It has been a great Run!

Sort of an open letter to my flute friends, I miss you folks, let's play sometime...

There are just a few weeks remaining before my degree in nursing is complete and I then spent about a month preparing to take my board exams. Then the real work starts, where I return to the working world as “the new guy”, with a beginners mind and great enthusiasm to start over in a different but related profession. Turns out that this is the type of milestone you’d think it would be and this gives cause for reflection about a lot of things in my life and yet another re-balancing of the ledgers of my life’s energies.

As I struggled to maintain the work of the West Virginia Native American Flute Circle, amidst the near constant efforts of nursing school these past two years - I have been greatly anticipating a larger amount of time for music and flutes. There was so much that needed to be done for the flute circle and so much growth that I wanted to stay abreast with in my own music, so I really felt that I needed the flute and it has been frustrating to not be able to play it.

I came to the flute at a time in my life when I was adjusting to becoming a stay at home dad for my then young son. While kids are absolutely the best thing that will ever happen to a person – adjusting to the stay at home thing and role changes can be challenging regardless of your gender and I found that I needed to learn a new skill in order to have something that was still mine. This was a time of great selflessness and opening of myself at the same time, and the music of the flute allowed me to really get in touch with transformation by giving it a voice, letting things flow more, and enriching our home with music – which I had not experienced since my own childhood. The flute changed me in such a powerful way that I went to every flute circle meeting that I could and those supportive and understanding folks not only welcomed me, but encouraged me to start my own circle.

The West Virginia Native American Flute Circle has been a wonderful experience and allowed me the opportunity to teach and share the flute with others. It has been the doorway for me to meet all of the flute players in the region, and as I suspected, there are more of them than I thought! We have helped foster the Timber Flute Festival in Elkins which I hope will return some day as the great week of multidisciplinary sharing that we all loved for three years. Our circle helped create West Virginia’s second flute circle and I never thought we’d have two flute circles in West Virginia either. We have held a players retreat, and flute building workshops, and have built and shared free PVC flutes with all kinds of folks – allowing new players to sprout in some unsuspecting places. I even have enjoyed my first taste of woodworking, laughed a lot, and met some of my dearest friends all through pouring myself into a flute circle.

A few months ago I said something out loud and let it sit until now for contemplation. What could I do with the time and energy that I currently invest, and have poured into our little circle, if I were not maintaining it? Something that has given you so much and has such wonderful potential is difficult to let go of or put aside. Folks who know me realize that I do not just stop something or say “well, that’s enough now…” and yet with so much passion for the flute and a bit more time appearing at the end of the tunnel (which has been school), it seemed a question worth asking.

My friends at Northern Virginia Flute Circle and Potomac Flute Circle are always looking for help. The revived Flute Fall In near Finncastle, VA. is now run by an active committee. I am regularly (not enough, but some) asked to play out for folks or to teach an occasional beginner lesson. Meanwhile I miss my own instruments, have not learned a new song in two years and really want our instrument represented at the Augusta Heritage Festival someday. Golly that is a long list, telling me that I do miss the flute and need to get back. I will do that, but I think that until the need comes again for a monthly flute gathering in Elkins I’ll invest my time in seeking to attend and assist other circles with their efforts. I’ll remain available for demonstrations (you can hardly call me a player these days, I am too rusty!), and I’ll play and refine my skills in building these instruments as I have the time. I think I can then use my limited energy more effectively to make beautiful music and share with those wish to do so.

I’ll leave this blog up, long after I make all the follow up calls to “close” the circle and hope that a “virtual circle” will remain part of the picture as I love to share news, pass on good information and learn. I think that more facebook and web circles are cropping up all the time and folks like this outlet and its level of commitment. I hope anyone who is close to our meetings, which will go away, would consider attending the Tri-State NAF Circle (http://trristatenativeflutecircle.blogspot.com/) they are an active and wonderful group.

So thank you all for a great run – I hope to see you at a not-so-local flute circle meeting in the near future and I’ll tell you about how much a new RN really needs to play to flute in order to relax…

In music,

Carl

Potomac Flute Festival

The festival is nearly here and will be a sure thing with a June date (no more snow and ice at festival) so make your plans now and check out there event schedule which includes a drum workshop this year!

http://potomacflutefestival.org/

The flute news - a rehash of news from my inbox…

Let's start with the bad news and get it over with... Funders, organizers and the facility that hosts our local, annual, Timber Flute Festival have decided that due to declining attendance they will need to discontinue the event. I think that everybody who has helped with this deserves a big round of thanks for all their work on what has been a great sharing of community across the spectrum of wooden flutes - making for a unique and great event. That will be sadly missed.

Dawn Avery (Mohawk) has a new CD coming out Our Fire working with STEVEN ALVAREZ - Percussion/ Vocals and LARRY MITCHELL - Guitars/ Bass/ Program Drums Her last project was Red Moon and it remains a favorite on my playlist!

Clint Goss has been hard at work overhauling his website and you can check out the new flute-opedia at www.flutopedia.com – thanks Clint!

Sometimes it seems like the Potomac and NOVA flute circles set the standard on organization - here is their revised calendar of events to check out:

Monthly Flute Circles (N Virginia at on the 1st Sunday; Potomac on the 3rd Saturday)

Mid-Winter Concert (February 2011)

Flute Spring Retreat Weekend (April 2011)

Potomac Native American Flute Festival (June 24-25, 2011) Note a change to the non-snow season as for years now it seems that questionable winter weather followed their festival!

Word is that the renewed flute fall in was a terrific success - here is the news on that
“Our Flute Fall-in at Camp Bethel near Roanoke over Halloween weekend was fantastic. It was quiet, except for the music and laughter. The food was good. The views fantastic. The opportunity to spend more quality time with folks that we might miss during the whirlwind of Festival was priceless.

Here's a link to one participant's Facebook album of Fall-in photos.

Special thanks to Leonard McGann for facilitating, to his wife Kitty for the Friday night dinner (and to both for the Dixie Caverns experience) and to Stuart Hill for being the catalyst to resurrect the retreat events.

During dinner on the final night, a number of Fall-in participants said they'd be interested in attending a Flute Spring if we wanted to bring that back, too.

If you're interested in the Flute Spring -- a similar retreat opportunity most likely to be held at the same facility they used to be in southern New Jersey -- in April 2011” contact Northern Virginia Flute Circle to get involved.

Also of note: Carlos Nakai will perform during the Millennium Stage series at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Wednesday, November 17 at 6:00 pm. The performance is free.

There is a new flutemaker and seed of a growing festival/flute circle in Kentucky and they called to let us know that they’ll be looking at an fall annual festival - news to follow for 2011…

I'll be playing flute for the first time in awhile at the area Montessori school Nov 19 to introduce kids to the flute and didgeridoo. Always a fun morning, they dance like nobody's watching!

Jan 2010 news

Flute news for Jan 2010 – Happy New Year

We have moved our meetings to every other month and it seems to be working out. Last meeting (November) we even had a new fiddle player come to visit and now we are talking about duet potential if I can ever find the time to owrk on a new tune...

The news:
It's worth repeating to your friends, family, coworkers and casual acquaintances that the Festival is "open to the public."Anyone can attend. The Vendor areas are free admission. The public can attend concerts, and also attend a day's worth of workshops or the entire weekend.Spread the word -- everyone is welcome! What Festival?! The Potomac Native American Flute Festival. This is on eof teh largest and best run gatherings on teh East coast and is coming up in March as a do not miss event. I think we'll see TWO West Virginia Circles attending this year. Great news.

Best rate of only $125 for the entire weekend available through March 1, 2010.There is a wonderful schedule of performers in concert:Friday, March 26: Hawk Henries, followed by Ron Warren and his band, AURA SUREY.Saturday, March 27: two first-timer's at Festival -- Cornell Kinderknecht followed by Suzanne Teng and Mystic Journey.Your favorite vendors will be there plus workshops that will show you how to create new "harmonies" with your flute and many other instruments.Potomac Native American Flute Festival
Remember: BEST FULL FESTIVAL PRICE DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2010!

In other news, Clint Goss has a new Jam tracks CD available:

The latest in the Jam Tracks series, Jam Tracks in E Minor, has just arrived.
21 tracks of backing music for jamming on an E flute.

The web site now plays a sampler of all the tracks ... here's a direct link, so grab an E flute and start jamming:

http://www.NAFTracks.com/ntem_detail.htm

There is also a youtube video from the 2009 Flute Haven workshop in Pennsylvania

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z36AUECgQr8

There is a great Saturday performance this month at our arts center and so we'll be meeting upstairs rather than in the great hall. Look for signs pointing you the right way.

Some news

Red Moon is what is in my CD player right now. Ron Warren, Ash Dargan, Dawn Avery make a fusion that is tough to describe but great to hear. ronwarrenmusic.com. This one was a long time coming but well worth the wait. AND Ron Warren is coming back to Potomac Flute Festival!

Siyotanka wins a NAMMY for Native Heart Catagory and it really is a wonderful album - take a listen, available at iTunes and at ontos.org


News from Dana Ross about Roy Glass. Roy is western band Cherokee and is invited to play for the studio audience and an appearance on the Late Night with David letterman show. Dana along w/ Keith Davis and Jack Lynn will join Roy and his family for the event. The taping will be on November 17th, 2009 and will air on No...vember 24th, 2009. BTW, Dana is a wonderful flute maker, Dana Ross / Falcon Flutes and Drums

www.falconflutes.com
or call 706-851-7535


Potomac Flute Festival 2010 -- Registeration forms and all main details for the March Festival are at:Potomac Native American Flute FestivalOur concert line-up is as follows:
Friday, March 26: Hawk Henries, followed by Ron Warren and his band.
Saturday, March 27: two first-timer's at Festival -- Cornell Kinderknecht followed by Suzanne Teng.
Register now. Reserve your hotel room now at the Festival rate.And a reminder there is a discussion board at our Facebook page where you can talk about room and/or ride share.

And lastly, while recycling is very important - I never though that someone would come up with a superior use for a re-used material. A cool instrument to go with flute moyodrum.com, recycled propane tanks!

March 09 news & meeting

March 09 meeting

We will meet this Saturday (March 14) from 1-3pm and this month we will view a flute documentary as one of our activities.
We will also have some guests from Tri-state Native American Flute Circle to jam and play flute with so we should have a great meeting again this month.

This will be our meeting leading up to Potomac Native American Flute Festival in Rockville, MD. So we may coordinate ride share and other arrangements. There are still some spots available to attend the festival and the line up will be terrific so you really need to come to the event this year if you can swing it. Another feature of this year’s event will be private lessons available by appointment with all of the performers which has become popular at similar events. The Potomac Flute Circle link is on the right and you can view the entire schedule for the weekend. I will be writing about highlights after the event, but you’ll want to see it for yourself!

Plans continue with our own Elkins event: Timber Flute Festival June 21-26th. A quote from the press release follows:
“The festival will focus on several arts associated with wooden flutes: the one-keyed flute (Baroque/Classical Eras) to the eight-keyed flute (Late Classical/Romantic), Irish traditional music, the Native American flute and fifes. Each day will include a morning session dedicated to a broad experience with each of the traditions followed by an afternoon session for in depth studies in a chosen tradition.

Festival participants can move from one tradition to the other or solely focus on one tradition. Players of modern metal flutes are welcome to attend. Teachers will help you adapt your modern instrument to the playing of Irish traditional music or Baroque music and provide opportunities for you to experiment with wooden instruments. “This is a non-competitive atmosphere,” Dobbs explained, “and we provide hands-on instruction that is not superficial.”

Teachers for the Timber Flutes Festival are stars in their chosen areas. They include Wendell Dobbs, Colin St. Martin, Ron Warren and Grey Larsen. Guitarist Cindy Kallet will assist with Irish traditional music as well as lead workshops on flute accompaniment. Renowned flutemaker John Gallagher will be on hand to explain the construction of fine wooden flutes.”

The link on the right will take you to the TFF site and they have a Face Book group now as well.

Potomac Flute Festival, Winds of Change

Potomac Flute Festival is approaching and this year’s event is shaping up to be something very exciting.

Early Bird Registration ends March 8th for Potomac Flute Festival. This year’s line up and the new festival website can be viewed at potomacflutecircle.net. Register early so you do not miss your spot.

While you're at the Festival, volunteer for a couple of hours (or more!) and get a flute raffle ticket for every hour you work. We need ticket takers for our concerts, support for lunch food set-up, some folks to help with the concert ticket will-call pick up before each concert, and help in a few other locations to give some relief to our Committee staff. To volunteer, contact Stuart Hill. At SJHHILL (at) aol (dot) com

November & December 08 news

It has been a very busy autumn and the blog has been non-news worthy as a result. That does not mean that there isn’t great news.

Chronologically speaking I did get in a great visit with Neuse River Flute Circle in November. It was wonderful to see friends from Timber flute Festival and to meet in “reality” many who I have spoken with “virtually” via email. These folks are staying busy and seeking to plan an event for their region as well as building a great flute community in the triangle region. Thank you to all for such a warm welcome in Raleigh! The NRFC link is here on the right hand links bar and they always have something good going on so look them up.


Autumn is school visit season and so I have had two visits in the areas Montessori School for Flute and Didgeridoo. The kids are maybe the world’s most appreciative audience and that is great for the ego of the most-humble player like me. Foremost though is the idea often quoted as “a mind once stretched, never return to its original shape” and I do see music have great affect on children frequently. I have had great success with having an educator read Paul goble's book Love Flute, prior to my visit and thus the kids have a wonderful idea of the power of the instrument prior to ever having heard it. The suspense builds and they are excited with questions and comments about the music.


It is never to early to say get ready for 2009 Potomac Native American Flute Festival – Put it on you calendar because the sixth Potomac Native American Flute Festival will be held the weekend of March 27-29, 2009 at the Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, MD. Confirmed performers include Scott August and Autumn’s Child featuring Mark Holland on Friday night; and Mark “Thunderwalker” Camden and The Jeff Ball Band on Saturday night. There will also be a 90 minute Saturday afternoon concert featuring 3 artists: Jan Seiden, Jonny Lipford, and the duo of David Landis and Diana Sunday (from the DC-local group KIVA). Workshops will be held throughout the event, which is scheduled to run from 3:00PM Friday, March 27 to 3:00PM Sunday, March 29. This years Potomac Native American Flute Festival features the theme "Winds of Change." From all four directions, Winds of Change are blowing through communities around the world—environmental, spiritual, cultural, financial, and personal. Native American Flutes are especially suited to giving voice to the feelings that accompany such change. The PFC has a link to your right here as well.

Many fine flute makers are offering holiday sales Dana Ross (Falcon Flutes and Drums), John Kulias (Meadowlark Flutes), Colyn Petersen (Woodland Voices) all have sent word of flute sales for the holidays. Remember that these folks build flutes for good causes, donate them to raffles and support the flute community in many good ways so as the say in WV “you outta dance with the one who brung ya”.

Speaking of good intentions Brad Young (4 Winds Flutes) has built and auctioned off a flute to benefit Randy Stenzell, who is fighting cancer as I write. Colyn Petersen and other have helped the Stenzell’s this season and I hope many folks will support that effort.

For those who are holiday shopping Clint Goss has a new piece in production that anyone can use. Clint states “The Jam Tracks CD for G Minor is here! It *just* arrived minutes ago and looks gorgeous.”
The web site now plays a sampler of all the tracks:

http://www.NAFTracks.com/ntgm_detail.htm

INAFA also has a new CD of music this year that is a fundraiser for the organization but includes some wonderful performers. INAFA has a link to your right on this page and the banner for the new CD is at the top of the page.

Autumn Flute News

First, the disappointing news: Leonard McGann's annual Flute Fall In will not be scheduled for this year and Leonard tells me that they may try it again next year, stay tuned.

2009 Potomac Native American Flute Festival – Put it on you Calendar! The sixth Potomac Native American Flute Festival will be held the weekend of March 27-29, 2009 at the Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, MD. Confirmed performers include Scott August and Autumn’s Child featuring Mark Holland on Friday night; and Mark “Thunderwalker” Camden and The Jeff Ball Band on Saturday night. There will also be a 90 minute Saturday afternoon concert featuring 3 artists: Jan Seiden, Jonny Lipford, and the duo of David Landis and Diana Sunday (from the DC-local group KIVA). Workshops will be held throughout the event, which is scheduled to run from 3:00PM Friday, March 27 to 3:00PM Sunday, March 29. This years Potomac Native American Flute Festival features the theme "Winds of Change."
The Potomac and Northern Virginia Flute Circles web site is being completely renovated, so please check back in a few weeks for further details and how to register. Some additional festival information is posted at their web site (see links at the right)

From Clint Goss; “I've just updated the version of Edward Kort's NAFlutomat program that is available on FluteKey.com to the latest version. It is now version 1.37.1. (Ed'snumbering omits the leading "1." and is just 37.1).Version 37.1 is a minor update from the long-standing version 37 that has beenposted in the Files section of this group since December '07.”Here's the link: www.flutekey.com and scroll down to the third section "Flute Construction" and click on"NAFlutomat - NAF Design Tool"

Jan Seiden has another great concert event coming up. Jan states “I have honor and great pleasure of appearing in concert with Arvel Bird (southern Paiute and violinist extraordinaire) and Art Shegonee (Menominee dancer) in a concert to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.”

In Concert: Arvel Bird, Jan Seiden and Art Shegonee
Friday, November 21, 2008 7:00pm
Calvary United Methodist Church, Annapolis, MD
Tickets: adults $15.00 advance, $20 at the door, children 5 - 12 yrs; $5.00
for tickets, call Randy Sisulak at: 410-721-3963

Potomac Flute Festival 08

Potomac Flute Festival 2008

New artists, new faces, new weather challenges, new West Virginians at the event. There were a lot of good things about a very busy and flute packed weekend at the festival.

This continues to be one of the largest annual gatherings of flute addicts on the east coast and workshops were sold out this year. Additionally the house was full on Saturday night for R.C. Nakai and his concert was a delight. The weekend started off a bit rough, as several folks were turned away in an icy parking lot Friday afternoon when registration was to begin. My fault really for not checking the web site before I rushed to the car to begin my long drive from Elkins and beat the freezing rain, but I was determined to make it to Rockville on time. My friends from WV (Allen, Johnny and John F) drove even farther on Friday but found some fun in town anyway. No ones fault but the snow gods for causing giving Montgomery College cause to close the campus and leave the festival committee scrambling to keep everyone in the loop for “plan B”. They did this quite well and further managed to pull off nearly the entire schedule of events in the remaining two days. The big disappointment was missing Mark Holland, who was stranded by the same weather without a way to even get to the festival. I got to spend a quiet Friday night with family and with above freezing weather on Saturday morning we all got back to what we came to do. Kudos goes to the PFF committee for working so hard to make all necessary adjustments to keep things tracking well in spite of the weather.

Jan Seiden and Jim Morehouse were Saturday afternoon’s concert performers and were great. Jan has a new album Memory of Time and her performance debuted several of the new songs from this album. Watching Jan play is almost as fun as listening to her. The new album is entirely flutes and percussion yet some of these tracks leave your ears wondering “how does she do that?” Her live performance is a treat as you get to see how Jan produces some of these sounds on some very special flutes. Jan has also taken up the Anasazi flute and her original compositions are both haunting and beautiful. Be careful listening to the Anasazi flute in the hands of a skilled musician, it will make you want to learn to play one – as there is no other sound like it. Jim’s playing really is beautiful to listen to and reflects both his personality and passion for the flute very well. His performance featured all of his own instruments, including flutes from the Maryland State tree, the Wye Oak, who was estimated to be nearly 500 years old when it fell.

New Flute makers this year included Jon Kulias from Meadowlark flutes. John creates in ceramic to make some beautiful and rich sounding flutes and he is getting a lot of attention these days for being one of just a few people who work in clay. It seems that attention is well deserved as he is a genuine guy and talented artist. Brent Haines returned this year with his amazing work and several flute makers had new designs to share. Geri Littlejohn is now offering branch flutes that are wonderful. Colyn Petersen’s new sub-bass flutes are awesome and he debuted the new Ron Warren signature flute at the festival. Randy Stenzel has a Johnny Lipford signature flute that is beautiful and plays as you would expect it would. Leonard McGann displayed a flute made from an Armadillo’s tail, and his rated R flute I cannot talk about here. The flutes that went up for raffle were just amazing too as each flute maker had something special in the drawing. Great eye and ear candy for flute addicts.

R.C. Nakai is someone that nearly everyone has heard of and his music as a collaborator and ambassador goes well beyond the flute world. His music definitely is dreamlike and mystical but for me his engagement of the audience and discussions of the instrument were a highlight equal to his playing. Sunday morning he gave a discussion with some history but a great deal of exchange and question and answer time about all things flute and flute related. As one of the Song Keepers for this instrument that may have been the best session of weekend for me even though he didn’t pick up a flute.

Workshop feedback was great from what I heard whether folks were making PVC flutes, learning about the history of the instrument, attending Clint Goss’s playshop sessions or learning about topics from breathing to music theory. All those happy flute people crammed into the music college makes for really good energy. Many familiar faces and some new folks too made for a great weekend socializing. It was tough to head home Sunday afternoon but at least I had a new flute to play on the drive.

To hear more stories and share the learning from Potomac Flute Festival attend our March meeting at RCCAC Saturday March 8th from 1-3pm

Flute Festivals

I updated the link today. The 2008 Timber Flute Festival registeration and web site is up and running! Look at the event schedule and notice a concert or dance every evening. Five types of wooden flutes all sharing traditions and learning from one another. World reknown faculty members including our favorite Ron Warren teaching and performing Native American Flute. You do not want to miss this last week in June, a great time to be in Elkins.

Just a few weeks away (and this link has been busy a long time) Potomac Flute Festival is filling up fast but there are still spots available. Many of the performers at this event are presenting workshops as well and playing. Fifteen flute makers at the event make the legendary flute raffle a memorable experience too. Click to your right for details.

We will meet Saturday, February 9th at RCCAC in Elkins from 1-3pm and I hope to see you there.

Events for Winter Fluting

Leaves are falling fast now and a long, cold rain is working hard to fill the creeks...

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 Friday, November 9, 2007, 6 p.m. on Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center. The website states the following “R. Carlos Nakai, flute. Classical and traditional music performed by the leading Native American flute player, R. Carlos Nakai (Navajo/Ute), and friends.” Visit kennedy-center.org for further information.

On Saturday November 10, 2007 there are two performances (1pm and 3pm) in Rasmuson Theater at the Museum of the American Indian.

1pm Music of David Yeagley (Comanche), including Salve Regina for Native flute and women's voices.

3pm Dawn Avery (Mohawk) presents North American Indian Cello Project, including premieres of works by works by Ron Warren (Echota Cherokee), Timothy Archambault, Raven Chacon (Navajo), R. Carlos Nakai, and Dawn Avery, with R. Carlos Nakai, flute, Timothy Long (Muskogee-Creek/Choctaw), piano, Lisa Long, flute, Steven Alvarez, percussion, and the MC World Ensemble.

On Sunday, November 11, 2007 1pm in Rasmuson Theater at the Museum of the American Indian. A Concert for Veterans. In honor of Native veterans, this concert will include performances by R. Carlos Nakai, Dawn Avery and the MC World Ensemble, Tara-Louise Montour (Mohawk), Tim Archambault, Barbara McAlister, Timothy Long, Lisa Long, and Gabriel Ayala.

A big weekend line up with members of Potomac Flute Circle performing too.

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 5^th 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 Jan Seiden - - - - Jim Morehouse.

Workshops will be held throughout the event, which is scheduled to run from 3:00PM Friday, February 22 to 3:00PM Sunday, February 24. The festival will also include a Saturday afternoon concert featuring Jan Seiden and Jim Moorehouse, as well as over a dozen Native American flute makers and non-NAF vendors. Details and registration:

http://potomacflutecircle.net/