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About Me

Women’s Drum Group Rocks!Three years work went into the production of our debut CD, "Daughters of the Earth," with all original songs in Cherokee and English. Feather River Singers is a women’s Northern style pow wow drum - exciting energy, soothing beat, and sweet style. "Daughters of the Earth" by Feather River Singers breaks into new territory in Native music. Inspired by The Mankillers, Walela and Ulali, we bring melody and a Cherokee touch to our pow wow music. Recorded in a natural outdoor setting, the sounds of birds and nature were incorporated into the songs."Mother Earth" seeks healing for the Earth; the pow wow songs include a sneak-up, fancy shawl, round dance, two-step and a tiny tot’s song. "Women Warriors of the 507th" honors Jessica Lynch, Shoshana Johnson and Lori Piestewa, and is dedicated to all military personnel and their families. Prentice Robinson, Cherokee linguist from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was project language consultant. Members of the group include Barbara Warren, Kathleen Shain, Gwen Cochran, Anna Eyre and Pam Ames.Songs from the CD have been featured on KZFR 90.1 FM "Native Voices" in Chico, CA and KVMR 89.5 in Nevada City, as well as by KRZA 88.7 FM in Alamosa Colorado and KGHR 91.5 FM in Tuba City AZ. On stage at the Miners Foundry, Nevada City, Feather Rivers Singers were broadcast live over KVMR FM 89.5 for Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrations for the past three years. They are also honored to be asked to sing at the Oroville Salmon Ceremony celebrations for the past two years. The resurgence of and reestablishment of native ceremony and celebrations is seen as an important part of healing and balance with nature. As Feather River Singers are mostly of Cherokee descent, living on the ancestral lands of the Maidu peoples, they are grateful to be included in these events and ceremonies.

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Member Since: 3/29/2005
Band Website: featherriversingers.com
Band Members: Barbara Warren, Cherokee, Kathleen Shain, Cherokee/Choctaw, Gwen Cochran, Cherokee/Comache, Anna Eyre, Cherokee/Choctaw, Pam Ames, Cherokee. Sitting in: Zanny Scott, Lakota/Anishinabe.
Influences: The Mankillers, Northern Cree, Black Lodge Singers, Yellow Jacket, Big Lake Singers, our teachers, Mike Davis and Lucky Preston. Germaine Tremmel, Dr. April Go Forth, and Thoz Womenz. Northern Cree, Red Earth, Kicking Woman, Black Lodge, Leonard Peltier, Wahlela, Ulali, Da’Owaga All Nations Drum, Bear Creek. Our mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, aunties, uncles and cousins. All our relations. The Creator. Too many more.
Sounds Like: The Mankillers, Walela, Ulali. Feather River Singers has their own sound: hear more clips at our CD Baby website: http://cdbaby.com/cd/featherriver
Record Label: Feather River Singers
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

World of Drumming 2

Feather River Singers is honored to participate in a benefit for exiled Tibetan nuns and St. Joseph's Cultural Center. The event will take place Saturday June 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Cu...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:52:00 PST

Cherokee Story told in Music - Pam Ames Recital with FRS

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Posted by Feather River Singers on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:24:00 PST

Check out this event: 8,000 Drums - Healing Mother Earth & Our Selves -

Hosted By: Native American Singer/Drummer Brenda MacIntyre When: Friday Mar 21, 2008 at 12:00 PMWhere: Ellington’s Music & Cafe - Tel: 416.652.9111805 St. Clair Avenue WestToronto, Ontario|52 Ca...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:15:00 PST

Check out this event: Annual Visit of the Tibetan Buddhist Monks from Ga

Hosted By: St. Joseph's Cultural CenterWhen: Saturday Jan 19, 2008 at 7:00 PMWhere: St. Joseph's Cultural Center410 S. Church StreetGrass Valley, CA 95945United StatesDescription:St. Joseph's Cultural...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:52:00 PST

Check out this event: Reception for Environmental Film Festival

Hosted By: Lily Vigil Art GalleryWhen: Friday Jan 11, 2008 at 5:00 PMWhere: Lily Vigil Art Gallery214 Broad StreetNevada City, California|5 95959United StatesDescription:Lily Vigil Art Gallery Click H...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:52:00 PST

Beauty Way Tour - Benefit for Big Mountain

For Immediate ReleaseClan Dyken 2007 Beauty Way TourIn Support of The 17th Annual Thanks Giving Support Run to Big MountainWho: Clan Dyken, Feather River Singers, Kimberly Bass Band, Wicker Men, Earth...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:56:00 PST

Indigenous Peoples Days

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&&&&&&&&&&&&&..SEPTEMBER 19, 2007CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHT THE EIGHTH ANNUAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAYSTribal Members Invite Community To Honor Indigenous History, CultureOc...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:45:00 PST

How Can We Exclude Our Brothers and Sisters? - Cherokees Vote Out Slaves Descendants

Not everyone knows that at one point in history, some Cherokees owned African-American slaves who worked on their farms in the Southern United States in the original Cherokee homeland. Many of these ...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:50:00 PST

Corbin Harney

As many of you know, Shoshone spiritual leader Corbin Harney passed recently. What follows is a statement made by his family upon his passing. There is so much, I had to share; my apologies for not ...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:32:00 PST

Women's Drum Feast, Puvunga, Long Beach, June 30, 2007

From Carolyn Dunn, The MankillersWomen's Drum Feast - Hosted by The MankillersSaturday, June 30th, 2007 11am-7pmScheduled to appear: Red Drum Woman Society Singers, Feather River Singers, In Lak Ech ...
Posted by Feather River Singers on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:41:00 PST