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Beneath the Raven Moon

Mary Youngblood
1 disc

1. Cama-I
2. Walk With Me
3. Beneath the Raven Moon
4. And We Shall Dance
5. Laugh With Me
6. Caress the Smile
7. Within My Heart
8. And We Can Love
9. Dream With Me
10. Above the Mother Earth
11. And We Will Fly
12. Ipiluni (Be Happy, Aleut)
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 931
Credits

Producer Mary Youngblood; Tom Wasinger
Engineer
Personnel includes: Mary Youngblood (vocals, Native American flute); Tom Wasinger (guitar, banjo, berimbau, cittern, dulcimer, mandolin, mouth bow, ukulele, cello, drums, cajon, percussion); Anne Beer (violin); Kelly Shanafelt (viola); James Hoskins (cello); Tito La Rosa (quena); James Marienthal (piano); Mark McCoin (drums, percussion); Ray Wasinger (drums).
Recorded at Subterranean Studios, Boulder, Colorado.
BENEATH THE RAVEN MOON won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album.
Personnel: Mary Youngblood (vocals, flute, Native American flute, wooden flute); Tom Wasinger (guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, berimbau, cittern, mandolin, ukulele, zither, mouth bow, chamberlin, keyboards, percussion); Anne Beer (violin); Tito la Rosa (quena); James Marienthal (piano); Mark McCoin (drums, percussion); Ray Wasinger (drums).
Recording information: Subterranean Recording, Boulder, CO.
Unknown Contributor Role: Tito la Rosa.
Winner of the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, BEYOND THE RAVEN MOON showcases Mary Youngblood's always innovative, often haunting flute work. Though tracks such as the doleful "Dream with Me" and "Within My Heart" are straightforward Native compositions, MOON also proves how fluidly Native American music has merged with other forms.
From the gentle, jazzy shuffle of "Walk with Me," to the Celtic flute strains of the title track, Youngblood and her band mates manage to slip in and out of genres without losing their Native spirit, and doubtless attracting an ever-wider audience.
Critic Reviews

NAPRA Review (05-06/02, p.77) - "...Half Alaskan Aleut and half Florida Seminole, Youngblood blends traditional sounds with contemporary touches and features strong harmonizing alongside the many flutes in her compositions....Beautiful pieces, exquisitely rendered..."