Randy Granger

talist, composer, recording artist and singer-songwriter Randy Granger blends elements of southwest music like Native American flutes with world percussion, distinctive vocals and other worldly HandPan instruments like the Halo, the Panart Hang and Moyo, Zen Tambour. NPR’s All Things Considered profile Granger and the Hang in 2007 in a feature called “Like Water Over Bells.”

The unique sound and energy of Granger’s live performances has earned him headline status at many Native American, World and festivals around the U.S. His YouTube channel has over 2.5 million views. He’s been nominated for and won many awards including the Indian Summer Music Awards, Native American Music Awards (NAMMY’S), New Mexico Music Industry Awards, US Songwriting Competition and many others. A composer and recording artists his music is used by professional Dance companies, websites, commercials, film and documentaries including Ken Burns 2023 American Buffalo film. Granger’s music is heard on the Hearts of Space, Sirius “Mystic Soundscapes” Pandora Radio, NativeRadio.com, Audiosyncrasy, World and Native American radio programs worldwide. He is featured in Podcasts as well. The 2008 release “A Place Called Peace” reached #12 on the New Age charts and won him a finalist nomination for the “Lifestyle Award” recognition award from New Age radio programmers and music directors. New Mexico Magazine wrote; “Richly layered with the sounds of a variety of flutes and percussion instruments, “A Place Called Peace” offers more depth than some flute solo recordings you might find.” A recent concert at White Sands National Monument in September 2012 attracted an audience of over 2,000, the largest in their Full-Moon concert series. The New Mexico Music Commission produced a short film about Granger and his music that aired on KOAT-TV in Albuquerque and on all of the states PBS stations and continues to show regularly around the area. Their program, “Southwest Sounds” is uploaded to the music commission YouTube page. In 2012 PBS Station KRWG-TV chose him as their first subject to launch a new program called “Music Spotlight” featuring half-hour programs of selected area musicians and bands. Granger has performed at several National Monuments, such as White Sands National Monument for their Full Moon Concert series. Casa Grande Ruins, and Zion Canyon and for the Centennial celebration at the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico. He is a headliner and performer at festivals including the Sundance Film Festival’s Rose Wagner Center an official Sundance venue, International Native American and World Flute Festival, the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market, The Gathering of Nations main stage, Yosemite World Music Event, New Mexico State Fair, World of Faeries Festival (Chicago), Indian Summer Festival in Milwaukee, The Rothko Chapel, Casa Grande American Indian Music Festival, Native Rhythms, Zion Canyon Native Flute Festival and hundreds of community concerts, Renaissance Faires, house concerts, small theaters and venues including the prestigious Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. He is a popular Emcee as well. In 2015 Randy was chosen to be depicted on the wall outside the Historic Rio Grande Theater in Las Cruces, NM. Students in the Ingite the Fun program in Las Cruces worked on creating a public art project for the city of Las Cruces, created the mural on the outside of the Rio Grande Theater. The Las Cruces City Council unanimously approved the project. The mural is on the wall facing Water Street, on one of the non-historical walls of the Rio Grande Theater. Muralist Sebastian Velazquez says the design was inspired by the building. The mural depicts actors from the Silent Movie era, characters from Star Wars which was the last movie screened in the theater, and Randy Granger who has performed concerts on the Rio Grande Theater stage. Granger is a Native of New Mexico whose ancestry includes Mayan (Choltan) and Apache among other tribes. A life-long musician he’s toured as a solo artist but also with Jazz groups. He’s professionally performed lead in several operas and musicals, been a hired choral member, taught drums and guitar for 15 plus years, sings Mariachi music, Cowboy music and innumerable banquets paying his dues. He’s worked as a session musician, composer for Dance companies, film, arranger, songwriter and pick-up musician. A noted Flute teacher, Granger has presented and originated workshops on playing music in Hospice. He has taught workshops at many festivals Native Flute and Handpan festivals including the International Native American and World Flute Association conferences. He taught guitar and percussion throughout high school and college to private students as well as with the Yamaha School of Music. Links:
randygranger.net
randygranger.bandcamp.com
YouTube.com/user/lonegranger