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treedrum wrote a new post, Fully fledged sound journeying creationist, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 1 month ago

It took eight months all told involving 20-30 individual case studies and several group gong bath sessions. I have Martyn Cawthorne to thank for steering me all these month as my tutor and mentor through the […]

treedrum wrote a new post, The way of the gong – full circle musical journey, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 9 months ago

In six months time, if I get through 20 case studies, complete 5 weekends worth of one to one tuition, I will have traveled a full musical circle journey and become a credited gong bath, gong spa, sound journey, […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Irish and celtic music in Manchester, on the site Treedrum 2 years, 7 months ago

I’ve been making Irish and celtic music a part of my life for just over a year now. This born out of necessity with me replacing my old guitar that had broken with my new James Neligan acoustic guitar and I […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Guerilla busking #coffee4Craig, on the site Treedrum 2 years, 10 months ago

I was asked to perform a few songs this week for #coffee4Craig a homeless charity in St Annes Square in Manchester town. It was under the banner of #poetscorner put on by AMP an events collective based in […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Hulme life – I know little, earn less but my love bucket is full., on the site Treedrum 3 years ago

I saw the film “I Daniel Blake” last night and this morning I wake up to a text from my drumming circle venue taking me to my own Daniel Blake moment.

After a moaning gentrified new Hulme resident has managed to […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Two tunes for Saturday, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 1 month ago

I’d like to introduce to you Dominic Galligan a man less than half my age who has been the main musical influence in my life for the past three years. We both suffer from acute anxiety but together we seem to be […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Lament to the EU REMAIN V BREXIT vote 23rd June 2016, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 3 months ago

Lament to the EU REMAIN V BREXIT vote 23rd June 2016
It’s 10 am I’ve just been to the polling station and cast my vote to remain, for what it’s worth.

Divide and rule it’s the Tory scum school arguing […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Phat Bollard – busking Cornish ensemble v Manchester council jobsworth 13/07/2016, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 3 months ago

Once upon a time some friends who played music decided to get together to form a busking band in order live outside the constraints and boundaries that modern day society impose on us all. They are called Phat […]

treedrum commented on the post, Un-United Kingdom, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 9 months ago

Cool, aim to please. That was on my way into CAN Wednesday wasn’t feeling my best but had to do something and write about it.

treedrum commented on the post, Un-United Kingdom, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 9 months ago

Hey Jayne thanks for your comments. It is a sad state of affairs when you can’t help someone who is on there arse. I feel for these people I really do it really isn’t a life choice.

treedrum wrote a new post, Un-United Kingdom, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 9 months ago

Thought I’d take a stroll through Manchester today to give away some leftover chicken dinner from last night’s meal with my children and a bag of apples to some homeless if i bumped into any on route to my IT […]

treedrum wrote a new post, What do open mic nights do for musicians, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 9 months ago

I have very mixed feelings about open mic nights. On the one hand they are a platform for musicians/songwriters to air their new material. On another some people say they are killing the live pub scene and taking […]

treedrum wrote a new post, I could smell alcohol, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 9 months ago

17/01/2016

I was hanging on the tail of an airship,
as I floated to the ground you took a picture..
You looked good for your years so we dated
as you were showing me the latest bars
We met David my old […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Deaf man pets a frozen deer that he just saved from an icy death, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 10 months ago

treedrum wrote a new post, A summer festival in the British Isles., on the site Treedrum 3 years, 10 months ago

A summer festival in the British Isles.
We are on the Wickerman summer festival site. It could one of the many held all over these British isles
People throwing litter eyes open bright as head lights. A constant h […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Short poem Saturday Morning – In my nature, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 10 months ago

In my nature
It’s in my nature to be childish, selfish, brutish to live.
It’s in my nature to be kind, nourish, helpful and give.
I like to barta with no good reason other than it pleased me that I tried.
It’s […]

treedrum commented on the post, What’s the best thing about being an artist – 393 word poem, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 10 months ago

Thank you for those kind words. Words are powerful in my world, they can hurt, they can please, they can spread love as you have. Cx

treedrum commented on the post, What’s the best thing about being an artist – 393 word poem, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 10 months ago

Thanks for your very kind words bright-green-wellies, humbly received x

treedrum wrote a new post, What’s the best thing about being an artist – 393 word poem, on the site Treedrum 3 years, 10 months ago

What’s the best thing about being an artist?

Is it you think you get to do whatever you like! As easy as that may sound we simply create a torture for ourselves during the imagination process that can […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Belgium – a long weekend (Finale-part three) Brussels., on the site Treedrum 3 years, 10 months ago

During the last 24 hours or so there has been mass killing in Paris, suicide bombs in Beirut killing many and Al Shabab kill 147 in Kenya, Africa. Mass insanity, all of which, the people committing these […]