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NORTHERN CREE SINGERS
 The
Northern Cree Singers of Alberta are one of the top pow-wow groups in
North America. They began as a drum group in 1980 when Steve Wood and
his brothers traveled to Lapwai, Idaho to compete in a stick game
tournament. The first night there they lost all their money and could
not get home. The only way they could earn money was to sing at the pow-wow
(the Woods had learned songs from their father and uncles who were
singers in their younger days). One of the brothers borrowed a drum from
a local museum so they could sing at the pow-wow. When the director
asked the name of their group, they looked down at the faded words,
"Northern Cree," on the drum and gave that to him as their
drum name. Thus, the Northern Cree Singers began their career as one of
the most popular drum groups on the pow-wow trail.
Northern Cree has contributed music to the CBC for a documentary on
the Healing Center, to the Alberta Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission for
a documentary and currently provides music for the Muskwachees Dance
Theater of Hobbema which will tour Europe and Australia the fall of
1999. In 1998, Northern Cree provided music and appeared onscreen in the
major theatrical film, "Grey Owl".
Northern Cree has recorded fourteen albums which are distributed
worldwide by Canyon Records of Phoenix, Arizona. Their eighth album,
"Recorded Live at Lummi" , was nominated for a Juno Award in
1996 and was a finalist for "Best Native North American Album"
by the Association for Independent Music (AFIM). Their ninth album,
"Dance Hard", was a finalist for "Pow-Wow Album of the
Year" at the first Native American Music Awards in 1998. Their
twelfth album, "It's Time To Round Dance", was nominated for
"Best Pow-Wow Recording" at the second Native American Music
Awards in 1999. T
Discography
Vol.1, Pow-Wow Songs (CR-16210)
Vol.2, Pow-Wow Songs (CR-16211)
Vol.3, Live at Fort Duchesne (CR-16212)
Vol.4, "No word songs please" (CR-16240)
Vol.5, Pow-Wow Songs (CR-16241)
Vol.6, Pow-Wow Recorded Live! (CR-16242)
Vol.7,
Recorded Live at Lummi! (CR-16243)
Vol.8
Come & Dance (CR-6246)
Vol.9
Dance Hard! (CR-6247)
Vol.10
Honor the Eagle Feather (CR-6269)
Vol.11
It's Time to Round Dance (CR-6292)
Vol.12
In Our Drum We Trust (CR-6291)
Vol.
13, Here to Stay (CR-6321)
Vol.
14, Showtime (CR-6322)
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Red
Earth Records
The
Northern Cree Singers of Alberta are one of the top pow-wow groups in
North America. They began as a drum group in 1980 when Steve Wood and
his brothers traveled to Lapwai, Idaho to compete in a stick game
tournament. The first night there they lost all their money and could
not get home. The only way they could earn money was to sing at the pow-wow
(the Woods had learned songs from their father and uncles who were
singers in their younger days). One of the brothers borrowed a drum from
a local museum so they could sing at the pow-wow. When the director
asked the name of their group, they looked down at the faded words,
"Northern Cree," on the drum and gave that to him as their
drum name. Thus, the Northern Cree Singers began their career as one of
the most popular drum groups on the pow-wow trail.