I returned to the southern tier of NY state again tonight to participate in a drum circle/workshop at Griffis Sculpture Park in Ellicotville, NY. It was the the perfect evening and venue for drumming with over 20 drummers of all ages participating in a truely one of a kind event.

This was my first visit to Griffis Sclupture Park and I was blown away by this slice of heaven tucked away in Western NY. Simon Griffis, Executive Director of the Ashford Hollow Foundation hosted the event with the help of T.R. McKotch, Rhonda Harp, & Doug Sitler whose drumming expertise blended the structure of a workshop with the free form environment of a drum circle where experienced drummers and new comers came together to explore tribal drumming at it’s finest.

This this event in as many months capped a very successful summer of drumming sessions at Griffis Sculpture Park. Below are a couple of pics that I took of event. For pictures of previous events and information on the Griffis Sculpture Park check out their official website at www.griffispark.org.

Click here for all the pictures from yesterdays event.

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Percussionist T.R. McKotch to offer hand drum lessons and lead a drum circle on three evenings throughout the summer at Griffins Sculpture Park, located in Ashford Hollow, NY.
Tuesday, July 10,

Tuesday, July 24

Tuesday, August 14th.

The workshop will run from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. The first drum workshop is on Tuesday, July 10th and will take place at the Griffis Sculpture Park’s Rohr Hill Road location.

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There will be a drumming workshop and concert by Jim Donovan and Drum the Ecstatic International in upstate NY on July 14th. If anyone out there is into drumming I would highly recommend checking this out. You can sign up here at Jim’s Website.

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There will be a drum circle in between set breaks at Thursday In The Square (Lafayette Square) in Buffalo, NY for the Yonder Mountain String Band and Old’s 97 on Thursday July 26th. We will be meeting behind the STAGE on the left hand side.

Bring your drums and your friends. Lets show Buffalo how its done! Feel free to post comments or questions below.

Yonder Mountain is playing from 5:45 to 7:15pm and Old 97’s is playing from 7:45 to 9:15pm.

We will be meeting around 7pm and will drum during the set break.

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