion story that some of us use with Infants.
The Lion story

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This was a non-uniform day and a helpful team of children set up instruments in their biggest classroom. It was a tight squeeze but everyone had an instrument.   more »

Invited in to work with 4 groups of Y5 and Y6; thank you to the efficient setting-up team who also helped load the van at the end of the day; it makes all the difference.   more »

Each class had their go drumming together, singing, having fun. As I left the Head said how great it would be to have us back in the new hall next year -   more »

Thoroughly enjoyable gig at the barrell house 30th Nov 2006.
My daughter Holly brought along the video camera and managed ...   more »

There are many companies in the UK who market teambuilding activities using drumming. Often the process is about a group ...   more »

Had a great day today at Gatehouse School, and I'm going back tomorrow for more. Makes a nice change to ...   more »

What a welcome from this school as soon as I got there -   more »

The music teacher said when she invited us back next time would invite the parents to come and join in.   more »

Facilitating emergence in a drumcircle First steps. Be patient, chaos is your friend.   more »

Emergence and the facilitator's role This idea is the foundation of the DrumCrazy approach to teambuilding.    more »

Just completing  a film soundrack for a student film short. Its called Three and this is the moody theme tune
Any comments always appreciated. Some very talented young people involved. I hope they find a way of getting it seen and heard.

On this occasion I was working with the staff - teachers and assistants - on an inset day.    more »

I am in the process of making some short videos to go on the website. Any bright ideas or requests welcomed.   more »