Photos

Did you go along to any of the Drummed Up workshops at Jesmond Vale, the WEA classes in Newcastle or Gateshead, or take part in any Drummed Up performances? If you did, you may see yourself here! Click on a thumbnail to see the full-size image.

Steve Hill leading the Drummed Up community drumming circle at the Castlegate Centre, Melbourne Street, Newcastle, 2002

Paul Dear leading the Drummed Up community drumming circle at the Castlegate Centre, Melbourne Street, Newcastle, 2002

Paul Dear inspiring the members of the Drummed Up community drumming circle at the Castlegate Centre, Melbourne Street, Newcastle, 2002

Rehearsal for performance of The Blacksmith in Leazes Park, Winter Solstice 2002

Drummed Up performing at 'Show Racism the Red Card', St James' Park, 23rd January 2003 (Photo by Colin Brewster)

Drummed Up performing at 'Show Racism the Red Card', St James' Park, 23rd January 2003. Center - Simon Wood, right - Garry Clennell, a founding member of Drummed Up who sadly died in 2009 (Photo Colin Brewster)

Drummed Up performing at 'Show Racism the Red Card', St James' Park, 23rd January 2003. Bob Malpiedi (Photo Colin Brewster)

Drummed Up performing at 'Show Racism the Red Card', St James' Park, 23rd January 2003 (photo Colin Brewster)

Camping at The Big Green Gathering, Somerset, August 2003

MUD! Camping at The Big Green Gathering, Somerset, August 2003

The Big Green Gathering, Somerset, August 2003

Performing at The Big Green Gathering, Somerset, August 2003

Happy campers at The Big Green Gathering, Somerset, August 2003

L'Afrique à Newcastle Festival 27th September 2003

Weekend away at Alnmouth to plan the future of the group and share ideas, January 2004

Drummed Up opening the Newcastle Free Festival, 29th May 2004 - our first gig after becoming a constituted group

Drummed Up performing in the Grand Finale of Street Beats, Newcastle, 24th July 2004

The Grand Finale of Street Beats, Newcastle, 24th July 2004

Drummed Up performing at Street Beats, Newcastle, 24th July 2004

Alec performing at Street Beats, Newcastle, 24th July 2004

Article from the Newcastle Journal newspaper, January 2005 (right click and go to Save image as... and save it to read the article)

Performing at the Ceilidh Gall Gallowa' festival at Knockengorroch in Galloway, Scotland, May 2005

The Camping Barn and Deer Hut, Barrowburn, Northumberland, September 2005 (Photo Tim Hogan)

View along the Coquet Valley, Barrowburn, Northumberland, September 2005 (Photo Tim Hogan)

Enjoying a communal meal in The Camping Barn, Barrowburn, Northumberland, September 2005 (Photo Tim Hogan)

Drumming in The Camping Barn, Barrowburn, Northumberland, September 2005 (Photo Tim Hogan)

It's all too much for Colin. Barrowburn, Northumberland, September 2005 (Photo Tim Hogan)

Drum Circle at Jesmond Vale 5th November 2005

Members of Drummed Up drumming on the beach at Abene in the Casamance region of Senegal, January 2006

Nansady Keita teaching on the beach at Abene in the Casamance region of Senegal, January 2006

Drummers and dancers on the beach at Abene in the Casamance region of Senegal, January 2006

Phil shows off his dance moves, Abene in the Casamance region of Senegal, January 2006

Dance workshop at Abene in the Casamance region of Senegal, January 2006

Dancing on the beach at Abene in the Casamance region of Senegal, January 2006

Ouseburn Festival July 2006 (image from the Newcastle Chronicle June 6th 2007)

Drummed Up performance for 'The Big ITV Clean Up', Hodgkin Park, Benwell, Newcastle, 17th September 2006

Drummed Up being filmed for 'The Big ITV Clean Up', Hodgkin Park, Benwell, Newcastle, 17th September 2006

Bekki and Tim dancing for 'The Big ITV Clean Up', Hodgkin Park, Benwell, Newcastle, 17th September 2006

Bekki dancing for 'The Big ITV Clean Up', Hodgkin Park, Benwell, Newcastle, 17th September 2006

Drummed Up performing at The Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle, before the screening of the Senegalese film 'Touki Bouki', 1st February 2007

Drummed Up Flyer with an image from the Freedom Performance at Dance City, Newcastle, 17th May 2007 (Flyer created by Jonathan Corbishley)

Drummed Up performing on the main stage at Middlesbrough Mela, 15th July 2007

Drummed Up drumming circle at Middlesbrough Mela, 15th July 2007

Mark and baby pay us a visit. Middlesbrough Mela, 15th July 2007

Drummed Up performing at the Redefest music festival, Brigantium, Rochester, Northumberland, 11th August 2007 (Photo Phil Macari)

Drummed Up performing at Leeds Carnival, 27th August 2007

Zal and Mark, Leeds Carnival, 27th August 2007

The view from Drummed Up's float at Leeds Carnival, 27th August 2007

Tim in the parade, Leeds Carnival, 27th August 2007

Results of a survey of Drummed Up members, August 2007

Flyer for Bamburgh House featuring Drummed Up's drums, October 2013

Leila's birthday bash on 24th Jan 2015 at The Head of Steam.

We have credited the photos when we have known who took them. But we don’t know who took most of the photos in the gallery. If we have have used one of yours and not credited you then please email us at drummedup@gmail.com to let us know. We will put a credit on to say it is your photo. Please email us if you have any photographs of Drummed Up you would be happy for us to include here.