Heartwood
Heartwood is a world music ensemble influenced by many cultures. Our original songs combine the hauntingly beautiful and beguiling melodies of Native American-style and other world flutes with digeridoo, West African gyil, and other world percussion, including African drums, tubanos, handpans, and frame drums. Song samples are available on our website (www.heartwoodband.com).
The band is made up of Celine Daly, Julie & Alvin Harris, and Maxwell Kofi Donkor. Julie has been playing the Native American flute for several years and Celine recently discovered the magic of the flute after a long hiatus from music. Alvin makes Native American flutes, in addition to playing them. Julie won first place in the prestigious Musical Echoes Flute Competition in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and was featured playing Native American flute on a track she wrote, Talking Leaves, on the Pete Seeger/Jeff Haynes audiobook, The Storm King. Celine and Julie have also trained in sound healing and conduct sound baths using Himalayan bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, and the healing sounds of Native American flute.
Both Julie and Alvin are accomplished drummers and perform with Master Drummer Maxwell Kofi Donkor (from Ghana) and his West African drumming and dance troupe, Sankofa. All of the band members are affiliated with the Music for People leadership program founded by David Darling, Grammy Award-winning cellist. Julie and Al co-facilitate the SongCatchers Flute Circle in Sugarloaf, NY. Julie and Celine conduct sound baths together as Harmonic Alchemy.
Heartwood is a world music ensemble influenced by many cultures. Our original songs combine the hauntingly beautiful and beguiling melodies of Native American-style and other world flutes with digeridoo, West African gyil, and other world percussion, including African drums, tubanos, handpans, and frame drums.
Performances: 6:00 pm First Reformed Church, HOH 