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Frank Hicks
E-mail
1368 Swallow Lane
Birmingham, Alabama 35213 USA
205-956-9677
TYPE DRUM: LCPC Supreme DJEMBE
this is my first djembe drum and I have not joined any drumcircles yet

Carol J. Hernley
E-Mail
P.O. Box 555
Cordova, Alaska 99574
907 424-7575
Type Drum - Remo djembe 18x 28
Community Drumcircle Day - spontaneous, not planned
Drumcircle location - varies, outdoors around a fire, weather permitting.
Style of drumcircle - totally free-wheeling

Barry Johnson
E-Mail
PO Box 872455
Wasilla,   AK    99687
PHONE   907 746-0955
TYPE DRUM    djembe (home-made)
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY   none
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION      none
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE          none

Diane J. Gardner
E-Mail
URL - pending
103 Windy Hill Road
Hampton, CT 06247 USA
(860) 455-2110
TYPE DRUM PLAYED: djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Scott Davidson
E-Mail
Web Site
Scott Davidson Music
1608 Sunset Lane
Wilmington, DE 19810
302-529-1081

Jaqui MacMillan
djembe teacher
E-Mail
(see USA TEACHERS)
2817 11th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20001 USA
(202)332-5337

Michael Wall
E-Mail
Web
5295-D Kalanianaole Hwy
Honolulu, HI 96821 USA
(808) 377-DRUM
Drum Networker
TYPE OF DRUM: Djembe, Dununs, Congas
TYPE OF DRUMMER: Intermediate/advanced
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY: Varies - contact the Honolulu Rhythm Line - 808-377-DRUM
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION: Keehi Lagoon Park, Honolulu
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: Usually based in traditional West African djembe/dunun rhythms - also attended by conga players.
OTHER EVENTS: Weekly West African classes -
(see: http://djembelfaq.drums.org/usa.htm

Richard Similio
Similio@aol.com
www.drummingcircle.com
4405 N. Sacramento, Apt. 3A
Chicago, IL 60625 USA
312/409-1052
FAX 312/913-2900
TYPE DRUM: doundoun, djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY: Fridays @ 7:30pm
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION: Green Briar Park, 2650 W.Peterson, Chicago, IL
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: Facilitated - all levels

Michael J. Taylor, answers to "Taylor"
Taylor@holygoat.com
http://www.holygoat.com
418 Taylor St.
Oak Park, IL 60302 USA
708-763-8633
TYPE DRUM: jembe & dounun
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY: Friday with Rhythm Revolution
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION: 2650 W. Petersen
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: Facilitated (usually)

Bob Miller
bob@pointofchoice.com
708 W Taylor Ave
Fairfield, IA 52556 USA
H) 515-472-2479
W) 515-473-3434

Kathi Marts-Foster
MayaKat@home.com
1430 - 64th Street
Des Moines, IA 50311 USA
515/277-0241
515/255-0513
TYPE DRUM Djembe (traditional African), but will play anything that
doesn't run away
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Unfortunately none, but my class plays together 2X
per week and occasionally performs with our teacher.
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

James J. Abbott (nicknames: JuJu, Jeebes, JimmyJames, JungleJim)
abbottjebes@aol.com
233 Village Rd.
Andover (Lawrence, KC.) KS 67002 USA
PHONE: 316-733-1245
TYPE DRUM: Congas, Ashiko, Djembe, mixed percussion
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY/DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION: Lawrence: 3rd sat of every month- late spring/summer months. (Look for posters downtown- Bongo Furys)
Every Wednesday PM closest to Full moon at Vibrations Studio,
also meetings some Sundays- Mural Alley, Downtown
Kansas City: Group Rhumba session/lesson- Explorers percussion Saturdays
1:00, Rhumba Sundays afternoons in Loose Park, Full Moon sessions at Infinite Sun Recycling warehouse (17th and Oak streets)
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: Lawrence sessions are generally open, However the occasional Sunday alleyway meetings are generally Afro-Cuban focused. These generally are organized that day, or just miraculously happen, so you can't really count on it being regular.
The Kansas City Sat/Sun sessions are Afro-Cuban focused, the Sat gig being more structured (10.00/session goes to the drum store/coordinator). You'll find better traditional players at the Rhumba Sunday meetings, but these are also unreliable. The Full Moon jams at Infinite Sun are pretty regular, these are open style. They have a huge 4' diameter frame drum suspended from the ceiling. It's worth checking out for this fact alone-it's super fun to play that drum!

Salim Admon
admonsal@aol.com
Kansas City MO
TYPE DRUM: Djembe, Doundounba

Pat Hight
pat@wiseheart.com
3705 CR 4410
Pomona Missouri 65789
417-256-4409
TYPE DRUM Djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Sundays
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION Varies
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE Women, rehersal

Claudia Curran
cjccurran@yahoo.com
PO Box 532
Bozeman, MT 59771
TYPE DRUM Remo Fiberglass Djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Full moon

Bob Sherrick
drbobs@centurytel.net
http://fp1.centurytel.net/drbob/drumgroup.htm
628 4th Avenue East
Kalispell, MT 59901
PHONE 406-752-0832
TYPE DRUM West African Djembe/Dunduns
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Sunday
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION Varies - email for info
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE Culturally specific West African style, all levels

Lawrence Aynesmith
wcmedia@whitecliffsmedia.com
White Cliffs Media, Inc.
PMB 208
5150 Mae Anne Ave., Ste. 213
Reno, NV 89523
775-674-1671 Fax: 760-875-6202
TYPE DRUM: ashiko

Jason Halprin
jbh@nevada.edu
5292 S. Maryland Parkway APT. #185
Las Vegas NV 89119 USA
(702)261-0145
TYPE DRUM Djembe by REMO
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY ??
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION ??
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE ??

Elena Fernandez
elenaef@aol.com
388 Burnt Hill rd.
Skillman,   NJ 08558 USA
PHONE - 908 359-4995
TYPE DRUM - djembe, ashiko and various other odds & ends
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Carlos Greywoulf / Skip Leib
drummers@monmouth.com
15 Bennett St
Freehold, NJ 07728 USA
732-866-9648
TYPE DRUM Djembe (Ivory Coast), Conga, Bata, Bongos, Native American Frame Drum
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Not yet. But there are lessons, at my home, every other Wednesday....
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION My home address.....
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE Djembe and conga lessons, taught by me, for beginning and intermediate students....

Rich Volk
rjvolk1@hotmail.com
43 Spring Garden Dr.
Madison, NJ 07940
Phone 973 765 0460
fax 973 301 9515
Type drum djembe
Drum Circle Day Thurs. & Sun 1x mo.
Drum Circle Loc. Summit & Chatham NJ
Style of DC: spiritual jam

Gary Scannelli
drummers.alley@verizon.net
www.drummersalley.com
52-a Monmouth St.
Red Bank, NJ 07701
PHONE 732-450-1013
TYPE DRUM Djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION Behind Drummer's Alley, Red Bank, NJ
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE open freestyle
Drummer's Alley
Red Bank, NJ
drummers.alley@verizon.net
drummersalley.com
732-450-1013

Bill Kuhn
EMAIL kuhn@lobo.net
12145 Highway 14 N. #M1
Cedar Crest NM 87008 U.S.A.
PHONE 505-286-8361
TYPE DRUM Ashiko
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Lynda Hanks
elden3@gateway.net
http://angelfire.com/myband/jahruba/drumcircle
613 S 9th St
Yukon, OK 73099 USA
PHONE (405)-354-9142
TYPE DRUM   djembe (Remo)
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY each Sunday and soon Saturdays
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION   The Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE   Open

Steven Yourist
stevenyourist@hotmail.com
Ponca City OK 74601
580.762.9652
any type of drum
im just trying to organize one now

Celeste Kirk
celestialww@yahoo.com
URL
16815 SW Spellman Drive
Beaverton, OR 97007-8477 USA
(503) 579-2407
FAX (503)579-2535
TYPE DRUM Djembe, Congas, Ashiko
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Matt Timmons
Drluvgreen@aol.com
212 NW Hill St.
Bend, OR 97701
541-385-7757
TYPE DRUM (Remo 12" Djembe) (LP Congas 10" 12")(LP Bongos)
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY ( any day we can)
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION ( different locals)
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE ( African and multicultural rhythms)

Don Hall
kdhalls@teleport.com
www.angelfire.com/or/jah247
Po Box 722
Christmas Valley, Oregon 97641 USA
PHONE 541-576-2086
TYPE DRUM: med. Djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Friday 630 till you go home
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION Christmas Valley Oregon
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE new commers free style , we want to learn traditional

Walter Alter
limejello@earthlink.net
www.geocities.com/yollopoliuhqui
P.O. Box 917
Bandon, OR 97411 USA
PHONE: 541-347-5226
TYPE DRUM: Djembe, Ashiko
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY: Thursday
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION:   Coos Bay, OR
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE:   Drums, var. percussion, didgeridoos

Travis Sapp
NattyDreadIrie@aol.com
6539 S.E 78th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97206 USA
TYPE DRUM: Djembe/Binghi
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Frank Vehafric
frank.vehafric@gte.net
PO Box 489
Sherwood, OR 97140 USA
503 625 6344
503 625 6944
TYPE DRUM PLAYED: djembe/sangba
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY n/a
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION n/a
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE n/a

Walter Alter
limejello@earthlink.net
www.geocities.com/yollopoliuhqui
P.O. Box 917
Bandon, OR    97411
541-347-5226
TYPE DRUM: Ngoma
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE: Purple Rhino
DAY: Thursdays 5pm
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION:
Gourmet Coastal coffee shop
273 Curtis St.
Coos Bay OR 97411
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: All rhythm instruments

Kenn Hiser
earthrhy@ptd.net
http://www.earthrhythms.com
641 Penn Ave
West Reading, Pa 19611 USA
610-374-3730 FAX 610-374-7458
TYPE DRUM: djembe (Ghanaian)
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY: 3rd Friday each month
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION: Unitarian Church, 4th & Franklin Reading, Pa.
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: open, lightly facilitated by me

David Zoltan
dbrieger@andrew.cmu.edu
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~dbrieger
523 S Braddock Ave #C
Pittsburgh, PA 15221 USA
412.371.3754
FAX n/a
TYPE DRUM Remo 14" Djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Nothing yet- Trying to get something started

ORD
ordthe@hotmail.com
Sewickley PA 15143 USA
(412)741-0578
TYPE DRUM SEVERAL DIFFERENT DRUMS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY VARIABLE
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION PITTSBURGH, PA SHERMAN, NEW YORK
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE STRUCTURED AND NONSTRUCTURED

Wulf Moon
wulfmoonluna@aol.com
Lemoyne, PA 17043
TYPE DRUM djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Sharon Falvey
snow@inconnect.com
SLC   UT 84106
TYPE DRUM Ashiko, 6 inch headliner djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Sunday
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION   Liberty Park
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE   no facilitator

Jay Catalano
jaycatvt@hotmail.com
http://www.jaycatdrums.com
126 Covered Bridge Road
North Ferrisburgh, VT 05473 USA
802 425 2178
802 425 4251
TYPE DRUM PLAYED: Ashiko, Djembe, Drumset
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Vanessa
lmolesworth@frametech.com
TYPE DRUM PLAYED: Frame Drums, Djembe, Conga, Dumbek, Jun (most any type of hand drum)
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Once a month - tbd
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION Lightgate Center, Thetford Vt
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Inez Rayner
raynerinez@rica.net
350 Quicksburg Rd.
Quicksburg, Va 22847 USA
TYPE DRUM: Djembe
COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE DAY:
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION:
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE:

Ken Crampton
iclopes@earthlink.net
www.eyeclopes.com
810 Caroline Street 3rd Fl
Fredericksburg, Va 22401 USA
(540) 371-9040 + FAX (540) 374-1757
TYPE DRUM: Conga, djembe, djun-djun, quica, alternative instruments (found and otherwise)
COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE DAY: Sat. Mornings, 10-11am Hurkamp Park, Friday closest to the full moon
DRUM CIRCLE LOCATION: 810 Caroline Street Fredericksburg
STYLE OF DRUM CIRCLE: co-ed exploring all types of circles, depends on
the community that shows....

Melissa H. Long
veil@angelfire.com
107 W. Annandale Rd.
Falls Church, VA 22046 USA
TYPE DRUM
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE

Patty Smith
psmith61@hotmail.com
1819 Monument Ave. # 5
Richmond, VA 23220 USA
804-355-2177

Pat Vedomske
patricia@exis.net
Portsmouth, VA USA
TYPE DRUM Djembe
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY - 4th Saturday of the month, 7:30 pm
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION - Unitarian Fellowship, Newport News, VA
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE - Women's open drumcircle

Randy Stern
RandyBearVA@yahoo.com
7434 Camp Alger Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22042 USA
Pager: 1-888-528-9276 OR
IRC: DrumBear8
ICQ: 39319253

Richard de Grijs
grijs@virginia.edu
2121 Angus Road, Apt. 10
Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA
(804) 923-0908

Tyler Richart
Groovin_hard@hotmail.com
3138 Overhulse Rd. NW #2
Olympia, WA 98502 U.S.A.
(360) 866-7540
TYPE DRUM     Jembe/Dununs
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY   Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION    The Evergreen State College, in the longhouse
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE   Some Traditional Rhythms, some jams

David Vergin
dvergin@igc.org
619 Edgecliff
Langley, WA 98260 USA
360-221-5628
TYPE DRUM: Djembe, Conga
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY: irregular
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION: Langley, WA
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: varies

Jodi Briscoe
preciouspineappleprincess@hotmail.com
2011 E. Fir
Seattle WA 98122
(206) 322-4989
TYPE DRUM: Djembe, Dunun, Rik
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY: Sunday
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION: assorted parks in the seattle area
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: varies depending on who shows up. Sometimes we attempt to teach/play particular songs...

Lisa Gimbel
lmgimbel1@excite.com
Box 60165
Olympia WA 98505 USA
(360) 867-9820
TYPE DRUM: djembe - Mali
COMMUNITY DRUMCIRCLE DAY Wed, 7:30
DRUMCIRCLE LOCATION: TESC Longhouse
STYLE OF DRUMCIRCLE: Instructional

Pat Healy
Jonisaurus@AOL.com
10824 SE 170th St #A305
Renton, WI 98055
425-277-0394
TYPE DRUM: Djembe


Yasko Toyama
(toyamay@uwec.edu)
134 Katherine Thomas
Eau Claire, WI , 54701
715-855-3193
Type Drum: djembe
DrumCircle: West African, on campus, from 7:00 p.m.
When: Every Thursday

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