The Thunder Mountain Singers have released a new CD album — Where The Thunderbirds Fly.
“We did more contemporary songs, a lot of different styles of singing and more of the upbeat powwow songs that people like,” said Dave Simard, a Thunder Mountain singer. “It’s just a way of showing what we do around this area. A lot of the songs and the languages too are about this region.”
Available for $20 from the Thunder Mountain Singers or online at www.pdubproductions.com, the CD features 14 songs, including Fancy Shawl, Rolling Thunder, Women’s Traditional (Round Dance) and Jingle Dress Jammer.
“I like the Jingle (Dress) Jammer,” said Clement Gustafson, another Thunder Mountain singer.
“That’s about the rockingest song on there. And I composed it.”
The album was recorded at P-Dub Productions LLC in Black River Falls, Wisconsin this past January, featuring singers Clement Gustafson, Owen Gustafson, Ryan Gustafson, Simard, Dakota Meshake, Kevin Porter, Bruce Meeseetawageesic, Chris Meeseetawageesic and Talon Bird.
The Thunder Mountain Singers received their name from the late Margaret Pierre of Fort William First Nation and won the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards Best Powwow CD Traditional in 2010 for One Voice One Nation.
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