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Hello John, Thanks for the invite, I'll be there! Looking forward to it! :) X
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DrumCrazy has been a professional drumcircle company since jan 2000. We are celebrating our 10th Anniversary with a big free Community DrumCircle We are limited to 150 people and in the past have gone past that number... so get there early
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Hi John! I will be busy, otherwise i would come for shure to your 10 years celebration! thanks for the invitation! A big hug, and congratulations!
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DrumCrazy has been a professional drumcircle company since jan 2000. We are celebrating our 10th Anniversary with a big free Community DrumCircle We are limited to 150 people and in the past have gone past that number... so get there early
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About Me:
Professional drumcircle facilitator
Hometown, country:
Totnes Devon Uk
Website:
http://www.drumcrazy.co.uk
Type of drumcircles you are involved in:
I set up DrumCrazy which mainly works in schools or training teachers/education professionals. We have four full time facilitators and work all over the UK with occasional forays across Europe for conferences and suchlike.
Your most fantastic drumcircle experience to date.
Portsmouth High School for Girls
These girls from 10 to 16 created the sweetest grooves with minimal input from me. They just locked in with complex patterns as if they had been doing it all their lives. The connection, musicality and dialogue in the group was extraordinary. When can I come back!!??
John Walter runs Drumcrazy Ltd
Drumming across all boundaries
Hands on Music for everyone.









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Everybody Rumble........

Greg Whitt has just joined as the 50th member of the forum.
What do you like about it?
I like seeing everyones faces and picking up little threads of conversation that lead nowhere.
I like hearing the mp3's with many different flavours.
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I'd like less grey ghosts and more faces
I'd like more videos.


Posted on September 11, 2007 at 10:37pm — 2 Comments

John walter

UK Playshop only 4 weeks away

The bookings are rolling in and the energy is hotting up. If you have booked but not paid, then pay soon by emailing Yasmine outreach@drumcircle.com so that we can start fitting you into the accomodation list. This is me:


So now you know who I am when you arrive at the venue. Do contact me with any queries
John

Posted on September 9, 2007 at 6:42pm —

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Scouts Centenary

Over two days we ran about ten hours of drumcircle at an international
scout camp in the New Forest. At one point there were 6000 scouts on
site. We had kit for 100 and people came and went as they pleased. The
tent filled when it rained and thinned out when the sun shone. The
highlight for us was the Ghanain Scout Troupe coming and joining us.
First a couple of boys turned up and pumped up the drumming then a few
more and after half an hour we had the whole troupe plus their leaders
all drummin… Continue

Posted on August 7, 2007 at 10:02am —

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At 7:56am on December 3, 2009, Hamanah Drum N Dance said…
Hi thanks for the greeting! Very excited to have this connection.. Hamanah Drum N Dance is Indonesia's 1st African Drum N Dance Company.. We have been blessed to have Sibo Bangoura visit us here for intensive learning workshops & performance.. next year Mamady Keita & hopefully Fode Bangoura for an International retreat.. We will keep you posted for our Drum Facilitator Retreat we are hosting for International facilitators to join us.. Peace x
At 1:35pm on November 24, 2009, Davor Pavisic said…
Hi John,

Thanks. I found your page by chance when looking for things to do with my drum circle and find friends nearby. I did look around and found Marcos... he just wrote me as well.

Thanks again... you have a great page

davor
At 12:32pm on November 24, 2009, marcos ribas said…
ok I found him. i will get in touch with him, thank you. it looks more like a percussuinist msuician than a DCF....yet!!

un abrazo!!!
At 12:24pm on November 24, 2009, marcos ribas said…
No John, I don´t know any facilitator in Bolivia. Name?
At 9:25pm on November 14, 2009, Joe said…
Will upload photo soon.
At 10:20pm on November 10, 2009, Angela Wicks said…
Thanks John, Iam so not technical minded at all! I so must stay in touch with you this time, as I'd love to shadow you at one of your events. Oh and I must find out more about your courses. also, you're only up the road really, so if there's a get to gether, please let me know. x
At 1:57pm on November 9, 2009, Justin Freeman said…
maybe I can come along to the local ones in DEC if its possible with the school(s)
At 1:38pm on November 9, 2009, Justin Freeman said…
HI !

fine with it so far thanks; might it be possible to sit in on some of your drum circles at some point ? gonna run my first one in west wales this SAT

RAVI
At 6:17pm on November 8, 2009, Lorraine Patricia Mock said…
Hello John ~ thank you so much for your welcome. I'm looking forward the wisdom here that I am sure awaits me.
Cheers!
Lorraine
At 3:55pm on November 8, 2009, Paul Wrigley said…
Hi John

Life is good, recovering nicely. Had a great time in spite of being not well to start. Thanks for your input during the week. Look forward to seeing you again in the not too distant future

All the best

Paul

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