The sound is beautiful and haunting. It recalls ancient times when music wasn't amplified and floating out of 10,000 electronic devices, from cellphones to toasters. It is the music of handmade flutes ...

A Canadian citizen and well-known musician says 13 handmade flutes were confiscated and destroyed by U.S. customs officials at New York’s JFK airport who mistook them for an agricultural product.

If you are planning to learn a wind instrument, beginning with a flute will not be a bad idea. Though it is not too easy to learn a flute, the soothing sound of this instrument has the power of making ...