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The place to find new posts and new Groovecast episodes month to month.
Groovecast - S3 Ep7: GrooveGuest Neal Wilkinson Pt.1
Part one of a great chat we had recently with one of the UK’s finest session drummers, Neal Wilkinson. You won’t want to miss this episode!
Groovecast - S3 Ep6: Beyond the Beatles
Deep dive on the Beatles this month, off the back of re-recording Free as a Bird, we take a look at the 3 post-Beatles tracks.
Groovecast - S3 Ep5: Three of a Kind - Jeff Lynne
All things Jeff Lynne and ELO in this episode of Groovecast, as we have a deep dive on some of our favourite tracks.
Back to the Ball (Panto 2023/24)
A look back over another 2 hectic months in the world of Pantomime, crazy drum booth pics within!
Groovecast - S3 Ep4: Tools for Teaching
Groovecast Season 3 continues! Check out everything teaching in episode 4 right here!
Groovecast - S3 Ep3: Three of a Kind
Groovecast Season 3 continues! Check out episode 3 right here!
Groovecast - S3 Ep2: YouTube vs IRL Lessons
Groovecast Season 3 is here at last! Check out episode 2 here!
The Dream Drums
There’s been some wonderful additions in the gear dept recently. Here’s a few stories about the dream kit and snare that i’ve been using lately!
Groovecast - S3 Ep1: Where Have We Been?
Groovecast Season 3 is here at last! Check out the first episode right here!
Daintees Diaries (Pt.7): Glastonbury for the Day
It must be a dream for many musicians to play the legendary Glastonbury Festival, for me, it became a reality, and what a day it was!
Groovecast - S2 Ep10: Our Top 3 Influential Players
Final Groovecast of Season 2! This time looking at some legendary musicians and discussing some of those who’ve had the greatest influences on us.
Groovecast - S2 Ep9: Recording Chat
Another Groovecast episode, talking about Ashley’s latest project and some general recording influences and sounds we got laying the drums down at Charlie’s studio!
Lightening up - Tama Classic Hardware Review (Updated for 2023!)
An updated for 2023 look and review of the Tama Classic hardware range, which i’ve been using for the past few years.
Groovecast S2 Ep8: GrooveGuest Steve Pearce Pt.2
Here’s Part 2 of our Groovecast chat with Bass player and session legend, Steve Pearce. Some great stories within for sure!
The Accidental Collector?
I’ll warn you in advance this is a long and meandering post on a drummers musings over his gear and some favourite recent additions.
Groovecast S2 Ep7: GrooveGuest Steve Pearce Pt.1
A very special Groovecast indeed, Part 1 of an interview with session bass player and all round legend, Steve Pearce! This is an episode not to be missed!
Groovecast S2 Ep6: Catchup pt.2
New Groovecast! In this episode we catchup after a month or two away doing what we both do, so expect tales from the high seas from Ash and some Tour stories from Charlie!
Daintees Diaries Pt. 6
Final Daintees Diaries of 2022, wrapping up the tour with some really special gigs!
Groovecast S2 Ep5: Online Recording & Session Work
New Groovecast! In this episode we discuss all things recording, including some of our own studio tales, online recording and also producing your own music.
Daintees Diaries Pt. 5
Here again with another edition of Daintees Diaries, as we get the 2022 tour underway!