| Bio Music has been a driving force in Pam's life since she was three, learning piano and guitar before she discovered drumming at twelve. Pam has been a freelance drummer / percussionist across Canada and the USA since 1970. She studied music at Dalhousie in Halifax majoring in percussion and music and theatre at Memorial University in Newfoundland. While there, Pam became a founding member of the internationally known Celtic Rock band Rawlins Cross Performing and recording original songs and compositions on marimba as a solo artist and with her band since 1990, Pam is based in Nova Scotia, Canada and enthusiastically pursues her career as a marimba player, drummer, composer, educator and hand drum facilitator. www.pampaton.com myspace |
| Press "The marimba screams South America & things steamy....probably the last instrument you'd expect to apply to celtic traditional music but Pam brings the two seemingly dissident forms into one outstanding sound. " “Energetic and whimsical describe this superb performer. She connects with her audiences " Read More |
| Audio Pam's first solo recording " Waves by the River " for marimba and bodhran illustrates her skill as a musician, composer and arranger. Her second recording " Dancing with the Ancestors " of celtic tunes and original songs is arranged for marimba, guitar, bass, percussion, piano, celtic harp and voices and has been hailed as a great CD for driving. Listen |
When Pam performs she takes
you on a musical world tour...
... an eclectic & energetic mix
of celtic, folk, latin, worldbeat, original compositions & covers
.... on marimba ....
you on a musical world tour...
... an eclectic & energetic mix
of celtic, folk, latin, worldbeat, original compositions & covers
.... on marimba ....
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