Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest

The music of the Haida people 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 community members 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.

Track Listing

101	MM 44: Play Song (1)	Mungo Martin	00:52
102	MM 45: Play Song (2)	Mungo Martin	01:13
103	MM 46: Play Song (3)	Mungo Martin	01:23
104	MM 47: Love Song (1)	Mungo Martin	02:43
105	MM 48: War Song Cycle	Mungo Martin	03:47
106	MM 49: Love Song (2)	Mungo Martin	01:41
107	MM 50: Drinking Song (1)	Mungo Martin	02:30
108	MM 19: Drinking Song (2)	Mungo Martin	01:18
109	TW 12: Paddle Song	Tom Willie Johnson	03:20
110	L 18: Haida Song	Fred Louis and Ella Thompson	03:12
111	L 19: Hummingbird Song	Fred Louis and Ella Thompson	03:08
201	K 1: Love Song (3)	Mrs. Peter Kelly	03:06
202	K 2: Haida King Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	02:40
203	K 3: Love Song (4)	Mrs. Peter Kelly	02:15
204	K 4: Love Song (5)	Mrs. Peter Kelly	00:56
205	Dialogue (1)	Mrs. Peter Kelly	07:05
206	K 5: Tsimshian Song (1)	Mrs. Peter Kelly	02:08
207	K 6: Love Song (6)	Mrs. Peter Kelly	01:32
208	K 7: Chinook Love Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	07:30
301	FD 1: Celebration Song	Florence Davidson	06:41
302	FD 2: Lullaby Song	Florence Davidson	02:51
303	FD 3: Marriage Song	Florence Davidson	05:07
304	FD 4: Children's Song	Florence Davidson	02:15
305	FD 5: Neyland's Pride Song	Florence Davidson	06:02
401	FD 6: Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch (1)	Florence Davidson	02:55
402	Dialogue (1)	Florence Davidson	11:55
403	FD 6A: Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch (2)	Florence Davidson	02:37
404	FD 7: Tsimshian Song (2)	Florence Davidson	02:01
405	Dialogue (2)	Florence Davidson	03:42