Gareth Laffely

19 year old singer/songwriter and award winning Native American Flute player, Gareth Laffely is the youngest artist to reach #2 on the Billboard New Age charts at 17 years of age, (Feb 2016). Gareth received the "Rising Star" Award from the Native American Music Awards, ( one of only 3 artists to receive this award in 15 years). His debut album is entitled, "The Journey", it's title song was written to honor those who lost their lives on the Trail of Tears. "The Journey" was recorded with two-time Grammy Award nominated hit songwriter and Dove Award winning producer Robert White Johnson (Celine Dion, the Beach Boys, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick, .38 Special), and Grammy Award winning engineer, Gary Dales. Gareth's new CD, "Sky Before a Storm", has been featured on NPR's Hearts of Space and can also be heard on Music Choice Networks, "Soundscapes". Regen's Song features a collaboration with Grammy award winning Laura Sullivan on piano. Gareth donates proceeds from the song to St. Jude's Children's Hospital to help families coping with childhood cancer.