PODCAST

Drumber.

chris cawthray

Vibrating and relating! chriscawthray.substack.com

music personal journals

All Episodes

7:01

NEW! Elite Travelers LIVE VIDEO

Drumber. ·

2026/03/16

Last month, Elite Travelers set up at Annette Studios in Toronto to record some live videos with the most excellent Gary Popovich behind the camera. Having a creative, interactive camera person really levels up the video above cutting between one or two static phone cameras. My intention was that Gary’s single shot would be a performance integrated with the trio, as opposed to a detached observation. “Paper Tiger” is a song that has been in my repertoire for 20 years, and Rob and I have played it on

4:25

Umbrella Man

Drumber. ·

2025/10/07

It’s a warm, rainy day here in Toronto and here’s a thematically appropriate song written by Rob Price that will be featured on our upcoming 6-song release, entitled “Elite Travelers”, due to arrive on vinyl and digital this fall! The video is from a trio show at Young Ethel’s in Park Slope, Brooklyn featuring the most excellent Myles Sloniker on bass. Stay tuned to this oh-so-neglected Substack for release dates and details when they become available! Get full access to Drumber. at

1:20

collaboration with Trace Dance Practice

Drumber. ·

2025/03/27

I have been collaborating with dancers for over 30 years as a composer and performer and also an accompanist for dance training and technique. I would safely estimate that the number of dance classes I have accompanied with live improvised music is in the thousands and rising! Back in the 90s dancer Aimee Dawn Robinson and I met as students at YORK University in Toronto. I was performing with the school’s Dance Ensemble and accompanying classes in exchange for a 4th year credit in a “Fine Art”

1:09

American (cue)

Drumber. ·

2022/07/25

A couple of weeks ago I gave myself a composition challenge to extrapolate a piece from a brief melodic motif. I think I had been watching and reading too much news, and maybe you’ll recognize the motif. This recording is just a MIDI rendering of the sheet music (imagine a digital version of an old player-piano roll). Get full access to Drumber. at chriscawthray.substack.com/subscribe

Drumber. Ep.06

Drumber. ·

2022/05/13

Covers volume 2!This time it’s a collection of cover songs performed by ¡DO! during a gig at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit, MI on June 22, 2014¡DO! is Simeon Abbott on Hammond B# organ + Chris Cawthray on drums, percussion, and vocalsThe songs featured are:Adam’s Apple (Wayne Shorter)Roots Rock Reggae (Bob Marley & The Wailers)Isobel (Bjork)Basically Frightened (Col. Bruce Hampton)The Cure (Keith Jarrett)Casanova (Roxy Music)Stir It Up (Bob Marley & the Wailers)Become a Substack subscriber and gain perks

25:48

Drumber. Ep.05

Drumber. ·

2022/04/21

This episode gathers songs from the CC catalogue about animals. These are all original songs (and one improvisation) inspired by frogs, sharks, kittens, crabs and (th)rabbits.Thanks for listening!Become a Substack subscriber and gain perks like my COMPLETE music download catalog.TO DONATE:via Square Donate $1 Donate $3 Donate $10pay-what-you-wish via PayPalSUBSCRIBE HERE(photo by Yago Partal) Get full access to Drumber. at chriscawthray.substack.com/subscribe

30:36

Drumber. Ep.04

Drumber. ·

2022/04/13

Drumber returns with the first part of a series of episodes devoted to cover songs!Apologies for the inconsistency voice-over audio, technology is often more of an expressway to hell than a stairway to heaven. :)Thanks for listening!Become a Substack subscriber and gain perks like my COMPLETE music download catalog.TO DONATE:via Square Donate $1 Donate $3 Donate $10pay-what-you-wish via PayPalSUBSCRIBE HERE Get full access to Drumber. at chriscawthray.substack.com/subscribe

11:01

Drumber. Ep.03

Drumber. ·

2022/04/02

A shorter episode devoted to a single track, “KIMONO MOON”, released in October of 2021.Here’s the original liner notes from the release:Kimono Moon - Miniatures Vol.1 This is the ﬁrst volume in my Miniatures project: unique, short pieces that contain a depth of composition and exploration that belies their brief running time. (I am also hoping that these "small" songs will get a full listens from my audience; let's face it, getting eyes or ears on content for more than 30 seconds these days is a

Drumber. Ep.02

Drumber. ·

2022/03/26

CC3 live at Shapeshifter Lab August 3 2018 photo by Scott FriedlanderI’m back with episode 2 and the conclusion of the guided tour of “BROOKLYN 2018” featuring songs by Van Morrison, The Shirelles, and me.Thanks for listening, consider subscribing! - CCBecome a Substack subscriber and gain perks like my COMPLETE music download catalog.TO DONATE:via Square Donate $1 Donate $3 Donate $10 pay-what-you-wish via PayPal SUBSCRIBE HERE Get full access to Drumber. at chriscawthray.substack.com/subscribe

26:31

Drumber. Ep.01

Drumber. ·

2022/03/07

Introducing my new podcast, Drumber. This past week, the service that I had been using (Bandcamp) to publish my music for purchase was sold to a video game company with strong ties to the Chinese government. It wasn’t a hard decision to decide to move on. What is difficult is where to go next? There are very few uncorrupted venues to offer music for sale these days. Music is being devalued at an alarming rate, used as a loss-leader for advertising and tech, and generally a race to the bottom with

10 results

Drumber.

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

Pasquale Maassen Soundcloud

Pasquale Maassen

Marian Klose

Marian Klose

sevenism

sevenism

Dean Delray"s LET THERE BE TALK

Cactus Radio Network

Word In Your Ear

Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold