Mary Youngblood
Grammy Award Winning Musician
Previously Aired On: June 14, 2006 - Listen to this Show!
Bending tradition, Mary Youngblood is a modern American Indian woman of one half Aleut (Alaskan) and one half Seminole (Floridian) descent. With her children, she currently resides in Northern California. Youngblood is often touted as the first Native American female to professionally record the Native flute. Verifying her talent and mastery of this ancient instrument traditionally played only by men, she was the first woman to win the Flutist of the Year award in both 1999 and 2000 as well as, the Best Female Artist award in 2000 at the Native American Music Awards (NAMMYS).
Each of Youngblood’s three recordings are different stylistically from one another. Her debut The Offering is a solo flute recording that was recorded live to DAT in the huge underground chamber of the Moaning Cavern in California. These natural acoustics lend an amazing echo and organic quality to the distinctly memorable melodies that Youngblood creates with her flutes.
