Archaic Roots is a manifestation of many years of study, practice and passion for hand made crafts/artistic media combined with knowledge of indigenous instruments and traditions. The custom made drums and instruments, indigenous instrument education presentations, drum circle facilitation and instrument building workshops provided by Archaic Roots are all inspired by the traditions of our global ancestors.
Offering one of a kind experiences with our unique workshops, retreats, and personal instrument building immersions. Additionally, we can provide an awesome private guest room or primitive artist cabin on the Archaic Roots property (located in the Southern Appalachian wilderness within the largest dome community on the East Coast of the United States). We can host and offer a unique experience while you’re here in the Southern Appalachian Mountains! Focus on yourself, delve into true wilderness areas, connect with our Mother Earth, hike to waterfalls, create art and instruments with a variety of media, and so much more!!
Looking for repair services for a variety of indigenous instruments such as drums, flutes, whistles, didgeridoo, and more; we can help! We can also create hand crafted custom instruments on a commission basis based on your vision and requirements.
Combining the elements of earth, water, air, and fire to produce functional art with a purpose of making music that transcends the art you are accustomed to seeing in most galleries. There’s no other place like Archaic Roots, come see visit us and see what we do!
Mystic Arts Immersion Gathering- 2020
Mystic Arts Immersion Gathering 2020: Experience Alternate Perspectives
Mystic Arts Immersion Gathering was envisioned to be a networking and sharing event; sharing tools & techniques in cross-cultural perspectives. This year we will be focused on altered states of consciousness and entheogens, but other workshops will vary from those two subjects as well.
Indigenous Defensive Techniques
Native American Style Flute Building Workshop- 2020
Djembe Drum Building Workshop- 2020
Indigenous Frame Drum Building Workshop
Learn to build your own frame drum (shamanic drum) in this wonderful workshop. In just a few hours you will learn the process of making this type of drum and be educated on the history and cultural/ceremonial aspects as well. … Continued
Recent Articles
The mysterious pre-Columbian mouth whistle (shepherd’s whistle)
Reading Time: 6 minutes While researching rare whistles and flutes I came across what may be one of the most rare types of whistles known. These whistles are comparable to what many know as the “shepherd’s whistle”, but also known as an “air-spring” whistle, … Continued
Making a Conch Shell Trumpet
Reading Time: 10 minutes Disclaimer- Working with sea shell dust of any kind is very dangerous, not only breathing it in, but also via the heavy metals some shell dust contains and skin contact. Please use protective masks and wind displacement to limit your … Continued
My perspective on making ceremonial tools & instruments
Reading Time: 10 minutes There is a sacred gift in the act of creating a spiritual tool that is hard to explain. It’s like holding sand, that magic is drifting and vague, but tangible during the moments of creation. Then that item you invested … Continued
