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Started this discussion. Last reply by Bertel Gittens Mar 28, 2014. 53 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everybody,I know lead sticks started out as just sticks without rubber and then people started wrapping bike tire tubing around the sticks. One of the things I don't know though, is how did sponge…Continue
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Hello everybody,Can anybody provide proof that Tamboo Bamboo was ever illegal?According to panonthenet.com's timeline of the steelpan (…Continue
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Hi everyone,I recently purchased an old pan that seemed to be a rather old Invaders style tenor. Once I had some time to really go through the pan I discovered that there are only 13 notes around the…Continue
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Hey everyone,Just wanted to make sure everybody knows about the NIU steelband concert coming up. They are putting on a concert this Sunday, November 14th at 3:00 pm CST. We all know what Liam…Continue
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Region’s Largest Steelpan Festival Returns to Chicagoland
Great Lakes Steelpan Festival Returns to Crystal Lake for 2015
Potts & Pans is proud to announce that the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is coming back to Crystal Lake on April 11, 2015. At this one day only festival, attendees will have the opportunity to hear bands from across the midwest, a 50+…
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Region’s Largest Steelpan Festival Returns to Chicagoland
Great Lakes Steelpan Festival Returns to Crystal Lake for 2014
Potts & Pans is proud to announce that the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is coming back to Crystal Lake on April 12, 2014. After an incredible inaugural year in 2013, the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is back and even bigger than before! At this one day only festival, attendees will have the…
ContinuePosted on September 3, 2013 at 1:34pm 5 Comments 4 Likes
I'm back home after an amazing week in Brooklyn tuning and playing for Steel Xplosion. I cannot believe how great that last week was, albeit quite frustrating at times. It is always great to go out and play pan with Freddy Harris III and his band, but tuning for them was an irreplaceable experience that has changed the expectations that people, including myself, have for me. Freddy admitted to me that he wasn't quite sure what to expect when he asked me to come tune for him, but that I…
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Here is a review that somebody wrote up about the first annual Great Lakes Steelpan Festival.
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Raff StappFestivals have always been around. Whether you are part of the star-trek society at college or the lead singer in an infamous hip hop band from New York, you will find a festival which suits your needs. However, when the issue of steelpan education in the Chicagoland area was concerned there…
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Hi,
My name is Fitzy Spencer from the republic of Trinidad & Tobago and would like to get in contact with the manager of the Steelband store.
Thank you
Fitzy
Hi Matt,
Thanks for the interest again. I am not Ramario, although I think I know who you refer too.
My email begittens@gmail.com or you can contact me at any of the #s on the flier attached. I am very open to doing business with the Pan Store.Lets see whats possible.
Thank you.Fliers%20Tree.jpg. I hope the info on the flier is readable.
Hi Steelpan Store, Thanks for the interest in my work. I can supply some printed jerseys of Pan Art like Pan Jam or The Sentinel on my profile. I have many jersey prints, also I can supply some canvas prints of Pan Art and Local Trini scenery to be framed if you wish. Presently I own a kiosk at the Cruise Ship Complex Trinidad, so that if you are in Trini for the BIG JAM you can contact me at 359 3090. or leave a message on my WST profile.
Thank you.
Thanx for the invite;
Layne
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