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News

  • Rockies Down Under Shakuhachi Camp

    The 2008 10th Annual Rockies Camp will be held in Sydney immediately before WSF08, 2-4 July 2008. For more information and to register for the "Rockies Camp Down Under", please visit the website
  • December 24, 2007

    Details about the S-1 Grand Prix Young Performers Competition are now online. Learn More.
  • November 21, 2007

    You can now register on-line for WSF08! Register here.
  • September 10, 2007

    Accommodation and Add On Tours page has been updated. View and book accommodation and optional tours on line!
  • April 16, 2007

    The new Festival website is up and running! Check back for updates to the site as the festival nears.

Links

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http://sydneyflutefestival.com.au
Website of the Australian Sydney Flute Festival, which will be held in 2007. Contains information on the festival including how to register.
http://www.shakuhachi.org.au/
Website of the Australian Shakuhachi Society. Information on the Australian Shakuhachi Festivals and other ASS activities.
http://www.komuso.com
The vast and well designed site of the International Shakuhachi Society. Much information of performers, pieces, recordings and other data.
http://communication.ucsd.edu/shaku/
A shakuhachi mailing list. Join the list, and you can receive information about and enter into discussions on the shakuhachi, via email. Its archives are also worth perusing.
http://www.shakuhachi.com
Taihei shakuhachi. The first and biggest commercial site dedicated to the shakuhachi and other related instruments. Put together by Monty Levenson, it features instruments, recordings, sheet music, books, tour details, and other information.
http://www.taikoz.com
The site of TaikOz, Australia's taiko (Japanese festival drums) group, founded by Ian Cleworth and Riley Lee.
http://www.shakucamp.com
The site of the Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies.
http://www.zenflute.com
The site of shakuhachi player John Singer.
http://www.karakpercussion.com
Karak is a percussion group featuring Kevin Mann and Kerryn Joyce, who are also members of TaikOz.
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~shaku100/index.html
Site of Tom Deaver, shakuhachi maker since 1971. My primary 1.8 shakuhachi was made by Tom. He also grows blueberries.
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~shakuhachi/
Site of Yamaguchi Shugetsu, another maker of excellent shakuhachi. His ji-nashi flutes and chokan (very long flutes) are especially recommended. My longest flutes (3.1- F and 2.7 - G) are made by Shugetsu.
http://www.shakuhachi.com.au
Site of David Brown, Australia's maker of excellent shakuhachi.
http://www3.plala.or.jp/take8/eindex.htm
Site of Taro Miura, shakuhachi maker and poet.
http://www.nyogetsu.com
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin teaches shakuhachi throughout the USA.
http://www.franklinshop.com/shakuhachiforsale
A public service site, listing shakuhachi instruments that are for sale.
http://www.shakuhachi.bz
The site of Gunnar Linder.
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~komuken/frame2.html
Site of M. Kosuga, President of the Komuso Research Association. In Japanese.
http://www.mejiro-jp.com/eng/e_home.html
Mejiro Co. Ltd, a store in Tokyo that caters to shakuhachi enthusiasts worldwide.
http://www.carlrathus.net/
Site of Carl Rathus, who also studied with Sakai Chikuho II in Japan.
http://www.japanworldmusic.com
Site of Andrew MacGregor, first Australian 'shihan'.
http://www.ranft.id.au
Australian Shakuhachi Society's newsletter editor, Graham Ranft's shakuhachi page.
http://www.emptybell.org
A site about spirituality, in particular the relationships between Buddhist and Christian traditions.
http://www.sparklingbeatnik.com
A site featuring a number of shakuhachi recordings.
http://www.cloudhandsmusic.com
The site of Peter Ross.
http://www.hogaku.com
The Hogaku Journal (Japanese language only) caters to the world of traditional Japanese music.
http://silvertone.princeton.edu/~fw
The site of composer (and shakuhachi player) Frances White. Her piece "Birdwing", for computer and shakuhachi, is beautiful!
http://www.bamboo-in.com
The site of shakuhachi player Alcvin Ramos, British Columbia, Canada.
http://www.navaching.com/
Nelson Zink's wonderfully informative and eclectic website. Much about the shakuhachi
http://www.stephenmarkbarchan.com
Stephen Mark Barchan, composer.
http://www.shakuhachiyuu.com
This attractive site sells the plastic shakuhachi yuu for beginning players, David Brown's hardwood shakuhachi, and bamboo shakuhachi by various makers. It also offers a variety of teaching materials.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Euroshak/
Euroshak forum

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