Aspetuck Frame Drummers

A passion for creating

Sumai: Recorded Live at the Merryall Center in New Milford, CT in the summer of 2023.

Rhythms in 8’s, 9’s, 10’s and 12.

Taper

Audio Recorded at Pipeman Studios in Norfolk, CT. Coming soon

Taper: Contemporary arrangement of Egyptian folk rhythms for frame drums

NEW! Video of Taper. The score, published by HoneyRock Publishing will be available for purchase this spring.

Spiked Lavender

A composition created by Deborah Reed and Hollie Marron. Performed by the Aspetuck Frame Drummers at Geer in Canaan, CT.

About Us

Formed in 2016 under the direction of award winning, performing percussionist John Marshall, the Aspetuck Frame Drummers are: Diane Kinkade, Karen Hotchkiss, Andy Pyle and John Marshall.
Their original compositions are performed chiefly on large, single headed hoop /frame drums that utilize finger dexterity rather than sticks or mallets. Their material is inspired by classical and folkloric musical traditions of Egypt, the Pan-Arabic rhythmic library (both ancient and modern), North Africa, Central Asia and Western Europe. Featured instruments are, the riq, daff, bendir, bodhran and assorted frame drums of all shapes, sizes and timbre.
Appearing before audiences in North Eastern America, their music has been described as original, educational and fascinating to both watch and hear.
The Aspetuck Frame Drummers publish their fully notated compositions with Honey Rock Publications, and their newest composition releasing in the spring of 2024 is “Taper” for Frame Drum Quartet. This piece features an exciting arrangement of traditional Egyptian folk rhythms.