
Obviously these drums are very unusual. The bowls are made of strips of quite thin wood rather like barrels and are therefore extremely light. When played loudly the wood sometimes rattles and vibrates and so some work needs to be done on these drums to make them usable in performance.
With many thanks to the photographers and film makers who have allowed me to use their work; Stephen Tasker, Chris Christodolou (RCM), Tommy Pearson, Monika Rittershaus (Berliner Philharmoniker), Will Schofield, Glyn Matthews, Angus Bremner (SCO) and Zen Grisdale.