WindPoem Native American flutes are custom-crafted from bamboo and naturally-downed wood, materials that would have otherwise gone to waste.  As flutes, the materials live on.  For the budget-minded player, WindPoem also crafts great sounding flutes from PVC pipe.  WoodPoem flutes are guaranteed to satisfy your desire for a unique instrument.

Though the origin of the Native American flute is a mystery, flutes were common to many, if not most, Native American nations long before Europeans arrived in North America.  A young man would fashion the instrument from bamboo or wood, such as pine, cedar, or redwood, to create an instrument unique to its craftsman.  The young man would then develop an individual scale and style, presenting  his songs as gifts to  the young woman he loved. The flutes thus became known as “Love Flutes.”

WindPoem flutes are available in bamboo, cedar, pine, and occasionally other woods.  Both wood and bamboo deliver beautiful, haunting tones.  Flutes come tuned in a variety of keys.  Listen to samples here for an idea of the sound quality of WindPoem flutes.  Click here for a buyer's review of WindPoem flutes.

If you'd like to know more about WindPoem flutes, other wood items, or Dick Claassen's instructive book Celebrate the Native American Flute, please submit the contact form, and we'll respond shortly, usually within twenty-four hours.  Also, for your playing enjoyment, please download the chromatic scale for Native American flutes, courtesy of Dick Claassen.

If you have a project for which you’d like to use music by C.S. Fuqua, the music can be licensed for commercial use through Pump Audio.

Out from Reverse: Letters to the President is a new CD featuring songs by a group of diverse musicians who have donated their music to benefit those most directly and adversely affected by the invasion and occupation of Iraq. All proceeds from CD sales go to the Armed Forces Foundation  and Operation Iraqi Children. The CD is the brainchild of Kimberly Streible who heads the La Grange, Kentucky-based band A Death in Summer. Streible, a published writer/lyricist/songwriter and English/psychology/anthropology major, approached various musicians to donate songs to the CD. C.S. Fuqua’s songs, “Devil Disguised” and “We Used to Sing (My Country ’Tis of Thee),” both written in response to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, have been included on the CD. With her own debut CD Towards Tomorrow coming soon from Sour Lamp Records, Streible has assembled a diverse collection of styles that explore the frustration with and opposition to the war in Iraq and the desire to help and support those most adversely affected by that war, including U.S. military service personnel, their families, and the children of Iraq. The CD can be purchased at CDBaby or downloaded at ITunes. Learn more about the project, watch the video, and receive regular updates at the Out from Reverse MySpace Website.

The Japan-based band Neo Epoque has just released its new CD/DVD package, Just a Human, an eclectic mix of musical styles, video, and animation, featuring the band Neo Epoque and works by some of their musical and artistic friends, including a new grass song by C.S. Fuqua entitled "Killing the Buddha." View a 2-minute trailer for the package on YouTube.  For information on ordering, visit the band's website where you can listen to the band's monthly Internet radio program and get more information about the band's activities and other CDs.

Coming December 2007 -- The Native American Flute: Myth, History, Craft. Published by Awe-Struck Books, The Native American Flute: Myth, History, Craft strives to separate flute myth from flute fact to provide a better understanding of the Native American flute’s true place and function in history as well as in today’s culture, exploring aspects that have become obscured by the false contention that the instrument is and has always been nothing more than a tool with which a man could seduce a woman. The book details the development and use of the native flute by both women and men, as well as the myths that have grown up around its use. The book’s final section provides readers with detailed instruction on crafting both the ancient, end-blown native flute and the modern native flute.

For Native American flute-related books, accessories, music, and tips, please visit  FluteFlights.com, which is dedicated to increasing the accessability to the music of the Native American flute, as well as the Penny Whistle, Recorder, and any other end-blown flute you might bring to our attention. This is as much your site as ours. We welcome you to send us your thoughts, your experiences, your opinions, your TABS, (if you agree we can post them as free to our visitors), and your expertise. Most important to our mission is to offer flute instruction books that are accessable to those with limited or no music background. Music can heal our very sick planet. If we all participate, we can fix it.

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