BUY BLUES TO BLUEGRASS AT----- CDBABY
OR-----
BUY BLUES TO BLUEGRASS AT----- AMAZON.COM
-------
JIM BOYD
JIM BOYD is a singer/songwriter and member of the Lakes band on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington, State. Boyd is a contemporary songwriter who writes mostly about being native american in today's world. He incorporates cedar flutes and hand drums as well as rocking guitars and drums to help convey the messages he distributes through so many genres.
Boyd is a six-time Native American Music Awards winner and has recently released his eleventh full-length recording Blues to Bluegrass.
Boyd's first solo release was in 1989 when he recorded a release on Canyon Records called Reservation Bound. Since then he has released many more titles including: Unity, Reservation Blues, First Come, Last Served, alterNATIVES (2002 Record of the Year-NAMMY), JIM BOYD with ALFONSO KOLB, LIVE AT THE MET, JIM BOYD & Kyo-T, LIVE (2003 Best Pop/Rock Recording-NAMMY), Going To The Stick Games(2004 Record of the Year-NAMMY), Them Old Guitars (2005 songwriter of the Year-NAMMY), and his most recent JIM BOYD BAND, Live At Two Rivers. Boyd also released the Inchelium music video that took home Best Short-Form Video in the 9th annual Native American Music Awards.
All recordings were released on his own Thunderwolf Records label and distributed by Zango Music, Bonds Indian Supply LLC, Drumbeat Indian Arts, and available at amazon.com, CD Baby, iTunes, and through Thunderwolfrecords.com.
Boyd collaborated with writer friend Sherman Alexie on songs included on Alexie's movie Smoke Signals on Miramax, which were also included on the soundtrack on TVT Records. This recording received the Best Compilation Award in the second annual Native American Music Awards. Boyd and Alexie also co-wrote a song that was included on the HONOR CD with artists such as Bonnie Raitt, The Indigo Girls, Toad The Wet Sprocket, and Matthew Sweet, among others.
Jim Boyd performs his original music throughout the US as well as annual European tours. Boyd has performed with Bonnie Raitt, The Indigo Girls, Joe Cocker, and many more.
Jim Boyd Recordings
Jim Boyd Recordings:
• Reservation Bound-1989 Thunderwolf
• Unity-1993 Thunderwolf
• RESERVATION BLUES The Soundtrack-1995 Thunderwolf
• First Come, Last Served-1997 Thunderwolf
• alterNATIVES-2001 Thunderwolf
• Live At The Met-2002 Thunderwolf
• Jim Boyd & Kyo-T, LIVE-2003 Thunderwolf
• Going To The Stick Games-2004 Thunderwolf
• Them Old Guitars-2005 Thunderwolf
• Live At Two Rivers-2006
• Blues to Bluegrass-2007 Thunderwolf
Other Recordings Jim Boyd was included on:
• Smoke Signals sound track-1998 TVT Records
• HONOR-1996 Daemon Records
• XIT-Drums Across The Atlantic-1981 SOAR
• Business Of Fancydancing Soundtrack-2002 Fallsapart
• Talking Rain-1995
VIDEOS:
• Inchelium-2006 Thunderwolf
• Stick Indians-2008 Thunderwolf
The Jim Boyd Band is from Inchelium on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington, State. Boyd has six Native American Music Awards (NAMMYS) to date and performs throughout the United States and Europe.
For more information regarding the Jim Boyd Band, or booking: Thunderwolf Records at (509)879-0241, email jimboyd@thunderwolfrecords.com
or check out www.thunderwolfrecords.com
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
Hello, just wanted to take this time to stop by and wish you and yours a very safe and happy Holiday! I hope you have fun and laughter with family! Your friendship and support is greatly appreciated...Angel
May your holidays and everyday be filled with love, peace, joy, prosperity, protection and happiness! Blessings to you and your family! Hugs from Christina
Hey my sweet friend, Hope you and yours..are well and doin good.
Music has always had the power to change the world, to make people think, to act and react to the things going on around them, it knows no boundaries and recognizes no differences... Thank You Jim for coming on board and proving that once again it’s the musicians that will give a voice to the voiceless and try to change the world!! Believe in what you are doing...Never let the faith leave your heart!! You will be where you all ways dreamed of.
Ciao,Jim Boyd Band Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music you wish indeed special, for a happy and Marvelous Christmas,and a Merry New Year! all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal