Men:
Al Santos (Taino Arawak)
Al Santos Jr. (Taino Arawak)
Lance Hill (Oneida,Kiowa,Comanche)
Richard Attocknie (Comanche,Kiowa)
J.T. Liles (Comanche,Creek,Seminole)
R.C. Knox (Comanche,Kiowa)
Jay Blackowl (Cheyenne,Caddo)
Joseph Blanchard (Shawnee,Seminole)
Brock Jacobs (Lumbee)
Joshua Huntinghorse (Kiowa,Taino)
Lorenzo Garcia (Mexican)
Josh Smith (Korean)
Cedric Ketcheshawno (Kickapoo,Choctaw)
Joe Conklin (Ponca,Cheyenne)
Dustin Prentiss (Kiowa,Alabama Coushatta)
John Barbry (Tunica Biloxi)
Oliver Plumley (Otoe,Comanche,Pawnee,Lakota)
Ladies:
Randi Lynn Attocknie-Santos (Comanche,Kiowa)
Chery Ahdokobo-Attocknie (Kiowa)
Cynthia Santos (Taino Arawak)
Sally Kerchee-Hill (Comanche,Wichita)
Shannon Montgomery (Kiowa, Navajo)
Donna Jim (Navajo)
Dolores Yazzie (Navajo)
Influences
We've had many influences during our formation and throughout our existence as a group some of which include Cozad's, Yellowhammer, Southern Thunder just to name a few but we've really recieved most of our inspriration from individuals that have unselfishly given of their time and talent to help form what is the our group today and those individuals are to many to mention but you know who you are and we sincerely thank you. Some that we would like to take the time to thank though are the young men and women that live outside our area here in Oklahoma yet still travel the roads across the U.S. to sing with us after all these years and who we like to lovingly call our extended family. Some of those are Dan Addi, Paige Burgess, Lucas Davis, Jaron and Weston Tso, Granpa KD, Marcos Andrade and many others, Aho!
Formed in 1992 in the northeastern U.S. by Alexander Santos, Will Mosley, Matt Harmon, Urie Ridgeway, Benjamin Roldan, Mark Hicks and Harry J. Gould, this intertribal southern style powwow singing group eventually grew to include many other singers from across the U.S. including Mr. Don Neconie and his son, Pete "Echohawk" Neconie who were instrumental in the teachings of southern plains music. They received their name from a suggestion given to them by the late Johnny Lone Chief, (Otoe, Kaw). The name was to symbolize some aspect of southern style plains culture so the name Ottertrail was born and it indeed represents a very important item of clothing worn by the southern straight dancer, the otter drag or trail. Their first recording, "Live at Hunter Mountain '95" helped establish them across the U.S. They have been invited to participate as Host Drum at many gatherings as well as entering many drum contests all across powwow country. Along the way they have garnished many winnings and most importantly, many friendships and relations. Lance Tahchawwickah, Gabe and Roland Castillo, Quannah White Thunder, Sonny Blackbear, The Ketcheshawno Family, Stephan Blackbear, The Towne Family of Alabama, The Yellowfish Family, Davie, Delbert, Herbert and the rest of the Johnson Family out of the Alabama Coushatta Reservation in Livingston, TX are just a few of the folks that made Ottertrail who they are today and to those singers above and to all those not mentioned, (you know who you are) we say thank you for being there during our transitions! Ottertrail were recipients of a N.A.M.A. (Native American Music Awards) nomination in 1997 for their "Family Songs Southern Style" album and a 1998 award for a c.d. entitled "Various Drums at Gathering of Nations" under the S.O.A.R. label. Their recording with S.O.A.R. entitled "Red River Crossing" (which earned them a GRAMMY award for "Best Producer of the Year") and one entitled "Brotherhood" by Red Lightning Records out of Canada featuring the Sioux Nation Singers, have established them as a popular drum group in Canada as well. Their new c.d. entitled "Trailblazin" produced by "Red Blanket Prods." is out and we hope you enjoy it as well. Al Santos has also been featured as guest artist on various recordings including "Brule", The motion picture theme song for Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible" just to name a few. To all the folks who have supported us in the past but most importantly to God we say thank you and we'll see you on the powwow trail somewhere!
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