Thank you to Larry's Beans for sponsoring
TMG Entertainment this year!
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A one-man Didgeridoo orchestra is perhaps the best way of describing the extraordinary music of phenomenal Didgeridoo player Ondrej Smeykal. His highly original style of play is the result of a life completely devoted to his instrument. For well over a decade and with ever increasing intensity, Ondrej has been developing and redefining his own unique approach to the Didgeridoo
His predominant use of unusually long Didges and “extensions” of up to 4 metres in length, enable him to play incredibly deep tones and to produce a much wider range of sounds and overtones than are possible on regular didgeridoos. Each composition, or song, as he refers to it, is very different in style, ranging from break-beat and organic Didgeridoo techno, to trance, ambient and anywhere in between.
http://www.smeykal.com/eng/
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Todd is better known as Ubizmo on Youtube, where he has posted videos since taking up the ocarina in September, 2008. He started playing the saxophone at age 10, and since then has always played some wind instrument or other: flute, recorder, or tin whistle. His musical interests are wide-ranging, from jazz and blues to New Age. He takes the view that, although the ocarina is an instrument of limited range, it's musical potential is unlimited.
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World Music percussionist, specializing in Tabla and various other ethnic percussion.
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| William Thoren is a performer and crafter from souther california who has dedicated his focus on pioneering new techniques and new types of instruments for modern didgeridoo playing. In 2008 he developed a technique he calls “the Low Note”. It enables a player to play pitches normally only reachable with extremely long didgeridoos on very short didgeridoos.The basic level of this technique involves dropping the fundamental drone or pitch of a didgeridoo an entire octave below what it normally is. This is similar to playing a pedal tone on a tuba. So for example, a high G didgeridoo around 3-4 feet in length can be dropped down to a low G note, which would normally require a didgeridoo around 8-12 feet in size(depending on the taper) to play.
Most recently William has developed the technique further to play anywhere from three to seven different drone notes on a single didgeridoo. This is possible due to a modified type of didgeridoo he has developed specifically for this technique.
http://www.wetdidgeridoo.com/WilliamThoren/Welcome.html
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"A world music combo performing songs from ancient cultures and modern improvisations, the group is comprised of Matt Scola, Scranton, on drums, Dmitriy Soliterman, Larksville, on bouzouki and Jamie Orfanella, Kingston, on didgeridoo, world flutes, jaw harps and various other percussion instruments." - Abington Journal
http://www.timesleader.com/AbingtonJournal/aande/First-timers_bring_originality_02-10-2010.html
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Old_and_new_music_blend_in_unique_trio_05-23-2010.html
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tribal-Waves/184942727840?v=box_3#!/pages/Tribal-Waves/184942727840?v=wall
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Open Mic & The Gathering Ensemble
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| This is your opportunity to get on stage and perform! Every evening the stage will be available for all to share their talents and ideas, whether it be through poetry, music, or dancing. There will also be the opportunity for a "Gathering Ensemble" of TMG participants to perform live onstage during the last night of the event...
Check the festival program for more information.
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