It was great to visit the Muckleshoot Tribal grounds in Auburn. We were shown around by Norma McCleary whose mother was the last person fluent in their language. There is a language program trying to encourage revitalisation. They also have incredible facilities from an amphitheatre to wonderful powwow grounds for the community – thanks for the warm welcome Kenny and Charlotte Williams. Read More
Incredible drumming and singing at the 60th Annual Eastern Shoshone Indian Days Powwow on the Wind River Reservation in Fort Washakie, Wyoming, from the Walking Buffalo Singers from Big River Saskatchewan, Canada. A new generation of young singers – most related to the original group who recorded three albums.
A wonderful few days with Jerry Chapman from the Stó:Lō Nation. He is a very creative builder of Native drums. We met many years ago when I was asking an event organiser if there were any Native drums that I could use and Jerry was passing by at the time and remarked “I have a van full of drums.” We have been friends ever since. Seeing the drum set-ups I have used with drums from around the world on a rack, inspired him to use deer antlers for hardware and experiment with different sizes and shapes for Native drums.
Jerry Chapman from the Stó:Lō Nation playing a Northwest Coast box drum
The amazing story of Caleb Byerly and how a dream kick started an adventure of making an unusual instrument that had been lost by a tribe in the Philippines.
Interesting report on the power of music and dementia. It suggests, in one test, as they played music together – “their brains appear to synchronise, showing the same patterns of brainwaves.” You can see video and read the full report here.
This story was sent to me by James Nesbit (artist and musician) after our tour with the Black Keys and the White Keys. It was written when a spontaneous musical moment inspired James to think about butterflies in Selma, Alabama. Read More
I had read the stories but it was a very moving experience visiting Tom Hendrix’s 30 year journey of building an incredible stone memorial honouring his great great Grandmother, Te-lah-nay. A young Yuchi teenager who was forced to walk to Oklahoma during the Trail of Tears. Having grown up by the Singing River in Alabama, the sound drew her back. So after escaping she spent 5 years walking back to her land. Each stone on the memorial wall represents one step of her journey. Also, the shape, height, and width of the wall changes to represent the various obstacles she encountered.
What an incredible few days with the Black Keys and the White Keys – bringing together black and white musicians in Alabama. One highlight was stopping in Montgomery at Dexter Ave. Baptist Church – the first pastorate that Martin Luther King, Jr. took. #VFTN2019
Had a lot of fun putting together percussion parts for this traditional Cote D’Ivoire song ‘Nous t’exaltons’. Dave is now recording the vocal tracks in Cote D’Ivoire.
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