Native American Flutist
Rick May, 62, plays one of his four flutes in ABQ Old Town.
Rick May, 62, an Albuquerque resident of 10 years now has spent every weekend of April through October for the last 5 years playing his Native American flute in Old Town. Originally from Maryland, May started his music career unintentionally at the grand opening of the art gallery where he was working. As a professional painter he did not expect anything to come of his hobby, but it caught attention right away.
May was lead to this hobby through his very unique background. As an ex-police officer and a professional artist, he is also one-eighth Ojibwe Indian from Canada. The Canadian Ojibwe Indian tribe is one of the largest in Canada.
Now that his music career has become something he seriously pursues and the gallery where he worked in Old Town has closed, after the passing of the owner, May works hard to get his music heard. With four different flutes, May plays only what he feels. This is one of the very unique things about him. “Nothing I play is the same, unless I sit down and really work to figure it out,” said May. He now has CD’s in 49 of the 50 United States (excluding Montana) and in 24 world countries.
The weekend these photos were taken (August 26, 2016) was May’s last weekend to play here in Albuquerque’s Old Town, as he is moving back to North Carolina to be closer to his son.
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