Meet The UK Playshop Team
Dr. Jane Bentley
Village Music Circles
Global Trainer
Jane is a drummer, facilitator, consultant and trainer; specialising in music in communication, health and wellbeing settings. She has been a student of Arthur Hull’s Village Music Circles since 1999 and is now recognised as an international trainer in drum circle facilitation.
Ray Watters
Village Music Circles
Global Trainer
Ray has a passion for drumming, working with people and building communities. He is a drummer, drum circle facilitator, humanistic counsellor, trainer and the founder of Drum with Us.
He first attended a VMC facilitators training in 2008, which was a life changing experience and the rest is history.
Michelle Connolly
Village Music Circles
Certified Facilitator
Michelle is a certified Village Music Circles Drum Circle Facilitator and provides dedicated administrative support to the UK Playshop Team. As part of her service, she offers a blend of welcome, administration, graphic design, and operational coordination to ensure the smooth running of each programme.
Suffolk 2026
Jane and Ray put the whole group at ease — incredibly quickly! Having done this once before, I’m amazed at how much I gained from the training the second time around. Everyone’s confidence was flying by the end of the weekend.