The Tui has a double voice box (syrinx) that allows a huge range of vocalization, sounds that are often beyond the human register. There are stories from early Maori times onwards, where tuis were taught to replicate speech. Read here for a little article on these beautiful birds which tell New Zealanders where they are. […]
Recordings
A Month Of Poetry
April is National Poetry Month – its 20 year anniversary actually (and I think the Horsehead Nebula pictured here expresses it best!). Both the flute/percussion duo Caballito Negro concert, Songlines, and the flute and koto concert, Gentle Numbers In Eternity, celebrate this month, with American poetry and essay narratives. Both music programs are a revelation (even after multiple performances), diverse and […]
Hyperlinks & Snow
This month’s journal is a-jumpin’ full of hyperlinks, offering you more content while I write less. And it has been all about the snow while on tour in the Midwest, whether filigreed cherry trees or treacherous black ice that makes one hobble around like a West-coast ninny. Water is so creative! I have just finished […]
