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Pacific Northwest Medicine Songs of the Four Seasons

Johnny Moses
Pacific Northwest Medicine Songs of the Four Seasons Through sound, these Pacific Northwest Coast medicine songs offer a direct connection to the powers and healing properties of each season. Songs from the Straits and Coast Salish and neighboring tribes are sung with hand drum, bell, rattle, and the voice alone. Traditionally trained singer Johnny Moses (Nuu-chah-nulth and Tulalip Coast Salish, b. 1961) was awarded the 2012 Washington Governor’s Heritage Award. Before each song, Moses explains the song’s origins and uses. This cycle of seasonal songs offers insight into Native philosophy and life in the worlds of nature, spirituality, and community. 3 hours, 49 minutes on 4 CDs, 36-page illustrated booklet.

Track Listing

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Fall: Every song I share… Johnny Moses 01:02
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Fall Welcome Song (Duwamish) Johnny Moses 01:17
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Fall Healing Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:21
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Fall Work Medicine Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:29
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West Song of the Fall (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:32
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Fall Blue Star Chant (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:28
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Fall Spirit Traveling Song (Squinamish) Johnny Moses 03:12
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Fall Healing Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:09
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109
Falling Leaf Song of the Fall (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses 02:21
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Fall Walking Medicine Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:41
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Fall Brushing Wind Song (Duwamish) Johnny Moses 02:56
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Soul of the Fall (Swinomish) Johnny Moses 02:44
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Fall Feast Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:18
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Fall Mountain Song (Nooksack) Johnny Moses 02:53
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115
Honoring the Ancestors Fall Song (Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:38
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116
Fall Doctoring Song (Cowichan) Johnny Moses 03:40
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Fall Farewell Song (Straits Salish) Johnny Moses 01:58
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Words of Thanks from Johnny Moses Johnny Moses 02:31
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About the Winter Medicine Songs Johnny Moses 00:44
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Winter Snowflake Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:20
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Winter Snow Wind Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses 02:41
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Winter Walking Snow Song (Cowichan) Johnny Moses 02:24
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Winter Gift Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:32
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Winter Fire Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses 02:06
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Winter North Wind Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:02
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Winter Mountain Spirit Song (Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:13
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Winter Snow Mountain Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:13
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210
Winter Thunder Spirit Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses 02:59
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211
Winter Water Serpent Song Johnny Moses 03:33
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212
Winter Drumstick Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 02:06
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213
Winter Jump Dance Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:08
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Winter Jump Dance Song of the North (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:04
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Winter Jump Dance Song of the South (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:04
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Winter Jump Dance Song of the West (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:47
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Winter Jump Dance Song of the East (Samish) Johnny Moses 03:23
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Winter Moon Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses 01:41
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Winter Half Moon Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses 01:39
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Winter Spirit Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 02:08
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Winter Spirit Traveling Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:22
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Drumming for Spirit Traveling (Straits Salish) Johnny Moses 12:09
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These songs are a gift… Johnny Moses 00:49
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Spring Welcome Song (Cowichan) Johnny Moses 02:05
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Spring Rainbow Song (Puget Sound) Johnny Moses 02:50
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Walking with the Spring Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses 03:46
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Spring Bluebird/Jay Song (Vancouver Island) Johnny Moses 03:44
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Spring Wind Song (Spokane) Johnny Moses 02:48
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Spring Traveling Canoe Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses 04:26
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Spring Water Song (Cowichan) Johnny Moses 02:58
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Spring Petal of the Flower Song (Okanogan) Johnny Moses 02:42
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Spring Grandfather's Song of Love (Samish) Johnny Moses 03:47
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Spring Grandmother Wind Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:30
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Spring Bumblebee Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 04:10
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Spring Falling Leaf Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses 03:41
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Spring Dance Song Johnny Moses 02:44
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Spring Whispering Wind Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses 02:41
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Spring Waterfall Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:15
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Flower Spring Dance Song (Snoqualmie) Johnny Moses 03:39
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Johnny Moses' Indian Name Johnny Moses 01:19
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About the Summer Medicine Songs Johnny Moses 01:22
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402
Summer Welcome Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses 02:59
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Summer Salmon Berry Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:58
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Summer Canoe Traveling Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:33
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Summer Potlatch Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 03:02
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Summer Elk Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:26
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Summer Black and Yellow Butterfly Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses 03:01
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Summer Deer Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:45
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Summer Thank You Song (Jamestown S'Klallam) Johnny Moses 02:14
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Summer Fire Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses 02:23
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Summer Sunhouse Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 02:38
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412
Summer White Seal Song (Samish) Johnny Moses 02:42
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Summer Kicking the Rotten Log Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 03:36
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414
Summer Blackfish Song (Nuwhaha - Upper Samish) Johnny Moses 02:44
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Summer Knife Song (Squinamish) Johnny Moses 01:54
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Summer Waterfall Song (Snoqualmie) Johnny Moses 01:54
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Summer Cedar Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 02:01
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418
Summer Potlatch Song for Child's Naming Johnny Moses 02:20
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Summer Mountain Song (Snohomish) Johnny Moses 02:07
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Summer Mountain Goat Song (Jamestown S'Klallam) Johnny Moses 01:48
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Summer Eating Contest Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 03:21
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Summer White Deer (Snohomish) Johnny Moses 02:57
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Summer Bone Game Song (Coast Salish) Johnny Moses 03:39
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Summer Clam Shell Game Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses 03:43
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Summer Hop Picking Song (Wanapum/Yakama) Johnny Moses 01:41
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Summer Cedar Root Song (Snohomish) Johnny Moses 02:27
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Summer Drifting Back Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses 02:15
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These songs that I have shared… Johnny Moses 01:48