<p>A collection of Dakota WindSong flutes are displayed in Dave Webb's studio. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p> <p>Dave Webb plays one of his flutes in his studio at his house on Wednesday. (Aaric ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BRECKENRIDGE – R. Carlos Nakai prepared himself for a career as a symphonic brass musician, but destiny planned otherwise.At age 22, a car accident damaged the musculature of his mouth and face, ...

The Native American Courting Flute is Andy Talley’s favorite, he said. 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 ...

SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO — Mission Trails Regional Park was alive with its usual music this weekend: the San Diego River burbling in its shady bed, birds singing, cyclists zipping by, breeze pressing ...