iDIDJ Australia Didgeridoo Cultural Hub

Well, I'm going to continue this journey into some "old style" discussion....hopefully it will be fruitful for all folks interested........

Here is the recording by Mudpo of “Barnumbirr” (Morning Star) from the LP Land of the Morning Star……….collected by Sandra LeBraun Holmes
Text from the LP back cover:
“Moonlight gleams on a white curving stretch of sand and on the whispering sea. Beyond the dark shadows of the tamarind trees, fires flicker and glow and figures flutter in and about the adobe huts. A sudden wind stirs the trees and somewhere a dog howls with infinite loneliness. Sitting around the glowing coals, old men talk of Moikois-spirits of the dead-and of Barnumbirr, the morning star that rises each day from Burralkor, the Island of the Dead. The morning star is lifted up by Moikois, and given to the world each day. From the sand near the fire old Djawa, a ceremonial leader, picks up his clap sticks and Mudpo reaches for the didjeridu. Mudpo plays a song from Barnumbirr and Djawa sings about the star rising.”
I think this is a great old recording, and an insight and perspective into the culture of that area at that time.
The mp3 download is compressed to 64 bit rate, and although I have usually been successful at cleaning my records so there is no noise, so far these still have a little of that old “click and pop”…….
As always, if there are any concerns or objections to my posting these “out of print tracks”, please let me know….forum or private, either way is ok with me
Peace and respect,
robert

Lovely stuff! Land of the Morning Star is one of my favorite field recordings.

yeah i like "Morning Star" too !!!

Hey Bita!

Don't be so hard on yourself old buddy. If anything I should be the one to quitely slip away into hibernation...

I think it is important not so much that we are on the Forum only for constructive and productive comments - and you've certainly provided that in spades here - but it is important too that we have a sense of community and depth of perspective which every single one of us here contributes. This is the joy of having a Forum like this, where we can talk in a focussed way and advance discussions to a new level of understanding which I don't think is achievable anywhere else on and off the internet. We make mistakes along the way which is no big deal, I've come to accept that as an undeniable aspect of the human condition.

Really, the different perspectives, life stories, and experiences brought here is incredible and something to be treasured.

Some of us are here to learn because none of us can claim to have all the knowledge, and some of us are here to guide, prompt, advise, mentor... I see you in that role as there is no-one else I know who has that long depth of association with the traditional didgeridoo as you do.

So... don't go!

Guan

Sorry guys for disappearing like that. I was embarrassed at my inability to recall something pretty basic - in an area that I used to pride myself in. That's all. Anyhow, I'm back here to annoy you all - just be careful with what I have to say. Some very generous things said - thankyou - maybe a bit exaggerated but I'll quietly blush in the background and have a grin to myself- oh how humble am I ; ) !!

I have to say that it's great how many people there are now interested in all this stuff - it's grown so much. I never imagined it. I was one of those weird nerdy sort of teenagers that bought LP's of Arnhem Land music more that I was buying Deep Purple - yep, back in the '70's.....how things have changed. Land of the Morning Star was one of the first I bought -brand new it was and now it's quite hard to find. Thanks to the digital world it can be shared and discussed in a way that just wasn't possible 30 years ago - just amazing.

OK, I'm off home - all inspired by the playing I've heard here - maybe I'll even pick up a stick....

cheerio all,

Peter (Bita on this forum I think to avoid confusion with other Peters here)