Very glad you enjoyed this music. There is something so pure, simple and beautiful about the combination of strings and recorder. Hopefully we can view some performances of your new duo!

An interesting idea that I haven't pursued....yet. For the most part I've not had discomfort from the wannigan itself. Learning the posture and tump placement to align your spine is where I've found the immediate payback.

Absolutely. The perspective of maintaining awareness is a huge benefit. As someone who trains hiking and interpretive guides, my emphasis is on preparation and client care. When things go south and a fire is needed, if I have easy to use materials I will spend less time (or delegate) on fire building and more time invested in other aspects of client care (tarp shelter, first aid, etc). Then the possum can restock afterwards.

Thank you for listening and commenting. The mask wearer has multiple immuno-compromised and vulnerable people in her family and she assists in providing their care. Under these circumstances, a mask seems a very understandable precaution.

Her situation is very unusual and delicate. I made the comment because it has been common for musicians to play with masks out of unfounded fear, including wind instrument musicians. I only try to draw attention to the absurdity that this behavior means.

And the answer is...... We want the musicians to live on as well as the music.

How would you play a wind instrument with a mask on ?@@flavioapriglianofilho3975

You are correct. When filming this I caught myself and made a mental note to put a textbox onscreen during editing. But, that never happened. Thanks for watching!

Great question. These are designed as forest ecosystem shelters, other than the plastic, everything comes from the forest and we build these deep in the forest. At ground level, wind speeds are greatly reduced and are rarely an issue for the structure. Occasionally there will be a rippling of the plastic, but when we properly tensioned and located deep in the bush, the crackle of your wood stove and the movement of wind in the upper branches of trees will be the dominant sounds.

Very glad that you enjoyed it. This has been our personal therapy for the past year.....playing music together.

Thank you! It is a challenge at first, then pure fun.

Thanks Jodie! Hope all is well down south in the Spokane corridor.

As they say, Bach Rocks!

Thanks for listening! It's been a fun journey creating music together.

Jay is one of the little known gems of instruction here in Alberta. First rate person.

For whitewater I tend to agree. But for lake trips, or Canadian Shield country, it's pretty nice to have around. Each of my wannigans has the feet placed to perfectly mesh between the curl on the toboggan and the first cross bar.

Thanks for dropping by. Jay's story was one that had been shared for many years, but few had actually listed to him share his own reasons for the experience. Definitely a philosophy and a life story in there.

Thanks Brady. The first steps are always the biggest risk.

Thanks 👍 Teaching online has been a big learning curve, and creating video content for students has been a big part of it. Might release a few more pieces from various classes over time.

Well said! Missed catching up with you this year Don. We should meet for a walk in the woods one day.

It's amazing how the story has travelled, but for almost everyone, this was the first view we ever had. Jay definitely did amazing things.

Great work wrestling the cameras into submission.