Category Archives: Audio

Simon Kirke – Double Drumming with John Bonham

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In this second interview excerpt with Simon Kirke, recorded on August 3, 1983, I ask Mr. Kirke if he and John Bonham ever compared notes about drumming and/or drum recording. Kirke was playing drums in a new band, … Continue reading →

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Al Duncan – Great Ears, Good Memory (Circa 1981)

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: (April 11, 2022) – Today I added the audio for Al Duncan’s circa 1981 interview with me. Mr. Duncan’s nephew, Michael Haggins, is a musician too. He has three smooth jazz CD’s of his own available, and he … Continue reading →

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Fred Below: I’m Thinking Melodically All the Time

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Fred Below had been an inspiration to me for many years. I was surprised, because it was not typical of blues drummers, to hear Fred Below outline his extensive musical background and his influence in shaping the forms … Continue reading →

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Barry Keane — Studio Drumming in Toronto 1981

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Modern Drummer’s first decade was a time for discovery. Never before in my lifetime, and I think the same is true of most MD readers, had we so much indepth access to great drummers. And pro drummers never … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart: A Musician is a Guy Who Gets Up in the Morning and Goes to Work

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s the back story for this interview excerpt. I remember the room Neil, Claudia Fish, and I were in for this interview. But I can’t connect it to a place (New York City?) or to the published interview. … Continue reading →

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