Music is a gift. As a drummer, I feel the healing power of music through drum circles. Drum circles connect us through rhythm … transform us with music … celebrate our joy.

And that, to me, is a healing experience.

Music Heals Us is a vision of Katy Gaughan to use drum circles to bring the healing experience of group drumming to the mid-atlantic community ~ schools, church groups, synagogues, health and wellness centers, senior citizen facilities, women’s groups, men’s groups, retreats, festivals, ritual celebrations.

Katy Gaughan is a hand percussionist and certified drum circle facilitator in the Washington, DC area. Katy loves bringing community together through music, especially drumming. Katy facilitates drum circles, team building events, drum experiences for retreats, and performs with the bands Firewheel and Djesben.

Firewheel is a groove-folk-fusion group duo with John Kadlecik (of Dark Star Orchestra). Visit us on MySpace.

Djesben (pr. Jess’ been) is a jazz-world groove-trio with Topher Dunne and Christian Crowley. Visit us on MySpace or at www.djesben.net.

If you would like a drum circle, teambuilding with drums, a health and wellness retreat, or musical performance, please contact me today!!

Upcoming Events with Katy

Contact Katy to learn more about any of these events.

• ARTOMATIC Drum Circles!  Two dates! June 6 & June 13.  2:30-4:00pm. Caberet Stage. Half Street’s 55 M Street, S.E., in Washington, D.C in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. Awesome event for whole family -  rocking rhythms and funky art by local artists. Drums will be provided. Donations accepted.
• Community Drum Circle with Katy at Takoma Park Gazebo - June 12 , 5:30pm.  Free!
• Firewheel & John Kadlecik perform at Takoma Park Gazebo - June 26, 5:30pm. Free!  Firewheel will offer an electric set of world-groove improv, John K will offer an acoustic tribute to the music of Jerry Garcia.  (This is Firewheel’s first show as a married couple!)
• 4th of July Community Drum Circle at Town of  Greenbelt’s Fireworks Celebration, 7:30-9:00pm.  Fireworks to follow at 9pm.   Buddy Attick Park, Crescent Road (near intersection with Kenilworth Ave), Greenbelt.   Free!

NEWS! Katy wrote about her experience leading a women’s retreat in Ohio that was published in the Shalem News.  To read that article, click here.