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WATCH: Digging Roots, "Cut My Hair"Artist: Digging Roots Hometown: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Song: "Cut My Hair" Album: Zhawenim Release Date: 2022 Label: Ishkōdé Records In Their Words: "'Cut My Hair' is a mishkiki (medicine) song about the Indian Residential School experience which is directly linked to genocide, colonialism, oppression, and the actions that this country…
WATCH: Charly Lowry & The Heart Collectors, "Navigating to Hope"Artist: Charly Lowry & The Heart Collectors Hometown: Charly Lowry: Pembroke, North Carolina; The Heart Collectors: Hinterland Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Song: "Navigating to Hope" from Folk Alliance's Artists In (Their) Residence program Release Date: June 1, 2021 In Their Words: "It's safe to say this global ordeal has proven…
BGS 5+5: Lula WilesArtist: Lula Wiles Hometown: Our band sort of has two hometowns: we started the band when we were all living in Boston, but we first played music together as tweens at Maine Fiddle Camp, located in Wabanaki (Penobscot) territory (“Montville, Maine”). New Album: Shame and Sedition Personal nicknames (or rejected…
WATCH: Cha Wa, "My People"Artist: Cha Wa Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana Song: "My People" Album: My People Release Date: April 2, 2021 Label: Single Lock Records In Their Words: "The message I am trying to send with the 'My People' music video is based on ancestral recall. This is a phenomenon where people consciously…
Indigenous VoicesNov 6, 2020
Canadian singer-songwriter Julian Taylor didn’t set out to make a country record with The Ridge, but the album oozes with authentic tinges of the vibrant, pan-Canadian roots music scene. Based for most of his career in Toronto, it’s not surprising that the album (produced by Saam Hashemi) feels crisp, modern, and listenable, but its inextricable…
Indigenous VoicesOct 29, 2020
Artist: Raye Zaragoza Hometown: Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYC Latest album: Woman In Color (Rebel River Records) Personal nicknames (or rejected band names): Ray was my nickname for my whole life. My full name is Rayanna. I added the e when I started playing music! What's your favorite memory from being on stage? My favorite memory…
Indigenous VoicesOct 19, 2020
Artist: William Prince Hometown: Peguis First Nation – Manitoba Song: "Gospel First Nation" Album: Gospel First Nation Release Date: October 23, 2020 Label: Glassnote In Their Words: "Gospel is by definition 'the good news.' These songs were capable of lifting spirits in the darkest of times. I witnessed it on many occasions. They provided hope…
Indigenous VoicesSep 4, 2020
Artist: Raye Zaragoza (feat. Colin Meloy on harmonica and Laura Veirs on banjo) Hometown: New York City Song: "They Say" Album: Woman in Color (produced by Tucker Martine) Release Date: October 23, 2020 Label: Rebel River Records In Their Words: "This song is about the dysfunction of American power structures. It’s about how the systems…
Indigenous VoicesJul 13, 2020
Artist: Cary Morin Hometown: Lives in Fort Collins, Colorado; from Great Falls, Montana Song: "Valley of the Chiefs" Album: Dockside Saints Release Date: August 7, 2020 In Their Words: “A true story told by my great grandmother at my Crow naming ceremony when I was about four years old. It tells of when she was…
