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IN THIS
ISSUE
1. New
Fire WINS Indian Summer Music
Award
2.
The
NEW Free Downloads "TWILIGHT
JOURNEY"
3.
Bryce
Canyon Photos
4.
Native
American flute
information
5.
Appearances
Dear Friends,
Summer has come to a close and Autumn is upon us.
The days are getting shorter and the weather
cooler. Hopefully you had a good summer and got to
get out and see some of our beautiful country. If
not, or if you hunger for a little more, hopefully
this issue of Echoes From The Mesa will help. The
new MP3 download has been posted. It is a
reflection on those last moments of day, when
shadows are long, colors strong and the sky changes
it's face from light to dark. It's called "Twilight
Journey" and features a Pat Haran bass flute in the
key of E.
This is also the
time of Indian Summer and I am excited and proud to
announce that New Fire won this year's Indian
Summer Music Award in the Native Spirit Category!
You can find out more about that and enjoy the
latest download by exploring the links
below.
I hope you enjoy
this autumn's issue Echoes From The
Mesa.
In harmony,
Scott August
1. NEW FIRE WINS INDIAN SUMMER
MUSIC AWARD
New
Fire
has won an Indian Summer Music Award (ISMA) in the
Native Spirit category. The awards were part of the
Indian Summer Festival which is celebrated it's
20th anniversary this year. The festival was held
September 8, 9 and 10, at Henry Maier Festival Park
in Milwaukee. The Indian Summer Festival is one of
the nations biggest Native American festivals and
Pow Wows and features some of the biggest names in
Native Music today.
Listen
to samples of New Fire
Read
more
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2. NEW FREE MP3:
"Twilight Journey"
During the day the colors of the canyon country
are washed out, lossing their rich hues and
becoming pale and dull. But during sunrise and
sunset, when shadows are long and the rays from the
sun are traveling though more of the earth's
atmosphere the colors of the desert bursts to life.
Reds ignite like fire, the blue of the sky turns a
rich turquoise and sandstone cliffs glows the
spectrum between white, pink and gold.
I find myself
waiting for these this special time of day. Waiting
at the edge of some vast canyon or hurrying in my
truck to some spot I know will perfectly catch the
light. Camera ready. I call these Twilight
Journeys.
One place
that
never fails no matter how many times I've seen them
are the sunsets at Grand Canyon. I'm always amazed.
Most people choose watch the sun, itself, set over
the horizon. Something I've always felt I can do at
home. I prefer to face away from the sun and watch
the colors of the canyon cliffs come to life. For
only at the canyon can you experience the fiery
reds, glistening golds and shimmering sand colors
that make help make the canyon grand.
 Another
place that is almost always perfect is the southern
edge of Cedar Mesa, the place where Cedar Mesa
Music gets it's name. Rising 1,100' above the
Goosenecks of the San Juan river, Valley of the
Gods and Mexican Hat, on a clear day from any of
the vantage points you can see from Ute Mountain in
southeastern Colorado to Monument Valley on the
Utah-Arizona border.
Below Cedar Mesa
from the view point at Monument Valley Tribal Park
you can get a close up view of the famous Mittens
and if you're there during sunset you can see Ute
Mountain to the east and the silhouette of Navajo
Mountain to the west. Navajo Mountain is also
visible at sunset from Cedar Mesa. It is sacred to
the Navajos and like all the mountains of the Four
Corners a fixed point on the landscape
To be
honest,
there aren't many bad spots to catch the end of day
in southern Utah, but one of the best is in Arches
National Park. So many elements come together
there, vast open spaces, playful arches, balancing
rocks and views of snow covered mountain. There are
so many places in the park where the line between
the last rays of daylight and the first shadows of
night is a razor sharp line. As if you could move
from day to night in a single step as you watch
night take over day and swallow the earth
whole.
Sunset
is also one the most popular time to visit Delicate
Arch, the Park's most famous feature. The last time
I was there it felt like I was at some ancient
temple of stone. As the sun set the arch began to
glow gold. Suddenly the moon appeared behind the
arch, rising over the La Sal mountains. I climb
into the slick sandstone bowl that lies below
Delicate Arch, risking a nasty fall, and got a shot
of the moon shinning through the arch hole.
Nature's Stonehenge.
Views also abound
at Bryce Canyon
National Park. The elevation at Sunset Point is
8,000' and the canyon, really a series of
amphitheaters, tumbles down to the Paria valley
1,000' below. Once again Navajo mountain is
visible, if just barely. This time it lies to the
east.
From Bryce bands
of color are seen in the sky to the east during the
last minutes of daylight. They become lighter as
they climb higher in to the twilight sky. These
bands are the thin layers of the earth's atmosphere
made visible, and are the last breath of daylight.
These are but a
few of the locations that I love so much during
this special time of day. Others happen without
warning or expectation. All of them Twilight
Journeys.
TWILIGHT JOURNEY
is the newest MP3 download. It features a Pat Haran
E bass flute made of curly Port Orford Cedar with
accents of Redwood and Padauk.
Orignially recorded as an improvisation during my
concert the Nixon Library in July of this year.
Later in my studio I added textures, loops and
piano to add to the mystery and emotion of the
piece. To listen or download it follow the link
below. Then sit back and let your mind and
imagination drift.
In Harmony
-Scott August
LISTEN
TO TWILIGHT JOURNEY BY BECOMING A MEMBER OF OUR
FREE E-MAILING
LIST
The
free MP3 downloads are available to member of our
free E-mailing list. To sign up click the link
above.
PAST FREE
DOWNLOADS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS
OF OUR E-MAILING LIST.
FADING
CANYON LIGHT
Solo for
Anasazi flute.
If you missed Scott's article about the Anasazi
flute you can also read it here:
ANASAZI
FLUTE BLOG
EARTH
& SKY
Solo
from Sacred Dreams performed on a Keith Stanford
flute.
Listen to the download or watch the
video.
WIND
Song for
Zapotec Clay flute. Performed live at the TED 2006
conference.
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3. NEW PHOTO PAGE
In conduction with the new MP3 download "Silent
Stones" inspired by Bryce Canyon we've added a page
of photos by Scott August of the canyon:
Photos
of Bryce Canyon
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4.
NEW NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE ARTICLES
In case you haven't been following Scott's blog
lately he's posted several new articles for Native
American flute players with helpful information
about buying and caring for a Native American
flute, These are full of helpful tips for both
beginners and more advanced players. If you are a
beginner, or are thinking about purchasing a NAF
there are articles that takes you step by step
through playing your first notes and improving your
playing technique.
How
to Buy a Native American flute part
1
How
to Buy a Native American flute part
2
How
to Care for your Native American
flute
Playing
your first scale on a Native American
flute
Strengthening
your Fingers: Technique
improvement
NEW
Playing
from the Heart part 1
NEW
Playing/Composing
from the Heart part 2
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5.
APPEARANCES
Find out where Scott August is playing next. The
Appearance
page on cedarmesa.com has been updated and has his
current schedule.
Here are some
appearances of note coming up this year.
October 13, 14,
15, 2006
Zion Canyon Art and Flute Festival
Springdale, UT. Just outside of Zion National
Park
Scott will be performing on the main stage
Saturday.
He will also be
giving two workshops during the course of the
festival:
- How to Start
your own Record Label
- Composing
from the HeartTM Due
to demand a second class has been
added.
There will be
lots of big names in the Native American flute
world and lot's of exciting performances and
workshops. If you're interested be sure and book
early. Hotel rooms are limited. For more
information visit their website
www.zioncanyonartandflutefestival.com
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ECHOES FROM THE MESA is a quarterly newsletter
published by Cedar Mesa Music.
We welcome your comments. Please direct any
comments to news@cedarmesa.com
Cedar Mesa Music
The official web site of the music of Scott
August.
www.cedarmesa.com
© 2006 Cedar Mesa Music
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