Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest

Folkways Records – FE 4119

Series: Ethnic Folkways Library
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Box Set
Country: Canada
Released: 1986
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Indigenous
[Traclist]
A01 MM 44: Play Song: Mungo Martin (00:52)
A02 MM 45: Play Song: Mungo Martin (01:13)
A03 MM 46: Play Song: Mungo Martin (01:23)
A04 MM 47: Love Song: Mungo Martin (02:43)
A05 MM 48: War Song Cycle: Mungo Martin (03:47)
A06 MM 49: Love Song: Mungo Martin (01:41)
A07 MM 50: Drinking Song: Mungo Martin (02:30)
A08 MM 19: Drinking Song: Mungo Martin (01:18)
A09 TW 12: Paddle Song: Tom Willie Johnson (03:20)
A10 L 18: Haida Song: Fred Louis and Ella Thompson (03:12)
A11 L 19: Hummingbird Song: Fred Louis and Ella Thompson (03:08)
B01 K 1: Love Song: Mrs. Peter Kelly (03:06)
B02 K 2: Haida King Song: Mrs. Peter Kelly (02:40)
B03 K 3: Love Song: Mrs. Peter Kelly (02:15)
B04 K 4: Love Song: Mrs. Peter Kelly (00:56)
B05 Dialogue: Mrs. Peter Kelly (07:05)
B06 K 5: Tsimshian Song: Mrs. Peter Kelly (02:08)
B07 K 6: Love Song: Mrs. Peter Kelly (01:32)
B08 K 7: Chinook Love Song: Mrs. Peter Kelly (07:30)
C01 FD 1: Celebration Song: Florence Davidson (06:41)
C02 FD 2: Lullaby Song: Florence Davidson (02:51)
C03 FD 3: Marriage Song: Florence Davidson (05:07)
C04 FD 4: Children's Song: Florence Davidson (02:15)
C05 FD 5: Neyland's Pride Song: Florence Davidson (06:02)
D01 FD 6: Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch: Florence Davidson (02:55)
D02 Dialogue: Florence Davidson (11:55)
D03 FD 6A: Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch: Florence Davidson (02:37)
D04 FD 7: Tsimshian Song: Florence Davidson (02:01)
D05 Dialogue: Florence Davidson (03:42)
[Credits]
Producer, Recorder and Annotator: Ida Halpern
[Notes]
The music of the Haida tribe in the Pacific Northwest is shrouded in secrecy from outsiders, largely as a response to their visual art being exposed by European missionaries in the 19th century. As a result Haida elders sought to protect their music from western influence. Haida songs are constructed of a unique speech-vocal style and foundation tones which tell the story of each piece and direct each ritual. Musicologist Ida Halpern collected a number of recordings of Haida songs from tribespeople eager to keep their heritage alive and was the first scholar of native music of this region. This album contains songs about love, celebration, war, drinking, and dialogue between Halpern and the singers. Liner notes include musical analyses of each song, as well as interviews with artists involved in the project.