FUJARA!!

I wanna play this!!!



The fujara is a Slovakian flute which uses overtones. It looks pretty simple to play and make! But the prices for these instruments over the internet seem a little pricey to me, the cheapest being 90Euro. If anyone has any ideas how to make this instrument, let me know!

The Vegetable Orchestra

I must have a thing for instruments made of vegetables! I just think it's incredible. The time taken to make the instruments, the fact that the instrument would only last a few days and also that you would always have a different sound to work with are all things most instrumentalists would dread. Us muso's seem to rely so heavily on our instrument and if it's the slightest bit out, i.e; a leaky pad, a broken string, a lose key we freak out a little. But then again, these guys are playing very simple things on their instruments, recurring themes that don't require alot of technical brilliance. Though I'm sure finding the right embouchure for some of these flutes and other wind instruments is no easy feat. Here's a video of the Vegetable Orchestra that might get you as excited as I am.

Live at The Little Creatures Loft with Mitch Becker

I recently did a show with Mitch Becker, a muso who's only been in Perth for a short while. I introduced myself after hearing Mitch and his girlfriend Sylvie play at the Mojo's Open Mic Night (which was a real hoot by the way!). Mitch uses an awesome percussive technique on his guitar, somewhat reminiscent of Flamenco. Mitch (guitar and vox), Sylvie (vox) and I (flute, of course!) played a very chilled out gig at The Little Creatures Loft.