Joanne Shenandoah
... the Iroquois Tradition
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Shenandoah
has become the most critically acclaimed Native American singer of her
time ...
Associated Press |
 And
we have her, and her alone - a solo performance - at the 2004 Great Mohican
Gathering! Long ago, at the annual Hunter Mountain Pow Wow in the Catskills of
New York, we got to see this talented performer as a young lady [see photo below right]. Some 15, or so, years later, we have
her - thanks to the tenacious prowess of one of our Gathering coordinators, Lady
Ann Colby - all to ourselves in the intimacy of Asheville's Spirits on the
River restaurant.
 We're
not talking just any run-of-the-mill singer here ... this woman is the real
deal. Nominated for a Grammy in 2001, there is a whole string of
nominations & awards she has accumulated during her career. She's mixed with
the likes of Neil Young & Robbie Robertson and performed internationally. We
are lucky enough to have her, very up close & personal, on a deck
overlooking the Swannanoa River, on June 22, 2004 - dessert after a very fine
& hearty Native dinner. Join us!
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ABOUT JOANNE |
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Of the Oneida band [Wolf Clan] of
the Iroquois Nation, Joanne's name, in her native tongue, is Tekalihwakhwa
- She Sings. Most all her songs - and she is "known" as a
Native American Enya - are in the Iroquois language. |
LISTEN TO JOANNE - A SAMPLE:
DAY THREE ITINERARY
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