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’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 ...

Bluff • “Start from silence!” third grade teacher Sarah Burak repeats, raising her voice above the din of 10 elementary school students playing traditional Native American wooden flutes. Her class, ...

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 ...

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, ...

FORT WALTON BEACH — After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, the Musical Echoes Native American Flute Festival returns to the Fort Walton Landing this weekend. The event, which was started in 2001 ...

After tragedy strikes, creatives often head to their studios with the hope of processing their feelings through artistic outlets. From moving paint across canvas to molding clay, the very act of ...