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	Aboriginalia 3 Cotswold Court The Green, Broadway Worcestershire WR12 7AA 01386 853 770 Contact: Joy Rainey Web: www.artscentre.co.uk/aboriginalia/	Located in Worcestershire, Aboriginalia specializes is Aboriginal art, crafts, music, instruments. Their excellent range of eucalyptus didgeridoos, are hand picked, and are100% aboriginal made. They also carry a range of didgeridoo accessories including instructional material, and music. All of Aboriginalial's products are aboriginal made, and culturally supportive.
	Adaptatrap 26 Trafalgar St Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4ED 01273 672 722 Contact: Les	Located in Brighton’s groovy North Lanes, Adapatrap has long been an excellent source for both eucalyptus, bamboo, recycled, and split-timber didgeridoos. They also have a great selection of didge instructional material, and didge-based music. As well as boasting Brighton’s largest (and best) collection of didges, Adaptatrap stocks a truly awesome array of percussion instruments, both new and used. If you have any questions relating to any drum under the sun, they can answer it for you. They can also supply you with information on the local didge playing community, upcoming gigs.
	Arcania 17 Union Passage Bath NE Somerset BA1 1RE Ph: 01225 335 233 Contact: Hugh	Bath’s Arcania Apothecary is truly a sensual feast. They stock an incredible range of wholistic products to cater for your every need; if they don’t have it, you don’t need it; really! If you can manage to tear yourself away from the exotic delights downstairs, they boast a wonderful collection of eucalyptus didgeridoos upstairs. They also stock a good selection of hand drums and other percussive bits as well. If you are in Bath, and are in need of a good chilling out, deffinitly call in and get soothed!
	The Australian Cultural Experience 30c Camden Lock Place Camden, London NW1 8AL 0207 267 6530 (Sat-Sun) contact: Pete Smith	The ACE is simply London’s largest source of didgeridoos and didge accessories, period.
	The Australia Shop 26 Hennrietta St Covent Garden London WC2E 8NA 0207 385 7253 Contact: Roland Web: www.australiashop.co.uk	Have you ever wondered if there are more Aussies in London than there are in Australia? Well, we Australians wonder the same thing about all you pommies down under. Anyways, the Australia Shop, in Covent Garden, caters to the needs of all of those wandering antipodeans in the UK. They stock everything from the vital Vegemite (spread of the gods), to Tim Tams (just try to eat only one, go on, I dare you). They also have a good supply of quality eucalyptus didgeridoos and didge music. Check ‘em out, either live or on the net, to satisfy all of your Australian cravings.
	Didgfever.com www.didgfever.com	Didgfever is run by Glastonbury's Nick Burman and Lisa Chew. For those of you living in the Somerset area of the UK, and are seeking experienced and informed guidance pertaining to didgeridoos and aspects of Aboriginal culture, these are the people to see.
	Byron Opals 2/6 Jonson St Byron Bay New South Wales Australia 2481 ph/fax: 61 (0)266 808 880 email:opals@nor.com.au	Located on Jonson St., Byron Bay, Byron Opals offers an amazing array of Australian mined opals and other gem stones at miner’s prices. On top of this, they offer a wide range of didgeridoos, didgeridoo music, Aboriginal artwork, cards and gift items at competitive prices.
	The Didgeridoo Place Langham Glass, North St Langham, Holt, Norfolk NR25 7DG UK Director:Matt Bartlett. Website: www.thedidgeridooplace.co.uk E-mail:matt@thedidgeridooplace.co.uk Tel shop: (+UK) 01328 830542 Tel/Fax office: (+UK) 01328 830755	This is quite simply the UK's best source for Aboriginal made didgerdoos-- period. PS Check out the photo of the shop's head man Matt Bartlett giving it loads at The Dreaming Launch. Thanks for all the didges mate!!
	Didgeman Didgeridoos: Email: rpdidgeman@hotmail.com ph: 1 163 834 0704	What makes a didgeridoo? : (hint: If you can’t answer this question, go back to About Digeridoos). If you are keen on getting a didge, but live in a country that doesn’thave both Eucalyptus trees and termites, you’re kind of stuck aren’t you? Ottawa’s Rob Peltier manufactures artfully altered PVC pipes which look astonishingly like the real thing! Also, if you live in the Ottawa area and would like a private lesson, Rob can help you out. As he taught himself how to play from the stuff being flogged on site, you know he's gotta be good!! For more information, drop him an email.
	Didja Do Byron Shop 2, 19-23 Lawson St Byron Bay New South Wales Australia 2481 Ph: 61 (0)266 808 669	That’s not a question, that’s a shop! Located on Lawson St., Byron Bay, Rob and his staff offer a great range of Australian gifts, including funky clothes for men and women, Aussie hats, jewlery, Aboriginal artwork, groovey odds and ends, boomerangs, and of course, didgeridoos, didge music, instructional stuff.
	Didjeridu UK http://www.didjeridu-uk.org	Didjeridu UK (how many different spellings?!!??) is another highly informative site serving the didgeridoo playing community in the UK. Created by Adam Sargent and Laurence Timms, the site features CD reviews, didgeridoo retailers, didge-related events, and LOADS of other useful stuff for didge-heads. The site also serves as an information point for the UK’s biggest didge based event, the annual Didjeridu UK festival, which is a must for all of you who get a kick out of a stick. It is also updated regularly, so if you are involved in didges in any way, deffinitly check this one out
	Francis Firebrace UK: mob. 07811 236 170 http://www.newagemultimedia.com/firebrace	Francis Firebrace is a member of the Yorta Yorta nation of South Australia. The winner of two Australian state educational awards, Francis was born in the Australian bush in 1936. Currently, he is on a UK speaking tour in an effort to bridge the gap between Aboriginal and Western culture. In his performances, he uses music, art, stories, and dance to bring to his audiences the four dimensions of the dreaming. Each story contains a message, as relevant today as they were in Australia’s ancient dreamtime. To arrange for a performance for your local group, or school, he can be contacted in the UK on the moblie number opposite.
	The Green Buddha Bookshop 15 Bond St Brighton East Sussex BN1 1RD United Kingdon Ph: 44 (0)1273 324 488 Fax: 44 (0)1273 738 733 Email: greenbuddha@freeuk.com Web: www.greenbudha.freeuk.com	Located in Brighton's funky North Lanes, The Green Buddha Bookshop stocks a wide range of incense, music, cards,crystals,essential oils, recycled statiohnary and mind, body and spirit books (including US imports). Also incorporating “The Speaking Tree” Bargain Books—most under half price! Special orders are very welcome and a mail order service is available.
	Gondwana Gifts Shop 5, 7-9 Byron Street Byron Bay, NSW 2481 Australia Ph/Fax **61 266 858 866 Contact: Pearce McCurley	Gondwana Gifts is Byron Bay's original didgeridoo speciality shop. If they don't have it, you don't need it. The shop also carries a superb range of didgeridoos, as well as original Aboriginal artwork, (on bark, stone and canvas), boomerangs, clapsticks, carvings and clothing. Their famous free didgeridoo playing workshops are run on a daily basis, and more advanced players can also book private tuition. The shop also boasts a complete didgeridoo repair workshop, and a world-wide mailing service. For serious didge players, a visit is a must.
	Hobgoblin Pete McClelland Partner, Hobgoblin Music www.hobgoblin.com pete@hobgoblin.co.uk	Now in their 25th year, Hobgoblin have several retail outlets to serve all of your didgeridoo and folk music needs. Their shops are located in Crawley, London, Bradford, Manchester and Bristol, as well as an extensive mail order catalogue, and now, the Hobgoblin Music Online Shop. All items shown can be sent by mail order to you, almost anywhere in the world, and you can order securely straight off the page. For information on the shop nearest you, just drop them an email.
	Knock on Wood 13 Eastgate Leeds LS2 7LY 0113 242 9146 Web: http://www.knockonwood.co.uk Contact: Ianto	Knock on Wood - offers a range of didjeridus, recordings and didjeridu tutors amongst their wide ranging site. Secure online shopping is available.
	Mainz Didgeridoos , ACN 008 976 083 209 Shaftesbury Ave, Bedford, Western Australia, 6052. Telephone: (+61 8) 9275 6246 Fax: (+61 8) 9275 3874	Mainz Didgeridoos carry a large range of instruments from a variety of communities and artists throughout the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.
	MRP Co.,Ltd. Tel: 81-773-47-9000 103 Matsubara,Obata-cho,Ayabe-shi, Kyoto Prefecture,JAPAN Web site: www.mrp.co.jp/	MRP is Japan’s best source of didge related music and information. It serves the growing number of didgeridoo fanatics in the Far-east, and promotes a wide range of didge-based music sourced from around the world. If you happen to have a Japanese language converter installed, check out their site. If not, the pictures are still nice to look at!
	The Ottawa Folklore Centre: 1111 Bank St Ottawa, Ontarion Canada K1S 3X4 Ph:1 613 730 2887 fax: 1 613 730 2257 In Canada: 1 800 385 FOLK Email: thefolks@otawafolklore.com Web: www.ottawafolklore.com	Looking for great instruments? Check out the The Ottawa Folklore Centre on Bank St., Ottawa. They carry a HUGE range of instruments, including didgeridoos of all shapes sizes and materials. On top of that, they have a great selection of local, international, and world music in stock, as well as loads of sheet music and books. If that isn't enough they also offer tuition on all of the instruments they carry in their Music school. To top it off, they've also managed to squeeze in a repair facility, and on-line ordering if you can’t make the trek to the coldest national capital next to Moscow. Check 'em out, you'd be amazed how much stuff can be stuffed into one shop!
	www.yidaki.co.uk	This is London didgeman extraordinaire Sandy's site. If you have ever seen this truly awesome player in action, you will know why his site is up here. If you haven't, get over to his site and check him out!

Recommended Audio Facilities

	Dunnet Wright Music 75 Crestway Benfield Heights Portslade, East Sussex BN41 2EY Ph: 01273 418 514 Contact: Iain Dunnet Web: www.dunnetwright.co.uk	DWM is an ethically based recording label. Based in Portslade, on the outskirts of Brighton, the label also has a fully equipped professional recording studio for hire which boasts a 24 track Soundscape digital system with full post-production facilities. From recording, to mastering to cover artwork, to website design, DWM can meet all of your requirements. To give you an idea of DWM’s standards, this site was built there, and part of Indijination, and all of Jambience Live were recorded in their studio. I cannot recommend them highly enough. They are also VERY didge friendly.
	Nomad Digital PO Box 601 Byron Bay GPO Byron Bay, New South Wales 2481 Australia 61 (0)266 871 331 email: nomad@mullum.com.au	Located in the stunning hills behind beautiful Byron Bay, Nomad Digital offers pretty much every service you could require, including a mobile live recording unit, CD mastering, multi-track digital recording and mastering and complete post-production facilities at extremely reasonable prices. Make sure you ask about Nomad's great day rates. Furthermore, if they can’t do it there, they will happily tell you who can and where. I cannot recommended Nomad highly enough. All of the audio components of my didgeridoo instructional series was recorded there, as well as all of “Jambience: Live at the Arts Factory”, and half of Indijination.
	Reel Spirit Recording Studio www.reelspirit.com.au Ph: 61 (0)266 845 269	Reel Spirit Recording Studio is another top-flight recording facility in Byron Shire. Nestled in the lush hills of Main-Arm, just ten minutes drive from Mullumbimby, Reel Spirit can supply you with professional recording facilities, as well as custom audio duplication. I know because this is where I make copies of my stuff!

Non didgeridoo-related links

	Australian Conservation Foundation: www.acfonline.org.au Sustainable Energy and Anti-Uranium Service: www.sea-us.org.au Australian Conservation Foundation 340 Gore St, Fitzroy 3065 Australia Fax: 61 (0)3 9416 0767 Ph: 61 (0)3 9926 6732	When you think of Australia, is the first image that comes to mind of unspoiled wilderness?? Think again. Check out these sites and find out how the Howard government is poisoning Australia's water supply, destroying world-heritage listed national parks, and selling land to multi-national corporations that their predecessors had ceded to someone else.
	Creative Tattoo Art Fletcher St, Byron Bay NSW Australia 2481 Ph:61(0)266 855799	If you’re thinking about permanently scarring yourself, make sure you get it done by big, heavily tattooed bald guys who ride bikes-- seriously! Zak, Pete, and the crew at Creative Tattoo take the business of artfully hurting their customers very seriously. All of the staff are members of the Professional Tattoo Association of Australia, and over the years they have won numerous national tattoo awards. As one of their clients, I can assure you that these guys leave a lasting, and excellent impression!
	Ajna Photography PO box 1510, Byron Bay GPO Johson St, Byron Bay NSW Australia. 2481 email:elkajna@yahoo.com	Ajna Photography is an Australian based company which is the brain-child of long time Byron Bay resident Elk Ansty. Although Ajna can serve all of your photographic needs, it particularly specialises in pregnancy portraiture and creative birth photography. As a trained photographer, and mother, Elk’s work is highly professional, extremely sensitive, and celebrates the miraculous journey that is motherhood. Examples of her photogtaphic work has been published in the Sydney Morning Herald, and has been exhibited around Australia. For a personal quotation, please contact Elk via her email address (opposite)
	Susan Cotch www.susancotch.com susancotch@hotmail.com	Born in Perth, Australia, Susan currently resides in London UK. An independent unsigned artist, Susan has gained the interest of 3 labels through performances throughout England. Susan has been writing & producing her own compositions for 10 years and has been a live performer for over two decades. Her voice has been described as "Ben Harper meets Neneh Cherry Early childhood influences included soulful pop artists such as Marvin Gaye and Ike & Tina Turner. Her great love for jazz, blues and old r&b icons like Mahalia Jackson is evident in her vocal style, coupled with the political and philosophical ideals found within the lyrical content of Curtis Mayfield.
	Charlie www.dunnetwright.co.uk charlie@dunnetwright.co.uk	Charlie was signed by DWM in 1997 initially for the recording of "Tá Muid." She was not an experienced performer, but her voice held a captivating quality which suited the song exceptionally well, and as further recordings were made, her individual vocal style and thought-provoking lyrics combined with the production and songwriting talents of Foxbat, Iain Dunnet and Nigel Glockler to produce a collection of truly evocative and memorable songs. "Clearly Charlie's debut album Vision is going to attract significant international attention in the coming months." (Musicaldiscoveries.com November 2000)
	Sun Sun Website sun@dunnetwright.co.uk	Sun's formation was, like many of those things in life that make you go "hmmmmm.....", an accident. Iain Dunnet and Phil Jackson literally collided with soul frontman Darwin Phillips at a reunion gig in Brighton in December 1999. After a few experimental gigs in January 2000, the band that was to become Sun found themselves booked off of their feet all around East Sussex. Recently, Brighton guitar afficionado Danny Fox was added to the mix, and the band plays on-- loudly. Combining funk, soul, reggae, soca, calypso, and ringbang (......really), there is literally nothing like a bit of Sun.. To see what all the noise is about, lively up yourself and check them out on their website. Better still, find the gig nearest you and get youself into a bit of Sun.