# Anybody know anything about drum circles? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 3, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-anything-about-drum-circles/917173 "2020-08-03T16:33:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-anything-about-drum-circles/917173/1 "2020-08-03T16:33:49Z")
I’m so freaking bored – really need something to do – and at this point it actually kinda sounds like it might be fun. I was a hippy in Haight Ashbury with flowers in my hair – but I was only ever interested in smoking dope and dropping acid, never got interested in ‘the scene’ expect for a few peace marches. I had jobs and stuff. Anyway, I stumbled across a youtube video of a drum circle. Until this year there was a First Saturday Art Walk in a nearby town and there was always a group hanging out on Main Street beating on drums. I could do that. Sounds like a good way to maintain socials distancing but still kinda be able to hang out somewhere. Anybody here ever done this? Know what sort of drum to look for? Suggestions on how find a group or start one now that that aren’t any sort of meetings, groups, get-togethers going on? Know any problems that arise with such a thing? Have fun. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-anything-about-drum-circles/917173/2 "2020-08-03T17:23:39Z")
It’s been a while but I enjoyed my drum circle days in the 90s. A drum circle in public (and not buskers like [Bucket Boys](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiyZj_2Q7aQ)) is, pretty much by definition, open to others to join in. Having never owned a drum, I think that there must have been one or two supporters that bring multiple instruments for passersby to pick up and participate for a while before handing off to someone else. Once established at a regular time & place, others might show up with their own instruments like described (first Saturdays at the Art Walk) in the OP. One of the best ones I saw had a guy with a battery powered bass & amplifier. Just a few notes here and there really made music out of the drumming. If buying something, I’d [consider a cajón](https://www.guitarcenter.com/Cajons.gc) since it’s also a seat. You could mount straps to it to wear like a backpack or have something made of fabric for transport. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-anything-about-drum-circles/917173/3 "2020-08-03T20:55:58Z")
> [@Turble](#): > > Know any problems that arise with such a thing? > **[Disappearance of Kristal Reisinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Kristal_Reisinger)** > > Kristal Anne Reisinger is a resident of Crestone, Colorado who has been missing since July 13, 2016. A mother of one, Reisinger relocated to Crestone from Denver in order to achieve enlightenment and sobriety. While in Crestone, she temporarily worked at the Crestone Brewing Company. Her last known confirmed sighting was on July 13 at her residence in downtown Crestone, but some have stated seeing her at a later date. In 2018, Saguache County Sheriff's Office and the Colorado Bureau of Investi An... ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-anything-about-drum-circles/917173/4 "2020-08-05T19:28:25Z")
I’ve never participated in one, but pre-COVID, one was hosted at a nearby Unitarian church. I used to see it promoted in the newspaper all the time, and on their marquee. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-anything-about-drum-circles/917173/5 "2020-08-05T19:41:29Z")
Cecil speaks > **[Drum 'til you pee blood!](https://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/drum-til-you-pee-blood/Content?oid=2160918)** > > I’ve heard and read stories about musicians, specifically hand drummers, pissing blood after playing a long set. The great Armando Peraza, Santana’s longtime bongo and...