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 ...

ARLINGTON – While Dario Meguire lay near death on life support in a Seattle hospital in June, the recorded Native American flute music his mother played for him penetrated his unconscious state. “I ...

<p>A collection of Dakota WindSong flutes are displayed in Dave Webb's studio. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p> <p>Dave Webb plays one of his flutes in his studio at his house on Wednesday. (Aaric ...

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, ...

It takes a soul of stone not to be touched by the haunting melodies of the Native American flute, an instrument that can express both sorrow and beauty with just a few notes. Johnny Kee both makes and ...