Peter Phippen is a musician based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, who took up the flute after touring as a rock bassist and has spent more than three decades studying flutes from multiple traditions worldwide, including antique and contemporary shakuhachi, transverse bamboo, and Native American-style flutes. He was the first non-Native American musician signed to Canyon Records, which released his album Night Song in 2003. He is a Grammy nominee (Woodnotes Wyld, 2010, Best Native American Music Album) and received the 2021 Native American-Style Flute Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mood and energy: introspective, meditative, cross-cultural. Recommended uses: reflection, meditation, nature immersion.

Sacred Ground Confidence Score: 4 out of 5 stars   Final recommendation: Approved.

Why this artist belongs in Sacred Sounds: A Grammy-nominated, multi-tradition flutist whose documented status as the first non-Native artist signed to Canyon Records makes him a clear, well-sourced example of cross-cultural contemporary flute work distinct from tribally-affiliated artists on the same label.