Thanks and lots of Love to Mom and Dad and all of my family for their support, patience, and musical appreciation throughout my life; to my cousin Tyson who gifted me my first Didjeridu music, which set me on the path with the instrument; to the bands Outback, Trance Mission, Resonance, Huun-Huur-Tu, and David Hykes for much of my stylistic influence; to Murphy Jackson, Patrick Walsh, and Allan Shockley for teaching me the instrument along with the respect it deserves; to the Oregon Country Fair, AnneMarie & Grady Boles - the Conviviality Society, as well as PennyLane Coffee House, for providing a showcase for developing my talent; to Karl Kalbaugh, David Blonski, and Peter Spoecker for daring to make Didjeridu based CDs; to the Mills Didjeridu list for inspiration; to all of the great people along the way - Stephen Kent, Randy Graves, Brandi Chase, Geoff Brown, Ed Drury, Rio & Arrow Olesky, Karl Sacksteder, John Madill, Tim Whittemore, Lee Parker, Marko Johnson, Tom Lange, Rob and Tanya Thomas, Per & Eileen Hultquist, Garth Reed, Eric Walker, Ron Holmes, and all of my great musical friends who played on this CD; to Darren Skanson for being a great sound engineer with rock solid integrity; to John Judish for just the right art design and layout; to the Aboriginal people of Australia, particularly those of North East Arnhem Land for keeping their culture alive for millennia and officially carrying the song of the Yirdaki; to all of the animals of the world; and to God for orchestrating nature's menagerie with beautiful sound! Though the kangaroo - on the cover - may be indigenous to Australia, please note that none of this music even slightly resembles, nor was it meant to resemble that of the indgenous music of Aboriginal Australia.
Animal Dreams is the result of many
years hard work and personal sacrifice
& funding. There is no label or large
company offsetting any costs or
absorbing profits, so please respect
the musicians and have your friends
buy their own copy.
May all your dreams be animated };-D
Dave