Saturday night, March 31st, local talent was playing at Cafe at the Bug, and I do mean talent. Our friend Ben Carpenter played with assistance from our friend and one time employee, Ethan Steffensen. There is an incredible amount of music talent in the area from Yosemite National Park to Mariposa and the Cafe is a great place to showcase that. Ben played a good deal of original material as well as some covers and fortunately, an employee was equipped with a digital camera capable of taking video as well as stills. One of Ben's own songs was captured for your viewing pleasure. The quality isn't great, though the sound is pretty good.
The weekend progressed into Sunday which happened to be another Full Moon Acoustic Gathering. Some guests were introduced to hand drumming. The circle this time was graced for the first time by the presence of a friend of an employee from Sacramento, and his son, a man who happens to be quite a skilled drummer. He taught his son to drum for what I believe was the first time and that young man picked it up as though it were part of his genetic make-up. There was a young lady there with her parents who were staying at the Bug for the weekend and when our gentlemen offered to teach her she said she thought she had it (apparently just from listening), and once she had a djembe in her hands, she proceeded to prove it! Those kids were jamming and blew the rest of us away. Some employees who have been participating in the circle for the better part of a year aren't yet that skilled!
We would like to thank our friend from Sacramento for helping make the Gathering a richer experience for those who were there. And we would like to invite you to our next Full Moon Acoustic Gathering so that you may experience it for yourself. Furthermore, we would like to invite you to share your thoughts. Are you a drummer? What was your best drum circle experience? What do you think if Ben Carpenter's song Changed?
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