Category Archives: Store Visits

Mark Atkins Workshop at Spirit Gallery – 5th March 2013 @ 6pm

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Mark Atkins at Spirit Gallery Sydney.

 

Mark Atkins will be holding a didgeridoo workshop on the 5th of March at 6pm at Spirit Gallery Sydney in the Rocks. The workshop will be for intermediate to advanced players or for those who have at least mastered the art of circular breathing. The workshop will run for 2 hours and cost $50 with all funds going to Mark.

 

Mark is one of the most recognised didgeridoo players in the country. Mark is also recognised internationally for his collaborative projects with some of the world’s leading composers and musicians. A descendant of Western Australia’s Yamitji people, as well as of Irish/Australian heritage, Mark is known for his skills as a storyteller, composer, percussionist, visual artist and instrument maker.

 

We already have 4 places booked and will limit the session to a maximum of 9 or 10. If you are interested send us an e-mail at info@spiritgallery.com.au or call the store on 92475961 to book your spot.

 

 

Shibaten Spirits Full Performance at Spirit Gallery Sydney

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Our good friend Shibaten was kind enough to drag all his equipment up to our store and give us a rare intimate performance with the full ensemble. Two videos of his favourite songs.

 

Shibaten has finished his 3 month stint in Australia and will now head to Singapore, Japan and possibly to Europe or the USA to continue his unique one man performance to audiences around the world. We expect his return to Australia in the next 18 months.

 

Want to know more about this highly talented energetic performer http://www.shibatenspirits.com

 

OR check him out on Facebook where he has a huge following  https://www.facebook.com/shibaten

 

 

 

 

Player Profile – Kenneth Sands Traditional and Contemporary Didgeridoo Video

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Scottish Born NZ based Kenneth Sand paid us a visit a few weeks ago. Kenneth has been teaching and playing didgeridoo for over 20 years and is one of those rare freakish players that is equally comfortable playing both traditional and contemporary didge.

 

He has studied Aboriginal music for years and also studied traditional crafting and playing under the great Djalu Gurruwiwi in North East Arnhem Land. He was authorised and requested by Djalu Gurruwiwi to share his experiences and knowledge to the rest of the world and encouraged by Djalu to continue teaching Didgeridoo to help foster awareness and respect of traditional Aboriginal cultures of Northern Australia.

 

Kenneth is also one of the few accomplished Bronze Age Horn players, having performed with both instruments regularly.

 

Kenneth formed the band “Resonance” in 1999, which led to him producing and recording the professional music CD called “Resonance-Organic Dance Didjeridu” which many people regard as one of the finest didgeridoos cd’s ever produced.

 

Definitely, one of our favourite store visits. Check him out!

 

 

 

 

Kristian Benton At Spirit Gallery With New Didges!

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Our good friend Kristian Benton visited us just after Christmas with a beautiful bunch of quality instruments.

 

He has been busy this year performing several times at the World Expo in South Korea as the Australian indigenous performer. He is about to embark on a tour of South Africa and will continue to make quality instruments exclusively for Spirit Gallery throughout 2013.

 

Check out some of the Kristian Benton Didgeridoos and watch the man at work below!

 

 

Sarangi & Didgeridoo Together! – Kash Killion and Reno Safarian

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Multi-instrumentalist Kash Killion dropped into Spirit Gallery for a visit. Upon seeing our collection of didgeridoos he brought back his Sarangi and the result is below!!

 

An accomplished Sarangi player, he has studied this complex instrument with the great masters Sultan Khan and Rhamish Mishra.

 

But never played one with a didge. Has anyone? Great fun!

 

Kash is a San Francisco based cellist, bassist, sarangist, vocalist, and composer. He has performed with various ethnic music ensembles and chamber orchestras and has over a hundred recordings to his name. Check him out http://www.kashkillion.com/

 

 

Barramundi-Customer/Player Video Profile on the Black Spruce Didgeridoo

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Introducing “Barramundi”.

 

A local Sydney didgeridoo player and regular visitor to our store. In fact most of these instruments in his collection pictured above came from Spirit Gallery.

 

He has only been playing for a couple of years. Not bad for such a short period!!

Strong, Powerful Player. Enjoy!!

 

What didge is he playing. A gorgeous sweet toned White Mountain Essence Didjeridu all the way from our good friends in New Hampshire USA.

 

This one’s for you Steven!! Best “blind” didge purchase Spirit Gallery has ever made and now part of our private collection. Check out WEDIDJ at  http://www.wedidj.com/

 

 

 

Rare Full Nathan Burton Didgeridoos Now Available At Spirit Gallery

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Master Craftsmen Nathan Burton Visiting Spirit Gallery

 

 

Full Burton Didges now online. Check them out.

 

As mentioned in our previous post Spirit Gallery will be the only didge store in the WORLD to have some rare NEW FULL BURTON DIDGES. Our good friend Nathan was nice enough to choose Spirit Gallery to showcase the very few didges he has recently made. Quite an honour considering he is only made a handful over the last few years.

 

Burton didgeridoos are prized for their unique bell sizes, optimum backpressure, awesome acoustics, ideal resonance and extreme volume and all come with a Burton lifetime guarantee. The full Burton logo is burned into the bell end of every Burton Instrument.

 

Check out the reputation of the man and his didges  http://burtondidj.com/. The only available instruments are now all at Spirit Gallery and for the same price as on the Burton site.

 

Already a lot of interest in them. One already gone before it had a chance to get online. Might be a very long time before some new Burtons appear again!!

Lynette Corby Nungarrayi Painting At Spirit Gallery

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Over the last few weekends we have had the pleasure of having traditional desert artist Lynette Corby Nungarrayi painting at Spirit Gallery.

 

Born in 1958 Lynette Corby Nungarrayi began painting around 1990. She is a vital member of the Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrngu Aboriginal Community Corporation.

 

Lynette Corby works in several mediums, as well as painting in acrylics and screen-printing onto garments. She is also a former assistant teacher of Luritja, her traditional language.

 

Lynette’s paintings have gained considerable following, and her work has been part of several exhibitions, including the 2003 Telstra Awards Survey Show.

 

Lynette was chosen for the 20th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award Survey Exhibition. The painting, Women’s Law and Culture Meeting at Mt Liebig, is now in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia.

 

Her works feature in many collections, both here in Australia and overseas.

 

She regularly paints in the gallery on her visits to Sydney, so if you are in the neighbourhood why not drop in and check out her work.

 

 

Scott Estrich – Queensland Didge Player, Teacher & Performer visits Spirit Gallery

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We were lucky enough to have our friend from up North Scott Estrich recently visit us.

 

Scott regularly incorporates the didgeridoo into his staff team builiding, corporate and eucational events and courses – often using instruments sourced from Spirit Gallery.

 

Scott has been playing and teaching the didgeridoo for almost 10 years, and has entertained groups and public audiences in concerts and festivals across Australia and Europe. He has worked and trained with didjeridu masters Djalu Gurriwiwi,Milkay Mununggurr and Darryl Dikarrna

 

Scott is available for almost any didgeridoo event whether it be lessons, workshops, weddings or corporate events and more, If you need anything didgeridoo and you are near the Sunshine Coast then Scott is your man!

 

For more information you can viist his website  http://www.bushlab.com.au/lab/

 

Customer Profile: Dino from Switzerland

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Spirit Gallery is not only the local hub in Sydney for didgeridoo players but we have players from all around Australia and the world who buy online or come and visit the store.

 

Introducing Dino from Switzerland!

 

Dino was one of our first online customers back in January 2012,  purchasing a beautiful IDIDJ yidaki. Over the months while staying in Queensland he improved his playing skills and finally came to visit us in person a couple of times before heading back to Switzerland after his Australian adventure.

 

Before leaving he added a rare Full Burton to his collection. One of the nicest didges we have ever had. A beautiful combination of a classic traditional didge with an amazingly crafted refined modern counterpart.

 

Spirit Gallery ships Australia wide and to every country in the world. International shipping to most countries is $80AUD for one didgeridoo. $120 for two didgeridoos. That’s the best didge shipping rates around- by far!!

 

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