Feather Song Drums are handcrafted frame drums lovingly created on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand.

I started hand drumming 17 years ago and ever since then I have been addicted. Over that time the drum, and rhythm, have shaped many aspects of my life. My first love, the Djembe, took me on an amazing life journey. Along the way I met my wife; studied my masters in Music Therapy and found a career; performed with incredible musicians; learnt from inspiring teachers and taught eager students. This journey brought me to the shores of Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2009 where I currently live on the Kapiti Coast with my wife and young daughter.

In addition to this passion for percussion and rhythm is my love of woodwork and crafts. Since before I could walk I was tinkering in my Dad’s workshop; hitting my thumbs with his hammer and generally getting underfoot. This resulted in me pursuing a hobby of building drums and various instruments. In 2005 Bonny Phillips and I started Rhythmania (in South Africa) and our focus was to get as many school children drumming as possible. The project revolved around building drums with students; running drumming workshops and teacher training courses. Rhythmania continues this work today.

It was when I found an old dusty Remo Buffalo Drum, neglected in a store cupboard in a music room at a college where I taught drumming, that I fell in love with the ‘Shamanic’  or 'Ceremonial' style frame drum. The long low tones captivated me and I would spend my tea and lunch breaks playing this drum. The music teacher gifted the drum to me and I have used it in my music therapy practice ever since. This new love affair resulted in me exploring the building of ‘Spirit Drums’ and this has been an evolutionary process over the past 11 years.

This passion and experience culminates with the Feather Song ‘Spirit Drums'!