Herschel Freeman Agency

R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, and Will Clipman

 

Nakai, Eaton and Clipman

This trio brings together the soaring melodies of R. Carlos Nakai's Native American flute, the vibrant tones of William Eaton's lyraharp guitar, and the subtle pulse of Will Clipman's worldbeat percussion.  Together they create a music which is at once ethereal and earthy: like the airborne feather, it arises out of improvisation ... like stone forming in the molten heart of the planet, it moves with patient certainty toward structure ... and like light, it quickens and enlivens what it touches .... Feather, Stone, and Light: a musical trialogue born and rooted in the Sonoran desert and colored by the sounds of the whole world.

Quotes:

"A serence release that rightly deserves its moment of undiveded attention."  Focus Magazine, March 1995

Feather, Stone & Light - PULSE!'s pick for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album of 1995

 

R. Carlos Nakai

R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premiere performer of the Native American flute.  His first album, CHANGES, was released on Canyon Records in 1983, and since then he has released seventeen more recordings with Canyon, most recently KOKOPELLI'S CAFE.  His third collaboration with Eaton, ANCESTRAL VOICES, was a Grammy Awards finalist in Best Traditional Folk Music, and his collaboration with Eaton and Clipman, FEATHER, STONE & LIGHT, spent thirteen weeks on the Billboard charts.  Nakai holds a Master's Degree in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona, and has been awarded both the Arizona Governor's Arts Award and an honorary doctorate from Northern Arizona University.  His book, THE ART OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE, is published by Canyon Records Productions.

 
William Eaton

William Eaton began playing stringed instruments when he was given a ukulele as a boy.  He built his first guitar in 1971, and has spent years refining his craft as a teacher and administrator at the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, where he continues to design and build avant-garde stringed instruments.  He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Stanford, where he studied guitar with Charles Ferguson.  In addition to his four ground-breaking collaborations with R. Carlos Nakai, Eaton has released four albums of his own on the Canyon Records label, including WHERE RIVERS MEET and NAKED IN EUREKA, and leads the William Eaton Ensemble.

 
Will Clipman

A drummer since the age of three, Will has performed on over thirty recordings, including three solo releases on the Bone Fire label and nine collaborations with various artists for Canyon Records Productions.  He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Arizona, and his book DOG LIGHT is published by Wesleyan University Press.  In addition to his work with the Trio, Will performs with the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, the William Eaton Ensemble, Stefan George & Songtower, and as a soloist in Global Village Musical Story Theater.

 

Tour Schedule


2012

November 2 Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill, Denver CO
November 3 Fort Lewis College, Durango CO

2013

March 9, University of Minnesota, Moorhead MN

 

 

R. Carlos Nakai Main Page

R. Carlos Nakai and Keola Beamer

Nakai, Eaton, and Clipman

R. Carlos Nakai Quartet

R. Carlos Nakai and Udi Bar-David

 

 

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