Painted Raven is the contemporary Native American and World Music duo led by Annette Abbondanza(Painted Raven) of Orlando FL, in collaboration with Holly Harris (Red Feather) of Ocala, FL and Kimberly Kridler (Dreaming Eagle) of Lady Lake, FL.

Painted Raven has released twelve CDs to date, titled -Spirit Journey, Mirage, The Great Gallery, Season of Lights, Wildflowers, Transcendence, Kindred Spirits, Crossroads, Medicine Wheel-Prayers of the Four Directions, Sacred Spiral - Earth To Spirit Native American Flute Meditations, Taking Flight, and most recently, Mandala. All original, instrumental songs featuring Native flutes, guitars, keyboards, ethnic percussion instruments and drums. We are currently working on developing more material for future CDs and are planning to do some live shows and flute and drum workshops this coming year. Be sure to check out our Newsletter for upcoming events and information, and dont forget to pick up a copy of our newest CD!!!!!

Annette Abbondanza(Painted Raven), a native of central Pennsylvania of Cherokee and Sioux heritage, currently resides in Orlando, FL. Previously founder and leader of the band The Legend of Stone Soup, Annette focused her musical talents toward furthering the efforts of various charitable organizations such as Domestic Violence Services, The Food Bank, American Cancer Research, AIDS awareness, and many other urgent causes. Expanding on the experience she gained through performing for cancer, AIDS, and other critically ill patients, Annette was inspired to seek out a new direction in musical expression and healing, which resulted in the creation of Ashes to Phoenix -healing music for the mind body and spirit- www.ashes2phoenix.com.

Songwriter, producer, recording engineer, performer, and leader/visionary of Painted Raven, Annette is self-taught on guitar, keyboards, Native American flute and many other instruments, She has released several of her own CDs, as well as many other recording projects for several other area artists and youth. She has performed at large venues such as the Apollo of Temple University (Liacouras Center) in Philadelphia, the historic Hershey Theater for the live broadcast of the WITF public radio production -The Chords are Stacked- as well as many regional arts and music festivals across the country. Her music has been aired on "Echoes" on NPR National Public Radio and various other local broadcasts and webcasts.
(Guitar, Keyboards, Native American Flute, Drums, Percussion, Bass, Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals)

Kimberly Kridler (Dreaming Eagle),

a long-time fan of the Native American flute, began learning to play in earnest May of 2012. Her joy composing and playing for and with others has been nurtured by friends and mentors in the Riverwind, Southwind, and Central Florida Flute Circles, and at the Native Rhythms Festival.

She feels equal enthusiasm sharing her simple, heartfelt compositions with small audiences at nursing homes, community centers, cafes, and animal sanctuaries, and with larger audiences at events like the Leesburg Art Festival, Scrub Jay Festival, Silverhawk Native American Flute Gathering, and Native Rhythms Festival.
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Kimberly is honored to have placed in the 2013 and 2014 Native Rhythms Festival Flute Players’ Competitions, to have won first place in 2015, and to have performed as a featured artist in 2016. At Native Rhythms, she met and instantly befriended Annette Abbondanza and Holly Harris of Painted Raven, whom she credits with prompting her to record. She is thankful for friends Wes and Pam Dickey, who recorded her first demo CD in their living room!

A proficient Native American style, rim blown, and transverse flute player, as well as composer, Kimberly released her first professionally mastered CD, titled One Breath, in 2016. She has appeared as a guest musician on four of Painted Raven’s albums; Kindred Spirits, Crossroads, Taking Flight, and most recently Mandala in 2023.  

(Native American Style, Transverse, and Rim Blown Flutes)

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A special thank you to the musicians previously contributing their talents to Painted Raven, including David Rose, Elisa Smith, and Marsha Harris.