I’m honored to be included on an episode of the famous Hearts of Space program centered around the Native American flute along with recording artists like Coyote Oldman and R. Carlos Nakai. I’ve been included on HOS other times and it is always a huge honor for me. In case you haven’t heard of HOS:
At the time of this feed, Hearts of Space..
* is heard on over 200 National Public Radio stations
Estimated audience: 200,000 listeners / week
* is the #2 contemporary Music program on public radio in
station carriage
* is in the Top 20 list of all syndicated programs, including
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* heard weekly on Digitally Imported (DI.fm) on the SPACE DREAMS channel
This is the description of the program #1089 “Twilight Mesa”
PGM 1089 'TWILIGHT MESA' : oct.2 - 9
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Somewhere on the way from ethnic specialty music to the therapeutic edge of popular culture, the Native American flute took on a new mission. Originally used only by a few southwestern tribes like the Anasazi and the Lakota Sioux, the buttery tone and serene energy of these soft cedar instruments opened up a new audience for meditation and stress reduction.
For a few years in the 1980s and 90s, the Native flute found itself within the then-burgeoning new age genre, but as new age faded became a specialty music once again. It's a story that helps separate musicians who are called to the instrument, from those who merely follow popular trends.
In the hands of a master, the cedar flute creates a world of sound that evokes the vast spaces of the American West, opens the heart and summons the spirit. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, another journey in the gentle world of the Native American flute, on a program called TWILIGHT MESA."
Music is by SCOTT AUGUST, DEBORAH MARTIN, GARETH, ANN LICATER, COYOTE OLDMAN, RANDY GRANGER, MICHAEL BRANDT DE MARIA, and PETER KATER & R.CARLOS NAKAI.
As I am of Native American ancestry I especially feel it important to be included in this genre. While Native American is as much about spirit as ancestry, I also respect that as Natives, we share a common experience that hasn’t always ended well for us. That we endure is testament to our resilience and spirit. Aho!
Here is a link to the program. It is heard on over 200,000 stations worldwide, however, you can always download and stream at their website. Subscribe to their newsletter as well. http://blog.hos.com/2015/10/pgm-1089-twilight-mesa-oct2-9.html
Randy