Native American flute player Gareth Laffely will make his fourth appearance at the 2019 Musical Echoes Native American Flute Festival. He will perform at 4 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.

The Native American flute’s wistful tones evoke images of moonlit nights on the western plains and remind a listener of the musician’s spiritual connection to his world. But to James Pellerite, former ...

A few years ago, Gary Leatham was a scientist and recruiter for a Seattle biotech firm when the sound of a Native American flute called to him from a sales booth at Folklife. Within 20 minutes he’d ...

The Native American flute is known to evoke images of the Old West, a wolf calling to its mate or an eagle silhouetted against a fiery red-painted sky. No one knows this better than Andy Talley who, ...

In Native American legend, a poor, lovestruck young man receives the gift of his life when a woodpecker teaches him to make and play a flute, which in turn swayed the girl of his dreams, a chief’s ...

Syracuse, NY -- Rob Benedict, a member of Turtle Clan of the Mohawk Nation, plays the Native American flute to feel a connection to his ancestry. “When I play it seems to put me in touch with my ...

Jack "Flute" Holland doesn't like to be told what to do, how to do it, when to do it, what he should think or act like or how he should feel. He never has, and he's not likely to change anytime soon.

ARLINGTON – While Dario Meguire lay near death on life support in a Seattle hospital in June, the recorded Native American flute music his mother played for him penetrated his unconscious state. “I ...

At 90 years old, James Pellerite could comfortably rest on the many achievements of his past. Instead, he’s chosen a path of restless innovation, challenging the conventional orthodoxy of both ...

In a quiet Salem, Oregon neighborhood, a small monthly flute circle gathers in the living room of Native American flute performer and recording artist, Jan Michael Looking Wolf. A member of the ...

Scott Schaefer plays a Native American flute, but not with the music most might think he’d perform. The Surprise resident mixes new age and jazz music, instead of the tribal music often associated ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Central Oregon Community College is commemorating Native American Heritage Month with a lineup of virtual and in-person events in November, including at the Bend, Madras and ...