Plains Chippewa/Metis Music from Turtle Mountain
Various Artists

From traditional drum songs to French children's songs, from Scottish fiddle dance tunes to contemporary country and rock 'n' roll, this recording presents music heard today on the Turtle Mountain Reservation which straddles the border between the U.S. and Canada. A passionate and lively portrait of the history and daily lives of an indigenous American culture born by the contact of American Indians with Europeans. Compiled and annotated by Nicholas Curchin Peterson Vrooman. Originally issued in 1984 as Folkways 4140. "...[H]aunting..." Option
Track Listing
101
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Soldier's Honor Song | Francis Eagle Heart Cree, Boy Joe Fayant, and Leo J. Wilkie | 3:48 | |
102
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New Grass Dance Song | Francis Eagle Heart Cree, Boy Joe Fayant, and Leo J. Wilkie | 3:09 | |
103
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Rock Dance Song | Francis Eagle Heart Cree, Boy Joe Fayant, and Leo J. Wilkie | 2:18 | |
104
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Go Homing Song | Francis Eagle Heart Cree, Boy Joe Fayant, and Leo J. Wilkie | 2:23 | |
105
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Love Song, Round Dance | Francis Eagle Heart Cree, Boy Joe Fayant, and Leo J. Wilkie | 2:20 | |
106
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Buffalo Song | Francis Eagle Heart Cree, Boy Joe Fayant, and Leo J. Wilkie | 1:30 | |
107
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Many Eagle Set Sun Dance Song | Francis Eagle Heart Cree, Boy Joe Fayant, and Leo J. Wilkie | 2:10 | |
108
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Le Matelot de Montréal (The Sailor from Montreal) | Delia LaFloe | 1:51 | |
109
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Chanson à Boire (Drinking Song) | Delia LaFloe | 0:31 | |
110
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Le Garçon le Moins Heureux (The Most Unhappy Fellow) | Fred Parisien | 1:17 | |
111
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Napoléon Bonaparte | Fred Parisien | 1:04 | |
112
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Old Fred White's 99 | Fred Parisien | 1:08 | |
113
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Adéline | Fred Parisien | 1:27 | |
114
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Chanson à Boire (Bottle Song) | Gregory King and Alvina Davis | 0:44 | |
115
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Beau Clair de la Lune (In the Beautiful Moonlight) | Gregory King and Alvina Davis | 0:39 | |
116
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Ants, Mosquitoes, and Snowball Fricassé | Gregory King and Alvina Davis | 1:14 | |
117
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Le Jaloux (The Jealous Man) | Gregory King and Alvina Davis | 4:04 | |
118
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Le Chanson du Bataille (Song of the Battle) | Ojibwa Indian School Children | 2:45 | |
119
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Soldier's Joy | Lawrence Keplin and Fred Allery | 1:58 | |
120
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Red River Jig | Lawrence Keplin and Fred Allery | 2:04 | |
121
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Quebec Reel | Fred Allery, Norbert Lenior | 1:49 | |
122
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Ragtime Annie | Fred Allery and Norbert Lenior | 3:58 | |
123
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Woodchopper's Breakdown | Fred Allery, Norbert Lenior, and George Longie | 2:59 | |
124
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Irish Washerwoman | Ray P. Houle and Norbert Lenoir | 1:21 | |
125
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Red Wing | Ray P. Houle, Norbert Lenoir, and Lawrence Keplin | 2:16 | |
126
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Big John McNeil Hornpipe | Mike and Dorothy Azure Page | 1:58 | |
127
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Sir John Tupper's March | Mike and Dorothy Azure Page | 1:25 | |
128
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Singing for a Living | Thomas Belgarde, Cary F. Poitra, Brian Johnson, Jim "Cub" LaRocque, Dean Malattere, and Clayton Gourneau | 3:26 | |
129
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One for the Road | Thomas Belgarde, Cary F. Poitra, Brian Johnson, Jim "Cub" LaRocque, Dean Malattere, and Clayton Gourneau | 3:15 | |
130
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Glitter and Romance | Rod and Cary F. Poitra, Richard "Blue Eyes" Trottier, Darryl J. Trottier, Clayton Gourneau, and Thomas Belgarde | 4:52 | |
131
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Space Trip to Nowhere | Rod and Cary F. Poitra, Richard "Blue Eyes" Trottier, Darryl J. Trottier, "Mac" Bailey, and Brian Johnson | 5:45 | |
132
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Bush Music | Rod and Cary F. Poitra, Richard "Blue Eyes" Trottier, Darryl J. Trottier, "Mac" Bailey, and Brian Johnson | 0:54 |