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Duke playing "Indian Blues" on
a Conch Shell Trumpet on stage at the Conference of the International
Native American Flute Association, August 2006, accompanied by Dr.
Michael De Maria on drums.
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News
Keller Lake Eagle Nest Blown Away
The 70-mile winds accompanying
the thunderstorm on Saturday, July 12, literally blew
the Keller Lake eagle nest away right from under the
two young eagles who hadn’t
fledged yet.
They survived,
are perched in the tree very close to where their nest
once was, and their parents still bring them fish which they lay
on the branches near them. The adults perch nearby. An interesting
lesson in eagle survival. Worth a visit, see the directions
to Keller Lake.
Watch eagles at Keller Lake with Duke.
Last updated on
7/25/08
Duke
Addicks’ Powerful Presentations have fascinated hundreds
of audiences of adults and older children.
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comments about
Duke by other storytellers
Duke's Powerful Presentations include:
Bagpipes
used by Scottish fur traders and Native American
Indian drums and flutes are often played by Duke
as part of his storytelling.
He begins each presentation by playing a conch trumpet in a ceremony calling the Powers in the West, North, East, South, Earth, Sky and the Self to be present.
Invite
Duke to tell his stories at your group’s next meeting, special
event, festival, campfire or outing.
Contact Duke at
(651) 643-0622
or by email at
dukeaddicks@earthlink.net
About Duke Addicks
References
Publications
Native American flute information
Mississippi River Overlooks
Links
Friends
of the Minnesota Valley
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Events Calendar
Friends of the Mississippi River
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National Eagle Center
More Upper Mississippi River information
Mississippi Explorer Cruises
The Raptor Center
Effigy Mounds
Ramsey County Historical Society
For more information about storytelling and storytellers: visit Northstar Storytelling League and Northlands Storytelling Network
Duke plays his Great Highland Bagpipes
on the steps of Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
Directions to
Keller Lake
From
Highway 61 turn west at the first set of stoplights north of
Highway 36, onto County Road C. Go west to the lake and turn
south (left) at the T onto Keller Lake Parkway. Follow the Parkway
to a stop sign and go left and park in the Spoon Lake fishing
area parking lot. Walk east fifty yards along the lakeshore to
the viewing station. |
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Duke Addicks playing Celtic/Indian
jazz while the Thunderdrum rests.
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Explore
This Website!
Invite Duke to
Play his blend
of ancient melodies and modern jazz on native American style flutes,
and
Tell flute legends
and lore. The emphasis can range from just flute music, to flute
music with some tales between the tunes, or flute stories illustrated
by flute music.
Experience
Watching eagles with Duke
Duke's upcoming programs that are open to the
public
Compline (the night prayer of the Maori/Anglican people of New
Zealand)
A Native American flute circle
The Conference of the International
Native American Flute Association (Duke's presentation/performance
is on playing Celtic tunes on the Native American flute)
Learn
Find
useful information about
Watching bald eagles: their habitats throughout the year
The Native American flute and its music
How
high are the Mississippi River overlooks from St. Paul to
Dubuque
The two Grey Cloud women who dominated the fur
trade on the Upper Mississippi
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Native American Indian
Flute Music and Stories
Duke’s authentic Native American
Indian stories illustrate the spiritual background
and the mysterious gift of the flute. Duke
gives voice to his flutes with his unique
music — a blend of ancient Native American
Indian melodies, Celtic and other modal tunes
from many different cultures, and blues and
jazz. His breath enables the spirit that
lives within the flute to sing. More |
Duke Addicks is a member of the International Native
American Flute Association, and was honored
to give a general session presentation /
performance of Native
American Flute Tales and Tunes at the International Native
American Flute Association's 2006 Annual
Conference in San Francisco.
Duke is once again honored to make a presentation
at the 2008 conference of the International
Native American Flute Association in Eau
Claire, Wis., July 9-11, 2008, on Playing
Celtic Tunes on the Native American Flute. For conference
information, click on the logo above. The
list of performers and presenters is truly
impressive and the conference fee for attending
is very modest. |
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Duke's
Native American Indian Tales CD
AVAILABLE NOW !
 THE
TWO EAGLE STORIES on the hour-long
CD are the following:
Burnt
Face (also called Scar
Face). Centuries ago this young
man followed an eagle and built
the solar observatory we call
the Wyoming Medicine Wheel.
Fawn. This
young woman, whose village was on
a tributary of the Minnesota River
at Kaksiza Sica, or Sica Hollow,
near Sissiton, South Dakota, survived
the Great Flood and married Big Eagle.
They are the ancestors of all of
the Dakota Indian people, perhaps
of us all. Pipestone is the flesh
turned to stone of those who died
in the flood. The Thunderbirds who
brought the flood waters are the
guardians of the Pipestone Quarry
in Minnesota.
Duke's
next two CDs entitled Who Haunts
Here: true ghost stories of the Upper
Mississippi River, and Who Haunts
Me: personal ghost stories of a ghost
hunter, are in production and will
be sold by Duke and should be available
by May. |
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Compline
at St. Matthew's
2136 Carter Avenue, St. Paul, Minn.
7 p.m. Sundays through the end of October, 2008
Duke Addicks leads this contemplative, thoughtful
and spiritual worship service at the close
of the day.
Compline at St. Mathews is based on the Night
Prayer from the Maori/Anglican New
Zealand Prayer Book (the Maori are the indigenous people of
New Zealand).
Material from Anglican, Celtic and Native American Indian religious
traditions is also included. More |
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Who Haunts Here?
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Duke
tells true ghost stories selected from
the hundreds of hauntings by American
Indians, explorers, fur traders, pioneers
and the recently deceased, that he has
investigated throughout Minnesota, Iowa
and Wisconsin, and also tells about his
own encounters with ghosts.
“Duke
is without a doubt the Minnesota
Master of real ghost stories. He
makes the stories of ghosts seem
natural and believable.” - fellow
storyteller |
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Watch
Eagles |
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Watch
Eagle Nests With Duke
Current
Eagle Nest-Watching programs  
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Watch
Eagles with Duke
Wednesday
evening eagle watch at Keller
Lake
Most
Wednesday evenings, April through
August, 2008
One hour before sunset to sunset
Watch
the Keller Lake eagles that nest
on the south side of Highway
36 and west of Highway 61 in
Maplewood, Minn. directions
When
bringing a group, contact Duke
at 651-643-0622 beforehand to
make sure that he expects you.
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Fur
Traders James Aird and Pig’s Eye Parrant tell the story of
The Two Grey Cloud Women
Two Mdewakanton Indian (Dakota Sioux) women,
mother (1765 to 1844) and
daughter (1793-1849),
both named Grey Cloud
Whose Lives Changed the Course of Upper Mississippi
River History (an island in the Mississippi bears
their name)
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| Tales of the Fur Trade
James Aird, portayed by Duke Addicks, stands in the
yard of Aird's 1770s house near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
This is the oldest structure in Wisconsin still on its original
location.
Duke Addicks, portraying James Aird, tells an audience of
200 people at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin,
to not forget Zeb Pike.
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Duke
Addicks portrays Scottish-born fur trader James Aird who tells
stories about his own Mississippi River adventures and those
of his wife, Grey Cloud; his brother-in-law, Chief Wabasha; his
protégé Ramsey Crooks, who would eventually lead
the American Fur Company; his partner Robert Dickson, who led
the Indians in their efforts to keep the Upper Mississippi in
British hands during the War of 1812; his partner Murdoch Cameron,
whose ghost may still haunt the far shores; and his other partners,
including Archibald Campbell, who was killed in a duel due to
an argument with Dickson.
Aird
also tells the stories of Zebulon Montgomery Pike and Lewis
and Clark.
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Pig's
Eye Parrant Returns!
Retired voyageur, illegal whisky trader
and inadvertent founder of the City of St. Paul (first called Pig's
Eye Landing), Pierre Pig's Eye Parrant is back! What Stories Does He Tell? Find
out. Click here. |
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Don't
Forget Zeb Pike!
Duke tells the true
story of this extraordinary young hero of the Upper Mississippi.
At the same time Lewis and Clark were searching for the source
of the Missouri, Pike was sent to search for the source of
the Mississippi, to establish sites for forts in the Northwest
frontier and to establish peace between the American Indian
tribes. By the time he was made a brigadier general in 1813
at age 34, Pike had become a national hero and was so highly
regarded as a military leader and explorer in his own time
that, had he not met an untimely death, he likely would have
become our nations President. More Explorer
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