Photo: Allister Brown | By Finn Purdy, BBC News NI | A Lisburn man has smashed the world record for the length of time spent drumming. Allister Brown, who is 45, surpassed his previous record of 134 hours and five minutes, by drumming for more than 150 hours.
He finished his “drumathon” on Saturday afternoon, after starting last Sunday.
Mr Brown took on the challenge in memory of his late partner Sharon Deegan, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in January 2021, aged 49.
Speaking on Saturday afternoon, at the Lisburn Music Centre where he secured his third world record, Mr Brown said it had been a “massive undertaking”.
He said that the memory of Ms Deegan, as well as the support of his friends, kept him going during the attempt.
“Thank you to everyone who has supported me,” he said. “I always had it in my mind I wanted to do this in Sharon’s memory.”
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[Thanks to Alex Teitz for contributing this article! http://www.femmusic.com]
(Tim Elliott: Ready to take this on? 🙂 )
Photo: Allister Brown
Lisburn Man Sets Drumming World Record in Memory of Partner
