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Shilombish

About Me

Shilombish is a four-piece Native American flute musical ensemble that emanated from the Indiana Flute Circle - a society of members that collect, play, construct and promote the Native American flute. Our music is a mixture of textural sound improvisation, composed chordal progressions and spontaneous harmonic counterpoint played over a layer of percussion and other sounds. We also incorporate natural sounds and many other instruments into our music including acoustic guitar, udu, didgeridoo, shakuhachi, piano (sometimes) and various percussion instruments.
Our Native American flute collections span a wide range of keys and woods and are constructed by contemporary and legendary flute makers from all over the world. The average number of flutes among the four of us at any given performance could number as many as 50 instruments or more.
Most of our music is made up on the spot - completely improvised. We play flutes ranging from sub-bass Em pentatonic and span 3 octaves in almost all keys. We run our sub-bass flutes through an octaver and achieve sub-bass sounds 2 octaves below the sub-bass note. This is used rhythmically and has quite a punch - you can feel it in your bones. Along with percussion, the groove we sometimes achieve can uplift your spirit. Links:
    Shilombish Web Site Indiana Flute Circle Web Site

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Member Since: 10/05/2007
Band Website: http://www.shilombish.com
Band Members: Carol Hatfield - Native American Flutes, Miyazawa Silver Flute, Vocals, Various Percussion.

Patrick Nielander - Native American Flutes, Didgeridoos, Shakuhachi, Udu, Various Other Percussion.

Earl Tharp - Native American Flutes, Shakuhachi, Various Percussion.

Gary Cope - Native American Flutes and Sub-Bass Flutes, Guitars, Piano, Dulcimer, C-Melody and Tenor Saxophones, Vocals, Jaw Harps, Morin Khuur, Udu, Kalimbas and Various Other Percussion.
Gary Cope's Earthlink Page
Click below to listen to Gary's composition:
Suite for Native American Flute, Small River and Four Seasons
...from his CD Sacred Water

suite track listing:
1. Gooseberry (5:29)
(written by Dan Trueman)
2. Swimming Hole (3:39)
3. Leaves Are Falling (4:29)
4. Huron Carol (3:57)
Click below to listen to Gary's rendition of the song:
Shenandoah 3:14
...from his CD Sacred Water
Influences: Göran Månson, Lisa Gerrard, James Pellerite, Gjallarhorn, Kevin Locke, Tim Eriksen/Cordelia's Dad, Tan Dun, Peter Phippen, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Mari Boine, Mark O'Connor, Nawang Khechog, Väsen, Robert Mirabal, Dan Trueman, Susanne Lundeng, Robert Tree Cody, Kronos Quartet, Robbie Robertson, Philip Glass, Saggio, Hans Zimmer, Coyote Oldman, Warren Lynn, Bruce Cockburn, Golana, James DeMars, Louis Ballard, Tom Waits, Brent Michael Davids, Joseph LoDuca, Peter Gabriel, R Carlos Nakai, Aaron Copland, Rich Perry, John Berry, Huun-Huur-Tu - more coming.
Sounds Like: See "Influences"
Record Label: Tohidu Music Productions

My Blog

Shilombish at the Hilbert Circle Theater/Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

O'siyo Friends! - Gary Cope here.Shilombish is basking in contentment following our Hilber Circle Theater performance in Indianapolis, playing in the Oval Prom lobby before the Indianapolis Symphony O...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:49:00 GMT