Pacific Northwest Coast / Var Pacific Northwest Coast / Var CD

Dr. Ida Halpern (1910-1987), an Austrian-born Canadian musicologist, collected these tracks from several tribes along the British Columbia coast. Songs of the Kwakiutl are the most prevalent here, but also included are the Ucuelet, Toquaht tribes, with informants from the Nootka and Das Nak Dwak tribes as well. The liner notes provide an exhaustive yet accessible analysis of the musical techniques of the coastal tribes, and of the musicians' lives. Other recordings by Dr. Halpern include Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest, Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest, and Nootka Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast.

1. Wolf Song 2. Wolf Song 3. Grizzly Bear Song (1-3) (Medley) 4. Grizzly Bear Song 5. Raven Song 6. Raven Song 7. Raven Song 8. Potlatch Song 9. Potlatch Song 10. Headdress Song 11. Feast Song 12. Finishing Song 13. Hamatsa Song 14. Hamatsa Song 15. Hamatsa Song, Hikeles 16. Hamatsa Song, Mosquito 17. Mourning Song 18. Little Woman Doctor Song 19. Ghost Song, Hacha Mamai 20. Ghost Song, Hama Maa Mei 21. Love Song 22. War Song for Marriage 23. Paying for Daughter Song 24. Cradle Song, Ya Sella 25. Baby Song 26. Cedar Bark Dance Song 27. Gambling Song