The time has come… the sleepless nights are over… are you ready to find out who the winner of the superb quality Stix Didgeridoo is?…
The hugest congratulations go to Chris from Washington State, USA!
Chris is now the proudest owner of a superb Stix Didgeridoo!
“I’m sending out a very special HowdeeDoodleeDoo to all my fellow didgeheads… why you might ask??? Because I’m the PROUD WINNER OF THE STIX DIDGE DRAWING…. I’m here to tell ya I about crapped my pants when I heard I won this little gem… I’M SOOOOO STOKED!!!!! Man this baby practically plays itself… it’s sooooo responsive and effortless to play… it’s like being with an intimate lover, you just kinda become one with it… there are NO words that can do this bad boy justice… you have to play it yourself to Really Truly Appreciate This Work Of Art… simply put… it’s “FRICKIN AWESOME”!!!
Thanks DidgeBreath Crew… from the VERY Proud Winner Of The STIX Drawing
A friendly face returned to visit us today, a regular Fremantle visitor and friend of Didgeridoo Breath for a long time. John Butler dropped through to say hi and check out the latest offerings of Didgeridoo Breath. It didn’t take long for John and Niki to discover the newest and most amazing instrument in town, the Happy Drum. I was upstairs in the store and I heard two “Happy Drums” being played like I had never heard them before! Cool, fast, in tune, in time, with pulsing rhythmic percussive dynamics. I almost floated out of my chair down the stairs to check out who was responsible for these sweet, happening melodies. It was a huge pleasure and surprise to see John laughing and grooving as he pumped out some awesome “Happy Drum” improv. Within seconds Niki (drummer) and Byron (bass) joined in and that was it, game on for the next half an hour. It was happy drum heaven! Now, I know that a man as talented as our John could make baked bean cans sound impressive, but you have no idea how easily he jumped on and played these Happy Drums. We asked John if he was happy for us to take a short video while he was playing, and he was, so here it is…
The recording sound quality is not great, but you can see the smiles and judge for yourself if these “Happy Drums” are fun to play! We are always thankful when John drops in, today was a quiet day in Fremantle but it was a bright day for all of us as Sanshi joined in the jam with Didgeridoo and Jesse with the egg shakers…. Yep today we had a ball. Can you feel it, I am still smiling. Thanks John, our doors are always open, we thank you for sharing your time and music with us, today is a day to remember. Thank you Niki and Byron for your smiles, conversation and laughs> Today your company was another blessing to all of the Didgeridoo Breath Family. John Butler is an independent artist of Global recognition, but he is also a warm and humble man to be around. If you ever get the chance to see John Butler perform live, we recommend it HIGHLY. Take the opportunity to see this incredibly talented and grounded musical inspiration play. John has taken two “Happy Drums” with him, whether they go on tour or are for his home, friends or family, doesn’t really matter, what does matter is that we all get behind this amazing young man in his efforts to share music and message to the globe. Again thank you John, today has been a great day for all of us, bless you.
I am introducing indigenous culture through aboriginal story-telling, art and music to teachers as part of Korean Ministry of Education English In-service Training.
I have just purchased one of your plastic didges to do some demo work with the teachers and was wondering if you could suggest appropriate didge music (not techno version) for my trainees. As I am sure they will be interested in my recommendation.
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As far as story telling goes I love Ash Dargans Territory http://www.didgeridoobreath.com/product_p/cd-310.htm Ash is an Aboriginal Didgeridoo player and this CD tells 13 different stories from the Northern Territory. Each little story has a short description on the inside cover to help set the scene for the listener. I love it. It does have other instruments playing, all played by ash, a little percussion and flute, but the Didgeridoo is by far the dominant instrument, a wonderful album. You can hear the crocodile, see through the eye of the eagle, tread carefully around sacred ground and much more.
The other choice which is solo Didgeridoo without any other instruments is the Ash Dirt and Dust album. Not telling any distinct story but powerful raw didgeridoo playing, this is a very popular album for anybody chasing just the range of amazing sounds of the Didgeridoo. http://www.didgeridoobreath.com/product_p/cd-ashdustdirt.htm ‘
Good news, dealing with cracks is very simple and is a part of owning and playing didgeridoos. Here are a couple of great articles in our online knowledge base that will give you loads of info:
You can certainly raise the pitch of a didgeridoo and you are absolutely right in shortening the instrument. You can cut small slices (make sure its off the mouthpiece end), playing the didge in between each cut to check the key. You won’t need to take much off. Maybe start in half or 1cm slices. If it goes a little high, that will be ok as you can build the mouthpiece back up with beeswax. The most important thing though, is cutting the end off will make it more susceptible to cracking. Make sure you seal the exposed timber end well with a glue or varnish to stop any moisture leaking in or out.
G'DAY ALL, I have recieved my outstanding Stix didj, thank robbie for the exellent craftmanship but now i cant blame the didj for rythms i cant do. Thanks didgbreath team for the help in choosing beetween two beautiful D# stix didg's and the quick delivery and great service. PS. LOVE THE DIDJ.
