Arvel Bird calls himself a “Celtic Indian” — he is of Southern Paiute heritage on his mother’s side and Scottish on his father’s. He plays fiddle and Native American flute in an unusual but highly ...

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 ...

(WBIR-Townsend) Through the end of the weekend you can experience beautiful music inspired by Native Americans. Renaissance of the North American Flute Foundation (RNAFF) is holding its second annual ...

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, ...