Music
Current & Upcoming
West African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 5, 13, 20, 2024
May 09, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreCommunity Bluegrass Jam Session (All Ages) May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register***This event requires NO registration! However, you can enter your information if you would like us to know you’re coming. *** An essential skill of bluegrass music is the ability to take part in informal playing situations, also known as a “jam session.” Participants arrange themselves in a circle, choose a song from a common repertoire,…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) May 16, 2024 – Session 2 of 7
May 16, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) May 23, 2024 – Session 3 of 7
May 23, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) May 30, 2024 – Session 4 of 7
May 30, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) June 6, 2024 – Session 5 of 7
Jun 06, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreCommunity Bluegrass Jam Session (All Ages) June 8, 2024
Jun 08, 2024 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register***This event requires NO registration! However, you can enter your information if you would like us to know you’re coming. *** An essential skill of bluegrass music is the ability to take part in informal playing situations, also known as a “jam session.” Participants arrange themselves in a circle, choose a song from a common repertoire,…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) June 6, 2024 – Session 6 of 7
Jun 13, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreCommunity Song Circle (All Ages) June 15, 2024 – Marine Mills Folk School
Jun 15, 2024 11:00AM—12:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterLia Falls and Barbara McAfee will lead and teach simple songs, in the aural tradition (no lyric sheets or music to read). All are welcome, whether or not you think of yourself as a singer! We will sing songs that celebrate Nature, and being Human; songs that bring us together in the magic and medicine of…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) June 6, 2024 – Session 7 of 7
Jun 20, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreMake Your Own Drum (Ages 12+) June 22, 2024
Jun 22, 2024 11:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterWayne Manthey is a nationally known drum maker and teacher of drum making. His approach is spiritual, honoring the animals who provided the hides and the trees who donated the wood. The healing properties of a drum are found in the elements that make it: wood and animal hide. Making a personal frame drum is…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) June 27, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15, 2024
Jun 27, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) July 11, 2024 – Session 2 of 7
Jul 11, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) July 18, 2024 – Session 3 of 7
Jul 18, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) July 25, 2024 – Session 4 of 7
Jul 25, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreCommunity Song Circle (All Ages) July 27, 2024
Jul 27, 2024 11:00AM—12:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Lia Falls and Barbara McAfee will lead and teach simple songs, in the aural tradition (no lyric sheets or music to read). All are welcome, whether or not you think of yourself as a singer!…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) August 1, 2024 – Session 5 of 7
Aug 01, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) August 8, 2024 – Session 6 of 7
Aug 08, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble (Ages 12+) August 15, 2024 – Session 7 of 7
Aug 15, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register*July and August classes will open to members on May 14 and non-members on May 16. Not a member? Sign up here. * Expand knowledge of hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West-African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to…
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