Songs From a Hollow Log

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This music is offered with all due respect to the original archivists, and also of course the Aboriginal peoples who wished to share their cultural songs with us in these recordings.

Recorded and edited by Alice M. Moyle. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. C 1978. See notes below regarding the technical details of this conversion from the original vinyl recording to the MP3 download, as well as copyright information and concerns regarding playing these recordings in the company of a traditional Aboriginal person.

Didjeridu and mouth sounds, Borroloola, N.T (a-b) ; Groote Eylandt. (c); Delissaville, N.T.(d); Kununurra, W.A.(e)

Download track 1 side 2 here

The note on the back of the album jacket in the bold yellow square reads: 

"CAUTION

Discretion should be exercised in playing these recorded songs in the presence of Aboriginal people. The recorded voices of singers now deceased may cause distress to listening relatives. In the case of exclusive men's and women's songs, it is advisable to ensure that these are not played to mixed Aboriginal audiences or in the presence of Aboriginal children. Moreover, it will be appreciated that certain ritual songs may mean more to some Aboriginal groups than others.  As a general principal, in any one Aboriginal community, recorded songs should be played first to a group of older Aboriginal people. Permission might then be sought from these people before further playback to others."