Introducing the Nine Feathers Flute Wednesday, February 2, 2011

ANCIENT WOOD BECOMES FLUTE TO HELP CHILDREN Davie, Fla. -- A 50000- year-old piece of wood freed from a bog in New Zealand will help kids that were freed from a garbage dump in Nicaragua by providing funds to build their home. Eight craftsmen collaborated to bring the flute and bag to life. One of the artists burned 9 feathers into the flute to commemorate the creators and named the instrument "The Nine Feathers Flute." It was then sent to recording artist Ronald Roybal (the nineth feather) who made a recording of the flute. The flute is now with Davie-based flutemaker Erik Sampson , who founded a nonprofit in 2007 to support starving children in Nicaragua. During a trip to the impoverished Central American country, Sampson found the children in a house with no water, no electricity, no bathroom, no doors or windows. The kids had been sleeping on a cement floor in empty bags of rice and beans. These children were rescued by Nicaraguan Pastor Carlos Baez who presently cares for them but at that time had no resources. A home for these children is currently under construction. The Nine Feathers Flute flute will be auctioned on Ebay in early 2011 and the proceeds will help build the new orphanage home for the children. About the bog wood: Ancient Kauri is one of the most exotic woods in the world. All the trees were felled thousands of years ago by natural forces and preserved in a bog. Some of the trees measured 40 feet in diameter. After the log has been removed, the area ...



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