Drummer Mamas
Kanalaren Xehetasunak
Drummer Mamas
Drummer Mamas is a podcast aimed at bringing drumming mothers together. Ciara Chinniah and Gemma Hill have been friends since they met studying the drums at music college. Since then they have both had children and wanted to share their experiences in the drumming world whilst also juggling everythi...
Atal Berriak
57 atal
Dylan Redman: Red Cymbals, connections & kindness
Send us Fan Mail
Trigger warning: we talk about the topic of suicide in this episode
Dylan Redman is a drum teacher, counsellor, cheerlead...
A Spotlight On...Image, Ageing & Showing Up Online
Send us Fan Mail
Today we’re talking about image — how we present ourselves online, the pressure to look youthful, and the limiting beliefs many...
Jost Nickel: The Delayed Effect - encouraging girls to drum & Disko No.1
Send us Fan Mail
We are honoured to be joined by Jost Nickel this week! Jost is one of the biggest names on the international scene and has a lo...
Mark Mondesir: When you’re in a club no one wants to join, let music be your companion
Send us Fan Mail
Today we’re talking to one of the worlds most respected drummers, Mark Mondesir. He’s played with icons like John McLaughlin, J...
Dane Campbell: a Motörhead childhood, a band with brothers, and the future
Send us Fan Mail
Dane Campbell knows about family life within music: his father was often away touring as the guitarist with Motörhead when Dane...
Sound Advice, Friends with Sticks & the Power of Creating More Drummers — with Bob Wynne
Send us Fan Mail
We’re joined by Bob Wynne — drummer, educator, and advocate for a world filled with more drummers!
Bob talks about the id...
A spotlight on… manifesting, cosmic ordering and being lucky!
Send us Fan Mail
This episode comes with a ‘woo woo’ warning!
We talk about all things ‘universe’: manifesting, ordering what you want, re...
Geoff Dugmore: souls, songs and sessions
Send us Fan Mail
Some stats about our guest today that may even be out of date by now: he has
played on 89 top 20 albums, 53 number ones,...
Ellie East: Touring with Dave Stewart, counter-acting control, and the importance of taking a break
Send us Fan Mail
Ellie East has been Dave Stewart’s drummer of choice for the last 2 years, and her bouncy energy and positive vibes make it eas...
Gabi King: learning fast vs living slowly – The 1975, Elton John and tattoos
Send us Fan Mail
Gabi King joined the 1975 as their percussionist after auditioning for them by performing on the Jonathan Ross Show, which led...
Tom Howarth: stick tricks, content inspiration and how it nearly all ended with one word…
Send us Fan Mail
Tom Howarth’s drum reels are witty, entertaining, full of stick tricks and favoured by the algorithm! Tom tells us how he comes...
The Christmas Episode - The one where we finally talk about drum gear!
Send us Fan Mail
Our last episode before we have a week off for Christmas. We update you with if we are ready for the big day, what we're hoping...
Maxie Cheer: manifesting, ghostbusting & Kate Nash touring
Send us Fan Mail
Maxie is playing drums for music that feels like it is making a difference: touring with artists and activists such as Kate Nas...
Martina Barakoska: Moving, drumming to solve problems, & keeping a balanced approach.
Send us Fan Mail
2025 has been a big year for Martina Barakoska both personally and professionally; she’s moved to a different country, learned...
Steve White: forming family bonds through drums, supporting new music, and adjusting after injuries
Send us Fan Mail
Having enjoyed huge success with Paul Weller and the Style Council from the latter part of his teenage years, Steve White went...
A Spotlight on…new projects!
Send us Fan Mail
Gemma and Ciara have been up to new things… Ciara is about to launch ‘Begin’, an online beginner drum course that people can do...
Sarah Hagan: inclusion, diversity, family & the drum industry
Send us Fan Mail
Sarah Hagan worked as the Director of Artist Relations at Zildjian for several years, is on the Board of Advisors for the Percu...
Stan Bicknell: Coffee, soft skills, tours & life changing decisions
Send us Fan Mail
‘Leave the room better than when you entered it and make everyone feel awesome along the way’ is the mantra that Stan Bicknell...
A Spotlight on…The UK Drum Show 2025
Send us Fan Mail
We met up in Liverpool for the UK Drum Show! What were our favourite moments from the weekend? What would we do differently nex...
Ollie Winiberg: Gratitude, grief and hosting a drum show
Send us Fan Mail
Ollie Winiberg is the sunny personality who is best known for interviewing drummers and hosting the UK and Europe Drum Shows. O...
He’s arrived! Will Daly Part 2 – dad-hood, drum school and baby cinema dates
Send us Fan Mail
Our episode last week was recorded with Will Daly as he and his wife were days or
hours before becoming first-time parent...
Baby incoming! Will Daly Part 1: pre-baby plans for balancing parenthood with drum teaching
Send us Fan Mail
At any moment now, Will Daly and his wife are about to become first-time parents!
What will being a dad mean for Will and...
Mike Johnston - Behind the scenes of business, drums, dogs, and home life
Send us Fan Mail
What an opener to the new season!
Mike Johnston is joining us to kick off our autumn 2025 episodes, and we take the chanc...
A spotlight on… powering up your practice with Christin Neddens
Send us Fan Mail
Do you ever wonder how you could get better results from your practice time? Or have you had to take a break from drums and fee...
A spotlight on… all-women drum camps with Ciara Chinniah
Send us Fan Mail
Ciara started her UK drum camps for women three years ago, and in that time her ideas and business have grown far beyond what s...
Mental Health Matters: Practical Tips & Insights from Teacher and Author James Sharp
Send us Fan Mail
We’ve wanted to cover this topic for a while now, so we’re pleased to speak to James Sharp about mental health, ranging from an...
Baby on tour: James' Drummer Debbie Knox-Hewson shares some big news...
Send us Fan Mail
Debbie Knox-Hewson has spent the last decade touring with acts such as Charli XCX, Honey Blood and James. This festival season...
A Spotlight on…the written side of the drum industry
Send us Fan Mail
Gemma answers Ciara’s questions on another side of the drum industry: drum books, publishing and music magazines. Gemma lifts t...
‘What you focus on will grow’ – Jo Allen, a creative career coach, helps mums become ‘unstuck’
Send us Fan Mail
Jo began her music career as a freelance violinist and soon branched off into other areas of the industry, setting up her own l...
Work hard and be nice: Mike Dolbear on the drumming community, parenthood and mental health
Send us Fan Mail
Mike Dolbear is at the heart of the UK drum scene as a teacher, as founder of the Young Drummer of the Year event (which...
Never Too Late to Drum: Dorothea Taylor’s Journey from School Marching Band to Viral Sensation
Send us Fan Mail
Dorothea Taylor started drumming in school—and never stopped. From playing while pregnant to going viral online in her 70s, she...
A spotlight on… answering your questions
Send us Fan Mail
This episode is purely based upon your questions to us, which covered a wide range of topics that include: maintaining creativi...
Manifesting, homeschooling and keeping the faith – Cami Loops on living the life you want
Send us Fan Mail
Cami Loops has a huge online following, a constant flow of creative ideas, drum chops to die for, and she homeschools her 6-yea...
A Spotlight on…parenting advice books
Send us Fan Mail
While Ciara is and always has been a self-help book fan, Gemma has a habit of buying parenting advice books and hoping their wi...
Band-life balance: Jamiroquai’s Derrick McKenzie on the importance of maintaining good communication with your children
Send us Fan Mail
Derrick McKenzie joined Jamiroquai when his eldest child was a year old, meaning that he has a lot of experience and wisdom in...
A spotlight on...Identity
Send us Fan Mail
In this episode we talk about being a drummer, being a mum, being...you. This week, we chat about how identity shifts through l...
Fatherhood, addiction and touring: Jamie Wollam’s honest experiences of making things right
Send us Fan Mail
We’re very pleased to welcome Jamie Wollam to the podcast – Jamie has been
playing drums for Tears For Fears for the last...
Doing It Anyway: Jodi Anne Roberts on Drumming, Motherhood & Trying Hard Things
Send us Fan Mail
In this episode, we sit down with Jodi Anne Roberts—drummer, mum, and former student—who shares her journey of picking up the s...
Giving 110% - Mindy Abovitz Monk on making her ideas become reality
Send us Fan Mail
If you need a pep talk then this is it! Mindy Abovitz Monk, the founder of all-women
drum publication TomTom Magazine, te...
A spotlight on… ‘I’ve had e-f***ing-nough!’ (Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’, anti-social behaviour online & smartphone use)
Send us Fan Mail
This isn’t an episode to listen to if you shy away from swearing! The Drummer Mamas give their take on the Netflix series that...