Name: Echo Voices (LIVE at the World Affair)
Channel: John De Boer
Description: LIVE version played for thousands of people as a duet with Linda Meadow Lark and the Miami Valley Flute Circle at the World Affair

LIVE version played for thousands of people as a duet with Linda Meadow Lark and the Miami Valley Flute Circle at the World Affair

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John DeBoer

Native American Flute, Native,Flute, acoustic, mellow, music, natural, sexual, Kokopelli, Mystic, Spiritual, love, love flute,

Bio John De Boer (Spirit of Thunder) A wonderfully talented musician and composer, the flute music of John De Boer and his debut recording "Flute Songs for a Blue Moon" are certainly a welcome addition and we are honored to have this acclaimed artist." Music is not just something that he does music is everything that he is.... “ John De Boer has played with or fronted for many well known artists such as Chubby Checker, The Crystals, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Henry Lee Summers, Johnny Paycheck, Lou Cristie, Billy Joe Royal, John Anderson, Merle Hagert, and many more. John's original flute songs are composed and inspired while playing in natural surroundings by waterfalls or a river. The Native American flute sings and echoes in the valleys while the birds whisper melodies in the wind as the magic flutes plays. The inclusion of these types of sonic backgrounds on his latest release," Flute Songs for a Blue Moon" is a testament to these inspirations, taking the listener on a journey of magical explorations with the Native American Flute. John De Boer's music is played from his heart, and when you hear his songs you can tell they were born from deep within his soul. John's music has been described as meditative, soothing and healing in its truly mystical essence. "Flute Songs for a Blue Moon" is a must have for any lover of Native (love) flute music. You can hear the voice of many ancients in the music of John De Boer as he plays the Native American flute. De Boer's approach to composing and performing accommodates the spiritual dimension of music. He employees an artistic note bending technique on his flute that wrenches the soul of the listener and blends the melodic contours of his songs with the joys, triumph, and tragedies common to the heart of all men. John De Boer has been a professional musician for over 20 years. A multi-talented composer and entertainer, John has been performing on stage and national television since he was four years old. He holds a degree in fine arts and is a certified music teacher. Still, John mostly plays "by ear", believing that music theory and sheet music are a mere guide to assist a person in finding the music which resides inside of each of our souls. John De Boer's Biography

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic General

Charts

#17,699 today Peak #129

#5,408 in subgenre Peak #42

Author

John De Boer

Rights

John De Boer

Uploaded

October 14, 2004

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.2 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00

Story behind the song

Echo Voice 
 
    The early French settlers of this area recorded in their journals that the Native people had many flutes made of river reeds and bone mostly. They used them not only for ceremony and courting, but also for entertainment and signaling. The settlers wrote in their logs and diaries that on the journey up the river to settle this pristine area they could hear the flutes signaling of their approach echoing down the river for miles. At night when they camped by the fire light they said they could hear the distant flutes all around them singing like birds and answering each others songs late into the evening. 
     When most people think of the Native American flute they think of the lone flute player on the edge of the Canyon someplace out west, but the ancient primal sounds of the flute are common to all tribes for tens of thousands of years. It touches us all deep in our heart of hearts and in the mystery of our soul from the beginning of time when father wind blew through the hollow branches of the trees making the mystical sounds of the breath of the Creator.
     This was the inspiration behind the creation of Echo Voices. I have just recorded a version in the studio and also included a LIVE version played for thousands of people as a duet with Linda Meadow Lark and the Miami Valley Flute Circle at the World Affair

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