Welcome. New Mexico musician Randy Granger is an award-winning songwriter, composer and independent recording artist and workshop presenter. His distinctive Southwest Americana style fuses New-Folk, Native American Flutes the mesmerizing Hang Drum and emotive, soulful vocals like none other. Listeners and audiences worldwide respond to his music heard on programs like Hearts of Space, Native Radio, AudiosyncracyMusic Choice Soundscapes, podcasts and on NPR, Community and Public and Satellite radio stations. CDBABY.COM and CNET.COM featured his music as Editor's Picks writing, "Within each performance, there is incredible stillness and reflection...." mirroring what reviewers, programmers and critics have said. Listen to and purchase songs on the MUSIC page or the ORDER page. Read REVIEWS. Listeners, reviewers and fans the world over comment on the "real, moving, full of life" authentic sound and emotive style of his music and videos. The CD "A Place Called Peace" is nominated for "Best Native American Album" by New Age Reporter "Lifestyle Award" voted on by broadcasters worldwide. Randy is also a finalist for the Great American Song Contest 2008.
Randy's earned recognition for his songwriting, flute playing, composing, production, published poetry and as a winner/nominee in several New Mexico Music Industry Awards and NAMMY categories including “Best Flutist” “Traditional” and “New Age” recordings. Hear the NPR "Soundclip" segment profiling Randy and his Hang drum on All Things Considered. He is a popular Workshop Presenter at Native Flute Festivals. Also view videos on his YOUTUBE page. Join Randy on MySpace or Facebook.
Randy's emotive, sensuous music is used in films, documentaries, commercials, Internet Radio, commissioned by Dance Companies and radio programs, on websites, Hospice and Hospitals. He tours, volunteers music at Hospice, performs in concert, festivals, state fairs, special events like the Centennial Celebration of the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, bookstores, is a published poet, writes regular Blogs, is a regular guest on Public and Community Radio, is the subject of print interviews and TV including for the New Mexico Music Commission’s “Southwest Sounds” series featured on KOAT-TV, Albuquerque and on their YouTube channel. Granger is always recording and releasing new music through his website and online retailers like Amazon.com, CDBaby.com and Randy is a member of INAFA & ASCAP & AFM Local 466. Listen to a recent interview with Randy and Poet Wayne Crawford - Click here.
Randy Granger's music is described as "Peaceful," "Healing," "Soothing" and as being "Full of raw energy and life" and "having more depth than others of his musical genre" -NM Magazine, by listeners and professional reviewers alike. Originally from an Oil-Field town in southeastern New Mexico his ancestry is a mixture of Amer-Indian, Southeast Asian, European and others. Specific tribes are Chol, Athabascan, Apache, Dogrib confirmed through DNA tests. He is not a tribal member as his ancestors are not on the Dawes Rolls. One hears the multi-cultural southwest influence in his music as well as diverse styles like Radiohead, Jazz, the American Songbook, Leonard Cohen, Dead Can Dance and Celtic music. A lifelong musician, Randy is a distillation of all the music that makes us feel something and connects to that source of inspiration, creativity. He has said in interviews that all his ancestors meet in his heart--and that's where the music is made. That mystical connection is apparent in every note.
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