Performances & Presentations

When the Drummers Were Women:
An Art Herstory Slide Show Presentation & Ritual Drum Performance

The lost but not forgotten herstory of women as the primary percussionists in Ancient Times, comes alive in the images of actual artifacts from temples & museums, collected by my teacher & friend, The Late Great Layne Redmond, author of When the Drummers Were Women: A Spiritual History of Rhythm. Named Goddesses, Priestesses, & Unnamed Women are depicted playing the frame drum, the oldest known, most universal drum, dating as far back as 5600 BCE.

The first named female drummer known was Lipushiau, the highest ranking…

Priestess in the city-state of Ur, in Mesopotamia, around 2380 B.C.E. Throughout the Ancient Mediterranean World, the drummers were predominantly women. Sacred drumming was one of the primary skills of Priestesses, who used the beats of their frame drums to rouse community consciousness for ceremony, celebration, to & attain spiritual awareness for healing & divination.The Prophetess Miriam, Moses’s sister, is well-known for having led her people out of the desert using the beat of her tambourine-style frame drum.

Can be combined with a Frame Drum Workshop, Tambourine Workshop, Women’s Ritual Circle, any of the Ceremonies described on my website, any of the facilitated experiences listed as possible inclusions for the Ceremonies & Workshops, etc.

To find out when the next show is, please check my Calendar Page.

To learn how to bring this show to your community, please call Barbara at 941-223-0180. She’d be happy to speak with you!

Rhythm & Song: Faerie Elaine Silver, James Alexander, & Barbara Gail

Rev. “Faerie” Elaine is a seasoned & consummate musician, accomplished singer, songwriter, touring & recording artist with 20 CDs to date, & counting. Known in her original home as “The Folk Music Queen of New Jersey”, she sings of the earth, peace, & life, teaching & sharing universal, positive principals in her Musical Ministry. Due to her life-long enthusiasm for The Fab Four, Elaine has become a Certified Beatleologist. ElaineSilver.com

Elaine & her bass-playing husband, James Alexander, & Drummer Percussionist Barbara Gail, offer concerts as Rhythm & Song…

Please check my Calendar Page for upcoming concerts! To learn how you can bring our uplifting music to your venue or gathering, please call Barbara at 941-223-0180. She’d be happy to speak with you!