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

SKF NOTE: 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 … 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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