Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth
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Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth is a compilation album
of Native American music
released through Silver Wave Records on September 13, 2005. In 2006, the album won Jim Wilson the Grammy Award
for Best Native American Music Album
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of Native American music
Native American music
American Indian music is the music that is used, created or performed by Native North Americans, specifically traditional tribal music. In addition to the traditional music of the Native American groups, there now exist pan-tribal and inter-tribal genres as well as distinct Indian subgenres of...
released through Silver Wave Records on September 13, 2005. In 2006, the album won Jim Wilson the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Native American Music Album
Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the Native American music genre...
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Track listing
- "Sacred Ground", performed by Bill MillerBill Miller (musician)Bill Miller is a Native American singer/songwriter of Mohican heritage. He was born on the Stockbridge-Munsee reservation, near Shawano in northern Wisconsin....
– 6:20 - "Can You Hear the Call", performed by Robert MirabalRobert MirabalRobert Mirabal is a Pueblo musician and Native American flute player and maker from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.His flutes are world renowned and have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian...
– 6:36 - "Mountain Song" – 6:00
- "Spirit Wind", performed by Bill Miller – 5:05
- "Seeking Light", performed by Joanne ShenandoahJoanne ShenandoahJoanne Shenandoah is an Iroquois singer, composer and acoustic guitarist. She is a member of the Wolf Clan of the Oneida Nation, of the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. Her music is a combination of traditional songs and melodies with a blend of traditional and contemporary...
– 6:13 - "Raven", performed by Little Wolf Band – 5:43
- "People of Yesterday", performed by Robert Mirabal – 5:00
- "Prayers in the Wind", performed by Little Wolf Band – 4:06
- "Let Us Dance" – 5:15
- "Mother Earth", performed by Joanne Shenandoah, Walela – 4:49
Personnel
- Walker Barnard – bass, bass guitar, programming, engineer
- David Carson – narrator, spoken word
- Mark Clark – percussion
- Priscilla Coolidge – vocals
- Rita Coolidge – vocals
- Dave Glasser – mastering
- Paul Groetzinger – drums
- James Marienthal – coordination, photography
- Johnny Mike – vocals
- Bill MillerBill Miller (musician)Bill Miller is a Native American singer/songwriter of Mohican heritage. He was born on the Stockbridge-Munsee reservation, near Shawano in northern Wisconsin....
– acoustic guitar, flute, guitar, vocals - Robert MirabalRobert MirabalRobert Mirabal is a Pueblo musician and Native American flute player and maker from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.His flutes are world renowned and have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian...
– flute, composer, vocals - Star Nayea – vocals
- Verdell Primeaux – vocals
- Valerie Sanford – art producer
- Laura Satterfield – vocals
- Joanne ShenandoahJoanne ShenandoahJoanne Shenandoah is an Iroquois singer, composer and acoustic guitarist. She is a member of the Wolf Clan of the Oneida Nation, of the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. Her music is a combination of traditional songs and melodies with a blend of traditional and contemporary...
– composer, vocals - John Thomas – producer
- Walela – vocals
- Jim Wilson – bass, keyboards, programming, audio production
- Shane D. Wilson – composer, programming
- Ben Wright – electric guitar, e-bow
- Neil Young – composer
- Kevin Zornig – bass guitar, programming