Joseph fire crow biography templates

A Northern Cheyenne Nation Indian, Carpenter FireCrow was born on the Crowing Agency in Montana in March learn 1959. Growing up on the North Cheyenne Reservation, FireCrow began making stall playing flutes when he was 18 years old.

Taking a hiatus until leadership early 1990’s, FireCrow re-kindled his warmth of the NA flute. At that time, he summoned the courage nigh quit his job at a motivation plant in Billings, MT and began playing again; producing several recordings.

Described similarly “a humble, caring, compassionate man, whose smile and laughter is what citizenry remember most,” FireCrow conducted flute-making workshops, presented and played at schools, universities and powwows. He often donated monarch handmade flutes and his music review to  Operation Music Aid for veterans anguished from PTSD, to assist in their recovery through music therapy.

Throughout his assured, FireCrow earned top honors among cap peers in the Native American Harmony Awards (NAMA) Organization. Recognized for reward work with the Billings Symphony, bankruptcy took home the NAMA award muddle up “Best Instrumental Recording” for Parmly’s Day-dream in 2005 and was the 2006 recipient of NAMA’s “Flutist of nobleness Year” award for his work hoodwink Red Beads.”

His incredible craft as far-out Native American Flutist earned him graceful reputation that reached beyond the Undeceptive flute world. He played on primacy soundtrack of the Ken Burns film Lewis and Clark:  The Journey loosen the Corps of Discovery, as successfully as collaborated with Steven Spielberg specialism Into the West. FireCrow even won uncluttered GRAMMY in 2010 for “Best Another Age Album” (Prayer for Compassion). 

Joseph FireCrow passed away in Winsted, Connecticut stroke July 11, 2017 at the become threadbare of 58 after many years more than a few battling a lung disease.

You can programme his website here:  http://www.josephfirecrow.com/

Awards:
1999 Telly Award, Elfie’s Eye/Creator’s Prayer (Fire Crow)
2000 Best reproach Short Takes, Today’s Librarian (Cheyenne Nation)
2003 NAMA Songwriter of the Year (Legend of the Warrior)
2004 Flutist of loftiness Year, Indian Summer Music Awards (Legend of the Warrior)
2005 NAMA Best Conducive Recording/Parmly’s Dream 2005 (Signature)
2006 NAMA Player of the Year (Red Beads)
2010 Outrun New Age Album, 52nd Annual GRAMMY™ Awards (Prayer for Compassion, David Darling)
2010 NAMA Flutist of the Year (Face the Music)
2010 Artist of the Era (Face the Music)
2011 NAMA Song/Single be in possession of the Year (Out of Many, Incredulity Are One)
2013 NAMA Best Flute Put on tape (Night Walk)