Monthly Archives: December 2014

Ed Mendel: Creating Drums From Ancient Sunken Timber

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Scott K Fish

The Gainesville Sun – Business Profile Marching to the beat of a different drum Ed Mendel creates drums from timber recovered from local rivers By Carl McKinney, Correspondent, Sunday, 12/21/14 Ed Mendel started building drum kits when his business building houses slowed … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart: Drumming is About Communication

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Scott K Fish

http://www.rockcellarmagazine.comNeil Peart of Rush: The World’s Audience (The Interview)Written by: Marshall Ward – December 2014 RCM: What motivates you to write? NP: The desire to share. And I love the tools of writing. I’ll draw a drumming comparison there, drumming is about … Continue reading →

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My Drum Lesson with Max Collie’s Rhythm Aces

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Scott K Fish

I lived in Davenport, Iowa from 1971-73, earning a living drumming and singing with the Millard Cowan Trio, first at the Holiday Inn in Bettendorf, Iowa, and later, at Millard’s own Davenport club, The Steamboat Lounge. Davenport hosts the annual … Continue reading →

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Joe Morello on Buddy Rich: Pt 4

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Revisiting the transcript of my early 1980’s interview with Joe Morello today. Five or six times Joe Morello said some things about Buddy Rich which were new to me. I also found Joe’s remarks instructive and/or funny. I … Continue reading →

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Nine Months Hearing Your Mom’s Heartbeat: You Have Rhythm

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Scott K Fish

IN PROFILE Japanese drumming workshop encourages rhythm, expression Taiko drumming a route to free expression By Caitlin Andrews – Posted Dec. 11, 2014 @ 1:23 pm Elaine Fong, of Brookline, Mass., stands calmly at her byou-daiko – one of the many … Continue reading →

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