It's commonly said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Since a video contains essentially thousands of pictures, these must be of great value, right? Anyways, here I present you with a treasure-trove of didg videos, all free downloads. This is my small way of giving something back to the Didge community. Have fun!
All videos are QuickTime movies. Click here to get QuickTime (available for Mac and PC).
All movies are © Steve Sklar/Skysong Productions, Inc. The musical performances belong to the artists.
Please Note: If you don't have QT Pro and want to save the videos, then either R click (PCs) or Option Click (Mac) and do a Save to Disk, then view the .mov file from your hard drive. If you have QT Pro, then you can view the videos from within your browser, and save them from there. If you view them from within your web browser, I recommend configuring the browser to view them using the QT plugin, as this lets you begin viewing as the files download.
Djalu' Gurruwiwi is one of the world's leading authorities on the Yirdaki, the Yolngu word for didg. He is the ceremonial keeper of the Yirdaki among his Yolngu people, and has a worldwide reputation as one of the finest of all didgemakers. People travel from all over the world to learn from him. His website offers lots of good information about Djalu, his people, and his region of Gove Peninsula, NE Arnhemland. In this video, filmed at the 2003 Joshua Tree Didgefest, he plays three short pieces, the Dolphin, Water, and the West Wind. In this video he is playing a fine Mulberry didge crafted by American builder Steve Petree.
Lewis Burns is a virtuosic didge player from Dubbo, Australia. He is also widely known as a builder of didgeridoos and a teacher of didg making. I shot these videos at the 2003 Joshua Tree Didgefest. You can visit Lewis, see his instruments and samples of his beutiful paintings at his website.
Lewis Burns Video 1: Lewis recites the Alphabet while playing.
Lewis Video 2: Improvisation
Lewis Video 3: Improvisation
Randy Graves is a talented American didge artist and composer, and is also an accomplished guitarist, among the many instruments he plays. This video, also recorded at the 2003 JT Didgefest, features a uniquely adventurous improvisation.
Alan Tower is a composer, teacher, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist in San Francisco, and also the founder of the Octave Alliance.
Alan Video 1: Now, When, and Then
Alan Video 2: Trio, with Mathew Montfort on guitar, and Steve Sklar throatsinging. Alan is playing a marvelous 9.5' agave didg in E nicknamed "Fatboy."
Overtone Orchestra: This group of mine includes didg player Steve Lazarski.
OO Video 1: Recorded at World Artists for Tibet 1998
OO Video 2: Kampala, recorded Jan. 2004
Last Updated 12.5.04