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MP3 Brander Mcdonald - Raven Stirs the Fire
12 MP3 Songs in this album (45:01) !
Related styles: Folk: Folk Blues, Solo Male Artist
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TWISTED OAK
(A project dedicated to our First Nations families and communities)
I remember sitting poolside in Studio City California 1994 thinking, “Man this a long way from home. How did I get here?” I wasn’t too impressed with smog, traffic or the weird “head space” the music/movie industry had to offer. It was like living on another planet. It was because of this experience that I decided never to pick up my guitar again or pursue a “career” in it. What happened though became very therapeutic for me as I began to write material that reconnected me to the spiritual heritage of my family and also to my First Nations roots at home in Canada. I never thought I’d ever have the nerve let alone the opportunity to sing or record this material. Little did I know I’d be sitting in, and working out of an office that was once part of St. Mary’s Catholic Residential and Boarding School in Mission, BC. As a native counsellor I found myself daily being reminded of the legacy of difficulties that our First Nations peoples have had to face for generations. More and more I became moved to record and perform these songs even though it was emotionally very difficult at times, without breaking down in tears during some of the sessions. If I had one thing to say it would be that these songs were created with good intentions for healing and reconciliation and loving encouragement for our First Nations people. I realize that I am no musician but I make no apologies for this project; it is as honest and intimate as they come.
Respectfully, Brander (“Standing Bear”) McDonald
INTRO & READING - A personal retrospective on the issue of Residential Schools
LONG BEFORE – An overview of aboriginal people’s rich heritage pre-contact
ASK ME FIRST – A comment on First Nations social and political struggle
LONG LOST SEASON - Call for restoration to the respect for our First Nations peoples and lands
TWISTED OAK - Memories of government policies and the negative effects on the First Nation family
TELL - Recollections of Residential School abuse and a call for healing of the spirit
WEEPING WILLOW - The pain of intergenerational abuse and a prayer for a future season of healing and forgiveness
FIGHT FOR YOU - A courageous commitment to risk change even admits the struggles of life
WHAT NOW? – A comment for the issue of First Nations and Church reconciliation
REASONS WHY – A prayer for reconciliation
SOME SAY – A comment on being a cross-culturally “blended” First Nations person
ALL ARE PRECIOUS” – A gospel-blues rendering of an old familiar song
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