Re: Professionial

Hi Dave, For some reason I cannot comment on your comment so I am doing so as a new post. First of all, thanks so much for your compliment, and I'm very glad that you like your goatskins.
And also thank-you for commenting on my post.
Oops, I did not mean to say that Shorty's love of drums is a hobby and I worded my thought just that way. He is a professional when it comes to creating, repairing, building and selling drums, skins, rope and lots of other stuff. His love of drums led him to the hobby of building and rebuilding rope tuned drums. His hobby became a business in 1996. When we moved to Tennessee in 2008, Djembe Drums & Skins became our lives and careers. Shorty is lucky because he is able to make a living at what he loves. He is a professional when it comes to what he does. He gives good and consistent service and he strives for quality materials and merchandise. Shorty is not a professional musician, he is a professional in the world of hand drumming. Once again, thanks so much for your input.

Spring

I just added several new nice comments about our djembes and goatskins to the Testimonial Link of www.goatskins.com. We've been selling a lot of mini djembes from Ghana at Dollywood along with lots of small percussion instruments. We have sold 10 Jumbie Jams too. It's really nice to be able to expose so many people to drums and drumming. We are there for 12 more days. Hurry-up if you'd like to see the Festival of Nations. It will end on May 2nd. Dollywood is not open on Easter, but will be open from 9:00 AM until 8 PM on Good Friday and Saturday!

Professional

This post is by Sandy Palmer
What makes a professional professional? I'd like to ask this question as I have been struggling with it? Lots of people just love music, percussion and drumming. They play because it feels good. Sometimes (frequently) they are really good and others enjoy listening or playing with them. Or maybe their enthusiasm and love is contagious. Some enjoy the hobby of creating nice sounding instruments (that would be Shorty). Does joy and talent make you a professional alone? Or do you move to that stage when you begin to make a living at it. Or does business practice including staying fresh in your knowledge do it? What? I'd like to hear some input.

April

Djembe Drums & Skins is vending at the the Festival of Nations at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN until May 2nd. Come visit our booth on Show Street. If you know that you will be there and have a special order let us know.
A new ship of small and smaller djembes just came in from Ghana. These are great as beginner drums. They are easy to carry and they sound very good.
www.goatskins.com