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In Marathon, Happiness Is a Two-Chambered Wood Flute

Bob Freeman is a craftsman who carves, plays, and sings the praises of the traditional Native American instrument.

There’s nothing desert dweller Bob Freeman loves more than woodworking in his garage on the outskirts of Marathon.

Years ago, he was inspired by a workshop with an archaeologist who taught about Indigenous heritage in North America. The archaeologist showed a traditional wooden flute, and the haunting, beautiful sound it created set Freeman on a new life path. He began handcrafting flutes alongside his lead collaborator, his wife, and sharing the history of Native American two-chambered flutes.

“It is the most relaxing, the most mesmerizing, the most unusual sound that I have ever heard,” he says. Watch more in this video from Texas Country Reporter.

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By Texas Country Reporter

July 15, 2022

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