*CHRISTINE IN CRAZY HORSE PLAY JAPAN TOWN IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA* 9-14-01
I RECCOMMEND THIS TOUR FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT "THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITON" AND THE HISTORY OF THE BLACKFEET PEOPLE AND HOW THEY HAVE SURVIVED SO MANY OBSTACLES IN THEIR WAY FOR THE PAST 3,000 YEARS.
CHRISTINE AND I WENT ON THE "GOING TO THE SUN TOURS" WITH CURLY BEAR WAGNER - BLACKFEET HISTORIAN. THIS IS WHERE CHRISTINE PURCHASED HER FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE IN BROWNING, MONTANA ON THE BLACKFEET RESERVATION. THE NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE CHANGED BOTH OF OUR LIVES FOREVER. MEETING CURLY BEAR WAS AN ADVENTURE WE WOULD NEVER FORGET. WE BOTH WENT ON A PRIVATE TOUR WITH HIM AND WE ENDED UP SHARING A WEEK WITH CURLY BEAR WAGNER. HE WILL ALWAYS BE OUR BROTHER. THE TIPIS (LODGES) ARE HUGE INSIDE. THEY CAN FIT A WHOLE FAMILY OF 5-7 PEOPLE COMFORTABLY. IT WAS NICE MEETING ALL OF CURLY BEARS RELATIVES AND GOING TO THE BUFFALO JUMP. THAT WAS AN ADVENTURE IN ITSELF.
Christine Madden, Pauline Woodley, and Dave Loo are also known as Ravendeer. This is the newest CD to their collection. The first CD called Songs Of The Soul was a compilation of Native American Flute Songs to relax and calm your soul. Now, 6 years later, this latest CD is a continuation of the beautiful Native American Flute Music that was started in the first CD. The group was formed around 2000 in San Francisco,California. All members of this group continually stayed connected to the Native American world. As a group they have performed all over the Bay Area as well outter areas, such as Stanford Hospital, San Jose College, San Bruno Nursing Home, Santa Barbara Arts Center, at many festivals and Pow Wows in California. To their credits they have done numerous stage shows such as Dancing The Circle, Crazy Horse Play, and have done backup music for Curly Bear Wagner(Blackfeet Storyteller).
Dave Loo comes from a mixed heritage of Chinese and Hawaiian descents. He is always full of music and energy, but a very quiet man. His Native American Flute and his music talks for him. People have told him when they see him play they see Chiefs dancing all around him. He can play any wooden or clay flute. His talents includes drumming, rattles, whistles, didjeridoosand can sing too. He loves anything having to do with Indian history, arts, crafts and spiritual teachings.
Christine Madden come from a mixed heritage of Blackfeet, Creek , Cherokee and Black American and English descents. She is a very creative musician in this group. We all have our specialties when it comes to getting a CD out. Watch out, she is a perfectionist. She is the most loving person you would ever meet. She had been trained as a nurse and dedicated her life to that profession for twenty five years. She taught herself how to play the Native American Flute after being gifted a Native American Flute off the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Montana.
Pauline Woodley also known as Woody, a creative musician and watercolor artist. She was raised in New York City, the Bronx and continues searching for her roots in the Native American community. She comes from a mixed heritage of Irish and German decents, but suspects her maternal grandmother was of Cree descent. Pauline did the collage on our CD. Her sense of timing and rhythm, was a blessing in her contributions on some of the tracks of the CD.
The CD is called - One Fire, One Heart, One Spirit, One Circle. This will be our second CD we have put out. Barry Higgins aka White Crow Flutes did the art work on the front of the CD. We have seventeen songs on it. It took us two years to make it.
Influences
POW WOW'S, Native American friends, Mac Lopez, Lee Johnson, Hawk Littlejohn, Geri Littlejohn, Mike Oitzman, and Curly Bear Wagner. Then there are the flutemakers themselves: Scott Loomis, (My first flute), Woodsong Flutes by Geri and Hawk Littlejohn, Moonlight Creek Flutes, by Mike Gulino, Heartsong Flutes by JP Gomez and White Crow Flutes by Barry Higgins, who by the way painted the cover for our CD.
Please click here to buy one song for 99 cents
"COURT ORDER!!! You are accused of.... crawling into my HEART... And hijackin my SMILES... With your CUTENESS... HOW DO YOU PLEAD..... GUILTY?!?! YOU are sentenced... TO BE MY FRIEND FOR LIFE!!!!!! NO BAIL...... ;o) "YOUR FRENDSHIP IS WORTH KEEPING"
The greatest gift you can give someone is your time because when you are giving someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you can never get back. Just stopping by to wish you a wonderful day!
Your brother Curly Bear was so kind to send me one of your video links. Beautiful, peaceful, so serene. Thank you for your wonderful music, for your wonderful friendship. :)
Each of us is a star. Sometimes we shine with the rest. Sometimes we twinkle alone. Sometimes when we least know it, we make someone's wish come true. Thank you!
Your brother Curly Bear was so kind to send me one of your video links. Beautiful, peaceful, so serene. Thank you for your wonderful music, for your wonderful friendship. :)
We need to look no further than at our self to find true happiness, we choose each day:love or hate,war or peace,happy or sad! May you choose this day to truely walk in happiness and peace! no matter what comes your way, how we react is up to us! "We shall mount upon the wings of an eagel" ~WAYA~
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