The Isle of Man Arts Council has sponsored Cathi Wareing to lead a number of Celtic drumming workshops across the island this month.
Cathi, a former pupil of Douglas High School, has spent many years in Liverpool Youth and Play Service and wants to offer her community art skills to people in her ‘spiritual home’.
Cathi recently ran the highly popular Celtic drumming workshops at the Manx Fun Palace event in Laxey and this week will be delivering workshops for the Douglas Youth Arts Centre last night (Monday) and on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 6pm to 7.30pm culminating in a Sunset Celtic Drumming Circle on Sunday (October 19) at the Youth Services Ardwhallin Outdoor Education Centre. All sessions cost £2.
The final venue for her tour, yet to be confirmed, is to work with the Praying the Keeills group on October 26.
She hopes to contribute to the week long celebration of Celtic Christianity in May 2015.
‘Celtic Drumming is more about context than performance or skills and that everyone who is prepared to listen can do it.’, said Cathi.
‘We will emulate the Celtic Christians who saw the divine in all of nature, and used drums to not only express themselves but as a form of communication.’
To book and for more details call Cathi on 457448.
The events is part of the Island of Culture initiative.