Flute Festival updates

The photo at Left is from the 2008 Timber Flute Festival here in Elkins. (Jay, Eddie Thomas and myself play an introduction for the Irish flute players - image from RCCAC website)

The Miami Valley Flute Circle of southwestern Ohio is holding the 2nd Annual SunWatch Native Flute Gathering August 23 and 24, 2008, in Dayton Ohio. We invite you to join us. SunWatch Indian Village, a National Historic Landmark, is a reconstruction of an 800-year old village built by the Ft. Ancient Indians on this site. This provides a very unique authentic setting for the Flute Gathering. The website http://www.sunwatch.org/ is full of information about this historic site.

Performing throughout the weekend will be top-notch national level flute players including Jeff Ball, Peter Phippen, Jan Seiden, Jonny Lipford, Douglas Blue Feather, John DeBoer and others, as well as grass roots flute circles and players of all ages. There will be vendors, storytelling, native foods and lots of flutes! To see pictures from last year’s Flute Gathering, please go to:

http://sunwatch.boonshoftmuseum.org/Flute%20Circle.html
and
www.myspace.com/sunwatch

Come join us as we step back in time to share the music of the ages. We look forward to welcoming you on August 23.

Andrew Sawyer, MA, RPA asawyer@sunwatch.org
Site Manager/Site Anthropologist
SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park
2301 West River Road
Dayton, Ohio 45418
937.268.8199

Of note for this fall
Rick Dunlap has advertised in the INAFA newsletter about a new flute festival and he has emailed as well to request that everyone be aware of this new event. The Yosemite Flute and Art Rick says, “ We have awesome concerts and workshops planned with Mary Youngblood, Vince Chafin, Mark Holland, Jeff Ball Band, and Scott August. This is going to be a fabulous West Coast annual event September 26-28, 2008!

His website is
yosemiteflutefest.com

Rick Dunlap’s site is
http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/visionhawkmusic