NEW SLIDE-SHOW DVD
Over 1000 photos of Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
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We just spent two lovely months on Aotea, or Great Barrier Island as the “pakeha” call her, which is located approximately 90 kms east of Auckland, New Zealand. Thanks in large part to our great friends John and Peggy-anne Garlick, we have been able to spend some very high quality time there in recent years, being able to live very close to the edge of the sea, in close contact with nature, in an environment that is relatively undisrupted by development and the intrusion of commerce and industry. For a while now we’ve been wanting to make a film about Great Barrier, and we wanted to make the film there; we weren’t able to access our library of mini-dv tapes while we were there, so we came up with the idea of making a “slide-show” of our still photos, on a dvd that could be viewed as a movie.
On our films we’ve always used original music I did with friends, but for this project we compiled a sound-track consisting of selected tracks from artists whose music we like and that fit with the spirit of what this project is all about: loving Mother Earth, appreciating her beauty and the fragility of life as we know her. The name “Gaiotea” is a synthesis of Gaia, the ancient Greek name for the Earth, and Aotea, the ancient Maori name for Great Barrier, meaning “white cloud.” We chose over 1000 still photos, both film and digital, for this presentation. We hope you enjoy the awesome beauty of this magical place, truly a gem in the crown of New Zealand’s real “clean and green” natural heritage. Many thanks to the various musical artists whose songs we’ve included in our sound-track; we are in the process of contacting each of these people, not only to request their permission for using their material, but mainly to share a copy of the project with them.
SOUNDCLOUD LINK TO LISTEN TO/DOWN-LOAD SOUND-TRACK:
http://snd.sc/Pr0RD6
MUSIC WE USED IN THIS PRESENTATION (song title/artist/cd)
“Four Pillars” Tuu Mesh
“Wilderness Lost” Dan Gibson's Solitudes Harmony
“Freedom at Sea” Dan Gibson's Solitudes Harmony
“Tree Spirit” Dean Evenson &Tom Barabas Wind Dancer
“Day Sky, Night Sky” R. Carlos Nakai & Peter Kater Water
“Clouds” Dean Evenson & Tom Barabas Wind Dancer
“Laughing Waters” Deuter Mystery of Light
“Between Worlds” Erik Wøllo & Deborah Martin Between Worlds
“Brazilian Love” Deuter Ecstasy
“Silent Nostalgia” Erik Wøllo Blue Sky, Red Guitars
“Coyita” Gustavo Santaolalla Ronroco
“Cumbres Andinas” Inkuyo Window to The Andes
“Desert Wind” Alice Gomez with Madalyn Blanchett & Marilyn Rife
While The Eagle Sleeps
“Raven Dance” Scott August Lost Canyons
“River On” Dean Evenson & Soundlings Ensemble Eagle River
“Grandfather's Song” Bamboo Cedar Oak Song of Our Grandfathers
“East Wind Awaken” David & Steve Gordon Shaman's Vision Journey
“Last Wild River” R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
Feather, Stone & Light
“Afternoon at Uluru” R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman,
Feather, Stone & Light
“Sunpath” R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman,
Dancing into Silence
“A Breath of Peace” R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman,
Dancing into Silence
“Memory's Children” R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman,
Dancing into Silence
“Rain” Burning Sky Creation
“Calling the Sun” Scott August Lost Canyons
“White” Deuter Earth Blue
“Drifting Petals” Ralph Towner SolsticeNOTE: As time and conditions permit, we will re-release this slide-show with all-original music; for now, each of these musical artists has some very nice music to check out. Also, we can supply high-resolution prints of any of these Great Barrier Island photos, on paper or canvas...just contact us on email.
JEFF PHILLIPS & LIESBET VERSTRAETEN
HOBART TASMANIA
JULY 2011
