Mark is a musician who can virtually and literally make his instrument talk.  He has played in front of crowds at five Olympic Ceremonies, , recorded with numerous world class musicians such as Phillip Glass and played to packed venues across the world.

Mark was brought up with beliefs of an Irish mother and an Aboriginal father. When you talk to him you soon understand how at times how this mix of culture and race have been simultaneously difficult and beneficial. It seems a crime that when Mark was a drummer with bands he was refused entry to music venues due to his colour and culture, however he has such a passion to share his music he puts this sort of treatment behind him. After talking to Mark we now have a greater appreciation and insight into how the Aboriginal beliefs are taught. For instance there is a belief that all wealth and knowledge should be shared amongst their own people ….This sounds like a concept we Westerners seem to have lost sight of.

This artist plays the Didgeridoo with amazing passion and can produce some of the most inspiring pieces of music we have ever heard. During some performances he sits behind his instruments and tells the audience the history behind each piece. One song which gave us amazing mental pictures was a tune titled "Roadtrain".  We heard the truck engine, the truck driver's voice, the hum of the bush, the voice's of the drivers in the passenger car………and all these noises were coming from one person and one instrument…Mark and His Didge!

The didgeridoo, as the quintessential Aboriginal instrument, is not only taking a new kind of music to the world, it is also taking pieces of the Aboriginal beliefs and culture to the world as people question Mark about his heritage, and his instrument.

Isn’t it about time we, on the Central Coast of NSW take an interest in our Aboriginal population? Learn a little more about their culture?