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Date: December 10, 2006
Richard -
Kwehkwe
good morning
some show, man &
it was worth waiting for & gonizing over.
The second set was mind-blowing
indigenous funk
I use'ta go to this blues place in Georgetown when I was stationed in DC - 78 or so
the place was called the Blue Bayou
or something like that - your second set took me back there
The first set was so meditative that as each piece ended it was like being tugged home with a bump.
I wish we'd had all night.
you guys are blowing up the Native American style flute box
& changing the rules. Though most of us came in on the traditional end of the spectrum you're making your own traditions
and re-defining the instrument's limitations - or better, its lack of limitations.
I enjoy the old early Carlos Nakai & Gordon Gulledge hard-core indigenous stuff but I've always believed that if the flutes will do it - why not take them as far as they'll go & as you proved again last night - these flutes will go wherever your skill & heart allow.
Thanks for a great night again;
I only wish it had been longer
& hope to see you soon
I don't know how you guys can't be on a national label - soon
thanks
Nia:wen
Yona
Kerri from The Soul Mirror - Tampa, FL
"I found the flute concert to be incredibly entertaining and beneficial to my well being. ... The lively and joyful expressions of Richard's work evoked a happiness and a celebration of the blessing of life."
Marvin Taylor - Five Feathers Music - Marietta, GA
"As a professional studio musician, songwriter and producer, I am very impressed with Richard's excellent overall musicianship. But ... I am more impressed with Richard's sensitivity and understanding of the very nature of the music he play. Richard deserves a place alongside the best of the best in this arena."
- Indian Stuff, St. Petersburg, FL
Discography
CD Albums
- Stillpoint
- Journey Within
- Grandfather's Flute
- Improvisational Suite for A Minor Flute and Piano
- Raven's Road
- Nada Upasana
- SoundShaman Mediations.
Internet Radio - www.live365.com/stations/soundshaman
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Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Richard is a classically trained musician who began studying violin at the age of 9, and attended Southeast Missouri State College on a music scholarship. He is also a sound healer, a member of the Sound Healers Association and the International Native American Flute Association. He was a 2003 graduate of the MindBodySpirit Professional Training Program offered by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington, DC, and co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing.
His eclectic experience - Classical, New Age, Ambient, Blues, Jazz, Chinese Modal Music, Tibetan & Sanskrit Chanting, and Native American - makes him a truly versatile and interesting musician. His music has tremendous depth of feeling and the capacity to touch the innermost places of your mind, body and spirit to bring profound release, healing and relaxation.
Through CDBABY.com, Richard's CDs have been purchased in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, and the Russian Federation (Moscow).
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