INAFWA/Trout/Deer - July 16, 2008
A congratulation to the new Board members of the INAFWA and it looks like they had a great convention this year. I had chosen to do something different during the time of the convention; here is a little slide show.
Redbelly Lives
David Martinka
Redbelly Lives
David Martinka
NEW FLUTES - June 8, 2008
I am spending some time in MI. for the NorEast'r show and decided to start some new flutes. They should be ready by mid. fall.
Redbelly Lives,
David Martinka
Redbelly Lives,
David Martinka
New Pages - May 15, 2008
I have started to work with Hostbaby on adding some pages to the site so I hope to have them ready in the next month or so.
David Martinka
David Martinka
A Healing Musical Journey: Byron California - April 28, 2008
A Healing Musical Journey: Byron California
It was a great honor to do this concert with Steve Wyse. Steve and I put in to practice our idea of healing through music and positive energy. Our music only could help support the beautiful work that Kaleidoscope is already doing.
Kaleidoscope is an organization of people dedicated to helping people dealing with cancer. We helped raise $1,300 for the Kaleidoscope organization.
I would like to thank Sandra and Fred for opening their home (the Mountain Dew and Reese Cups kept me alive). Thank you Sarah for all the small details you took care. Pastor Dan, you have a beautiful church and the people are so warm and giving. Sound Man Dan, thanks for helping me and Steve sound so good. It was a pleasure working with you!!! Thank you Jan Page, Steve’s Mom Sandra and all the wonderful people of Kaleidoscope for all the work before during and after the concert.
Redbelly Lives
David Martinka
It was a great honor to do this concert with Steve Wyse. Steve and I put in to practice our idea of healing through music and positive energy. Our music only could help support the beautiful work that Kaleidoscope is already doing.
Kaleidoscope is an organization of people dedicated to helping people dealing with cancer. We helped raise $1,300 for the Kaleidoscope organization.
I would like to thank Sandra and Fred for opening their home (the Mountain Dew and Reese Cups kept me alive). Thank you Sarah for all the small details you took care. Pastor Dan, you have a beautiful church and the people are so warm and giving. Sound Man Dan, thanks for helping me and Steve sound so good. It was a pleasure working with you!!! Thank you Jan Page, Steve’s Mom Sandra and all the wonderful people of Kaleidoscope for all the work before during and after the concert.
Redbelly Lives
David Martinka
Native Slovak/Sage/The Cat - April 11, 2008
Native Slovak CD has moved forward with my new MP3 store post last week. There will be some time the before the commercial release is ready with the art work is in the design stage.
My sage received a new location the week but it still should be a few weeks before it breaks ground. The Sweetgrass is 4ins high so it looks like that’s off to a great start.
I am working on some hats and T-shirts so watch for them over the next coming months.
Last here is what Eileen and my cat is up to most of the day.
Redbelly Lives,
David Martinka
My sage received a new location the week but it still should be a few weeks before it breaks ground. The Sweetgrass is 4ins high so it looks like that’s off to a great start.
I am working on some hats and T-shirts so watch for them over the next coming months.
Last here is what Eileen and my cat is up to most of the day.
Redbelly Lives,
David Martinka
3 Generations Play the ZCBJ Hall in Bannister MI. - February 19, 2008
It was I great honor to be the next generation of Martinka Musicians to share our love for music. Joining me there was my Uncle Melvin who played Accordion and in spirit Matus Martinka my grandfather, who played drums and sang in the hottest polka band of the area.
David Martinka
Click Pics to check out the pictures.
David Martinka
Click Pics to check out the pictures.
Sweetgrass Gathering/NewCD - January 29, 2008
Dan and I’s idea for the Sweetgrass Gatherings was off to a good start last year when we decided to make the gathering known to more people. If you could not attend our next Sweetgrass Gathering could be early or mid. summer. Here is a few of the Native Nations that are represented, Mohawk, Navaho, Cherokee, Ottawa, and Chippewa.
We would like to thank everyone for all the kind words about what we are doing with this gathering, it is a great honor. Also we would like to thank people for the kind words about our new CD. We are getting close to the finished mix.
We would like to thank everyone for all the kind words about what we are doing with this gathering, it is a great honor. Also we would like to thank people for the kind words about our new CD. We are getting close to the finished mix.
A Great Weekend - October 25, 2007
Body, Mind and SOUL
It was a great evening with the people from the Body, Mind and Soul. Their warmth and positive energy is awesome and the Elk Medicine is strong. So, a big THANK YOU! goes out to the wonderful people of the Body, Mind and Soul. I have put a link to their store under the cool sites to check out section.
Flute Playing Workshop
My students were under the weather and could not make the workshop but that turned out ok to. Mary Jane McIntree came to help out so the workshop turned into a mini gathering. I would like to thank her and also Paul W. they are very good teachers. They are not afraid to honor and explain how they were taught. And a thank you to John Sarantos for continuing to do your workshops at the Spirit Center.
Wood Carvers Show
Thank you goes out to Dan Haviland for having me play flute for him at the Frankenmuth Wood Carver Show. If you don’t now Dan Haviland, Dan is a Great Lakes Native who is one of the world’s best Native American Flute Makers. Mary Jane stopped by and got some flutes she was looking for and the response of the new CD was great.
Redblly Lives,
Eileen and David
It was a great evening with the people from the Body, Mind and Soul. Their warmth and positive energy is awesome and the Elk Medicine is strong. So, a big THANK YOU! goes out to the wonderful people of the Body, Mind and Soul. I have put a link to their store under the cool sites to check out section.
Flute Playing Workshop
My students were under the weather and could not make the workshop but that turned out ok to. Mary Jane McIntree came to help out so the workshop turned into a mini gathering. I would like to thank her and also Paul W. they are very good teachers. They are not afraid to honor and explain how they were taught. And a thank you to John Sarantos for continuing to do your workshops at the Spirit Center.
Wood Carvers Show
Thank you goes out to Dan Haviland for having me play flute for him at the Frankenmuth Wood Carver Show. If you don’t now Dan Haviland, Dan is a Great Lakes Native who is one of the world’s best Native American Flute Makers. Mary Jane stopped by and got some flutes she was looking for and the response of the new CD was great.
Redblly Lives,
Eileen and David
SunWatch Pics - October 16, 2007
If you get a chance go check out the pics at the Miami Valley Flute Circle of the SunWatch Native Flute Gathering. www.angelfire.com/music5/flutecircle/
Pleasent Wind,
David & Eileen
Pleasent Wind,
David & Eileen
Redbelly News Fall - October 5, 2007
To, Everyone
We would like to start out by giving a big thanks to all whom we met at the SunWatch Flute Gathering this past August. I have posted some pics of the concert on the website. It was a true honor to have performed some of the Legends Of Time songs and new songs, yet to be released.
It was a great honor to have met so many great and fun people at the SunWatch Flute Gathering in Dayton OH this past Aug. Hanging out with all players and makers of the Native American Flute was just a blast!
Dan Haviland and myself our now focusing on the next CD Release. We have collaborated together with, Steve Wyes and Doug Large, on this project. We are settling on the title and songs. There will be some test mixes of songs to be posted on my website www.redbellymusic.com in the next few months, so keep checking. You can find the mixes in the music section of the site. Also, the songs for my next 2 sole CD’s are shaping up nice.
With these new songs it has come to my attention that there is some creation happening. So, I have started to explore this, and I have raised some questions. How do I feel when the song is there? Where do the songs come from and can they grow? Can I remember them? And so on. It’s exciting because its part of the journey. Lately, Eileen and I have been honored with some great sunsets. If you have ever been in a place to see the sky moments after the sun has sets, were the sky has many colors, you have seen The Rainbow Sky. So, there is a birth of a song “The Rainbow Sky”.
We have also started to do some video testing. This is fun for us because we look for beautiful places that we think would be a fun place to play songs. Look for postings of them throughout winter!
In September I preformed some Elk Medicine with John Sarantos at the Chippewa Valley Flute Circles retreat. He is one of many diverse people I am honored so much to know. It was an honor to have traded flute songs with John Sarantos and the other members of the circle. John Sarantos and Gera Clark’s CD Montana Crossings is available through www.CDBaby.com. The website is www.nightdancersmusic.com .
The blend of tobacco was then smoked with Dan Haviland the next week after the retreat. Dan Haviland has a special place that we do these ceremonies and it is a great honor to be in a world that few non-natives even now excistes. Dan Haviland will be at the Frankenmuth Wood Carvers Show on Oct. 21 from 10am-4pm. The show will be held at the high schools gym. He will also so be in concert at the Open Mind Store in Grand Rapids MI. Nov. 10 for more details 616-863-8868. Dan Haviland can be reached at 989-224-8369.
A blend of tobacco, sage and sweetgrass was give to the 7 directions before and after this was wrote. Also a song was played for the world to have peace.
If you would like to share this newsletter with friends or be removed for this newsletter please contact us at dmartinka@redbellymusic.com. If you have ask to share the newsletter in the past than there is no need to ask again.
Live Strong Under The Rainbow Sky,
Eileen and David
We would like to start out by giving a big thanks to all whom we met at the SunWatch Flute Gathering this past August. I have posted some pics of the concert on the website. It was a true honor to have performed some of the Legends Of Time songs and new songs, yet to be released.
It was a great honor to have met so many great and fun people at the SunWatch Flute Gathering in Dayton OH this past Aug. Hanging out with all players and makers of the Native American Flute was just a blast!
Dan Haviland and myself our now focusing on the next CD Release. We have collaborated together with, Steve Wyes and Doug Large, on this project. We are settling on the title and songs. There will be some test mixes of songs to be posted on my website www.redbellymusic.com in the next few months, so keep checking. You can find the mixes in the music section of the site. Also, the songs for my next 2 sole CD’s are shaping up nice.
With these new songs it has come to my attention that there is some creation happening. So, I have started to explore this, and I have raised some questions. How do I feel when the song is there? Where do the songs come from and can they grow? Can I remember them? And so on. It’s exciting because its part of the journey. Lately, Eileen and I have been honored with some great sunsets. If you have ever been in a place to see the sky moments after the sun has sets, were the sky has many colors, you have seen The Rainbow Sky. So, there is a birth of a song “The Rainbow Sky”.
We have also started to do some video testing. This is fun for us because we look for beautiful places that we think would be a fun place to play songs. Look for postings of them throughout winter!
In September I preformed some Elk Medicine with John Sarantos at the Chippewa Valley Flute Circles retreat. He is one of many diverse people I am honored so much to know. It was an honor to have traded flute songs with John Sarantos and the other members of the circle. John Sarantos and Gera Clark’s CD Montana Crossings is available through www.CDBaby.com. The website is www.nightdancersmusic.com .
The blend of tobacco was then smoked with Dan Haviland the next week after the retreat. Dan Haviland has a special place that we do these ceremonies and it is a great honor to be in a world that few non-natives even now excistes. Dan Haviland will be at the Frankenmuth Wood Carvers Show on Oct. 21 from 10am-4pm. The show will be held at the high schools gym. He will also so be in concert at the Open Mind Store in Grand Rapids MI. Nov. 10 for more details 616-863-8868. Dan Haviland can be reached at 989-224-8369.
A blend of tobacco, sage and sweetgrass was give to the 7 directions before and after this was wrote. Also a song was played for the world to have peace.
If you would like to share this newsletter with friends or be removed for this newsletter please contact us at dmartinka@redbellymusic.com. If you have ask to share the newsletter in the past than there is no need to ask again.
Live Strong Under The Rainbow Sky,
Eileen and David
Miami Flute Circle Gathering/Summit/Rino - July 23, 2007
Pics are up from this years Summit Concert and of the Baby Black Rino from the Cleveland Metro Park Zoo.
Click Our Animal Friends in the pic area for the Rino. Also there is Pics from the last Miami Flute Circle Gathering.
Redbelly Lives
Click Our Animal Friends in the pic area for the Rino. Also there is Pics from the last Miami Flute Circle Gathering.
Redbelly Lives
Workshop/Music/Gathering - July 7, 2007
It was a great workshop this past week. My students learned some different ways to play as I have done. I think the best part was to give what I have learned over my 13yrs of playing. Its hard to do that in one afternoon but it’s a great start.
The new CD projects are also moving along. This in it self is a fascinating process and I am looking forward to posting some more test mixes this fall.
Also the Sweetgrass Gathering just keeps getting better. We may get together in the fall.
Redbelly Lives,
David
The new CD projects are also moving along. This in it self is a fascinating process and I am looking forward to posting some more test mixes this fall.
Also the Sweetgrass Gathering just keeps getting better. We may get together in the fall.
Redbelly Lives,
David
New Eileen & David Adventure - May 31, 2007
Go to the Pics to see, Off Roading with Jimmy!
Thanks for a great time Jimmy we had a blast!
Thanks for a great time Jimmy we had a blast!
Latest News - May 14, 2007
I will be posting some new pic soon of another Eileen and David Adventure. Believe me when I say this was just one fun time.
As for the 2007 Nammys (Native American Music Awards) The Legends Of Time CD is only being considered for one in the Native Heart category. If you would like to understand more about the Nammys and how it works you can go to there website www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com and this will take you also to www.votenative.com . I will know if I was nominated after June 30. Also there will be another Redbelly News Letter soon. Eileen is busy with her work and I will be back helping the Cleveland Zoo for the summer. Finally checkout the dates section for a link to the SunWatch Flute Gathering this Aug. 25-26. I will be playing there with some of the best flute players in the country.
Peace, David Martinka
As for the 2007 Nammys (Native American Music Awards) The Legends Of Time CD is only being considered for one in the Native Heart category. If you would like to understand more about the Nammys and how it works you can go to there website www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com and this will take you also to www.votenative.com . I will know if I was nominated after June 30. Also there will be another Redbelly News Letter soon. Eileen is busy with her work and I will be back helping the Cleveland Zoo for the summer. Finally checkout the dates section for a link to the SunWatch Flute Gathering this Aug. 25-26. I will be playing there with some of the best flute players in the country.
Peace, David Martinka
New Pics Added - March 26, 2007
Olsen Wedding pics, SPRING CONCERT 2007 pics, and ower Raccoon friend that stoped by the Aprt. in N. Royalton OH.
Little News Flash - March 24, 2007
In the past weeks I have been busy with teaching at Nature’s Classroom- FFA Camp Muskingum. I have had the honor this month to be a speaker at the Miami Valley Flute Circle. They are all beautiful people. Also, it was a great honor to play at the wedding of newlyweds, Ross Olsen and his new beautiful wife Dawn.
Red-Bellie - January 22, 2007
Check out the Red-Bellie pic that was taken a 1/2 hour after arriving back in North Royalton.
Workshop/Gathering - January 20, 2007
It was a great time being able to share the flute with a fine group of people on their path with the Native American Flute. Thank you Creative Spirit Center for being great hosts for this workshop. Mary Jane it is just a honor to work with you. You have become a part of a greater mission and power of the flute and I look forward to doing more things like this with you. Thanks also to Paul for your help, you are a true flute brother.
As for the gathering it was just great and fun. People came to listen to the flute and they came to play the flute. Also it was a honor to see Chuck S. I got to here him play some songs on my flutes and it gave some peace to me knowing he is well.
Through this day of this News update. The red-bellied woodpeckers were at ower feeders in OH. and at the same time MI. A final thank you to the Red-Bellied Woodpecker and Red-Tailed Hawk you are always welcome in my life.
Peace, David
Redbelly Lives
As for the gathering it was just great and fun. People came to listen to the flute and they came to play the flute. Also it was a honor to see Chuck S. I got to here him play some songs on my flutes and it gave some peace to me knowing he is well.
Through this day of this News update. The red-bellied woodpeckers were at ower feeders in OH. and at the same time MI. A final thank you to the Red-Bellied Woodpecker and Red-Tailed Hawk you are always welcome in my life.
Peace, David
Redbelly Lives
Flutes/Music/Two Bucks - January 10, 2007
My latest set of flutes are finished so if you are looking for a cool instrument to play you can contact me by email for details on how to purchase them.
I thought the last music project was hard work but these next 2 are something else. I still feel they are a 1/2yr to 1yr away but the latest mix is simply beautiful.
My love and I were honored to set on Ojibwa elder/healer John Brown's (Two Bucks) drum this past week. He is truly a great man. His message to us and you is to take your time through life and enjoy. THANK YOU, Two Bucks, Rainbow Eagle, Mary Rainbow Snake Woman for a great evening.
Peace, Eileen & David
Redbelly Lives
I thought the last music project was hard work but these next 2 are something else. I still feel they are a 1/2yr to 1yr away but the latest mix is simply beautiful.
My love and I were honored to set on Ojibwa elder/healer John Brown's (Two Bucks) drum this past week. He is truly a great man. His message to us and you is to take your time through life and enjoy. THANK YOU, Two Bucks, Rainbow Eagle, Mary Rainbow Snake Woman for a great evening.
Peace, Eileen & David
Redbelly Lives