Events for Winter Fluting
My time spent at the annual Flute Fall In event last week was fantastic. Many plans were discussed for the winter and several performances of note are coming to the area and are not to be missed. Get out your calendars…
The Museum of the American Indian is the newest and possibly most fantastic building on the National Mall. They are hosting several musicians next week that are well known to the flute world. R. Carlos Nakai will perform
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3pm Dawn Avery (Mohawk) presents North American Indian Cello Project, including premieres of works by works by
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A big weekend line up with members of
A great cultural group has asked for help promoting a performance from Kevin Locke. This is a man who “needs no introduction” but I’ll provide you with a quote anyway. Kevin Locke is one of the featured artists in the documentary Song Keepers and has been an inspiration to many.
“An event of the Susquehanna Folk Music Society-- Program of Native American Music, Dance and Stories with Kevin Locke 2/8/08 Kevin Locke is a visionary hoop dancer, the preeminent player of the indigenous Northern Plains flute and a traditional storyteller. Of the Lakota tribe, he is known throughout the world as an ambassador of Native American culture.”
So the event is Friday Feb 8 at 7:30pm Kevin Locke in concert @ Harrisburg Academy in Wormleysburg, PA advance tickets $18 general admission seating. Call 717.214.2787 for tickets. Call me to arrange a carpool as I really want to attend this event too.
It is never too early to get the word out that the 5th annual Potomac Native American Flute Festival will be held the weekend of February 22-24, 2008 at the Montgomery College in Rockville, MD Featured performers already confirmed include
Carlos Nakai - - - Friday Night - Mark Holland and Autumn's Child - - Saturday Afternoon
Workshops will be held throughout the event, which is scheduled to run from
http://potomacflutecircle.net/
Labels: Carlos Nakai, Dawn Avery, Jan Seiden, Kevin Locke, Mark Holland, Potomac Flute Festival, Ron Warren