We have been recording our new CD for the past few months. It is as yet unnamed.

 This recording is a mixture of tunes and songs, some traditional with a new twist, some new all uniquely Different Drums. This is our first recording with Richard Campbell, Snare drummer and wearer of checked dresses. Rik joined the band in 2005 and has brought new sounds and influences to the Different Drums palette. He comes from three generations of Drummers and Pipers tradition .

We also have some guest musicians working with us to extend our musical palette and the band members have some different sounds to offer. In some of the tracks we have explored the mixture of Irish traditional and pipe band musical structures, we are also combining Uilleann and Small Pipes. We even managed to squeeze in a didjeridu and a verse in Creole.

The songs carry a variety of stories and messages, all delivered in Roy Arbuckle's 'bathwater' tones, ably hampered by Paul , Stevo and Dolores' screeched harmonies.

We decided, this time to adopt a more home grown approach to recording and recorded pretty much everything at Stevo's House. Because we did not have to meet studio costs, we were able to take quite a bit of time in finding the right sounds and in using a selection of mics in various positions in various rooms; snare in the kitchen, pipes in the parlour, longdrum in the hallway... Everything was engineered by Stevo himself and the raw tracks sound great. Well done that man.

Currently (Mid June) the tracks are being edited and mixed by Roy & Mighty Mick (O'Connell) at Blast Furnace. We hope to have the completed product toward the mid/end of July 07.

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