Jewel Dirks

These four pieces are based on my experiences of goat packing in the mountains.  I always bring my ocarinas for a bit of fun.  All the sounds you hear are based on my ocarina playing.  For a description (including some neat...

All the sounds you hear are from various pieces of frozen things around the farm, enduring a 30 below winter....  For notes about this set of pieces, click here.               ...

When I am in the mountains, I am very careful to hang my food high and keep a clean camp.  Although I’ve never had a bear in my camp (that I know of), I’ve seen my share of them.  The animal that most frightens me, however,...

Soon after my first two dogs died of old age, my father died.  A thoughtful theologian, I doubt if he believed in a heaven, but somehow the title seemed ok....   I remastered this piece I wrote way back in 1994.  This used a...

These four pieces are based on my experiences of goat packing in the mountains.  I always bring my ocarinas for a bit of fun.  All the sounds you hear are based on my ocarina playing.  For a description (including some neat...

All the sounds you hear are from various pieces of frozen things around the farm, enduring a 30 below winter....  For notes about this set of pieces, click here.               ...

Soon after my first two dogs died of old age, my father died.  A thoughtful theologian, I doubt if he believed in a heaven, but somehow the title seemed ok....   I remastered this piece I wrote way back in 1994.  This used a...

When I am in the mountains, I am very careful to hang my food high and keep a clean camp.  Although I’ve never had a bear in my camp (that I know of), I’ve seen my share of them.  The animal that most frightens me, however,...

This little piece is made totally from clicking two rocks together and then a little toy cymbal.  For more on the wonderful goat Egon and how I wrote this, click here....