Gary Hastings

Gary Hastings, a Church of Ireland minister in County Mayo, interviewed instrument makers, drummers, and fifers. He describes how the drums are made and the customs dealing with drumming matches and processions, and has collected over seventy airs and tunes. He includes the musical notations and a special CD ROM of musicians' reminiscences and the traditional music of fife and drum.

Gary Hastings, a Church of Ireland minister in County Mayo, interviewed instrument makers, drummers, and fifers. He describes how the drums are made and the customs dealing with drumming matches and processions, and has collected over seventy airs and tunes. He includes the musical notations and a special CD ROM of musicians' reminiscences and the traditional music of fife and drum. See less