Considering a return to live performing, looking to put a 4 piece combo together for Holiday Inn, Pub, used car dealerships, typical art scene stuff. I'm wondering what would be the best drummist for this sort of an affair.

After extereme researches I have narrowed my probable choices to theses, don't know how common these styles are in my area will probably just settle on what I kind find, but let me know what would go best for this sort of combo/audience.

If anybody has played in this sort of combo, let me know what kind of drummer worked best for you.

 

This calls for bodhran and a violin

 

Surely you mean skiffle (the obvious correct answer unless you include cocktail kit)

 

I would go for a small kick snare hi-hat kit or a cocktail kit if it is more suitable to play standing.

 

For my ears and European cultural background, the tabla is the most pleasant for the ears. A taiko is too dark and gloomy.
A snare is too bright and too intrusive. A drum machine is just a machine and a stopgap solution.

Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia | EtnoKraków/Rozstaje 2015 | Crossroads Festival & Euroradio EBU

 

skittle is a sub-genre of skiffle played with hard candy on an old tea caddy by a man with gin on his breathl its a very precise sub-genre.
you can go with skittle and it will count in the skiffle category as well. too many choices just makes folks avoid making a decision.

 

all you say is true, but to get to the real rub, can he play over a banjo,bagpipes and an accordion? (am looking to rent a calliope for special occasions, so there may be steam powered noise as well)

 

we usually start out standing but migrate to leaning and falling over towards the tolling of the bell. due to the economy being what it is and all we usually take our pay in cocktails and pints, often some sort of boiled meat is included, if the staff find us pleasant or entertaining.

 

Because your instrumentation is Celtic, and someone already mentioned the Bodhran, and you asked for drums...

An acoustic folk kit if you really want a drummer is possibly closer than most drum kits. It also depends how Indie you want to make it instead of pure Celtic, as that's another option. Go with what you feel works best, that's all any of us can do.