Cool! you sing in Creek! Iam the lead singer at our Drum(we just came out on new years day) here in Seattle,Washington state. Iam Choctaw/Cree and was always wonderin if anyone in southeast ever sung at Pow wows in there language. Thats so cool...I would love to hear them. I have composed a few songs for our group but they are all vocables and for the fun dances..no heavey songs..like Flag or Vet. songs. I can speak Choctaw a bit but not onuff to convey a good message worthy of a flag song. No melodies have come to me yet, so I dont think Iam meant to compose one yet. Do you sing southern style? I was wondering when I sing in Choctaw should I use my southern voice or my northern voice(my Drum members all want to keep the Drum a northern drum.Lakota) which doesnt make sense to me since none of us are Lakota! well anyway...If ya know of anyone who sings Pow wow songs in Choctaw Please let me know,or anyother southeast language, that maybe want to share some songs.
Man it would be nice to learn Southern songs in a language that I feel comfortable with.
Sorry what was the topic again? haha
I get off track so easy!
anyway..I am 22 years old..real young and dont have much experiance with being a lead songer but I have the voice and the Elders in the erea seem to think Iam doing well at it. although its hard to be so young and have to be lead singer for all these older guys..who seem to have a lot of image and ego invalved. I find my self gettin frustrated with them because they seem reluctant to learn any songs but Lakota songs. Iam comfortable singing both styles, but I always feel like i should be singing with a southern Drum. I sit with one up here on occasion but they dont come around but once a month or so..
man Iam long winded!!!
Take care
Rich