Gaënö' – Details, episodes & analysis

00:00:00 | MEMBERTOU INTRO  
00:02:28 | The People of the Dawn / Wejkwita'jik (The Gathering Song)  | Sons of Membertou
00:06:58 | Darrell Bernard Interview
00:14:10 | The People of the Dawn / Kniskamijinaq (The Ancestors' Song)  | Sons of Membertou
00:22:10 | Kwan'to'te'  | Sons of Membertou
00:25:06 | Darrell Bernard Interview
00:31:07 | Kepmite'tmnej (Mi'kmaq Honour Song)  | Sons of Membertou
00:39:38 | 500 Years | Sons of Membertou
00:43:57 | Darrell Bernard Interview
00:48:26 | Kwa'nu'te'  | Sons of Membertou
00:52:25 | The Mountain / Mukla'qati  | Sons of Membertou
00:56:16 | Sma'knis (Veteran's Song)  | Sons of Membertou

00:00:00 | Raven Intro 
00:00:58 | A Johnny Cash Night  | Raven Reid 
00:03:51 | Raven Interview Pt 1
00:08:14 | The Government Song  | Raven Reid 
00:12:33 | better wild  | Sierra Spirit
00:16:05 | Land of Skoden  | Nadjiwan
00:19:13 | Raven Interview Pt 2
00:24:45 | For Kelly  | Raven Reid 
00:28:08 | For You  | Kelly Fraser
00:31:39 | Ridin' Out The Storm  | Samantha Crain
00:37:01 | Too Good To Be True (feat. Ashley Ghostkeeper)  | Jarrid Lee
00:40:23 | Raven Interview Pt 3
00:44:20 | Fire And Water  | Raven Reid 
00:48:37 | Heartbreaker   | Sage Lacapa
00:52:41 | Razor (From "Norah Jones is Playing Along" Podcast)  | Norah Jones & Dave Grohl

Graeme Jonez (Anishinaabe) is a member of the Sheguiandah Ojibway First Nation and grew up on Manitoulin Island. As an alumni of the Manitoba Musics Indigenous Music Residency, his single Black Magic Goldmine on the 2009 Dig Your Roots compilation. He took a break from songwriting for over a decade but he’s back with a brand new collection of tunes thats sure to keep you entertained from start to finish. This week, Graeme joins me to discuss some of the stories found on Creatures & Criminals (2023), his love of the studio and so much more. Enjoy!

Playlist

01 Graeme Jonez- The Flood! 

02 Graeme Jonez- 100 Days Deep

03 Bebe Buckskin- Baby Blue

04 Blue Moon Marquee- Hound Dog on a Chain

05 Graeme Jonez- Mary the Diamond Runner

06 Samantha Crane- Holding to the Edge of Night

07 Celeigh Cardinal- Wrong Love

08 Graeme Jonez- Black Magic Goldmine

09 Levi Platero- One Day

10 Cary Morin- Dire Wolf

Mimi O’Bonsawin, Abenaki/Francophone, is a long returning guest to Gaënö’. Whether talking about culture or the land, hers is a story of reconnection. Throughout the years, her musics been featured in TV and film, including APTN’s Mohawk Girls and Showtimes Ray Donovan. In 2019 she won the Best Pop Album award at the Indigenous Music Awards. 2023 has already been a huge year for her. On March 3, she released her album, Willow, she got married, played her first shows in Ireland and is releasing another album later this year. This week Mimi joins me to discuss all this and so much more. Enjoy!

http://www.mimi.ca/

Playlist

01 Mimi O’Bonsawin- Here’s to the Women

02 Mimi O’Bonsawin- Willow

03 Keith Secola- Kokopelli Blues

04 Elexa Dawson- Speak Again

05 Mimi O’Bonsawin- The River

06 Aysanabe- Nomads

07 Joy Harjo- Earth House

08 Mimi O’Bonaswin- I Wish I was a Farmer

09 Julian Taylor- Seeds

10 Buffy Sainte Marie- With You Honey

My featured artist this week is Hataaliinez Wheeler, Dine, from Window Rock Arizona. He’s been described as a “modern kind of crooner…” and a “pensive, deep voiced troubadour.” Now residing in Albuquerque, NM, Hataalii, was recently signed to Danger Bird Records out of Los Angeles with his first album with the label set to be released later this summer. This week he joins me to discuss all of this, his latest indie surf pop singles, Presidents Got Me All Night Long, Land of Poor Chance, his acting debut on AMC’s Dark Winds and so much more. Enjoy!

Playlist

01 Hataalii- I’m Right

02 Hataalii- President’s Got Me All Night Long

03 Mimi O’Bonsawin- Where My Roots Grow

04 Jakob- I Want to Feel Alright

05 Hataalii- Land of Poor Chance

06 The Tewa & Jacob Shije- With You

07 Nick Sherman- Winterdark 

08 Jakob & Hataalii- Lonesome

09 Graeme Jonez- It’s a Cold, Cold Place

10 Digawolf- The Undiscovered World

Chantil Dukart, Eagle Clan- Tsimshian & Aluutiq, has been writing music since the age of 7. She was born in Denver, raised in Alaska and went to school in Miami. Her style perfectly reflects the eclectic nature of her upbringing. Combining elements of jazz, R&B, funk and Motown, Dukart knows how to captivate an audience with her sultry voice and smooth stylings. This week she joins me to discuss her latest album, Lady & the Champ, what it means to be both a lady and a champ and her upcoming collaborations with the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band. Enjoy!

http://www.chantilmusic.com

https://www.gaenomusic.fm/episodes/chantil-dukarts-lady-and-the-champ

https://share.transistor.fm/s/cac3bcff

https://nativeartistdirectory.com

Playlist 

01- Chantil Dukart- Situation

02- Chantil Dukart- Understated

03- DDAT- The Move

04- Hataali- Lover Call

05- Chantil Dukart- Save Me From Myself

06- Mali O’Bomsawin- Wawasint8da

07- Morgan Toney- First Flight

08- Chantil Dukart- Chickenz

09- Julia Keefe- There’s a Small Hotel

This week I welcome my friends from Sunburnt Stone back on to the show. I first got caught up with frontman/songwriter, Andrew “Buzzy” Wilson (Navajo), in January ’22. This time around the bands drummer, Nichole Tsosie (Navajo) also joins us. We’re following along on the bands dystopian storytelling with listening from this Albuquerque bands two albums from 2022, 5th World and XXXX. Throughout the course of our conversations, I think we’ve settled on a new term by which to describe these righteous rock offerings.. The Spaghetti Acid Western.. Tune in to hear our chat and of course, Turn it up and sing along! Enjoy!

http://sunburntstone.com

https://nativeartistdirectory.com

Playlist 

01 Sunburnt Stone- Mirage

02 Sunburnt Stone- Gun Smoke

03 Breakwater Band- Waves

04 F Sharp- Omega Occurring 

05 Sunburnt Stone- Falling Me

06 Divide & Dissolve- RVR

07 Xit- I Am Happy About You

08 Sunburnt Stone- House of Dreams

09 Miesha and the Spanks- Dig Me Out

Doug Bedard, Ojibwe/Cree, has been recording as Plex for the last 3 decades. Growing up in Edmonton, Alberta, he’s established himself as one of the OG’s of Indigenous Hip Hop. His newest release, Who Am I to Judge?, is Plex’s return to the mic after a 10 year hiatus. Of the album he’s said, “The album speaks directly about my struggles with drugs and alcohol, the evolution of hip-hop, cultural appropriation, and the state of the planet — all while pondering what it may take to fix it.” Red Flags, his latest single, addresses the pretendian phenomenon and just last week went to #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown. This week on Gaënö’ Plex joins me to discuss the album and so much more. Enjoy!

Playlist

01 Plex- Suspect (ft Drezus)

02 Plex- Great Ones (E’s Up) ft Kryple- 

03 War Party- You Better Ask Yourself

04 Sten Joddi- Dream Catcherz

05 Plex- Red Flags- ft Aleah Belle

06 Redcloud- Tapatio (ft Pigeon John)

07 Curtis Clearsky- Turtle Island (ft Murray Porter)

08 Plex- Lost in the Cycle (ft Rex Smallboy)

09 Stoik ft Jahkota, Plex & Drezus- Behold a Pale Horse

10 Def-i ft. Tanaya Winder- Scatterlight

A multi-Juno Award nominee, Sandy Scofield is an equally multifaceted performer. With experience in bands as stylistically varied as rockabilly, Cajun, jazz, vocal, and zydeco, Scofield (a Metis/Cree/Saulteaux) began her professional music career in 1986. She’s performed her soulful songs around the world and on some of the most prestigious stages. This week, Sandy joins me to discuss her latest album, Red Earth, and our travel plans to Africa this fall. Enjoy! 

https://sandyscofield.com

https://nativeartistdirectory.com

Playlist

01 Sandy Scofield- 1000 Miles

02 Sandy Scofield- DNA

03 Russell Wallace- I Rise (Ft S Scofield and Murray Porter)

04 Kinnie Starr- Right Here With You

05 Sandy Scofield- George

06 Shelley Morningsong- Quiet Place

07 Digging Roots- Cut My Hair

08 Sandy Scofield- Famous

09 Joanne Shenandoah- Circle of Friendship 

Cliff Cardinal- Cree/Metis, son of legendary actor/activist Tantoo Cardinal was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Growing up mostly in Ontario he was drawn to the theatre at a young age. Known for his “black humor and compassionate poeticism” he’s won multiple awards for his solo theatre productions. His one man show, Huff, has been performed over 200 times. The Guardian Observer has called that production a “hard hitting tour de force.” Known for his black humor and compassionate poeticism, he combines his signature wit and catchy riffs with his ban, The Sky-Larks. This week, Cliff joins me to discuss the bands latest release, Suicidal Valentine (October 2022). Enjoy!

http://www.cliffcardinal.com

https://nativeartistdirectory.com

Playlist 

01 Cliff Cardinal & The Sky Larks- Your Dress

02 Cliff Cardinal & The Sky Larks- Supersonic Velocity

03 Special McKinley- Fifty Shaded Blur- 

04 Chris Derkson- Mozarts Ghost

05 Cliff Cardinal & the Sky Larks- Suicidal Valentine

06 Digging Roots- AK47

07 Sihasin- We the People

08 Tara Williamson- Neon

09 Cliff Cardinal & the Sky Larks- Unhappy Life

10 The Ollivanders- The Shade

11 Ya Tseen- Get Yourself Together