PLAINS CHIPPEWA / METIS MUSIC FROM TURTLE MOUNTAIN SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS

From traditional drum songs to French children’s songs, from Scottish fiddle dance tunes to contemporary country and rock ‘n’ roll, this recording presents music heard today on the Turtle Mountain Reservation which straddles the border between the U.S. and Canada. A passionate and lively portrait of the history and daily lives of an indigenous American culture born by the contact of American Indians with Europeans. Compiled and annotated by Nicholas Curchin Peterson Vrooman. Originally issued in 1984 as Folkways 4140. “…[H]aunting…” — Option

1 Part I: Pembina Chippewa Drum Songs: Soldier’s Honor Song – Pembina Chippewa Singers
2 Part I: Pembina Chippewa Drum Songs: New Grass Dance Song – Pembina Chippewa Singers
3 Part I: Pembina Chippewa Drum Songs: Rock Dance Song – Pembina Chippewa Singers
4 Part I: Pembina Chippewa Drum Songs: Go Homing Song – Pembina Chippewa Singers
5 Part I: Pembina Chippewa Drum Songs: Love Song/Round Dance – Pembina Chippewa Singers
6 Part I: Pembina Chippewa Drum Songs: Buffalo Song – Pembina Chippewa Singers
7 Part I: Pembina Chippewa Drum Songs: Many Eagle Set Sun Dance Song – Pembina Chippewa Singers
8 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: The Sailor from Montreal – Delia la Floe
9 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: Drinking Song – Delia la Floe
10 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: The Most Unhappy Song – Fred Parisien
11 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: Napoleon Bonaparte – Fred Parisien
12 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: Old Fred’s White 99 – Fred Parisien
13 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: Adeline – Fred Parisien
14 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: Bottle Song – Gregory ‘King’ Davis
15 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: In the Beautiful Moonlight – Gregory ‘King’ Davis
16 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: Ants, Mosquitoes, and Snowball Fricasse – Gregory ‘King’ Davis
17 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: The Jealous Man – Gregory ‘King’ Davis, Alvina Davis
18 Part II: French Songs, from Elders to Children: Song of the Battle – Ojibwa Indian School Children
19 Part III: Soldier’s Joy – Fred Allery/Lawrence Keplin
20 Part III: Red River – Fred Allery/Lawrence Keplin
21 Part III: Quebec Reel – Fred Allery/Norbert Lenoir
22 Part III: Ragtime Annie, Second Change – Ray P. Houle/Norbert Lenoir
23 Part III: Woodchopper’s Breakdown – George Longie/Fred Allery/Norbert Lenoir
24 Part III: Irish Washer Woman – Ray P. Houle/Norbert Lenloir
25 Part III: Red Wing – Ray P. Houle/Norbert Lenloir/Lawrence Keplin
26 Part IV: Comtemporary Fiddle Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Full-Circle Fiddle: Big John… – Mike Page/Dorothy Azure Page
27 Part IV: Comtemporary Fiddle Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Full-Circle Fiddle: Sir John… – Rod Poitra/Cary F. Poitra/Richard Trittier/Darryl J. Trottier/Clayton Gourneau/Thomas Belgarde
28 Part IV: Comtemporary Fiddle Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Full-Circle Fiddle: Singing for a… – Rod Poitra/Cary F. Poitra/Richard Trittier/Darryl J. Trottier/Clayton Gourneau/Thomas Belgarde
29 Part IV: Comtemporary Fiddle Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Full-Circle Fiddle: One for the Road – Rod Poitra/Cary F. Poitra/Richard Trittier/Darryl J. Trottier/Clayton Gourneau/Thomas Belgarde
30 Part IV: Comtemporary Fiddle Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Full-Circle Fiddle: Glitter and… – Rod Poitra/Cary F. Poitra/Richard Trittier/Darryl J. Trottier/Clayton Gourneau/Thomas Belgarde
31 Part IV: Comtemporary Fiddle Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Full-Circle Fiddle: Space Trip to… – Rod Poitra/Cary F. Poitra/Richard Trittier/Darryl J. Trottier/Mac Bailey/Thomas Belgarde
32 Part IV: Comtemporary Fiddle Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Full-Circle Fiddle: Bush Music… – Rod Poitra/Cary F. Poitra/Richard Trittier/Darryl J. Trottier/Clayton Gourneau, Thomas Belgarde