The locally known community steel drum band Panstorm is getting ready to host the 33rd annual New England Steel Drum Festival ...

As surgical procedures have become more complex and confined, the requirements for instruments have become more demanding. As a result, choosing the right material to make tubular components has also ...

There are certain things associated with the ocean that you don’t expect to find in Southwestern Pennsylvania: the sound of ...

Last month James Monroe High School welcomed a very special guest indeed, legendary Antiguan steel drummer Veron Henry. Fifteen years ago, Henry brought his world renowned Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra ...

Sinori is a brand new instrument for percussionists made from a sheet of stainless steel. You can flex it, wobble it, or bash it with brushes, mallets or your hands, with - if played correctly as the ...

West Virginia University is providing a new take on what you might consider folklife in Appalachia. Steel drums are not usually associated with West Virginia, but rather with tropical Trinidad, ...

In this video I use the crushing power of the atmosphere instead of a hydraulic press to crush a 55 gallon steel in drum. I team up with April and Davey to help me do this. They first heat up the ...

Eight years ago, California musician Andy Graham had a fateful meeting with a shipping crate. The container had a tightly-wound steel strap wrapped around it, and was slightly dented at the top, ...