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with
Bolda Hunter - 12-1pm Saturday CST |
| Topic:
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Didgeridoo
Jamming in Pine Creek |
| Jun
30, 12:36: |
Melanie>
Hi Bolda
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| Jun
30, 12:36: |
Bongo>
Gidday Bolda ... and two minutes is not
late, man .... you are about the most punctual chatter we've
had! |
| Jun
30, 12:37: |
Melanie>
Been busy Jamming!!! |
| Jun
30, 12:38: |
Bolda>
Yeah, playing a lot of didg for the tourists
coming through |
| Jun
30, 12:38: |
Melanie>
I am told you are a bit of a legend,
so i couldnt miss this chat |
| Jun
30, 12:38: |
Bongo>
Bolda ... you can see Oasis cafe ... while
you chat ... if you want, click on this link to Marree and
open their webcam ... http://www.connectingthecontinent.com
/ctcwebsite/marree/marree.htm |
| Jun
30, 12:39: |
Melanie>
who are the famous bands you have played
with...is powderfinger one of them??? |
| Jun
30, 12:40: |
Bolda>
I tried to get to the web cam but nothing
is happening. Yep, POwderfinger, PInk Floyd, things of Stone
& Wood, Regurgitator, too many! |
| Jun
30, 12:41: |
Bolda>
got the Maree Cafe now |
| Jun
30, 12:41: |
Mac has entered the room |
| Jun
30, 12:41: |
Welcome
Mac,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
30, 12:41: |
Melanie>
hi mac |
| Jun
30, 12:41: |
Bongo>
cool ... patience is a virtue ... LOL |
| Jun
30, 12:42: |
Mac>
Hello everybody. Have I missed much? |
| Jun
30, 12:42: |
Melanie>
Where abouts do you play to the tourists? |
| Jun
30, 12:43: |
Bolda>
I just got here , no one wants to ask
me anything about didgeridoo |
| Jun
30, 12:43: |
Melanie>
how long have you been playing the
didg |
| Jun
30, 12:44: |
Mac>
I have just spent two hours going through
the Pine Creek pages on this website. You are great Bolda
and so is the rest of your community |
| Jun
30, 12:44: |
Bolda>
I sit outside the cafe on Main Street
and play when the buses come in, and I also have a newly-opened
gallery in PIne Creek HOtel with art, rock paintings, and
the best didgeridoos for sale. |
| Jun
30, 12:44: |
Bolda>
That;s what makes PIne Creek special.
Where are you from Mac? |
| Jun
30, 12:44: |
Mac>
I do. Do you make your own and whats makes
a really good one? |
| Jun
30, 12:46: |
Mac>
are you in one of those Sneaky Peek pages? |
| Jun
30, 12:46: |
Bongo>
hey Oasis ... say gidday to Bolda ...
very cool dude from Pine Creek |
| Jun
30, 12:46: |
sally has entered the room |
| Jun
30, 12:46: |
Welcome
sally,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
30, 12:47: |
Bolda>
I learned to play from Senior elders of
Jawoyan people of the Katherine- Kakadu-Arnhem Land region,
and have been playing for close to 20 years. I make my own
didg . I look for a good natural hollow log. No I wasn't
in the calendar for 2000, but there is another one being
done at the moment and I am in this one that is coming out
for 2002. |
| Jun
30, 12:48: |
Mac>
You guys sure have the whole "lifestyle"
thing sorted out |
| Jun
30, 12:48: |
sally>
hi bolda. How long does it take to make
a didgeridoo |
| Jun
30, 12:49: |
Bolda>
Hello Sally , welcome. |
| Jun
30, 12:50: |
Bongo>
hey Oasis .... where are you guys ...
got lots of customers or something ... ??? |
| Jun
30, 12:50: |
Melanie>
Have you recorded an album or anything? |
| Jun
30, 12:51: |
sally>
I've never even touched a didg before,
how hard is it to learn to play? |
| Jun
30, 12:52: |
Yeliz has entered the room |
| Jun
30, 12:52: |
Welcome
Yeliz,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
30, 12:52: |
Melanie>
hello Yeliz |
| Jun
30, 12:52: |
Mac>
they are a lot harder than they look to
play. I can't do it, but Bolda can |
| Jun
30, 12:52: |
Yeliz>
Hi bongo |
| Jun
30, 12:53: |
Yeliz>
hello melanie |
| Jun
30, 12:54: |
Bolda>
It can take up to 3 months to prepare
an instrument properly. The timber has to be seasoned ,
and the painting can take a fair bit of time. I came to
PIne Creek from Edith Falls almost a year ago. I have my
3 boys with me now in PIne Creek, Joshua Najalung, Jatbula
Balang, and Jaydin Daypilama. I did have an album but I
don't produce it anymore. I am working on a new project.
I wrote a book on didgeridoo in the 80's called "Gunbarrk
Garra" It is very easy to learn to play a didg, if you don't
take it too serious. You'll all have to come to PIne Creek
for the Didj Jam to learn to play in my Didj Workshops.
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| Jun
30, 12:54: |
Mac>
I can make a noise, but I can't sustain
a steady flowing rhythm thing |
| Jun
30, 12:55: |
sally>
yeh i have heard the have some didg jamming
thing where people come and play the didg....am i right...when
is this event? |
| Jun
30, 12:55: |
Mac>
The Didj Jam sounds so cool, when is it
held? |
| Jun
30, 12:57: |
Bongo>
Bolda ... have you had a chance to
see much of this website? ... do you like it? |
| Jun
30, 12:58: |
Yeliz>
hello oasis cafe,marree, mac bolda and
sally |
| Jun
30, 12:58: |
Bolda>
To play the instrument properly you need
ot use 7 body parts - breath, lips, tongue, cheeks, diaphragm,
and then we use the vocal cords in two different ways. The
Didj Jam is held every year in PIne Creek on the long weekend
in May. We usually have around 50 didj players and around
400 spectators, and we play all night and into the morning.
I did some didj workshops on the Saturday and Sunday this
year, and about 20 people came for lessons. We had Charlie
McMahon and Gondwana here this year, but had a problem with
the generator, which meant we had no PA so that was a bit
of a problem, but we have it all sorted out for next year!. |
| Jun
30, 12:58: |
Oasis
Cafe,Marree> howdy |
| Jun
30, 12:59: |
Bolda>
I haven't got a computer so haven't seen
much of the website, I will check it out when I finish here.
|
| Jun
30, 12:59: |
Bongo>
is Charlie the guy with the hook for
a hand? |
| Jun
30, 12:59: |
Yeliz>
i play 4 intruments |
| Jun
30, 13:00: |
Melanie>
wow...i think iwould find it hard to
use all 7 body parts at once...i guess you need co-ordination!!! |
| Jun
30, 13:00: |
Bolda>
Yes, that's him. He has been here for
the Didj Jam every year since it started in 1996. |
| Jun
30, 13:01: |
Bongo>
guys are only able to use one body
part at a time, aren't they? |
| Jun
30, 13:02: |
Melanie>
ha ha |
| Jun
30, 13:02: |
Bongo>
I saw Charlie (with the hook) in Alice
Springs ... he was just awesome ... the whole crowd was
blown away ... pardon the pun! |
| Jun
30, 13:02: |
sally>
Is this your first time in a chat room
Bolda, how are you finding it? |
| Jun
30, 13:02: |
Bolda>
Yeliz, where do you come from? Do you
play the didg, and do you know the didg player Shah? |
| Jun
30, 13:03: |
Bongo>
hey ... some action at Oasis |
| Jun
30, 13:03: |
Oasis
Cafe,Marree> How do you manage that
cicular breathing to keep the didge going ,can play it but
to keep it going is nearly impossible.????? |
| Jun
30, 13:03: |
Yeliz>
well to of them are pretty much the
same. I play piano, keyboard, recorder and violin |
| Jun
30, 13:03: |
Mac>
Bolda, who is Shah? |
| Jun
30, 13:05: |
Yeliz>
come from adelaide bolda |
| Jun
30, 13:05: |
Oasis
Cafe,Marree> played trumpet for
Rodger fox big band in NZ for 6 yrs,and drums but still
can,t play the didge properly. Any tips??? |
| Jun
30, 13:05: |
Mac>
Yes Oasis, that breathing thing IS impossible |
| Jun
30, 13:05: |
Bolda>
Sally, yes this is my first time. It's
a little bit confusing, especially since I'm not typing!
It's impossible to breathe in and blow out at the same time.
The trick is to condition your cheeks to push your breath
out to be able to breathe in at the same time. Shah is the
most famous Iranian didg player in Australia. |
| Jun
30, 13:06: |
Melanie>
Bolda, do your kids play the didg?
and if they do, do you have jamming sessions together? |
| Jun
30, 13:06: |
Oasis
Cafe,Marree> Quite some trick- easier
said than done!!!! |
| Jun
30, 13:07: |
Bolda>
The best tip when playing didg is not
to think so much and to be open to the feeling of the instrument.
My children have no option but to play the didg! My youngest
(13 months) is beginning now to play. |
| Jun
30, 13:07: |
Oasis
Cafe,Marree> Is the gold mine still
productive in pine creek ? |
| Jun
30, 13:08: |
Yeliz>
bolda it's okay, i'm only 8 and i find my tyeping a bit to slow |
| Jun
30, 13:08: |
Melanie>
Have you hade a miniture didg for the
13 month old?? |
| Jun
30, 13:09: |
Oasis
Cafe,Marree> Theres only about 80
people in marree how many inPine Creek? |
| Jun
30, 13:09: |
Bongo>
you're doin great Yeliz ... you're
not too slow |
| Jun
30, 13:10: |
Bongo>
Is that Brad talking at Oasis ...
I can see his head in the webcam, i think |
| Jun
30, 13:11: |
Yeliz>
how do you know bongo, well i'm a bit
faster now, but when i was 5, i was the slowest |
| Jun
30, 13:11: |
Bolda>
No, he practices on the same instrument
as I play, as does my 2-year-old. They manage to produce
apretty good sound. PIne Creek has 540 people, we had over
600 a year ago but the mine is cutting staff. Yes the gold
mine is still working, they employ about 100 people, but
we hear they will be closing down next year so PIne Creek
will be down to about 400 people. |
| Jun
30, 13:11: |
Oasis
Cafe,Marree> yo bongo brad here
how gos it? |
| Jun
30, 13:12: |
Bolda>
Have any of you ever been up to the Top
End or to PIne Creek? |
| Jun
30, 13:13: |
Oasis
Cafe,Marree> Ta Bolda didn,t think
it was that populated .Whats the main industry apart from
gold and didge playing? |
| Jun
30, 13:13: |
Yeliz>
1 of the annoyingest boy plays the
violin with me, he wastes my time which is REALLY ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Jun
30, 13:13: |
Bongo>
I have ... very cool place ... sooooo
layback ... |
| Jun
30, 13:14: |
Bolda>
Our main industries are gold and tourists.
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| Jun
30, 13:15: |
Mac>
I can see the Marree webcam now. I thought
it would be harder, but it's easy. Hello Brad |
| Jun
30, 13:16: |
sally>
no i never have been up that way...but
as i have been checking out the connecting the continent
website it really makes me want to take a holiday all the
way up the telegraph line....the scenery just looks so beautiful
and the people seem like very nice people |
| Jun
30, 13:17: |
Mac>
Is there a webcam at Pine Creek? |
| Jun
30, 13:18: |
Yeliz>
bolda, have you ever made a violin, it
must be hard, and i think that most of them were made in
asia, actually, i kind of know that's true. Is it true bolda? |
| Jun
30, 13:18: |
Bongo>
this site has some pure gold on it
... and is good for tourism! |
| Jun
30, 13:19: |
bushy has entered the room |
| Jun
30, 13:19: |
Welcome
bushy,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
30, 13:20: |
Yeliz>
hi bushy, how do ya do? |
| Jun
30, 13:21: |
Bolda>
Well you should definitely come up here
- this is God's own country. Pine Creek people are really
friendly and we accept everybody , we get all sorts of 'strange'
people coming to town, and PIne Creek people don't care,
they just accpet them ( which is why we end up with a lot
of 'strange' people in town, but it makes the place interesting
with such a wide range of people. We didn't take up the
offer of a webcam because we couldn't decide where it was
going to be put, and we wer afraif to 0ut it outside on
the street in case nothing ever happened! Sorry Yeliz, I'm
into wind instruments not string instruments.. |
| Jun
30, 13:22: |
Bolda>
Welcome Bushy, where are you from? |
| Jun
30, 13:22: |
Melanie>
Hey Bolda, you should have put the
webcam in the gallery at the hotel...show off the gallery!! |
| Jun
30, 13:23: |
Yeliz>
another time i entered this site, somebody
knew my epal her name is isebella clark, and she lives in
moolooloo station, and bolda, have you ever made a recorder?
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| Jun
30, 13:23: |
Bongo>
Gidday Bushy, welcome back ... good
to seeya |
| Jun
30, 13:24: |
Yeliz>
i live in adelaide bushy, and i'm a
year younger than you! |
| Jun
30, 13:24: |
Bolda>
There wasn't a gallery then, it's only
been open for 2-3 weeks, and it's a first for Pine Creek,
and possibly in the NT to have an Aboriginal art gallery
in a hotel |
| Jun
30, 13:24: |
bushy>
what school do you go to ? |
| Jun
30, 13:25: |
Melanie>
did you have something to do with getting
the gallery happening? |
| Jun
30, 13:25: |
Mac>
I have to go now. I have really, really
enjoyed this chat. Thank you Bolda and thank you for this
wonderful website. Bye |
| Jun
30, 13:25: |
Mac has left the room |
| Jun
30, 13:25: |
Bolda>
Bye Mac |
| Jun
30, 13:26: |
Yeliz>
flagstaff hill, and i expect you don't
go there? |
| Jun
30, 13:26: |
Melanie>
seeya mac |
| Jun
30, 13:26: |
Yeliz>
bye mac |
| Jun
30, 13:26: |
bushy>
my friend has a didgeridoo and i
have tried to play it |
| Jun
30, 13:27: |
Melanie>
Have you had many people through the
gallery so far? |
| Jun
30, 13:27: |
bushy>
yeliz i go to hallett cove east |
| Jun
30, 13:28: |
bushy>
not far away from you |
| Jun
30, 13:28: |
Bolda>
Melanie, yes it is really my gallery,
as I not only play didg but am also an exhibited artist.
Also living in town is a French Airbrush artist, and he
also has some artwork on display in the gallery. It was
my idea to have the gallery, adn the pub obliged by giving
me the space, We are getting a constant flow of people through,
with a few sales, but I am meeting great people., |
| Jun
30, 13:28: |
Bongo>
That's where I am Yeliz ... flagstaff
hill ... |
| Jun
30, 13:29: |
Melanie>
oh thats fantastic...welldone...i'll
have to come and visit one day |
| Jun
30, 13:29: |
Bolda>
Unless there are any more questions, I
will log off and go back to the gallery and play some more
didg. Hope to see you mob up here. |
| Jun
30, 13:29: |
bushy>
okay thanks |
| Jun
30, 13:30: |
bushy>
bye room |
| Jun
30, 13:30: |
Bolda has left the room |
| Jun
30, 13:30: |
Melanie>
thanks for the chat |
| Jun
30, 13:30: |
bushy has left the room |
| Jun
30, 13:30: |
bushy has entered the room |
| Jun
30, 13:30: |
Welcome
bushy,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
30, 13:30: |
Yeliz>
really bongo? but i thought you were 44 |
| Jun
30, 13:31: |
Yeliz>
bye bolda! |
| Jun
30, 13:31: |
Melanie has left the room |
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