Coming in 2007...

January

19th-21st
Contributing to the 'Diploma in Therapeutic Drumming' - Nottingham
more info


Feb

Workshopping and performing with the Paragon Ensemble and Childrens' Classic Concerts

18th
'Holy Racket' - part 2
more info


March

Off to Ohio to contribute to a Youth Ministry Institute conference, and play drums (and more)with the folks at Findlay First Presbyterian Church

TBC - CPD workshop for Nordoff-Robbins music therapists in Scotland.

April

11th-15th
Up to mischief doing alternative worship with Worship Works at Spring Harvest

May

19th -25th
'Whole Person Worship' - MacLeod centre, Iona.
A week to explore creative worship through music and movement. A chance to 'have a go', try new things and get some ideas to take away with you. No experience needed! Led with liturgical dancer, Kathryn Sparks


October

3rd - 7th

'Europa InTakt' Conference on music and special needs, University of Dortmund, Germany.

December

2nd December

'Meet Your Neighbour' - St. Mungo's museum, Glasgow.
Drumming workshops as part of national Inter Faith week.
more info



3rd December

Scottish Interfaith Youth Conference, 12.30 - 5pm Edinburgh university chaplaincy, Edinburgh
Workshops using drumming as a metaphor for interfaith relations and respectful communication.
more info


'Holy Racket' - Renfield St. Stevens Church, Glasgow. 7.30pm
Open public drumcircle, loosely attached to the 'Holy City' series of events.
more info

November

Has been filled with more ‘regular’ work:

- leading ongoing workshops in schools in South Lanarkshire - integrating mainstream pupils with those with additional support needs.

- at Strathclyde university, contributing to their 'Community Arts' degree course, running a community music module with second year students, devising a project with adults with additional support needs at a local resource centre.

- beginning one-to-one drumming workshops with three individuals with additional support needs.

Public workshops:

26th Nov:
'Babeling on' - workshop as part of 'Holy City'
http://www.iona.org.uk/wgrg/wild8.htm

July - Oct 2006 events:

July:
9th - 14th: PAM Westminster Conference: Pennsylvania
Community Rhythm circles, global song, and a wee bit of worship.
http://www.presbymusic.org/confwestminster.htm


August:

5th: ‘Rhythm and Pews’: REMO Recreational Music Center, North Hollywood.
Percussion resources for churches.
http://remo.com/portal/events/542.html

12th – 18th: ‘Let the World in Concert Sing’. Iona Abbey.
Music and materials for worship – and drumming every day!
http://www.iona.org.uk/abbey/isp1.htm

25th – 28th: Greenbelt Festival. Cheltenham racecourse.
More music, worship, drumming at the Iona Community tent, and a little something for Sunday morning…
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/


September:

2nd: Open rhythm circles and guest speaker at Clydebank - 'CAOS' community arts open day.

21st – 24th: InTakt 2006. University of Dortmund.
Conference on music and special needs. Introduction to facilitating rhythm circles.
http://www.zfw.uni-dortmund.de/tagungen/intakt2006.html

30th. ‘The Big Drum’ festival, Hamilton.
Finale rhythm circle and workshops.


October:

4th-15th: In Chicago, working mainly with ‘Harmony, Hope, and Healing’.
http://harmonyhopeandhealing.org