Russell Bave is a popular local folk musician who plays frequently in and around Appledore, including running the weekly folk session at the Champ.

Russell has given numerous drumming workshops at all levels. For the Appledore Music Festival, Russell will be giving an introductory workshop on Friday 24 May in St Mary's Church Hall.

The drumming workshop will explore standard drumming rhythms and teach techniques for getting the most out of percussion. Playing as a group, enjoy drumming with others as you learn from Russell's easy-going and effective teachings.

For this workshop please bring your own instrument. This can be a drum, djembe, bongo, tambourine, bodhrán or almost anything you can hit to make a noise.