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

101	Fall: Every Song I Share… Johnny Moses	01:02
102	Fall Welcome Song (Duwamish) Johnny Moses	01:17
103	Fall Healing Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:21
104	Fall Work Medicine Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:29
105	West Song of the Fall (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:32
106	Fall Blue Star Chant (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:28
107	Fall Spirit Traveling Song (Squinamish) Johnny Moses	03:12
108	Fall Healing Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:09
109	Falling Leaf Song of the Fall (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses	02:21
110	Fall Walking Medicine Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:41
111	Fall Brushing Wind Song (Duwamish) Johnny Moses	02:56
112	Soul of the Fall (Swinomish) Johnny Moses	02:44
113	Fall Feast Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:18
114	Fall Mountain Song (Nooksack) Johnny Moses	02:53
115	Honoring the Ancestors Fall Song (Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:38
116	Fall Doctoring Song (Cowichan) Johnny Moses	03:40
117	Fall Farewell Song (Straits Salish) Johnny Moses	01:58
118	Words of Thanks from Johnny Moses Johnny Moses	02:31
201	About the Winter Medicine Songs Johnny Moses	00:44
202	Winter Snowflake Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:20
203	Winter Snow Wind Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses	02:41
204	Winter Walking Snow Song (Cowichan) Johnny Moses	02:24
205	Winter Gift Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:32
206	Winter Fire Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses	02:06
207	Winter North Wind Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:02
208	Winter Mountain Spirit Song (Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:13
209	Winter Snow Mountain Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:13
210	Winter Thunder Spirit Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses	02:59
211	Winter Water Serpent Song Johnny Moses	03:33
212	Winter Drumstick Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	02:06
213	Winter Jump Dance Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:08
214	Winter Jump Dance Song of the North (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:04
215	Winter Jump Dance Song of the South (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:04
216	Winter Jump Dance Song of the West (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:47
217	Winter Jump Dance Song of the East (Samish) Johnny Moses	03:23
218	Winter Moon Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses	01:41
219	Winter Half Moon Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses	01:39
220	Winter Spirit Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	02:08
221	Winter Spirit Traveling Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:22
222	Drumming for Spirit Traveling (Straits Salish) Johnny Moses	12:09
301	These Songs Are a Gift… Johnny Moses	00:49
302	Spring Welcome Song (Cowichan) Johnny Moses	02:05
303	Spring Rainbow Song (Puget Sound) Johnny Moses	02:50
304	Walking with the Spring Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses	03:46
305	Spring Bluebird / Jay Song (Vancouver Island) Johnny Moses	03:44
306	Spring Wind Song (Spokane) Johnny Moses	02:48
307	Spring Traveling Canoe Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses	04:26
308	Spring Water Song (Cowichan) Johnny Moses	02:58
309	Spring Petal of the Flower Song (Okanogan) Johnny Moses	02:42
310	Spring Grandfather's Song of Love (Samish) Johnny Moses	03:47
311	Spring Grandmother Wind Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:30
312	Spring Bumblebee Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	04:10
313	Spring Falling Leaf Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses	03:41
314	Spring Dance Song Johnny Moses	02:44
315	Spring Whispering Wind Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses	02:41
316	Spring Waterfall Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:15
317	Flower Spring Dance Song (Snoqualmie) Johnny Moses	03:39
318	Johnny Moses' Indian Name Johnny Moses	01:19
401	About the Summer Medicine Songs Johnny Moses	01:22
402	Summer Welcome Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses	02:59
403	Summer Salmon Berry Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:58
404	Summer Canoe Traveling Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:33
405	Summer Potlatch Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	03:02
406	Summer Elk Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:26
407	Summer Black and Yellow Butterfly Song (Swinomish) Johnny Moses	03:01
408	Summer Deer Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:45
409	Summer Thank You Song (Jamestown S'Klallam) Johnny Moses	02:14
410	Summer Fire Song (Kikiallus) Johnny Moses	02:23
411	Summer Sunhouse Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	02:38
412	Summer White Seal Song (Samish) Johnny Moses	02:42
413	Summer Kicking the Rotten Log Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	03:36
414	Summer Blackfish Song (Nuwhaha - Upper Samish) Johnny Moses	02:44
415	Summer Knife Song (Squinamish) Johnny Moses	01:54
416	Summer Waterfall Song (Snoqualmie) Johnny Moses	01:54
417	Summer Cedar Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	02:01
418	Summer Potlatch Song for Child's Naming Johnny Moses	02:20
419	Summer Mountain Song (Snohomish) Johnny Moses	02:07
420	Summer Mountain Goat Song (Jamestown S'Klallam) Johnny Moses	01:48
421	Summer Eating Contest Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	03:21
422	Summer White Deer (Snohomish) Johnny Moses	02:57
423	Summer Bone Game Song (Coast Salish) Johnny Moses	03:39
424	Summer Clam Shell Game Song (Nuu-chah-nulth) Johnny Moses	03:43
425	Summer Hop Picking Song (Wanapum, Yakama) Johnny Moses	01:41
426	Summer Cedar Root Song (Snohomish) Johnny Moses	02:27
427	Summer Drifting Back Song (West Saanich) Johnny Moses	02:15
428	These Songs That I Have Shared… Johnny Moses	01:48