Musicians

Mark Atkins

Origin
Yamijti people (Widi tribe), Ogunbil, West Australia
Genre/styles
Traditional
About Mark

Discography

Album formats explained

Album formats

  • 10": 10 inch vinyl records were played at 45 or 33 1/3 rounds per minute (rpm). The former could hold 9, the latter 12 minutes of music per side.
  • 7": 7 inch records (often referred to as 45s) were played at 45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm, with about 4:30 or 6 minutes of music per side.
  • LP: Long play, is a vinyl record played at ​33 1⁄3 rpm with a 12 or 10-inch diameter.
  • EP: Extended play, are vinyl records that allowed two or even three songs on each side.

Didgeridoo Concerto

Released
1984
Tracks
  1. Didgeridoo Concerto
Notes

A one track album, with a 50+ min piece.


Mark Atkins Plays Didgeridoo

Released
1995
Tracks
  1. Bullima
  2. Mung-goon-garlie
  3. In the Night
  4. Tuckonies (Tree Spirit)
  5. Sugar Bag (Bees)
  6. Dumble-Murray
  7. Spontaneous Combustion
  8. The Devil
  9. Bungarrow
Notes

Re-released in 1999 as Didgeridoo Dreamtime.


City Circles

Mark Atkins - City Circles
Released
1996
Tracks
  1. Didgeridoo Concerto
  2. The Emu & the Dog
  3. Pavement Shuffle
  4. City Circles
  5. The Irish in Me
  6. Dreamtime in the Meantime
  7. Birds Eye View
  8. Dance This Time Round
  9. Hoot'n and the Technique
  10. Reelin' Didge
  11. Laughin' Didge
Notes

Special European tour release.


The Sound of Gondwana - 176,000 Years In The Making

Released
February 1997
Tracks
  1. The Call
  2. Crossings
  3. Forest Light
  4. Dance This Time Around
  5. The Emu And The Dog
  6. Dreamtime In The Meantime
  7. Mouthmusic
  8. Cave Drawings
  9. Mungari
  10. Hand Stencils
  11. Roo
  12. My People

Creeper Vines and Time

Mark Atkins - Creeper Vines and Time
Released
2005
Tracks
  1. Creeper Vines & Time
  2. Blow Fly
  3. Mimis
  4. Possom
  5. Road Train
  6. Iron Horse
  7. Laughin Up
  8. Full Moon
  9. Spider
  10. Swamp
  11. Bullet Train
  12. Rain Comes
  13. Trax
  14. Kimberly Sky feat. Mark Willers

Dreamtime

Released
1 July 2011
Tracks
  1. Bullima
  2. Mung-Goon-Garlie
  3. In the Night
  4. Tuckonies (Tree Spirit)
  5. Sugar Bag (Bees)
  6. Dumble-Murray
  7. Spontaneous Combustion
  8. The Devil
  9. Bungarrow
  10. Plateau

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Korff, J 2018, Mark Atkins, <https://stage.creativespirits.info/resources/music/mark-atkins>, retrieved 29 March 2024

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