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Very similar, but I couldn't imagine the Cowboy Junkies without the guitars.

The band Needle, who plays in this website's player, has a new album - actually an EP - out. It's called Saint Timothy's and uses a cocktail drum set. It's recorded very clearly and you can hear the cocktail drum very well. The music is Needle's style of slowcore, very nicely done. www.needlemusic.c...

Cool photo. It's always nice to see actual gig activity. Thanks for posting. And for putting up with weather as handed to you!

I must have spent close to $700 trying to find a good crash/ride cymbal, ended up using a Sabian B8 14 in. thin crash. It was the first one I ever bought, and the least expensive! Oh, well, live and learn. Also, a pair of Wuhan 8 in. splashes on an X-hat holder. They sound good and don't overpower a...

Cool! I'm definitely going to look at, and possibly get these. thanks for the information.

I, too, use the Vic Firth Routes 505, and they are really good for cocktail drums - had them for years, and no breakage whatsoever. Peter is right - they can be a bit soft on cymbals but if I need a really beefy cymbal hit, I turn the Rutes around and use the handle end on the cymbal. That gets a re...

These sets may not eb cocktail type drums, but it's always fun to see what you come up with, Peter. I like to see how small a drum set can be, and still be usable on stage. Small is beautiful!

Hello - I have a homemade snare on my cocktail drum that I made from a regular snare drum snare. I took the two ends of the snare, cut the wires to 3 1/2 inches, kind of a paintbrush looking shape. I mounted them on a rim-clamp damper - took the damper pad off and put a screw through the metal ends ...

Hey, Peter. I looked at the Youtube video, and it is great! A whoie set - that really shows off the whole group nicely. Your drum kit fits in soundwise so well, and the oud (or gambus - same thing?) really adds to it. Thanks for posting.

Cool - the "Ford" style drumset if I remember right. I like the way yoiu have that mic'ed up - small lavaliers? Deos it sound better than one mic over the whole set?

Hi Peter. Cool pictures. I bet the beautiful setting helps the music. Is that an Arabian oud in this last picture?

Hi Peter. It's nice to see the pictures of your concerts. Having a choir with your group must mean the group has a really big sound for the performance. That's cool! Thanks for posting and keeping us up to date.

Robert

Hi Peter. Thanks for posting - it's always cool to see your work in smaller drumsets, especially in your band setting. Simon is using a Kala Ukulele bass, isn't he? Keep up the creativity - it's one reason I like cocktaildrum.com.

RobertM

Hey John. It's cool to see a "weapon of choice" in an actual performance setting. I take it your cocktail drum carries well enough to not need amplification on such a gig? Thanks for posting.








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Hi Garvin. I listened to the Youtube video. That's a good drumset and you play it well. Nice going. Very interesting, also, to see and hear about the Trixon brand.