1. Wadi (wood) 1:24

Matthew Doyle: voice

2. Djirang (leaves of a tree) 1:46

Mary Rapp double bass, Boyd contrabass clarinet, 
Robert Maxwell-Jones bass flute, Bob McIver trombone

3. Bugi (bark) 6:34

Matthew Doyle didgeridoo, Mary Rapp double basses, Bukhu Ganburged khoomei (throat singing) morin khuur (horsehead fiddle)

4. Djuraduralang (bark used to make fishing lines) 3:43

Richard Petkovic harmonium, Mary Rapp cello, Bankstown World Music Choir: Linda Marr (conductor), John Evans, Karen Hamblen, Margaret O’Connor, Ros Borghi, Sandra Perrin, Xin Chen, Perpetua Ekechukwu, Sundus Altai, additional voices Richard, Myka and Ria Petkovic and Diane Townley

5. Gumir (hole in a tree) 1:21

Linsey Pollak playing Kim Sanders’ aardvark (bass gaida bagpipe), Robert Maxwell-Jones bass flutes

6. Birragu (hollow tree) 3:05

Mary Rapp cellos, Bankstown World Music Choir: 
Linda Marr (musical director), John Evans, Karen Hamblen, Margaret O’Connor, Ros Borghi, Sandra Perrin, Xin Chen, Perpetua Ekechukwu, Sundus Altai, additional voice, Diane Townley

7. Bulbi (leaning tree) 1:45

Bukhu Ganburged khoomei (throat singing) 
morin khuur (horsehead fiddle)

8. Guwibul (dead tree) 3:00

Riff Raff Radical Marching Band brass drums saxophones clarinets, Stephen Morley horn, Boyd contrabass clarinet

9. Dhuraga (splinter) 2:04

Bankstown World Music Choir voices (on zoom), 
Stephen Morley tanpura, Richard Petkovic harmonium

10. Bulu (shadow of a tree) 1:55

Stephen Morley horn, Boyd contrabass clarinet, Matthew Doyle voice

Dharug and Dharawal names spoken by Matthew Doyle

1. Dyerren dyerren (Dharawal) Port Jackson Pine Callitris rhomboidea

2. Banga’ly Swamp Mahogany Eucalyptus robusta (CB)

3. Burringora Forest Red Gum Eucalyptus tereticornis (CP) (CB)

4. Cobajora Stringybark Eucalyptus eugenioides (CP) (CB)

5. Mogargro White Ironbark Eucalyptus beyeri (CB)

6. Mun’ning Red Bloodwood Eucalyptus gummifera (CB)

7. Mundowey Grey Gum Eucalyptus punctata (CP) (CB)

8. Tarrin’ny Scribbly Gum Eucalyptus haemastoma (CB)

9. Torrangora Grey Iron Bark Eucalyptus paniculata (CB)

10. Tarunde’a Blackbutt Eucalyptus pilularis (CB)

11. Torumba Red Mahogany Eucalyptus resinifera (CB)

12. Werraboyne Peppermint Gum Eucalyptus piperita (CB)

13. Mugagaru Narrowleaf ironbark Eucalyptus crebra (CP) (CB)

14. Wadi wood

15. Guwibul dead tree

16. Bulu shadow of a tree

17. Gumir hole in a tree

18. Birragu hollow tree

19. Bulbi leaning tree

20. Djirang leaves of a tree

21. Bugi bark

22. Djuraduralang bark used to make fishing lines

23. Dhuraga splinter

24. Duga brush or forest—thick wood about a watercourse

25. Djaramada scrub

26. Bidjawong Eastern Water Dragon

27. Ngarang Bearded Dragon

28. Mugadun Bluetongue, Sleepy Lizard

29. Wirriga Goanna

30. Bayagin Leaf-tailed Gecko

31. Marragawan Brown Snake

32. Daning Death Adder

33. Wirragadara Bandy Bandy

34.Djirrabidi Red-bellied Black Snake

(CB) occurring in Canterbury Bankstown (CP)  Cumberland Plains region ref THE SYDNEY LANGUAGE by Jakelin Troy Produced with the assistance of the Australian Dictionaries Project and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Canberra 1993. Traditional Aboriginal Names Baulkham Hills Shire.pdf. https://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Library/Library-e-Resources/Local-Studies-Family-History/A-Brief-History-of-the-Shire#Aboriginal. Murni Dhungang Jirrar Living in the Illawarra Compiled and written by Sue Wesson.

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