This past August Martin Doyle received a lovely testimonial from American flutist Shana Stone, a performer, teacher and composer-arranger, who had purchased one of Martin’s six key flutes made from African Blackwood. These are her words …
“Martin Doyle’s flutes are nothing short of extraordinary. My six-key flute, made from African blackwood, speaks easily and with plenty of punch, sass, and personality. It sweetly sings the old airs and has plenty of bubble and spark in the faster tunes, and the low D barks wonderfully. This flute has such depth, soul, and clarity that it makes me fall in love with it all over again every time I play it. I could spend a lifetime getting to know its distinct voice. It is easily accessible to play, yet filled with an expansive palette of nuance to explore. The prices are extremely reasonable, and Martin is communicative, caring, and the best person to work with!”
About Shana Stone
“Shana is a thoughtful, engaging musical artist and classically trained flutist devoted to interpreting and sharing music with listeners. She graduated in May 2025 with her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia, where she served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the UGA Flute Studio and performed with the Southern Wind Quintet. She now intends to focus on growing her teaching studio and pursuing an orchestral career. She earned her Master’s degree in Flute Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (where she studied with Dr. Erika Boysen and Dr. Tim Hagen) and her Bachelor’s degree in Flute Performance from the University of Georgia (where she studied with Professor Angela Jones-Reus). Other teachers include Daniel Self, Kristen Holritz, Elizabeth Klein Teplitsky, and Emily Zirlin.” Read more: My Story | Shana Stone »
We are always grateful to receive testimonials for the website. They serve inform those visiting the site about the satisfaction that people receive from their new flute and also we get to know a little about the recipient. All this gives us a glimpse of the beauty of the human family. As mentioned in the previous post, Shana displayed huge depth of heart and joined the Martin Doyle Flutes team by kindly offering to play the role of proofreader while we were refurbishing Martin Doyle’s website this year. She is an enthusiastic and skilled wordsmith and we were most grateful to have her invaluable talent and positivity during the rebuild. Thank you so much Shana – you are a gem!
Here is a video of Shana playing her Martin Doyle flute during a performance with her four piece Irish traditional music band, The Craicin’ Stones.