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Once a year Father's are recognized for all their hard work. Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo, Cherokee) and Jessica (Paiute, Washo, Bannock) wanted to honor all the Father's with a Father's Day playlist. We included Hand Drum, Harmonized Songs of the Native American Church, Pow-wow and even War Dance Celebration songs. "The War Dance is not necessarily celebrating the taking of a life, but pride in the tribe's good medicine. The dance they perforned was a celebration of their good fortune as members of a family, a society, a clan and a tribe. It is a dance based in pride."
-    From Liner Notes for Night Hawk, War Dance Songs,  Arbor Records, 2003
We hope all the Fathers and Grandfathers out there enjoyed their day and this playlist is especially for you. Listen to "The Drum" live every Sunday night from 7 p.m-9 p.m. (C.D.T.) on 89.3 FM KZUM in Lincoln, NE, or on the web at KZUM.org and at AIROS.org. Contact "The Drum" co-hosts at their myspace page, just click on the link here: myspace.com/thedrum402

"Grand Entry Song" (Live at Long Plains) - Grey Buffalo
"Flag Song" (Grandparents' Spirit) - Standing Eagle
"Honor Song" (High Mountain Singers) - High Mountain Singers
"Veterns Song" (Wahusenakah Singers) - Wahusenakah Singers
"War Dance Song" (War Dance Songs) - Night Hawk
"Make Way For the Gentleman" (Feel the Thunder) - Arawak Mountain Singers
"Swing & Sway The Old Man's Way" (Evolution) - Mystic River
"Please Dad! Lauren Merrick" (Evolution) - Mystic River
"Rodeo" (Way of Life) - Lakota Thunder
"Traveling Man" (Chicken Dance Songs) - Various Artists
"Men's Chicken Dance" (Chicken Dance Songs) - Various Artists
"Thank You Grandfather" (Thunder and Rain) - Primeaux and Skyhorse
"You For Dad" (Northern Cree and Friends: Round Dance Songs Recorded Live) - Eya-Hey-Nakoda
"Daddy's Coming Home" (Northern Cree and Friends Vol.6 Calling All Dancers) - Whitefish Jr's
"A Warrior's Song" (Shake it Up) - Gray Horse Singers
"Warrior Boy" (Dance In Beauty) - Indian Creek
"A Warrior's Dream" (Drummer Boy) - Davis Mithcell
"Warrior's Call" (Northern Cree & Friends Vol. 7 ) - Jerry Dreaver
"Your the One" (Round Dance Songs: Good Ol' NDN Lovin) - Pipestone
"Men's Fancy Dance" (Live From the Rez) - Battle River
"Intertribal Song" (He Sapa Wacipi Honoring the Third Circle) - Bad Nation
"Traditional Song" (New Years at Porcupine) - Porcupine Singers
"Southern Man" (Harmony Nights) - Alex Smith, Cheevers Toppah & Kit Landry
"Lil Sun" (Round Dance Blues) - Randy Wood

Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Cherokee, Navajo) and Jessica (Bannock, Washo, Paiute) changed things up a little bit on "The Drum".As we all know by now, "The Drum" has a profile page on myspace. So,they featured some drum groups that are friends with "The Drum" from myspace. The drum groups with profiles can post their music on myspace and users can preview those songs or add the song to a profile page. Myspace is an awesome social networking site to stay connected with "The Drum" and "AIROS". Enjoy and tune in every Sunday from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. (CDT) to hear the live broadcast and also on the web at KZUM.org and AIROS.org.

"Grand Entry" (The Boyz Live) - The Boyz
"Flag and Victory Song" (Word Up) - Young Bird
"Intertribal" (Have Drum Will Travel-Pow -wow songs recorded live in Siksika) - High Noon
"Movin Fast" (Lightning Strikes) - Lightning Strikes
"One For Elroy" (Big River Crossing) - Ottertrail
"Intertribal" (Live in Ponemah) - Young Kingbird
"Eastern Straight" (Gathering of Nations Pow -Wow 2009) - Bear Creek
"Owl Dance" (Traditional Blackfoot Owl Dance Songs) - The Siksika Nation
"Our Land" (Family) - Medicine Tail
"Sac n Fox with Omaha Lodge" (Urban Crew) - Urban Crew
"Drum Song" (Dakota Hotain) - Dakota Hotain
"The Traveler" (Pow-Wow Songs Recorded Live At Samson) - Northern Cree
"Soaring Eagle" (Soaring Eagle) - Soaring Eagle
"49er Song" (49er Songs Volume 01) - Poor Boys
"Beatiful Way" (Sacred Fire) - Chenoah
"Pretty Dancer" (For All Eternity) -  Tódó Neesh Zhee Singers
"A Round Dance Song" (Walking The Red Road) - Earl Bullhead
"Hopi Colwn Dance" ( Hopi Social Dance Songs) - Traditional Hopi Singers
"Hand Drum Song" ( Champion Hand Drum Songs) - The Tribe
"Soilder Boy" ( American Warriors) - Black Lodge
"Now we're Through" (Movin On) - Rose Hill Singers
"Intertribal" (Home of the Champions) - Meskwaki Nation
"Pawnee Slide" (Buffalo Horse Singers) - Buffalo Horse Singers
"Gourd Dancer" (Spirit Journey) - Cornell Pewewardy

World War II Memorial

"The Drum" dedicated a show to honor veterans from Indian Country. Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo, Cherokee) and Jessica (Paiute, Bannock, Washo) created a playlist filled with honor songs for our veterans. Memorial Day is reserved for the last monday in May and this year "The Drum" showed some love to Native veterans from Indian Country by not only playing these tunes, but also reading some shout-outs to some of the Native veterans. In addition to the honor songs, the playlist includes Harmonized Peyote/Prayer Songs of the Native American Church--to honor the brave soldiers who gave their lives protecting our Native homelands. "The Drum" dedicated this two hour special to all veterans in appreciation to those who served our country. To listen to the show live, log-on to AIROS.org or KZUM.org every Sunday night from 7-9 p.m. (C.T.) Also check "The Drum's" myspace page at www.myspace.com/thedrum402. For more info about Natives in the military check out the AIROS Memorial Day playlist from the blog page.

"Grand Entry" (Making Grand Entry) - Red Blanket Singers
"Flag Song" (Live@ Fort Washakie) - Pipestone
"Veteran Song" (Volume 10) - Northern Wind
"Traveling This Earth" (Way of LIfe) - Lakota Thunder
"Intertribal" (Yellow Jacket) - Yellow Jacket
"Intertribal" (myspace page profile) - Standing Horse
"Intertribal" (The Drums of Indian Summer Festival) - Raining Thunder
"Straight Song" (Gather the People) - Red Bull Singers
"Veterans Song" (On the Oregon Trail) - Blackstone
"Memorial Song of the Veterns" (Live at Red Earth) - Omaha Whitetail
"Honoring All People" (Straight Up Northern) - Blackeagle
"Victory Dance" (Straight Up Northern) - Blackeagle
"Honor Song" (Family Songs) - Otter Trail
"Teepee Creepin" (Good Ol' Fashioned NDN Lovin') - Pipestone
"Black Hills Song" (Keeper of the Drum) - Earl Bullhead
"Four Ponca Songs" (Peyote Songs of the Native American Church)
   - McCellan, Robedeaux & Stoner
"Four Peyote Songs" (Life Giver) - Thomas Duran, Jr
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (Kid's Pow-Wow Songs) - Blacklodge Singers
"Veteran Song" (Songs of the Omaha) - Omaha Singers
"Indian Boys from Desert Storm" (American Warrior) - Blacklodge Singers
"Ponca Song" (Family Songs) - Ottertrail
"Mighty Mouse" (Kid's Pow-Wow Songs) - Blacklodge Singers
"Did You See That Girl" (Northern Lights) - Buddaz & Stevens

Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo, Cherokee) & Jessica ( Paiute, Bannock) honored this year's graduating Native students with Honor songs. No more late night study sessions, exams and no more snow days. For those high school students we hope its off to college in the fall. However, The Drum supports the efforts of those Natives who have earned their diplomas & degrees. They are an inspiration to all Native people and we hope good wishes for those graduating this spring. Among the Honor songs include artists like Crazy Horse Singers, Black Eagle and Lakota Thunder.

"Grand Entry Song" (Toronto Pow-wow) - Whitetail Singers
"Flag/Veteran's Song" (Southern California Pow-wow) - Black Eagle Singers
"Omaha Flag Song" (Kickin It Up) - Omaha Whitetail
"Intertribal" (Cozad California Pow-wow) - Cozad
"Intertribal" (Fort Hall Festival) - Sage Point
"Intertribal" (Fort Hall Festival) - The Boyz
"Honoring All People" (Straight Up Northern) - Black Eagle
"We Feel Good in Our Hearts" (From The Heart) - Whitetail Singers
"Everybody's Up DAnceing" (Shake Your Feathers) - White Thunder Singers
"Rick Wright interview"
"Ponca Veteran Song" (Yellow Hammer) - Yellow Hammer Singers
"Warriors of the Past" (Sacred) - Spirit Sand Singers
"Beautiful Dancing Women" (Life Goes On) - Black Eagle Singers
"LIke the Way You Braid My Hair" (Sunrise Love) - Eli Secody
"The Touch of Your Hand" (Round Dance in Beauty) - Jay Begay
"Summer of '83 Blues" (Round Dance in Beauty) - Jay Begay
"Listen to My Drum" (There Are No Good Byes) - Randy Wood
"Wakan Tanka Tokahiya" (Sared Directions) - Earl Bullhead
"Tunkasila Wamayank U We" (Sacrd Directions) - Earl Bullhead
"Movin on with Strength" (The Following Generation) - Eli Secody
"Beauty Way" (The Following Generation) - Eli Secody
"American Warrior" (The Following Generation) - Eli Secody
"End of the Rainbow" (Thunder & Rain) - Primeaux & SkyHorse
"Healing Song of the Native American Church" (Walk in Beauty) - Primeaux & Mike
"Amazing Grace" (Walk in Beauty) - Primeaux & Mike

This year I (Tobias co-host of "The Drum" & "NSNV")  was able to visit "Gathering of Nations" Pow-wow in Albuquerque. The weather was awesome and a lot of beautiful native people. It was hosted outside this year and next year it should be back at "The Pit". Stage 49 was a place to be for contemporary Native artists. And the artists put on a great show, it was like a Native music festival and more!! The venders and art market was also amazing. I think there is something for anyone and everyone. This year I also made it to the "All Nations Skate Jam". It was a positive event and was something for the youth to participate in. I tried skating the half pipe as a teen and I respect them boyz who didn't quit. Albuquerque also offered plenty of resturants and other activities. One weekend was not enough time to do everything. Next year I'm gonna plan and extra day, because three days isn't enough. Anyway, its Pow-wow season and if going to a Pow-wow isn't an option, listen to "The Drum" on AIROS.org every Sunday night from 7-9 p.m. central time. A great place on the web for Pow-wow music with Tobias & Jessica!!

This week in preparation of "Gathering of Nations" Pow-Wow Tobias & Jessica played music from previous years from the Pow-Wow. "Gathering of Nations" is hosted annually and this is the first year that it will be at the U.N.M. stadium, it was previously held at "The Pit". If there was a Pow-wow to go to this would be it. The competitions are very competitve and drums bring their A-game. It is also a great place to meet up with old freinds and new ones. Anyway, here is a play list of drums that have sang at the Pow-Wow. Log onto "The Drum" myspace page. Also listen to the show live every week on KZUM.org & AIROS.org every Sunday from 7 - 9 p.m. (C.T.)

Crazy Horse Singers - "Grand Entry Song"
Spirit Sand Singers "Flag Song"
Spirit Sand Singers "Victory Song"
Buffalo Ted Thunder - "Men's Northern Fancy"
Rock Hill - "Women's Northern Buckskin"
Keres Nation - "Men's nothern Traditional"
Midnight Express - "Women's Fancy"
Wild Band of Comanches - "Jr' Boys Traditional"
Horsetail "Chicken Dance"
Plains Drifter - "Chicken Dance"
High Noon - "Chicken Dance"
Native Thunder "Traditional"
Native Thunder "Intertribal"
Native Thunder "Women's Jingle"
Standing Horse "Standing Horse"
Southern Boys "Hand Drum"
Tha Tribe "Hand Drum"
Battle River "Hand Drum"
Randy Wood "For my Girls"
Randy Wood "Love Hurts"
Alex & Cheevers "Harmony Nights"
Red Stone "Red Stone"
Notrhern Cree "Never Ever"
Tha Tribe "Crow Hip Hop"
The Tribe "Hoop Snappa"
Whitetail "Men's Southern Fancy"
Yound Bird "Women's Southern Buckskin"

This week on "The Drum" Tobias & Jessica announced their myspace page for the show. It can be found at myspace.com/thedrum402. Log onto myspace and send a friend request for "The Drum". Also included in this week's blog is the playlist from the show. Tune in Sundays to listen to the live broadcast on KZUM.org  & AIROS.org from 7 - 9 p.m. (C.T.).

Cozad - "Intertribal"
Red House Singers - "Flag Song"
Red House Singers - "Victory Song"
Yellow Jacket - "Intertribal"
Yellow Jacket - "Intertribal"
Whitfish Bay Singers - "Intertribal"
CrazyHorse Singers - "Honor Song"
Meskwaki Nation - "Mens Grass"
Standing Horse - "Swagga"
Standing Horse - "Omaha Warrior"
Standing Horse - "Did You See That Girl"
Elk Soldier - "Cree Love"
Elk Soldier - "Keeps the Drum"
Northern Cree - "Mac No More"
Whitefish Jrs - "Life Must Go On"
Big River Cree - "You're Just an Old Song"
Ken Pooyak - "Straight Song"
Alex & Cheevers - "Southern Man"
Jay Begay - "Hush My Darling"
Jay Begay - "The Touch of Your Hand"
Pipestone - "Cuzzings"
Northern Cree - "A Fool For You"
Russell Means - "Seattle"

"The Drum" is about Traditional & Pow-Wow music therefore, for the Easter Holiday  the show featured an hour of Harmonized Peyote Songs of the Native American Church. The Native American Church has a deep history in Native culture and members have a water drum to make the songs they sing. It was a great feeling to have shared the artists who sang these songs for us and will do it again sometime. Until then here is a playlist from the show and see you on "The Drum".

Blackstone - "Grand Entry: Brave Scout"
Blackstone - "Flag Stone"
Blackstone - "Victory Song"
Young Grey Horse - "Intertribal"
Young Bird - "For mom & Dad"
Omaha Whitetail - "Travel Song"
Omaha Singers - "He'thūska Song" 1
Omaha Singers - "He'thūska Song" 2
Omaha Singers - "Chief Song"
Bad Nation - "Intertribal"
Badlands - "Intertribal"
Judy Trejo - "Shoshone Flag Song"
Alex & Cheevers - "Southern Man"
Eyabay - "Highway 2"
Northern Cree - "Crazy legs"

Harmonized Peyote Songs of the Native American Church
Gerald Primeaux Sr. - "Four Harmonized Peyote Songs" 
Chenoah - "Sarced Ceremony"
Chenoah - "Beautiful Way"
Chenoah - "We Are Praying to You"
Blackfox - "Four Harmonized Peyote Songs of the
Native American Church"
Verdall Primeaux & Johnny Mike - "Four Harmonized
Peyote Songs of the Native American Church"
Primeaux & Mike - "Four Harmonized Peyote Songs of the Native American Church"
Quentin Bruguler - "Straight Song" 1
Quentin Bruguler - "Straight Song" 2

April 1st, 2010 Native Sounds Native Voices featured a Native Comedy show with songs about frybread, snagging and other music with humor. Well, what is a Native gathering without homemade frybread, Native music and good jokes. Anyway, we also included some handdrum songs from Pipestone and James Bilagody. What would be a comedy show without "Kids Pow Wow Songs" from "Blacklodge". Native Sounds Native Voices airs on 89.3 FM in Lincoln, NE on Thursday mornings at 8 a.m.-10 a.m. (central time zone). Also listen on the web at AIROS.org & KZUM.org. We play the best in contemporary Native music live every Thursday morning! Tell your friends to tune in and enjoy two hours of Native music with Tobias (Omaha, Navajo, Sioux & Cherokee) and Aden (Rosebud)!

1. Firecat of Discord - "Pintiac Stomp"
2. Keith Secola - "Sun of Indian Car"
3. Keith Secola - "Frybread"
4. Joanne Shenandoah & Paul Ortega - "After the 49"
5. Tonemah - "Pow-Wow Snag"
6. Arigon Starr - "Snagging"
7. Arigon Starr - "Junior frybread"
8. Buddy Redbow - "Run Indian Run"
9. Tha Tribe - "Pimp My Outfit"
10. Pipestone - "Crazy Luv Life"
11. Pipestone - "Cuzzins"
12. Blacklodge - "Mighy Mouse"
13. Blacklodge - "Ask Your Mom for Fifty Cents"
14. Tha Tribe - "Frybread part 3"
15. Native Roots - "Frybread"
16. Tha Tribe - "Haskell Rash"
17. Tha Tribe - "Frybread part 4"
18. Jim Boyd - "Frybread line"
19. Liz Jaakola - "Frybread Baby"
20. James Bilagody - "ABC"
21. Northern Cree - "Sugar Baby"
22. Northern Cree- "Snag Bag Special"
23. Coyete Bites Back: Indian Humor( 30 minute radio program)

Every year hundreds of Native Americans gather in Albuquerque, NM for the Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow. This year it lands on the weekend of April 23rd-25th. We at "The Drum" wanted to give listeners a glimpse into what Gatherings is about. Therefore, we included a playlist of drums from past Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow and played them on the show. For more info about this amazing Pow-Wow click on their website(gatheringofnations.com) and learn more about it.

Red Blanket - "Grand Entry"
Red Blanket - "Veteran Song"
Whitetail - "Omaha Flag Song & Veterans Song"
Meskwaki Nation - "Life"
Meskwaki Nation - "Young One's"
Young Grey Horse - "Intertribal"
Eyabay - "Women's Jingle"
Cree Confederacy - "Jr. boy's Fancy & Grass"
White FishBay - "Men's Northern Taditional"
Little Island Cree - "Chicken Dance Song"
Horsetail - "Chicken Dance Song"
Midnight Express - "Chicken Dange Song"
Sioux-Assinaboine - "Intertribal"
Elkwhistle - "Intertribal"
Alex & Cheever's - "Beatiful Angel"
Alex & Cheever's - "Harmony Nights"
Alex & Cheever's - "Southern Man"
Delbert "Blackfox" Pomani - "Four Peyote Songs"
Randy Wood - "Eagle Women" & "A Little Northern Cree"
Whitetail - "Men's Southern Fancy" off Gathering of Nations Album
Blacklodge - "Sponge Bob Square Pants" & "Monster Mash"
Pipestone - "Crazy Luv Life"
Floyd Red Crow Westerman - "Hopi Prophecy"
Northern Cree - "Skyin' High"