Anthology of North American Indian and Eskimo Music

Folkways Records – FE 4541

Series: Ethnic Folkways Library
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist] A01 Sun Dance: n/a (1:32)
A02 Love Song: n/a (0:57)
A03 Crazy Dog Song: Jim Low Horn, Mrs. Emil Wings, and Jack Low Horn (1:41)
A04 Buffalo Dance Song: Kenneth Anquoe, Jack Anquoe, and Nick Webster (1:03)
A05 Man's Love Song: Mark Evarts (0:54)
A06 Hand Game Song: William Peaychew (1:42)
A07 Prisoner's Song: William Burn Stick (2:20)
A08 World War II Song: George Nicotine (1:36)
A09 Warrior Death Song for Sitting Bull: n/a (2:00)
A10 Canvas Dance Song: Eneas Conko and Baptiste Pichette (1:40)
A11 Funeral Song: n/a (1:37)
A12 Suguaro Song: n/a (1:58)
A13 Peyote Song: First Song Cycle: Burton John and Roy James (1:26)
B01 Moonlight Song: n/a (2:09)
B02 Eagle Dance: n/a (2:59)
B03 Butterfly Dance: n/a (1:41)
B04 Lullaby: n/a (0:58)
B05 Rain Dance: n/a (1:47)
B06 Night Chant: n/a (1:43)
B07 Song of Happiness: Fort Wingate (N.M.) Indian School (1:09)
B08 Silversmith's Song: Ambrose Roan Horse (1:09)
B09 Corn Grinding Song: n/a (0:59)
B10 Wolf Song / Turtle Song / Turkey Song / Puppy Song : Irene Chalepah Poolaw (1:47)
B11 Church Song: n/a (1:03)
B12 Devil Dance, Crown Dance: n/a (2:57)
C01 Wolf Song: Billy Assu (2:05)
C02 Potlatch Song: Billy Assu (1:38)
C03 Hamatsa Song, Cedar Bark Dance: Billy Assu (1:12)
C04 War Song for Marriage: Billy Assu (1:50)
C05 Rabbit Dance Song: n/a (2:03)
C06 Cree Dance Song: n/a (2:24)
C07 Fiddle Dance Song: n/a (1:00)
C08 Bear Hunting Song: Sebastian McKenzie (1:44)
C09 Inviting in Dance Song: Otis Ahkivigak (0:47)
C10 His First Hunt: Kemukserar and Pangatkar (2:06)
C11 Hunting for Musk Ox: Kemukserar and Pangatkar (3:33)
D01 Corn Dance: Thomas Lewis (2:08)
D02 Stomp Dance: Huron Miller (1:57)
D03 Song of Welcome: Albert Yellow Thunder, Winslow White Eagle, and Blow Snake (1:19)
D04 Buffalo Feast Song: Albert Yellow Thunder, Winslow White Eagle, and Blow Snake (1:06)
D05 Morning Song: Albert Yellow Thunder, Winslow White Eagle, and Blow Snake (1:12)
D06 Song of the Unfaithful Woman: Albert Yellow Thunder, Winslow White Eagle, and Blow Snake (0:59)
D07 Hoot Owl Song: David, Oshawenimiki Kenosha (1:09)
D08 Oh Mary: Fred Lacasse (1:01)
D09 Catholic Hymn: Thomas Shalifoe (0:42)
D10 Calusa Corn Dance Song: Billy, Gatcayehola Stewart (1:32)
D11 Song of Removal: Susie Tiger and Billie Stewart (1:40)
D12 Fortynine Dance: Fred Lacasse (2:00)
D13 unidentified track: Fred Lacasse (1:03)
D14 As Long As The Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge (6:03)
[Credits]
Producer: Michael Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This extensive collection of Native American music contains songs from across the North American continent: from the Plains Cree to the Inuit in the Arctic, from Northwest Coast Potlatch music to the sounds of the Southeastern Seminoles. Compiled from earlier Folkways recordings by anthropologist Michael I. Asch, the anthology focuses on the function rather than the form of Native American music. The 50 songs center on social themes such as courting, grieving, hunting, and religious ceremony, and represent the utilitarian musical tradition of Amerindian peoples.