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treedrum commented on the post, Acupuncture, add a little zen enhanced my creative flow tenfold, on the site Treedrum 1 year ago

Ahh Sandra not a problem and thanks for your kind comments. I’m sure we’ll get a chance at some point to say hi. x

treedrum wrote a new post, Acupuncture, add a little zen enhanced my creative flow tenfold, on the site Treedrum 1 year ago

So my compulsion to write increases with every day with a void created by not drinking alcohol, my acupuncture treatment and with a good dose of a zen life coaching course this weekend I have felt the urge to […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Belgium – a long weekend (part two), on the site Treedrum 1 year ago

We slept soundly in our king size bed getting up only to make cups of tea and getting back in to read and plan out our day ahead. We are to go to where all the Swarmis are staying which is the other side of the […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Belgium – a long weekend (part one), on the site Treedrum 1 year ago

Belgium – A long weekend courtesy of the lovely Sara Domville.

The journey was quite long seeing as the flight is only an hour. 6 am – 2pm or 1pm English time. We caught a taxi, to the plane to catch a bus to […]

treedrum commented on the post, 10 week celebratory blog and Ableton live at Band on the wall., on the site Treedrum 1 year ago

We could all do with some back to the future hindsight I guess.

treedrum commented on the post, 10 week celebratory blog and Ableton live at Band on the wall., on the site Treedrum 1 year ago

Thanks. I seem to be getting the hang of this blog malarkey.

treedrum wrote a new post, 10 week celebratory blog and Ableton live at Band on the wall., on the site Treedrum 1 year ago

So I never thought it possible or even necessary to give up alcohol at one point but now there is no turning back. The lights have been switched on and I don’t ever wish for them to ever be dimmed again. I […]

treedrum commented on the post, All this writing is good for me and may be just as good for you., on the site Treedrum 1 year, 1 month ago

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I wish your family well and hope the publishing goes to plan. xx

treedrum wrote a new post, All this writing is good for me and may be just as good for you., on the site Treedrum 1 year, 1 month ago

I’m going to keep this very brief as I want the emphasis to be on the story below. But i have noticed that since giving up alcohol my mind has started to tick over again and i can get quite excited about writing. […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Lamin Jabang Drammeh RIP, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 1 month ago

Today I have a deep sadness with the news from The Gambia that my good friend, guide, cook and adopted son Lamin Jabang has passed away. I have very little news other than he had a serious spinal injury that he […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Recording career rekindled, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 1 month ago

So now I have embarked on a new venture, as recording artist. I have been sucked into being a consumerist on the way and will tell you all about my good and bad purchases.

I started recording my own material […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Saturday morning poetry, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 2 months ago

“What I see in Manchester town”

Craig Winterburn 24th October 2015

Flats for twats going up in town, they’re not for you nor the scrounge.

The local pub, the mill ripped down, canal side warehouse a […]

treedrum wrote a new post, What you get from giving up booze, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 2 months ago

Probably the last post/blog about giving up booze I want to get on with living now. I’ll tell you what you don’t get from giving up alcohol and that’s any sort of super powers but what you do get is a greater […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Still giving up alcohol, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 2 months ago

So now into my third week alcohol free and feeling ok but tired a lot. I’ve made some new friends namely my new council Darren and rekindled a love with my sweetheart Sara. I went for my acupuncture treatment […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Alcohol free times, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 2 months ago

A little blog on giving up alcohol – a note from my sponsors, me!
So next week into my 3rd week alcohol free I have counselling and a course of acupuncture starting at £10 a pop one and half hour treatments. I’ll […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Yurts at drumming festival, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 6 months ago

I recently attended a drumming festival in Royal Leamington Spa and a friend and I took some yurts for people to stay in. Have a look at a small walk through video I made and see if you might like to have us along […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Free style treedrummers play Audio Farm’s Festival Round Up at Antwerp Mansion April 4th (Easter Saturday), on the site Treedrum 1 year, 8 months ago

Look at this folks I need people to confirm again they are coming. Just so you know they want us there for the whole thing 11pm -2am straight after the out door music ends but I’m not suggesting you have to be […]

treedrum wrote a new post, My Djembe re-skin March 2015, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 9 months ago

On the bench/kitchen floor today my personal djembe. I love this djembe I bought in The Gambia from the late great Thomas Camara. The wood is a hard wood similar to mahogany from Guinea all built under my very […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Free style open drumming circle, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 9 months ago

Circles are opened and closed with a blessing and a light meditation please don’t let this put you off it”s just a lovely way to open and close the circle.

First and third Saturday of the month free style open […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Dembele Sidiki special all day event. Doun douns, djembe, ngoni and song., on the site Treedrum 1 year, 9 months ago

It gives me great pleasure to announce Dembele Sidiki’s second workshops in Manchester for 2015. This fantastic hard working musician will hold an all day event starting with doun douns in the morning, Djembe in […]