Wood That Sings: Indian Fiddle Music of the Americas SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS

This anthology of Indian fiddle music of the Americas features performances by Indian musicians from Nova Scotia and Manitoba to North Dakota and Arizona, to Mexico, Peru, and elsewhere in Latin America. Using this most popular of instruments as a way to explore the great variety and creativity of Indian musical traditions—from chicken scratch to the indigenous Apache fiddle—this recording expresses the capacity of Native cultures to adapt and synthesize non-Native influences.

1 Violin – Jose Enrique Benitez
2 La Guanena – Danubio Azul Group
3 Danza a Santiago (Excerpt) – Townspeople of Llacuari Pueblo
4 Kariso – Antonio Lorenzano
5 Araku – Gervasio Martinez & Mario Silva
6 Nantu (‘Luna’) – Pedro Nayap
7 Yan Tox – Mateo Mo Xal & Crisanto Coc
8 Jacaltenango – Grupo Jolom Conob
9 Aires Fandango – Marcelino Poot Ek, Pedro Ek Cituk, & Esteban Caamal Dzul
10 Tzacamson – Townspeople of Tancanhuitz
11 Son Para Entregar a la Novia – Jose Augustin Cruz & Jose Martin Cruz
12 Wiricuta – Mariano, Pablo, Rosenda, & Agustin
13 Melody Played on the Enneg (Excerpt) – Francisco Barnet Astorga
14 I’ll Go with You – Chesley Goseyun Wilson
15 Pahko’ola Dance Song – Yaqui Pahko’ola & Deer Singers
16 Never Alone – San Xavier Fiddle Band
17 Strathspey and Reel Medley – Lee Cremo Trio
18 Jig Medley – Lee Cremo Trio
19 Finale Medly – Lawrence ‘Teddy Boy’ Houle
20 Eagle Island Blues: Athapaskan Love Song – Bill Stevens
21 Turkey in the Straw – Georga Wettlin-Larsen
22 Road to Batoche – Jimmie Larocque
23 Big John McNeill – Jimmie Larocque