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Keeping the Beat

Posted 19/06/2009 at 02:43

This is a story of one drum kit and the three generations of one family who learned to play it. From big band and blues, all the way through to punk rock, this tortoise shell drum kit provided the backbeat to over 50 years of music.


Posted 29/10/2009 at 07:04

I would love to see this drum kit on stage and in use well into the 21st century


Posted 14/02/2010 at 07:09

And following on from that last entry - what if the kit itself could speak ? Just imagine the digital tales it could tell .....


Posted 14/02/2010 at 07:04

Just think how many people have listened to that kit - powering the rhythm section - all those gigs, shows, dances, numbers, .... what a fantastic history, what a brilliant legacy, what a great story ...


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