Music & Facilitators

DS ’13 Hannah Ford Welton :: Prince (may he rest in Peace)

R•H•Y•T•H•M is a sneaky thing :: it’s been known to find its way across borders, influence cultures and infiltrate our psyche …

Some of the planet’s greatest players are using this ‘instrument of mass percussion’ to do great good.

Mickey Hart  supporting DRUMSTRONG © Jay Blakesberg

Railroad Earth @DS’14

Master Percussionist Peter Erskine and Master Facilitator Arthur Hull   by :: Barry Schwartz

Artists with Heart who support DrumsForCures :: DRUMSTRONG include ::

Peter Erskine, Dr. Steve Gadd, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussein, Willie Nelson, Tris Imboden, Gregg Bissonnette, Arthur Hull, Jonathan Fishman, Remo Belli (may he rest in Peace), Dr. Ami Belli, Dr. Angelo Belli, Rick Latham, Vinx, Jimmy Chamberlin, Dan Brubeck, The Brubeck Brothers, Jim Donovan, Levon Helm (may he rest in Peace), Gerry Brown, Ike Stubblefield (may he rest in Peace), Keller Williams, Franklin ‘Prince’ Vanderbilt, Abe Laboriel, Jr, Vicki Randall, Michael Franti, Jerry Marotta, Rick Marotta, Alphonse Mouzon (may he rest in Peace), Hannah Ford Welton, Otha Young (may he rest in Peace), Eddie Tuduri, Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie, Richie Gajate-Garcia, Emil Richards (may he rest in Peace), Jeff Sipe, Russ Miller, Jeff Coffin, Felix Pastorius, Bill Fanning, Oteil Burbridge, Kofi Burbridge (may he rest in Peace), Mark Schulman, Russ Kunkel, Ray Luzier, Leon Mobley, Johnny Rabb, J.R. Robinson, Valerie Naranjo, Raul Rekow (may he rest In Peace), Pat Petrillo, Los Lobos, Johnny Lee Lane, Sam Dinkins III, Luis Conte, Sol Driven Train, Jason Hann, Michael Travis, Jimmy Herring, Dave Schools, Simplified, Bart Elliot, Dave Stanoch, NuZuLu, Daniel Glass, Peter Tork (may he rest in Peace), Leland Sklar, Rick Shlosser, Ed Shaughnessy (may he rest in Peace), Jack DeJohnette, Pat Petrillo, Jim Brock, The Lamping Shades, The Dude Abdules, Mike Meadows, Jai Uttal, Daniel Paul, Christine Stevens, Joe Porcaro (may he rest in Peace), The Bacon Brothers, Jason Roberts, Norah Jones, Greg ‘G Wiz’ Wieczorek, Travis Baker, Elliott Randall, Ritchie DeCarlo, Bill Payne, Richie Hayward (may he rest in Peace), Wally Ingram, Walfredo de los Reyes, Wally de los Reyes Jr, Danny de los Reyes, Ginger Baker (may he rest in Peace), Kofi Baker, Luke Quaranta, Toubab Krewe, Donavon Frankenreiter, Matt Grundy, Ralph MacDonald (may he rest in Peace), Robin Wilson, Mike Peters, Glenn Tilbrook, Dave Wakelin, Matt Sorum, Dread Zepplin, Zoro, Phil Collins, Chester Thompson, Max Weinberg, Kevin “KalimbaMan” Spears, David “Fingers” Haynes, John Densmore, Rod Morganstein, Ed Toth, Drew Hester, Stanton Moore, John Kadlecik, Katy Gaughan, Djesben, Joe Russo, Matt Butler, Lauren Monroe, Rick Allen, Steve Campbell, Lindsey Rust, Roy Futureman Wooten, Victor Wooten, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, N’dugu Chancler (may he rest in eternal rhythmic Peace), Scott Kettner, Michael Shrieve, Ronn Dunnett, Matt Abts, Kris Myers, Umphrey’s McGee, YonRico Scott (may he rest in rhythmic Peace), Pete Escovedo, Maria Howell, Jim Brock, Donnie Marshall, Rick Blackwell, Luke Smith, Charlie Adams, Jim Avett, Paulo Mattioli (may he rest in Peace), Garry Kvistad, Rick Kvistad, Pete Levin, Chet Doboe, David Murphy, STS9, Jamie Haddad, 7 Walkers, Mike Donovan, DrumBum, Papa Mali, Kirk Joseph, Bill Kreutzman, Eric McFadden, Abbey Rader, Jason Bitner, Mike Dupke, Jim Keltner, George Porter, Jr, Terrence Houston, Michael Lemmler, Brint Anderson, Khris Royal, Sticks & Skins, Tom Roady (may he rest in Peace), Mike Dillon, Forrest Richardson, Seven Antonopulos, Earl Slick, Dennis Stauffer (may he rest in Peace), Billy Amendola, Matty Amendola, Jim Catalano, Johhny Craviotto (may he rest in Peace), JR Robinson, Rich Redmond, Mindy Abovitz, Poncho Sanchez, John Good, Don Lombardi, Steve Ferrone, Nick Mason, Todd Sucherman, Shauney Baby Recke, Chris Hart, Terry Bozzio, Alex Bailey, Chris Brown, Sam Bush, Simon Phillips, Billie Rainbird, Vic Firth (may he rest in Peace), Nikki Glaspie, Butch Norton, Mamady, Harvey Mason, Billy Cobham, Dennis Chambers, Liberty DeVitto, David Segal, Dom Famularo, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Jens & Uwe Kruger, Joel Landsberg, Sven Kasakowski, Kenny Aronoff, Jojo Mayer, Andy Doerschuk, Jonathan Ulman, Jeff Ocheltree, Jamie Oldaker (may he rest in eternal rhythmic Peace)…

John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra, Further)

Mickey Hart

Tris Imboden (Kenny Loggins, Al Jarreau, Chicago)

Hannah Ford Welton (Prince : may he rest in Peace)

Steve Campbell, Franklin “Prince” Vanderbilt, Lindsey Rust   by :: Barry Schwartz

Jeff Coffin (Mutet, Dave Matthews Band)

Scott, Rick Latham, Vernon Lewis, Cameron Tummel   by :: Barry Schwartz

Felix Pastorius

The Brubeck Brothers, Vinx, Jim Donovan, Jim Brock & Friends

Jim Donovan (Rusted Root, Sun Warriors)

Kris Meyers (Umphrey’s McGee)

Jeff Sipe (Col. Bruce Hampton, Aquarian Rescue Unit, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring, everybody!)

Gerry Brown  (Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross) & Alphonse Mouzon (Weather Report : may he rest in Peace)

Sam Bush

Kenny Aronoff

Mickey Hart with The Grateful Dead

If you’re a performing artist and want center stage time, please contact Scott at [email protected]

:: OUR MAGNIFICENT FACILITATORS ::

Arthur Hull :: Village Music Circles

Greg Whitt  [email protected]   Drum For Change

Dave Holland [email protected]  Beatin’ Path Rhythm Events

Tomoko ‘Tomtom’ Yokota Orange Boom Boom

Noripen Yonezawa :: Orange Boom Boom  Japan

John Fitzgerald :: REMO Drum Co. LA

Jeff Holland [email protected] drum4work

Global Facilitators

Arthur Hull :: Village Music Circles World Wide!

John Hayden :: www.jamtown.com Seattle

Jim Boneau  :: Bluepoint Leadership Seattle

Tomoko ‘Tomtom’ Yakota :: Orange Boom Boom  Japan

Noriko ‘ NonNon’ Mihara :: Orange Boom Boom  Japan

Jeni Swerdlow :: DRUMMM San Francisco

John Scalici :: GetRhythmPrograms.com Birmingham

Rob Zollman :: www.HandsOnMusicVT.com Vermont

Rhonwyn & John Hagadorn :: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mike DeMenno :: REMO Drum Co. LA

Tanja Roth & Michael Wagner :: [email protected] Nurnburg

Ricarda Raabe, Philipp Schäfer :: Lust auf Trommeln – Drum Circle mit Ricarda Raabe Berlin

Nikolas Geschwill :: Nikolas Geschwill Ahaus

Charly Böck [email protected] Munchen

Ben Flohr :: [email protected], facebook.com/benflohrdrumcircle Braunschweig

Wilfried Mach :: [email protected] Ratingen

Lorenzo Rompata :: www.circles.it Rome

Mavie Cartia :: https://www.facebook.com/mavie.cartia?fref=ts Sicili

Harshil Filippo Chiostri Firenza :: www.drumcirclespirit.it

Illiya Gricanuk :: [email protected] Kiev

Mike Deaton :: Rhythm Playground Virginia

Alan Bruni :: https://www.facebook.com/Alan.Bruni LA

Frank Thompson :: [email protected] Phoenix

Susanna Clos, Alex Carasol, Pau Gimeno :: El cinquè so [email protected] Barcelona

Seve Velasco/Xavi Martínez :: sompercussio.cat Barcelona

Kevin Richard Hotte :: Circular Motion Ontario

Jeffrey Trower :: [email protected] Las Vegas

Marco Monti :: www.synergydrum.com Phuket

Katy Gaughan :: Music Heals Us Drum Circles Maryland

Amy Jackson :: DrumRise Atlanta

:: For Info on Drum Circle Facilitation and training, please visit ::

Village Music Circles, Drum Circle Facilitators Guild and Remo Drum Co.

¡¡ DRUMSTRONG’s past Lineups !!

DS 2007

4:30 Frank Bloom – ThunderDrums

6:00 Funktion

7:00 capoeira group academia aprende 

8:00 Justin Faircloth

9:00 Dave Yelverton and Friends

Reggae Jam – Philip & Iword Sprinkle, Tim Murray

NuZuLu – late night

SUNDAY 5-6

11:00 Peaceful Dragon & Hun Gar KungFu Acadamy – martial arts demo, Lion Dance

12:00 Donald Baptiste – steel drum

2:00 VIVA KLEZMER!

4:30 Jim Brock, Donnie Marshall, Rick Blackwell

5:45 Bodaga FauxPas

DS 2008

Saturday May 3

2:00 Kick Off w Larry Sprinkle & Charlotte Community Drummers

2:30 Frank Bloom – Thunderdrums

3:45 DEP  Dead End Parking

4:30 Beledi Beat Belly Dancers w/PotBelly Dance Troop

5:00 Spirit Driven

6:00 Skinny Legs & All

8:00 The Stragglers

9:00 PowerHouse w Dave Yelverton

11:00  Soulganic

12:00 Foxes That Fight

12:30 All Night Reggae Jam

SUNDAY May 4

10:00 Rhythm Cats

10:30 The Lamping Shades

11:30 Jeff Williams ~ percussion guitarist

12:00 Sponsors/Artists BRUNCH – MayPole

12:30 Native American Drum/Dance/Sing

1:00 capoeira group academia aprende

2:00 Trans Phat Simon George, Frank Elliot, Walker Barnes Simon

2:45 Jim Brock , Rick Blackwell, Tim Murray & Friends

5:45 Bodega FauxPas

DS 2009

1:00 Special Guest Speakers

1:30 Kick Off :: Charlotte Community Drummers

4:00 MoonSisters BellyDance and the Beledi Beat Belly Dancers

5:00 The Stragglers :: Texas Swing w/a Twist (and a Spongentone, a Moody Brother and a whole lot more to boot!) :: Woody Mitchell, Tom Kuhn, Ivan Strunin, John Wicker, Rob Thorne, Trent Moody

6:15 Skinny Legs and All :: Jesse Barry, David “Mo” Cate, Avi Goldstein, Colin Hanson, Paul Chelmis

7:30 The Lamping Shades :: creative vibe, original tunes. Conor Delaney, Christopher Tuorto, Paul Gramigna, Reuben Rosado, Mason Swimmer, Timmins Mervin and Nic Aguero

8:30 Inner Visions :: SOULFUL roots reggae direct from St. John, V.I. :: Phillip “Grasshopper” Pickering, Paul “Ras Paul” Samms, Alvin “Jupiter” Pickering, Akiba “Mr. Snooze” Pickering, Aswad “Hollywood” Pickering

9:30 PowerHouse! :: Horn-driven Funk, Soul, R&B :: Kevin Jones, James “Bull” Canty, Brandon McCotter, Ryan Saranich, Bob Berg, David Lail, Andre Ferreri, Jim Hunt, Sanford Hayes, Dave Yelverton

11:30 Frank Bloom :: Thunderdrums

Late Night (all night!) DRUM CIRCLE

SUNDAY May 17

10:00 Alexander Home Drummers

11:00 MoonSisters BellyDance

12:00 Jeff Williams  percussive guitarist

12:00 Sponsors BRUNCH ñ MayPole Dance

1:00 capoeira group Academia Aprende (in the Meadow)

1:30 Jim Roberts, Beverly Botsford, Rick Blackwell, Donnie Marshall, Tim Murray & Friends

2:30 Frank Bloom :: Thunderdrums

3:00 Native American Drum/Dance/Sing :: Catawba & Navajo Nations

5:00 DrumCircle finalÈ (27 hours from Gong!)

DS 2010

SATURDAY May 15

12:30 Special Guest Speakers

1:00 Swimmer Family Kick Off :: Community Drummers

2:15 MoonSisters and the Mid-East Dance Belly Dancers

3:00 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin, GreySeal Puppets, Big Brass Band)

3:00 Edie Wellman, Mason Swimmer

5:00 The Lamping Shades w Joey Vachon

6:45 Tamara Lyn Wilson

8:00 Vinx With Special Special guest Maria Howell

10:00 Tropic Culture

11:15 drumJAM :: Vinx, Jim Roberts, Rick Blackwell, Donnie Marshall, Frank Bloom, Tim Murray & Friends

12:30 am Bubonik Funk

1:45 am Frank Bloom :: ThunderDrums (as long as he’s breathin)

Late Night (all night!) DRUM CIRCLE

SUNDAY May 16

10:00 Edie Wellman

10:30 MoonSisters and the MidEast Belly Dancers

11:00 Jeff Williams – percussive guitarist

11:30 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin, GreySeal Puppets, Big Brass Band)

12:00 Jim Donovan – MayPole Dance

12:30 segue > drumJAM :: Jim Donovan, Vinx, Jeff Sipe, Lee Venters

1:00 Jeff Sipe :: Solo

2:00 VINX, Jim Donovan, Jeff Sipe, Lee Venters & Friends), JAM

3:00 Great reggae vibe of Don Kodzai and Dub Axxis

4:00 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin, GreySeal Puppets, Big Brass Band) > to DrumCircle

5:00 DrumCircle finalé (28 hours from Gong!)

DS 2011

SATURDAY May 21

12:30 Kick Off :: Charlotte Community Drummers + Tuatha Dea

1:00 Tuatha Dea

2:00 Mid-east Magic Dance Ensemble Belly Dancers

2:30 Chasing Edison

3:30 Pseudo Blue & the Majestics

4:00 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin Minor, Puppets, Big Brass Band)

4:30 Gunpowder T

5:30 Bubonik Funk

6:30 The Brubakers w Andre Ferreri

8:00  MU’TET :: w Jeff Coffin, Jeff Sipe, Kofi Burbridge, Felix Pastorius, Bill Fanning – (John K may sit in)

10:00 John Kadlecik + friends (Djesben, Kris Meyers…)

11:00 Djesben

12:00am The Lamping Shades

1:00 am Just Add Water

1:30 am Frank Bloom :: ThunderDrums

Late Night (All night!) DRUM CIRCLE

SUNDAY May 22

9:30 am Charlotte Fire Dept. Pipe & Drum Corp

10:00 Mid-east Magic Dance Ensemble Belly Dancers

11:00 Djesben

11:30 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin Minor, Steve Langley, Big Puppets)

12:00 Bunky Moon

1:00 Simplified

1:00 MayPole Dance

2:00 Sol Driven Train (segue to Sipe & Friends)

3:00 Jeff Sipe :: Solo w Friends (John Kadlecik, Kris Meyers, Coffin, Felix, Kofi, Sol Driven Train, Luke Quaranta, Arthur Hull, Jim Brock, Donnie Marshall, Katy Gaughan, Tim Murray, Lee Venters, Dave Holland, Ryan Saranich)

4:00 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin Minor, Steve Langely, Big Puppets) > to DrumCircle

5:00 DrumCircle finalé (29 hours from gong!)

DS 2012

Saturday, May 19

12:00 Noon Sound the Gong Kick-off Drum Circle

12:15 Charlotte Community Drums

12:30 Mid-east Magic Dance Ensemble Belly Dancers

12:45 The Brubakers

1:45pm Bubonik Funk

3:00pm Sci Fi

4:15pm The Lamping Shades (full Band reunion)

5:30pm Hannah Ford & Friends

6:00pm Kevin ‘Kalimbaman’ Spears

        6:30pm KidzParade

6:45pm Eyes of the Elders

8:00pm George Porter, Jr. and Runnin’ Pardners

9:30pm Keller Williams w Jay Starling, Gibb Droll & Jeff Sipe

11:45pm Dead End Parking (full Band reunion)

1:00am Consider the Source

2:00am The Reckoning

Sunday, May 20

9:30am Of Good Nature

10:30am Remy St. Claire

11:15am Jordan Klemons Trio w Ron Brendle & Curtis Wingfield

12:30pm Psuedo Blue

         1:00pm MayPole Dance

1:30pm djesben

3:00pm Inner Vissions roots reggae

4:30pm Spontaneous CompustJAM! w George Porter, Jr. Terrence Houston, Jeff Sipe, Hannah Ford, Kevin Spears, Brint Anderson, Michael Lemmier, Gibb Droll, Lee Venters, and Friends…

5:00pm KidzParade

6:00pm Drum Circle Finalé

DS 2013

Fri, May 17

6:30-7:15 Stop Light Observations

7:45-8:45 Jeanne Jolly

9:15-10:00 Djesben w Nathan from John K Band

            Belly Dancers

10:30 Toubab Krewe w special guest Kevin ‘KalimbaMan’ Spears

Sat, May 18

11:30 Of Good Nature

12:45 Moses Jones

1:30 Belly Dancers

1:45  Swimmer Family Kick-Off

2:15 KalimbaMan

3:15 DEP3

4:30 The Broadcast

6:00 Ryan Saranich & Alex Bailey

7:15 Bubonic Funk

8:15 Belly Dancers

8:45 Jeff Sipe Trio

10:30 Sam Bush

Sun, May 19

10:30 Cory Wells

10:45 KalimbaMan, Allison Schenk

11:30 Jim Brock, Rick Blackwell

12:00-1:00 SuperSpontaneousCombustJam :: Jeff Sipe, KalimbaMan, Jim Brock, Rick Blackwell, Donnie Marshall, Tim Murray +

1:00 KidzParade, Mid-East Magic Belly Dance Ensemble lead to DrumCircle

2:00 Drum Circle Finale

DS 2014

Railroad Earth

Felice Brothers

Futurebirds

Kopecky Family Band

American Aquarium

Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band

Dom Flemons

Chatham County Line

Joe Pug

The Love Language

The Mantras

The New Familiars

HRVRD

Bombadil

Super Ape

Dirty Drummer

Junior Astronomers

Ancient Cities

Replicas

Elonzo

Sinners and Saints

Time Sawyer

Pullman Strike

Overmountain Men

The Business People

Marley Caroll

Cairo Fire

Grown Up Avenger Stuff

Of Good Nature

Lost in the Trees

modern primitives

DS 2015

NCBMF LOTUS LOGO ROUND

 

DS 2016 10th Anniversary

9:30 – 10:45 Rock University + Sam Ash Learning Center

11:00 – Swimmer Family DrumCircle Kick-off, Panthers PurrCussion Drum Line

11:45 – 12:30 Josh Daniel & Mark Schimick + members of The New Familiars et. al

12:45 – 1:30 Of Good Nature

1:30    Hardin Minor Parade, Belly Dancers

1:45 – 2:15 Tracy Thornton Steel Drums

2:30 – 3:20 Flatland Tourists Carolinas Music Awards 2015 Americana Band of the Year

3:25 – 3:45 Hardin Minor Parade, Belly Dancers

3:45 – 4:30 Randy Franklin & The Sardines  with Robb Thorne & Pat Walters

4:15 Hair-Cutting Ceremony + 4:30 – 5:00 Tracy Thornton+Sipe+Kevin Spears

4:30 May Pole Dance

5:15 – 6:05 Get Right Band

6:15 – 6:50 Kevin ‘Kalimbaman’ Spears

7:15 – 8:45 The KRÜGER BROTHERS

9:00– 10:00 Jeff Sipe Trio (with Special Guest Mark Sanders of The Steep Canyon Rangers!) Have a Listen

10:30 – 11:30 Drum Circle Finalé!

The KRÜGER BROTHERS Internationally acclaimed, über accomplished “bluegrassical” pickers & grinners ::

 

12 hour YogA Thon (Charlotte area’s finest practices collaborating to keep it Deep and Flowing)

All Day (Late Night!) DRUM CIRCLE !!

You GOTTA check this out DRUMSTRONG 2011 YogaThon

DRUMSTRONG has world renowned, professional artists and outrageously phenomenal DrumCircle Facilitators playing with us and directing our rhythmical interchange.

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