Music joined me on my path through life at an early age with piano and drums and is still very much with me today. It was in the 1990’s when my journey with the Native American flute began. I was living in California at the time and a very good friend of mine was a Native American Story teller and flute player. He lived on the Navaho Nation reservation in Arizona with his wife and children and it was from him that I first learned to play and make these wonderful instruments. I still have and often play the first flute we ever made together. I continue to make flutes in much the same way as I did then, using simple hand tools and fire just as our ancestors have done for thousands of  years and I hope that the flutes I create sound familiar to them. Currently I spend much of my time creating these beautiful instruments as well as giving workshops on how to make and play them. I often have a flute with me when I am out in nature and will always play to what  inspires me  in that moment for that moment from my heart. And so my journey continues with music as my constant companion, teacher and communicator throughout this remarkable life. 

Ever Grateful,

Rikk Smith