DESCRIPTION:
Michael Graham Allen was one of three featured performers at the NSU Jazz Lab during the OK Flute Festival. October 4 2k8 Tahlequah, Oklahoma. His music is as gentle, unassuming and soft spoken as he is. Michael is the founder, principal flutist and composer of the duo called OTE OLDMAN. For more than 30 years he has researched the history of his instruments, including flutes from many countries, but especially Native cultures of the western hemisphere. On their recordings you can hear flutes that Allen may have made a few days before the recording and clay ocarinas that might date back hundreds of years. Michael, the flutemaker, uses the exact measurements from ancient artifacts to fashion his flutes. To learn more about the man and the group go to:
http://www.coyoteoldman.com/
http://coyoteoldman.blogspot.com/
http://www.shopworks.com/coyote/