I’m sure many people
must have been as enthralled as I was by the 2 young lads doing percussion in Northumberland Street
There were flat pans of
all sizes, a wooden stand with bells attached, and one of those wooden sound
boxes which the player would normally sit on.
I peeped through the hole in the back and saw what looked liked woolly
jumpers stuffed inside, presumably to give a softer sound quality. Lance tells me that drummers sometimes do
this with bass drums – honestly, the things you find out by talking to jazz
enthusiasts! The other lad was beating
on buckets of various sizes with his drumsticks, and hitting what looked like
those large plastic paint containers as well. He also had a collection of toy
drums and tambourines. They sat on rugs
and, of course, sometimes they simply needed to hit the ground with the
drumsticks. Their rhythms were exciting
and they were obviously enjoying themselves, and their equipment presumably
cost nothing. I just wish I’d been able
to get a photo. Watch out for them!
Ann Alex
1 comment :
I've seen them too Ann , thanks for pointing it out.
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