ERIC LANDRY in conversation w/ Kevin Howes for EVERYSEEKER

EVERYSEEKER · Eric Landry In Conversation with Kevin Howes

CBC Radio: Unreserved (Indigenous trailblazers: legendary musicians, up and coming acts carving a path in the arts)

Re-post from CBC Radio: Unreserved

Earlier this year, Rosanna was invited to the MEGAPHONO Festival in Ottawa, to host a panel called Indigenous Trailblazers: Carving Paths Through Tradition at the National Arts Centre. 

On the panel, legends like Willy Mitchell, Alanis Obomsawin, Dr. Duke Redbird, and Leland Bell, sat alongside up and coming musicians like Jeremy Dutcher, Leanne Simpson, Cody Coyote, and Melody McKiver. 

They were there to talk about music, the arts, politics, and issues facing Indigenous communities today. 

Many of the artists later performed onstage at the National Arts Centre, as part of the Native North America Gathering concert, which was a collaboration with music historian Kevin Howes, who in 2014 released the compilation, Native North America (Vol. 1). 

This week on Unreserved, we bring you their stories and music. 

Link HERE

*Photo by Kevin Howes (aka Sipreano, Voluntary In Nature)

Native North America Gathering (Ottawa, Feb. 9, 2018)

*More information and tickets available here... PEACE

More NNA at the WFF

Other than carrying my mother's casket, I have never felt such a heavy weight of emotions than at the beginning of the Winnipeg Folk Festival welcoming ceremony conducted by Elder Mae Louise Campbell. It was as if my journey to Native North America and its reception around the world had finally sunk in. The WFF NNA V1 workshop was a celebration of music and culture, but also a time to reflect and pay respects to those who could not be w/ us. NNA V1 had taken 5 years of production for me to complete and as a Canadian-born/non-Indigenous person, I felt a very real responsibility, not only to Light in the Attic Records but most importantly to the artists, their families, and communities who made this project possible in the first place. For me, this was a learning experience, one far from over. The artists whose music, art, films, and poetry had inspired me so greatly all of those years ago had come together on that special day in part because of my actions and belief in their contributions (and the support of the WFF's Chris Frayer). I did not or do not take this lightly. Willy Mitchell w/ Elder Campbell (so empathetically photographed by Amanda Leigh Smith), Willie Thrasher, Linda Saddleback, Eric Landry, and Elder Dr. Duke Redbird had now become friends and family. This connection came from their musical history and my organic and passionate interest in it. The magnitude of this reality, the challenges that I faced completing the compilation, and the stories from the artists themselves raced across my mind, body, and soul like a freight train or herd of buffalos. I had to hold back with all of my strength from breaking down to the ground. I started to well up inside. I felt humbled like never before. The smoke, feathers, shell, smudging, drumming, chanting, words, blankets, gifts, and shared experience formed a greeting for the 30 or so in attendance, including Brian Bowman, the Mayor of Winnipeg, and eventually lifted my pressure to the sky. We were welcomed to Treaty 1 land. We were told about what it means to live in this fast-paced digital world while being aware of Mother Earth and the inhabitants of the land. We were loved. Like Willy, my head was also bowed. PEACE

(MOR) June + July hello

Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto hello

WINNIPEG FOLK FEST 2016 FEAT. A SELECTION OF NNA V1 TRAILBLAZERS

canoe builder

*BIG tune!!!

Call of the Moose (+ The Quietus NNA V1 feature)

*I was recently asked to write a NNA V1 feature for UK-based website The Quietus profiling five of the compilation's 23 featured artists and to share a little background on the process of putting the project together. NNA V1 features a diverse range of Indigenous artists from unique cultural backgrounds who performed in a folk, rock, and country style throughout the 1960s-80s and it's so great to see these songs (and their creators) getting some much deserved attention in 2015. Above is a powerful tune by an artist not featured in The Quietus piece, but equally deserving, singer-songwriter Willy Mitchell from Kitigan-Zibi. PEACE

Willy Mitchell on Native North America compilation (CBC Radio Cree)

Native North America (Vol. 1) album trailer

Over the last four years, I put my heart and soul into curating and producing an archival music project for Seattle/Los Angeles-based Light In The Attic Records. The goal was to bridge generations, cultures, and eras of technology while helping to share some of the most engaging songs and stories I’ve ever heard. Do you know the music and words of Willie Dunn, Shingoose or John Angaiak? How about Morley Loon, Eric Landry or The Chieftones? Well, now is the time! Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-1985 features 23 diverse Indigenous artists/groups in a lovingly assembled 3-LP/2-CD box set (also available through digital channels) w/ an extensive liner notes book including bios, original artwork, and period photographs. To me, music is about connecting with others in a positive way. It’s also about sharing and caring. If you like what you see/hear here, please spread the good word! 

BIG love, 
Sip

*more info, tracklisting, and audio samples at Light in the Attic Records

wapikoni mobile / music nomade (re willy mitchell)

*thanks to kitigan zibi-raised singer songwriter willy mitchell (*who will be featured on light in the attic records' upcoming native north america (vol. 1): aboriginal folk, rock, and country 1966-1985), i've been hipped to the incredible wapikoni mobile and musique nomade sites. each feature a rich breadth of aboriginal talent to explore. have you ever heard of gabe whiteduck? watch the sound!!! and don't forget to dig in!@#$%!!!

COWBELL RADIO: SIPREANO (VERSION)