Buffy Sainte-Marie Native American Folk Legend
August 29, 2009 - In a career spanning more than four decades, Cree Indian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has recorded numerous albums and written Oscar-winning songs. In the 1960s folk revival, she was a folk icon among Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. On her first album in 13 years, Running for the Drum, she expands on the inventive mix of Native American rhythms, electronica and folk music she began many years ago.
The second track of the new album, "Cho Cho Fire," is a driving rock song featuring a 30-year-old field recording.
"The Black Lodge Singers were at a powwow maybe 30 years ago," Sainte-Marie tells host Scott Simon. "My nephew went to the meeting in Saskatchewan and recorded a snippet of them when they were kids. And they have gone on to become one of the most beloved powwow groups in the world. I took a snippet of this 30-year-old cassette, and I embedded it into a new song I was writing called 'Cho Cho Fire.' ".............
pic: courtesy of the artist
When she's not making music, Buffy Sainte-Marie leads the Cradleboard Teaching Project, which provides Native American curricula for schools.
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