Scott August has just put up this song up on his website:

http://www.cedarmesa.com/lonecrowsong/

You can purchase a download of the "Lone Crow" song for $1.99 with all proceeds going to Leonard and his wife Kitty to help with thier expences as Leonard battles cancer.

Please check it out!

Thanks for posting this, just got it, it's a great song for Leonard. Thank you Scott August.
Beth

Me too: Thanks for posting this, just got it, it's a great song for Leonard. Thank you Scott August.
bill

Good song, good idea.

The picture acccompanying the track looks a lot like the view from what used to be old farmsteads in Zion Park Valley. At least the fence and the cliffs in the distance do. With the crow on the fencepost--it's a great pic.

I bought it. This song is a beautiful present to Leonard from Scott August.

It's great. Thanks !

From Scott:


Lone Crow Song, A New Song for Native American style flute
Back in the summer of 2005 I had a chance to perform at an event in the Phoenix area that attracted people from all over the country. One of those attending was a flute maker named Leonard McGann of Lone Crow Flutes. Leonard had traveled all the way from his home in rural Virginia to be at this event and I found him to be a very warm, likable person, with a soft, gentle wit, as well as a very good flute maker. I decided to purchase a flute from him at that event and have enjoyed it ever since.

Many times since then, I have had the pleasure of running into Leonard, mostly at my east coast appearances, and always enjoy his down-to-earth company and humor. The 2011 Musical Echoes festival was the last event I attended where I got to spend some time with him. We hung out, talked about flutes and cracked jokes, mostly bad ones. You know, the ones that make you groan...

Several weeks ago I learned that Leonard is suffering from late stage cancer. As is his way, he his dealing with this with an open heart and a touch of humor. Leonard is a much loved figure in the Native Flute community and to help him out with his finances due to his illness, Randy and Shelly Stenzal of Feather Ridge flutes are coordinating a flute auction featuring instruments from many different flute makers.

I wanted to contribute somehow, but not being a maker, I figured that the best way I could help out was to record a song on one of Leonard's flutes, put it up for sale on my website, and then donate the proceeds to Leonard.

The resulting recording is Lone Crow Song. This song is now available for purchase as an MP3 digital download on the Cedar Mesa Music website. All proceeds will be donated directly to Leonard McGann by Cedar Mesa Music.

Click HERE to listen to a sample and buy your copy now. http://www.cedarmesa.com/lonecrowsong/

The flute used to record Lone Crow Song, is in an alternate tuning compared to most standard Native American style flutes. This flute, while using the same scale as a contemporary Native American style flutes, starts on a note a whole step lower than most NAFs, giving the flute a slightly different flavor.

Please consider purchasing a copy of Lone Crow Song. You get a new song by me and, more important, help Leonard McGann gets some financial assistance.

If you are interested in the flute auction, click HERE: http://www.featherridgeflutes.com/__Leonar...t_Flutes__.html


In Harmony,
Scott August
news@cedarmesa.com

Got mine today!

Thanks Scott!

Scott is also a very good photographer and has many photo's from his travels in the SW. If you have ever seen him perform he usually plays a slideshow of his photo's in the background that is equally enjoyable as his music.

Ed