This was a concert during lock down in May 2021. Phil and I had been playing together alot at his farm during lockdown in a barn.
Really enjoyed this session – although the Blue Lamp with an audience is one of my favourite places to play!
TVG 90 Competition – I came third!
Of interest to Bodhran Geeks/Southern Indian Music Fusion Freaks/Supporters of Men in Man Caves/People in People Caves….
So I am delighted to say that I came third in a global Southern Indian online drumming competition!
I had to send a video of me playing a composition by TVG (see below) in round one, and then I got to the final and the 9 finalists were sent a brand new composition which we had about 3 days to learn. Then we had to send a video of us playing the
Playtime Interval Interview: Bonus extras
Playtime Interval Interview: Tom Bancroft – Good bits that couldn’t fit into the interviews with Greg Lawson, Haftor Medböe, and Paul Towndrow. With Tom Bancroft
Playtime Interval Interview 18: Playtime Interval Interview (Blonde hair warning)
Playtime Interval Interview: Tom Bancroft interviews Dutch musician Jorrit – who is based in Boston – about being Dutch, jazz and improvised music as a form of resistance and protest, and reflect on the Multi Story Karma Park gig from 1997 – which featured Jorrit and Martyn Bennett (who died 16 years ago today) amongst many others – with some video footage from that gig featuring Martyn.. It is beautiful!