During my years of touring, I have been to just about every musical museum in the world, and I know (and respect) people who collect things. But the one thing I have never liked about either, is the tendency to keep museum items and collections behind a glass shield or a velvet rope, and for collectors to discourage or not allow people to use and interact with their collections. The Northup Drum Museum is NOT that type of museum, and Tim Northup is not that type of collector. Let’s face it, drums are created to be played with sticks and brushes, they aren’t fragile. For those of us who feel a little deeper about such things, we might say that drums have “souls” and their reason for existence is to be played and to make a joyful noise. Personally, when I see an old instrument, I want to hear it […]