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GaWaNi Pony Boy (Eastern Band Cherokee)
GaWaNi Pony Boy has spent his life involved with creating, playing and performing music. He spent several years on the Pow Wow circuit playing with American Indian drum groups, learning both Northern and Southern songs.
This best selling author attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in the early 80's, and has written 12 books on Native American Horsemanship, is published in the U.S. as well as in Europe. He has an established worldwide fan base, a hard-hit website www.ponyboy.com, including a message board with over 4,500 fans. Pony has become the most sought-after horse behaviorist in the United States and in high demand throughout the world. He if the founder of Iyuptala University, an online college equivalent equine studies curriculum, and is currently on tour in the US and Europe. He has appeared on numerous TV shows including Larry King Live, Animal Planet, Disney Europe, The Jack Hanna Show, World's Greatest Pets and many more. His vocals energize.
“Pony's vocal's take center stage...this man's talents never cease to amaze us”. – Blaze Magazine
Brad Sayre
Two time winner
of the “Best Guitarist Award”,
winner of the “Multi-Instrumentalist of the Year Award”
and multiple song writing and recording awards from the
“SONGWRITERS SHOWCASES OF AMERICA”.
Performing as lead guitarist and vocalist for Dr. Hook
“featuring Ray Sawyer”, Melanie, Danny Joe Brown, MTV’s Messendger, SLAB and
AcoustiCon, Brad has toured 14 countries, playing countless venues from
clubs to gigantic outdoor concerts playing for thousands of fans worldwide
“the first finger style
guitarist to be compared to
Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and even Jimi Hendrix”.
–Grammy Award Winner Jesse Cutler “The Cutler Edge Radio
Show”-Real Radio
“with Brad Sayre developing
his own powerful and fluid style that demonstrates anew, there will always
be room for the guitar virtuoso”.
–Billboard Magazine
David Simmons
Award winning Bass
guitarist, song writer, producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist.
“Music
is from the heart, it enables me to express myself without limits or
boundaries.”
Beginning his musical training on the classical guitar,
David is known for using complex chord structures and classical fingering
techniques to create lush textures and soaring melodies with the bass
guitar.
David’s compositions have been used in movie soundtracks,
commercials, CD’s and DVD’s and his studio expertise is always in high
demand. His work with AcoustiCon
has been featured in many Nature Documentaries and as well as writing and
recording the theme music for Chuck Norris’s UFAF Martial Art Instructional
Videos.
Photography for
the album was created by artist and photographer Barbara Simmons.
All photographs are property of Barbara Simmons Photography and may not be
used without permission.
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Shadow & Light
Indicative of how modern man creates a life of illusion that is not in harmony
with the Earth.
Everything A song of gratitude to the Creator.
Red Earth Reflecting the power of the Annual
Red Earth Celebration held in Oklahoma. Through dance, Red Earth has become a
way of recalling the ancestral traditions, as well as developing a sense of
pride in the Native culture.
Iyuptala "One With" in the Lakota language, symbolizing harmony with all creation.
Ponca
It's origin as a traditional Ponca
war song summons strength and courage.
Unspoken A tribute to the many wonderful things in life that words can not convey
Windchaser Symbolizing freedom and strength embodied by the wild horse
Natives An anthem to the spirit of North America's Indigenous Peoples
GaWaNi
"he is speaking"
this moving spoken word passage by
GaWaNi Pony Boy is an
excerpt from his first book entitled “Horse, Follow Closely”
Natives(Reprise)
Further
emphasizes the tribulations and spirit of Indian people.
The Player A tribute to fallen warrior and fellow musician, Bruce White.
Ponca(Traditional) Original version of the opening song, Ponca.