We met this lovely Djembe drum teacher Kadijah who holds a drum circle in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. She invited us to a Friday night drum by the beach at Sandy Cove, overlooking the Bay of Fundy (north west Nova Scotia). It was lovely to hear the djembe beat, albeit a very quiet drum circle compared to what we're used to!
Kadijah brought along a selection of musical shakers and a drum so Mark had a play. She also had a Hung. If you ever get to hear this modern Swiss metal percussion instrument being played, it's a real joy, such a soft, caressing, polite and clean tones. [Storm, I now appreciate your playing even more]
The rich orange sun setting over the shore, shedding rays across the fish weirs (native traditional way of fishing, seen in the background photos). The wooden drill deck is taken out to the circular fish weir and used to replace the long wooden stakes. In the photo the drill deck is tied just off the beach in the water but when the tide retreats it's at beach height.
I was told that a fishing boat goes into the weir and collects the fish (mackerel) so it's definitely not large scale nor harmful to the environment. Unfortunately the government have stopped local funding to help maintain the docks/harbour and storage sheds so it's all looking a bit run down now. Along this part of the coast the main income is from fishing and whale watching and the odd artist or two.
Digby, and all along this coast, still has a fishing industry and Digby scallops are world renowned. We've had some and they are delicious.
