Some of the recording artist on the Native American Flute that we have either met or seen in concert. Sam Caldarera, an active member of the Spring Cypress Flute Circle and the Greater Houston Flute Circle, has a flute and guitar duo, Anhinga. In addition to the Native American Flute, Sam plays didgeridoo, sideblown bamboo flute, and the Shakahachi. Preview and purchase Anhinga's CDs Turquoise Visions and Spirits of the Canyon. Cornell Kinderknecht is a performer of historic and ethnic woodwind instruments from cultures around the world. His original contemporary instrumental music is a unique style combining his experience in the genres of symphonic, chamber, pop, jazz, folk, and world music......more Charles Littleleaf - Truly touched those of us who heard him play at the Zion Art and Flute Festival this past October. His music was so sweet and beautiful that he had all of us in tears. You can order his cd "Ancient Reflections" from his website. Native American Recording Artist and Award Winning Custom Flute Maker residing in Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Central Oregon, USA......more Raymond Redfeather (Ojibwa) is a Traditional flute maker and flutist currently residing in La Veta, Colorado. Raymond played on the Saturday night concert at the Zion Art and Flute 2006 festival. He and his wife put on an amazing performance! Raymond played flute and his wife sang. Sandy and Vicki also took Raymond's flute making workshop. The workshop gave us a whole new appreciation of flute makers. It takes a tremendous amount of patience, talent, and love to make a Native American style flute. Raymond was born in Naples, Florida and spent most of his earlier years traveling throughout Turtle Island (the U.S.) with his parents. Upon completion of high school, he continued his education" ......more Jeff Ball entertained us many times at open mic in Zion (2006). "When you hear Jeff Ball play the Native American courting flute...the solemn beauty of it is inescapable. Jeff Ball, calling the Washington DC area his home, started out as a soloist, but through the writing and recording collaborations on his previous 3 albums, he has ended up with a band. ......more Vince Redhouse is an incredible musician. He plays one Native American flute in all keys for all of his songs. He had everyone on their feet when he played at the open mic at the Zion Music and Art Festival 2006. He just blew everyone away when he played "Claire de Lune" on the Native American flute. Vince began playing music at 6 years old, starting with the recorder and then the clarinet. He then began to study guitar and piano at eight years of age......more Evran Ozan was six years old when he discovered the native flute on a cross-country road trip. At the first stop, the Grand Canyon, Evren went straight to the native instruments counter and picked out a cedar flute. He paid for it with all of his trip allowance and has been playing native flutes ever since......more Autumn's Child- Mark Holland describes his project, Autumn's Child as global chamber music; a hybrid of native influenced, world, jazz, classical, and folk styles. Through Autumn's Child, Holland showcases the versatility of the Native American flute and features its haunting beauty with many diverse Western and non-Western instruments, creating a new acoustic instrumental fusion. Holland started Autumn's Child in the fall of 1995. He started his publishing and record label, Cedar'n Sage Music in 1997.......more Scott August, was also a favorite at the Zion Music Festival's (2006) Saturday night concert. He is an extremely multi-talented musician. Vicki , Mary, and II also had the opportunity to attend Scott's workshop at Zion, "Composing from the Heart". This was a two hour mini version of an all day workshop of Scott's technique for teaching songwriting. The workshop was excellent. Contact Scott on his website if you are interested in having him do a workshop in your area. A Native American Music Award winner, Scott burst onto the Native-New Age music scene with his ground breaking recording Distant Spirits in 2001. Combining Native American flutes with guitar and piano, along with native and world percussion, Distant Spirits redefined the genre with its timeless soundscapes and soothing textures, and went on to be nominated for a Native American Music Award......more Joseph Firecrow not only plays an awesome flute but has a beautiful voice and sweet spirit. His concert on Friday night at Zion 2006 was incredible! His musical journey began when he was very young. Quote from his bio on his website: "Drums were a regular part of our lives. In the summer were the war dances, now called powwows. As kids, we would imitate the drummers on my mother’s galvanized washtub. .......more. Vince Chafin plays beautiful flute that will truly calm your spirit, but he is also plays really great guitar and drums. We heard him several times at the open mic at Zion 2006...Every performance was wonderful!! He is a lot of fun! Quote from his website - "Vince's early childhood memories are bathed in music. "My Father was a child of the 50's and was heavily influenced by Country, Blues, Soul, R&B and early Rock and Roll", says Vince. This may explain his diverse and far reaching musical styles which range from Willie Nelson to James Brown"........more. Coyote Oldman - Michael Graham Allen; Recording Artist and Flute Maker. We know Michael from his work and concerts every year at the Flower Mound retreat in Grapevine, Texas. We also heard Michael play the most difficult flute, the Anasazi, on the Saturday night concert at Zion 2006. Mike plays wonderful and also makes some very beautiful nice sounding Anasazi's. In addition to his Anasazi, several of our members own Michaels Native American flutes. Peter Phippen is an innovative performer of flutes of the world, incredibly talented and versatile. Researching the performance technique and history of his vast collection of antique and contemporary anthropological wind instruments ultimately led him to bring this knowledge to concert stages and schools......more Mark Thunderwolf is a Native American flutist and recording artist of Lakota and Eastern Band Cherokee Wolf Clan descent. He was born in Chattanooga, TN, the son of a musician who had mastered many instruments during his lifetime. As a child, Mark watched and listened to his father play guitar, fiddle, organ and piano all by ear. Mark often dreamed of being a musician on stage and as a teenager bought an acoustic twelve-string guitar and later a dobro acoustic guitar but never quite connected with either instrument......more Clint Goss began playing the clarinet 30 years ago. His encounter with a Native American flute made by Kai Mayberger of White Raven Drums re-connected him with music. In 1997, Clint and his wife Vera travelled to Zimbabwe on a technical assistance project, and were infused with the music that is ever-present in that culture The musical landscape broadened and Clint began jamming on the African Kalimba. .......more. (Preview and purchase Clint's new CD Spirit Grass. ) Randy Granger is a New Mexico Singer Songwriter, Native American Flute composer and performer. An award winning New-Southwest musician .......more. (Preview and purchase Randy's new CD Cloudwalker ) Elysium Calling is Kenneth Hooper on Native American Flute and Garth Brooks on acoustic guitar. Quote from website - "The word "Elysium" comes from Greek mythology, and refers to a state of perfect happiness. Their songs invite the listener to enter into a musical landscape that is both spacious and uplifting, ethereal and deeply human at the same time, which is why they have dubbed their sound, "Music of the Earth and Sky." .......more.