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I have too many hobbies and interests. I'm always juggling projects. I'm a pretty upbeat sort of guy. I can be a real yacker when I get onto a subject I'm interested in like drum circles and psychotherapy. I'm not one of those subjects so I'll stop here.
Newsgroup for lovers of freestyle drum circles: groups.yahoo.com/group/fre...rumcircles Different Drummers Drum Circle website: synthrick.tripod.com My personal website: synthrick.tripod.com
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Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club Band
( events » live music ) Different Drummers Drum Circle is the largest community drum circle in Maine. Their performance troupe, Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club Band, has been featured at the Yarmouth Clam Festival, the Common Ground Fair, as well as countless conce...
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Benefit Concert in Yarmouth
( events » live music ) Southern Maine blues band BlueZberry Jam ( www.bluezberryjam.com ) will be performing a benefit concert this Saturday, 3/29, to raise money to complete the First Universalist Church's steeple restoration. Opening the show for BlueZberry Jam will b...
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On one of the many Yahoo drum circle groups I belong to someone
Fri, September 29, 2006 - 7:42 AM
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posted an opinion about how drum circle novices should take lessons and not consider themselves "drummers". Here was my response: "...I think that this issue depends on the intention of the circle. If the purpose of the circle is to play great traditional African (or Middle Eastern or Latin, etc) music, then by all means the drummers should be trained so that they have a clue as to what they are doing. On the other hand, ... read more 
We live in an age and culture where our sex, race, age, and class separate us. Our lifestyles separate us. Our neighborhoods separate us. Our livelihoods separate us. Our politics separate us. Even our religions separate us. So many distinctions in our culture serve to keep us disconnected from one another.
Mon, December 12, 2005 - 7:41 AM
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Much has been documented regarding how drum circles can heal individuals, but another kind of healing takes place: Group drumming builds bridges between people. We feel connected, fin... read more
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