Clan Mother Songs: Jamie Sams & John York

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Eleven remarkable tracks from Jamie Sams (internationally acclaimed author and musician) and John York (whose long list of credits include work with the legendary Byrds). A minimal, beautifully produced and focussed celebration of the growing interest in Native American culture and values. Timely, healing, medicine music which features chant, drums, flute, clapper-stick, rattles and shells. The album begins with an Invocation which says in part: "We ask that all pain, greed, anger, and jealousy, Be healed within our planetary family, So that Peace on Earth is no longer a dream But a living reality. Da Nahoe." We can find no better prayer for anxious, troubled times. Lyrics on the album are sung in English, Seneca, Tlingit (Alaska Natives), Navajo, Lakota, and several other Native tongues.

Track List and Times

1. Invocation 1:52
2. Tionee -The Pathfinder 3:03
3. The Final Beginning 3:03
4. All My Relations 4:29
5. Rue-mai-ya, The Remembering 4:20
6. The Clan Mother's Song 4:25
7. Wata-Jis, Evening Star 2:33
8. Celebrate the Earth 3:30
9. Midnight's Song 3:28
10. Crack In The Universe 5:00
11. Welcoming the 5th World 7:07

Credits

Recorded at DRZ Studio, Guasti, California.
Remix and Mastering at Donica Studio, Redlands, California by Roy Swedeen.

Music Producer: John York
Lyrics and melodies by Jamie Sams
Arrangements by John York, Debris Music, Inc.
Vocals: Jamie Sams & John York
Drums: Jamie Sams & John York
Flute, clapper-stick, rattles, shells, and all other instruments: John York

Graphics by Jaye Oliver Designs
Cover Sculpture by Pablo Quintana from Cochiti Pueblo (c) 1995. Used by permission.

Copyright (c) 2004 Jamie Sams / John York. All rights reserved.
Distributed by Rain Records.

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