Celebrating the Musical and Cultural Expressions of the World's Indigenous and Folk Flute Traditions
Flute Sounds
Peter Phippen performs upon a 1.7 Edo Period shakuhachi. He is accompanied by the Finnish kantele played by Dr. Arja Kastinen.
Kevin Locke is the Traditional Flute Voice of Indigenous America.
Flutist: Dr. Andra Bohnet; This song is by Turloch O'Carolan (1670-1738), the famous Irish harper who left us a legacy of songs.
Title track of Mary Youngblood's second Grammy Award winning record, Dance with the Wind.
This is a pentatonic late night raga, which drops the 2nd and 6th in ascending and descending and uses the natural and flat 3rd.
"On a visit to Mesa Verde National Park, I was overwhelmed with the immensity and majesty of the Cliff Palace."
Recorded live in St. Joseph Abbey, St. Benedict, Louisiana. Native American flute and pipe organ.
"Ancient Voices" is an improvisation, brought about by time spent with friends. This song is from Heart Wind Band's debut album.
This is Gary's arrangement of Paul Horn's composition, "Centaur."
Features harp with a haunting low whistle melody intertwined with a high tin whistle countermelody. From Joseph's CD, Ethereum.
Original composition from the James Marienthal's Speak to the Sky CD, featuring low C minor Native American flute with guitar and vocal harmonies.
"Amazing Grace - Trail of Tears" is from Joanne's first solo album Under the Stars. It was recorded live on location at the Mt. Wilson Observatory 100-inch telescope dome. This is an acoustic recording
"Lava Walker" refers to the Big Island of Hawai'i and was written and performed with Susan SurfTone (on guitar) accompanied by Charles Lowrey on percussion. Joanne is playing classical flute and a High Spirits walnut Triple Harmony Drone in A. This is a live concert recording.