The Handpan Podcast is about the simple joy of creating. Listen today!

This is a true story of sound healing, a first-hand account of the impact handpans had on Dave Jones' life after he suffered brain trauma.

Handpan Camp is a 5-day campout in the Pacific Northwest. Tune in to our group conversation as we revisit its inception, share highlights an

Ron Kravitz is a notable figure in handpan history. As the sole Hang distributor in the US (2002-05) and then one of only two worldwide...

What if the magical effect of handpans could be explained? Sylvain and Mark explore the hidden patterns of the instrument.

I've been thinking about 'inspiration' a lot lately... and what a powerful force it can be. Perhaps it's mood-lighting, your go-to...

For Hang pioneer Steve Shehan, “the unexpected became a profession”. Hear from one of the world’s most recognized percussionists about what

What does it take to make the handpan your career? Over the last few years, Dan Mulqueen has turned his hobby into work and he is now happil

Two pictures taken by Spyros, each with a special story, hang on the walls of Colin's shop.

Colin turns extra metal into cool board games and a "handpan" clock that chimes in Celtic... That's the fun corner of Colin's shop!

This is how Colin redefined his relationship to the cello. New pegs, new tuning, added sitar string and a bluetooth speaker attached via mag

Colin's map on the wall shows all the handpan makers who have adopted his water-pressure invention to form handpan shells called "hydroformi

Discover Colin's amazing collection of strobe tuners dating back to the 1930s all the way up to now with Linotune.

Part 2 is about Michael Barticel's story, which seems, could be a news headline or a movie plot: selling all his stuff to travel the world.

In part 1, it's Michael Barticel of The Good People Effect Podcast who interviews Sylvain. Originally intended to be published only under...

Unsure about his future Josh was looking for direction. The handpan helped defined a new path and began to change his life. From player to t

Long-time Hang and handpan enthusiast Kevin Roddy shares the stories that have shaped his own journey with the instrument. In this episode,

Jaden Chavez is 16-years old and he's the first Gen Z guest on the podcast. For Jaden, the handpan is more than just a new hobby. It's...

First experiences often inform our worldview, don't they? They establish our new baseline. And nostalgia is longing for to those prior...

What motivates you to create? For Bill, it was the wake-up call of a cancer diagnosis combined with a deep desire to share his passion for..

Your handpan holds many wonderful hidden treasures. Explore it! In their book "Hang Sound Sculpture" PANArt reveals the 7 physical...

The benefits of the handpan are many. But could this instrument become a stumbling block for us sometimes? Lewis Johnson shares his...

That thing you love, has it ever lost its spark? What caused that? It's easy to get cynical, to shut down and to give up but that initial...

It's interesting to note that handpans were first called a "sound sculpture" (not a musical instrument). Perhaps the originators foresaw...

If Felix & Sabina of PANArt invented this art form, it was Kyle Cox of Pantheon Steel who launched the handpan era. On this episode of...

As an expat in the UK, Spyros was climbing the corporate ladder and living large but stress & anxiety led him to a dramatic burnout....

What's your heart's desire? That question is one Judith pondered all through her life. But when she encountered the handpan, the answer...

In part 2, Colin walks us through his discovery and development of hydroforming, a revolutionary process to shape handpan shells. He also...

Did you know our very own handpan art form (through the steelpan) originated from the African slaves of European colonies in the...

Your craft, that thing you love which has produced so much joy throughout your life, has it ever lost its spark? What caused that? Was it...

Classically trained on the cello, Colin slowly grew weary of jumping through the hoops of institutionalized western music... but then he...

Fascinating conversation with Dan Price about lifestyle design, consumerism and art. Known as the man who lives in the hobbit hole, Dan...

Pierce Flynn draws parallels between creating music on the handpan and surfing waves—both as improvisations, meditations, and sacred...

Type the word "handpan" on a computer and you will get red squiggly underlines. Spell check doesn't recognize the word yet. This is a...

Little did he know that while on a business trip to New York City his life would change forever. In this episode Victor Velazquez tells...

A few days ago I wrote about the gift of finitude; how our favorite moments in life are often special precisely because they are rare and...

Our favorite moments in life are often finite, aren't they? In fact, it's precisely because these moments are rare and temporary that...

Voltaire wrote "perfect is the enemy of good". In this episode dedicated to handpan tuning, Josh Rivera explains why a perfectly tuned...

How did you get into the handpan? I'm guessing someone introduced you to it, either in person or online. How was it? Was it magical or...

We often first get into something (a hobby, an idea, a philosophy) merely because it's interesting. There's a particular handpan video...

Fashionability is a force that can (and often does) steal our joy. The latest iPhone, next year's car model or the "new arrivals" rack at...

In this episode, Julia encourages us to use this incredible tool that we have, the handpan, to find joy and to bless others through times...

There's a handpan meme that compares the path to becoming a master "classical" musician with that of a master "handpan" musician. It's a...

I was in Utah at the end of October. The natural beauty is breathtaking there and I made a couple of (obvious) observations: people are...

David had never played a handpan in person before he taught himself how to build one. Special conversation recorded live at the Samadhi...

As a child, Andi wanted to play drums but his dad only gave him drumsticks. What seemed like a deficit ended up being a creative...

Sylvain introduces the new handpan podcast and the former host, David Galleher, stops by to say hello. A new journey begins... Take a...