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The Tengu Taiko Drummers, based in North Yorkshire, provide entertaining and energetic Japanese style drumming performances throughout the UK,
for a variety of events and festivals. We also have an active teaching programme, through the Tengu School of Taiko, providing regular courses and workshops for both adults and children, as well as bringing this exciting performing art to schools in many areas.
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News

Playing for the York Marathon runners   18/10/2021
Yesterday we spent 5 hours playing for and encouraging the runners on the York Marathon, which was like doing a Taiko marathon of our own! The rain managed to stay off and we had a great day, and even managed to recruit a Rhino to come and drum with us!
Next courses start in October   23/09/2021
You can now book your place for our new courses in York and Pickering.
York course starts Friday 1st October. Click for full details

Pickering course starts Tuesday 12th October. Click for full details
Upcoming performances in August
Sunday 22nd August (online)
You can catch us for the JSNW Japan Day Online at 1.45pm.
There's a great lineup of performers and things to watch from 1pm through to 5pm.
Full info at www.facebook.com/events/212225994141479/

August Bank Holiday Monday (Live)
Then you can come along and see us live at the Fulford Show in York at 2pm & 3pm.
Full details for the Fulford show at: www.fulfordshow.org.uk/
Back to performance at Meadowfest   20/05/2021
We are looking forward to playing to a live audience again.
Our first upcoming performance is going to be at Meadowfest in Malton, North Yorkshire on Saturday 31st July.
Set in the riverside grounds of the Talbot Hotel, we will be supporting The Lightning Seeds and Arthur Brown - The God of Hellfire, amongst other bands.
Full details can be found at: https://www.visitmalton.com/meadowfest
Two and a half day intensive course   01/05/2021
A great course learn an original Tengu piece "Cross Hands Swing', along with drills to improve the skills needed for elements of this fun piece. All available to take away and play / perform with your group.
This is an intensive course on 8th, 9th and 10th June, for those with some Taiko experience.
Deadline for bookings is Saturday 22nd May!
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Ready to get classes started again soon...   16/04/2021
Looking forward to dusting off the drums and getting classes started up again after 17th May! Missing you all and can't wait to get stuck in again. Full details of the new courses coming soon.....
New Year performance compilation video   01/01/2021
We would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2021!
With no performances since last March, we are really missing doing live gigs and meeting the amazing audiences we love playing for, so we have put together a half hour video of some of
our past performances which we hope you will enjoy watching for now. We feel positive about
2021 and look forward to returning to performing for you live as soon as we can.
A lot of exciting things have been going on during the past 10 months including upgrading and repairing our drums, making new equipment and stage props and learning new pieces, and we can't wait to share this with you all.
If you enjoy the video and would like to make a small donation towards helping our group survive during these difficult times, please use the Donate button below the video.
All donations will be very much appreciated.
Thank you.
Taiko classes suspended again for second UK lockdown    02/11/2020
Sadly we are having to suspend all classes for at least a month from Thursday 5th November, to
comply with the latest lockdown rules. A restart date depends on how things are going with the pandemic in December and January and we will announce details when we know more.

But fear not! For in the meantime there are online video tutorials for home practice available HERE
Tutorials cover warm ups and beginners basics through to drills and complete repertoire.
Plans for more tutorial video's are underway, and should be uploaded soon.

Stay Safe and see you at the other side of lockdown!
We have been awarded a 'Good to go' Certificate.    24/10/2020
We are happy to announce that we have been awarded the 'Good to go' certificate for Tengu classes and workshops. This is for complying to government and industry standard Covid guidelines and clarifies that we run the classes in a Covid secure environment.
York and Pickering classes to restart!    10/09/2020
Exciting news!
Everything has now been confirmed to safely restart classes in York and Pickering.
Despite the current rule of 6, organised physical activity, which has covid protocols in place, is still allowed as a larger group. Spaces will be limited more than usual and we will obviously be running the classes to the current covid guidelines. Things will be a little different, but our main priority is everyone's safety. Our class and workshop covid guidelines can be found HERE.
York classes start on Friday 18th September at Clifton Green School.
Pickering Classes start on Wednesday 23rd September at the Parish Hall.
Full details for both courses can be found HERE.
Our first Taiko workshop since lockdown!    28/08/2020
We are happy to announce that we have been booked to run a FREE socially distanced beginners Taiko workshop for Easingwold Library on Saturday 12th September at 2pm.
Spaces are limited and booking is essential! The workshop will be held outside the Library building, underneath the Willow tree, and is subject to weather conditions on the day.
To book a place, please contact the library either by phone on 07526 107448 or email at: ecl.generalenquiries@gmail.com

Full details on the library website at: https://easingwoldcommunitylibrary.com/events/
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New Tengu Taiko practice drums available
Large practice Taiko drum pre-orders now being taken.

If you want to own your own Taiko drum, but can't afford the the high price of a real one, then these Tengu practice Taiko drums are the next best thing! Made from resilient materials, which make these drums practically indestructible, and they can even be played in the rain without damage. They also sound great, without being far too loud to play at home.
More details HERE
Help from PRS Foundation
Tengu Taiko Drummers and Tengu School of Taiko are excited to announce that we are now supported by PRS Foundation's Supporting Creativity fund, as part of the Spotify COVID-19
Music Relief Project! A big thank you goes out to the PRS foundation, Spotify and all the other contributors for making this possible.
Brand new online tutorials now available
We are happy to announce a new online tutorial feature to the website!
There are some drills and repertoire ready to start on, and more will be added.

You don't even need a drum! A cushion or upturned bucket and a couple of wooden spoons will suffice if you're stuck at home, or don't want to annoy the neighbours.

New tutorials will be available on a regular basis in the drop down menu, under courses and workshops. Find out more HERE.
Changes due to the current Covid-19 pandemic
Due to the current circumstances we have postponed all classes and workshops in line with
Government guidelines. We are however, in the process of producing some online tutorials
for practice at home. More details about this soon.

Some of our upcoming performances have either been cancelled or postponed also.
Please keep checking back for updates as the situation progresses.
In the meantime we wish everyone the best of health.
Stay home and stay safe!
Brand new promo teaser video for Feb 2020
Were excited to announce the new teaser video which was filmed at the BT Sports Studios in London, during our performance for the Loughborough University Olympic Gala Dinner.
New courses starting soon 2020
New courses in York and Pickering and Pocklington are starting soon.....

York course starts Friday 28th February at Clifton Green Primary School.
Pickering course starts Wednesday 4th March at the Meeting House on Castlegate.
Pocklington course starts Saturday 18th April at Pocklington Arts Centre.

**Places are limited, so early booking is advised!**

Full details for all courses HERE.
Performances across the UK in 2020
Our performance diary for 2020 is filling up!
We are also debuting our first full theatre show later this year.
See where and when you can catch us performing on our performance page HERE
Performance pics from the Whitby Krampus Ball
Here's a great selection of photo's from our performance at the Whitby Krampus ball
in December 2019. We would like to thank Mark from A2K Photography for taking the
photo's and allowing us to share them.
Day workshops in the York area in August and September 2019
We are running 2 full day workshops on the following dates:
Saturday 31st August in Sheriff Hutton. 10am - 4.30pm
Sunday 15th September at Helmsley Arts Centre. 10am - 4pm
Full details for both events can be found HERE.
New performing team members
We are excited to announce and welcome the newest members of the Tengu Taiko Drummers team:
Caroline, Lisa, Vanesssa, Cat and Anna!
Tengu in the York Press
After a fantastic day of performances at the Fulford Show and Black Bull in York, we made it into an article for the York Press.
 'The Lord Mayor of York Cllr Keith Orrell, and Lady Mayoress Judith Orrell, opened the show before joining the Tengu School of Taiko to try their hands at a spot of Japanese drumming.'
Tengu School of Taiko hits the front page of the York Press!
After performing on a scorching day, to a big crowd at the Fulford Show in York with a combined group
from the York and Malton classes, we appeared on the front page of The Press, along with the Mayor
of York! The full article can be viewed online at:
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14710948.Fulford_Show__Report___5_photos/
Junior Tengu Taiko class article in the York press
After doing a fantastic performance at the Poppleton performing arts day, and making us very proud,
the York press published a great article.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14395866.Pupils_learn_art_of_drumming_at_school_s_arts_festival/

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