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Hosted by Ben Whyntie & George Pickering · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 247 episodes
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Join Ben and George every week as they delve deep into discussions about drums, drumming and drummers. They chat about everything from first kits to worst gigs, drumming tips to drum sticks and everything in between. Welcome to the disarray of two mates passing the time, whilst trying to stay in time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ben Whyntie & George Pickering hosts Drum and Drummer, a music show with 247 episodes published.
George tells us about the highs of playing at BOXPARK Wembley and the lows of being ill and having a panic attack at a festival in Aberdeen. Ben tells us what he loves at a gig and his former childhood home is on the mar
This week we are joined by the fantastic Mr. Jacob Andrews! He has been tearing up the stages with his nu-metal revival band Profiler along with lots of session work and in quite the contrast an ABBA tribute band! We cha
Ben’s been to Bognor Regis to pick up an 8” Yamaha Stage Custom tom he found on eBay and George has finally discovered dynamics ;) We also chat about the added pressures of friends and family attending gigs and drumming
Ben’s been busy in the studio playing drums and trombone for a few artists and George managed to complete a double gig day on Saturday playing two festivals despite one house kit not having a drum mat. Tut tut. We also c
On this week’s show there’s some big magpie news, find out how Ben navigated his gig and the England game and George had a double gig day thrown into chaos by car trouble. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpo
Come on England! We’re both a bit tired after staying up to watch England VS Mexico and an early start for Ben on Monday for his MOT didn’t help matters. We also talk about George’s gigs with the ‘Lainey Lot’ in the Midl
On this week’s episode we’re talking cats, getting someone else’s blood on your cymbals and navigating gigs when England is playing. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@gm
George has had a busy few days playing the Isle Of Wight Festival (supported by The Cure) then up to Cambridge to play some summer balls with an ABBA tribute band with some ridiculous stage times. Ben drops some celebrit
We’ve got some more listener correspondence about dealing with sound limiters and Ben’s been watching almost all of the World Cup. George went to Cambridge for the weekend to play a festival but the highlight wasn’t spen
Ben’s not dead! He just had a very important phone call and due to that we recorded this week’s episode in person at Little Piggy Studios. George has been to the dentist and there’s another dead bird on Ben’s property. W
We start this week’s episode with a cracking listener email and George tells about his recent run of festivals; from crappy hardware, chicken wing eating contests to being on the jumbo screen. Ben’s had some tricky logis
On this week’s show we’re talking about care homes, an unforgivable error at a wedding gig, 48 minutes of Sleep Token, blocking a French toilet and meeting a secret Olympian. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrumme
George is back from completing his Iron Man in Mallorca, Ben took a birthday trip to Graham Russell Drums for some new hi hats and he also found something rather unexpected in his back garden. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagr
We’ve recorded this episode in advance as George is in Mallorca doing another Iron Man! We chat about his last gig of the ‘tour’ in Lowestoft, what he learnt doing two sets a night plus an impromptu jam with a pizza deli
This week it’s Ben’s turn to head up to Newcastle for a friend’s wedding. From busy KFCs, getting locked out of his room, big grassy breasts, a few Guinni and trying not to be in ‘function band mode’ there’s plenty of go
George has been up north for some more Lainey shows in Newcastle and Edinburgh where they stayed at a Go Ape, walked up a big hill and he had a slightly clumsy walk onto the stage. Ben’s found a drum he’s been looking fo
Is this the day the music died? Ben is questioning his gigging career after playing a surprise wedding which didn’t exactly go to plan and George gigged in central London battling parking and meeting ladies with disco ba
On this week’s show we talk about recession proof biscuits, cooking meat, batteries and after a long, and final, chat about what constitutes a tour we decide to form the ‘Tour Police’. George runs us through his recent g
We start this week's episode with some listener drummer pet peeves before talking about Ben’s first Wonder Year gig of 2026. George has started his “tour” with the Lainey Wilson Experience but if one show isn’t enough he
Ben’s been to Barcelona on a stag do and put his new spine through its paces, sightseeing, playing escape rooms and maybe consuming the odd pina colada. We also have a good chat about going up and down the drumming ‘ladd
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Drum and Drummer is hosted by Ben Whyntie & George Pickering. The show is categorised under music (leisure) and has published 247 episodes.
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