Joseph FireCrow
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Joseph Fire Crow is a Cheyenne
flutist. He has been releasing albums since 1992. His album Cheyenne Nation was nominated for a Grammy in 2001. Fire Crow has appeared many times as a guest musician on recordings by other musicians in the industry.
In addition to his Grammy nomination, Fire Crow has earned top honors among his peers in the Native American Music Awards (NAMA)
organization. In 2003, he received the NAMA "Song Writer of the Year" award for Legend of the Warrior. In 2005, Fire Crow was recognized for his work with the Billings Symphony, taking home the NAMA award for "Best Instrumental Recording." He was the 2006 recipient of NAMA's "Flutist of the Year" award for his work on Red Beads.
Some of Fire Crow's music is included on the soundtrack of the Ken Burns
documentary Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.
Cheyenne
Cheyenne are a Native American people of the Great Plains, who are of the Algonquian language family. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taeo'o and the Tsétsêhéstâhese .The Cheyenne are thought to have branched off other tribes of Algonquian stock inhabiting lands...
flutist. He has been releasing albums since 1992. His album Cheyenne Nation was nominated for a Grammy in 2001. Fire Crow has appeared many times as a guest musician on recordings by other musicians in the industry.
In addition to his Grammy nomination, Fire Crow has earned top honors among his peers in the Native American Music Awards (NAMA)
Native American Music Awards
The Native American Music Awards , commonly known as the Nammys, are an awards program presented annually by The Native American Music Association & Awards, which recognizes outstanding musical achievement among Native Americans...
organization. In 2003, he received the NAMA "Song Writer of the Year" award for Legend of the Warrior. In 2005, Fire Crow was recognized for his work with the Billings Symphony, taking home the NAMA award for "Best Instrumental Recording." He was the 2006 recipient of NAMA's "Flutist of the Year" award for his work on Red Beads.
Some of Fire Crow's music is included on the soundtrack of the Ken Burns
Ken Burns
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns is an American director and producer of documentary films, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs...
documentary Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.
Discography
- The Mist (1992)
- Rising Bird (1994)
- Fire Crow (1996)
- Cheyenne Nation (2000)
- Legend of the Warrior (2003)
- Red Beads (2005) Makoché Music
Source
- "Joseph Fire Crow - Bio" from Josephfirecrow.com, URL accessed 4 June 2008