Drummers in an amateur band. What to do with them ?
Hi Folks,
We have a cruddy amateur band, consisting of five folks with varying degrees of skills with an instrument.
OK we have a woodwind & brass section (my wife), Phil on a fancy guitar, Finn on the keyboard thing, me hopping about on piano accordion & bass guitar, and Joe the percussionist.
It is a shambles getting it all set up at small bookings.
Trouble is drummer boy.
He has a Transit load of gear, usually a tad drunk, and the hitting sticks get lost somewhere in said van.
I despair.
What to do with drummers ?
Any thoughts ?
Bob
Sack the drummer, get a drum machine. Gigged with one of these on severl occasions. Sounded OK, took up a lot less space.
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