OK folks. I was talking to a friend today and we were discussing where the oldest drum circle is at. The drum circle has to meet every week on the same day without missing a week. My first thought was Hippie Hill in SF, but I'm not sure if it has ever missed a week.
It seems like I remember one in Santa Cruz too. To much of everything to remember that far back though.
There's one in Norfolk that has 9yrs +.
It seems like I remember one in Santa Cruz too. To much of everything to remember that far back though.
There's one in Norfolk that has 9yrs +.
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Re: The oldest drum circle in the states?
Wed, January 2, 2008 - 7:35 PMNassau'Queens Drum and Dance in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York is in its 14th year without a break.
Drummers Square in Prospect Park in Brooklyn is over two decades, but it's outdoors and they don't get together in the cold winter months.
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Re: The oldest drum circle in the states?
Wed, January 2, 2008 - 8:06 PMthe age of drum circles is really word of mouth, but here in cali I heard Hippie hill in SF's golden gate park as the oldest (30 years) In the LA area there is drumming at griffith park, but its really more afro-cuban clave police than the "its all good" drum circle of SF.
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Re: The oldest drum circle in the states?
Thu, January 3, 2008 - 5:20 AMThe Red Rock Canyon Drum Circle outside of Las Vegas has been going at least ten years I known of. -
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Re: The oldest drum circle in the states?
Thu, January 3, 2008 - 12:40 PMwell, the Cambridge Drum n Dance just had it's final night last month - met monthly or twice-monthly for something like 28 years.
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Thu, January 3, 2008 - 2:06 PMI got a chance to check out Drummer's Grove in Prospect park. That's a strong circle.
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Re: The oldest drum circle in the states?
Thu, January 3, 2008 - 1:02 PMhippie hill in SF is more like 40 years or so......it started sometime in the 60's
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Re: The oldest drum circle in the states?
Mon, March 10, 2008 - 3:10 PMthe Malcom X drummers and dancers is a fairly traditional african drum circle that has been in Maridian Hill Park in DC since the 60's and is still going every warm sunday. -
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Tue, March 11, 2008 - 5:00 PMI'll have to check that out next time I'm up there. What time does it start? -
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Re: The oldest drum circle in the states?
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 5:52 AMfive or you can show up before and watch it forming, it is an intense circle or lines actually with lots of dancers its great, if your real good you want to show up with a vvery tight high sound to dance along on top of the really seriously loud and solid pulse.
druid hill in Baltimore has been going a long time to and has some really sweet seriously creative drumming, almost african world beat jazz, one guy i met there has been going for 35 years. that was the highest QUALITY drum circle i have been in, very nice people working it out together lots of listening going on starts at ffive, the malcom x group is more like a free for all, which is cool but it is much less intricate than the druid hill circle i like them both malcom x is about high energy and dancers whereas druid hill is about commubnication between drummers and skill
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