Spirit Nation

1. Wankatakiya

2. Celebration

3. Earth Walk

4. Spirit Path

5. It Is a Good Day

6. Children Are Sacred

7. Prayer to the Four Directions

8. Sacredness

9. I Am Water

10. Thunder Beings

11. She Sleeps Beside the Moon

12. Spriit Nation

Tracks:

America the Beautiful
Bound for the Promised Land
This Land Is Your Land
Shenandoah
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Distant Land
They, The Builders of the Nation
House I Live In
America, The Dream Goes On
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Hymn for America
Pledge of Allegiance
Cohan's Big Three: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Give My Regards to Broadway
Goin' Home
God Bless America - Craig Jessop, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Orchestra
Star-Spangled Banner
Call of the Champions

Customer Reviews:

beautiful patriotic music.......2003-08-28

This is an excellent CD. The music, both voices and orchestra, is superb. The content of the lyrics is inspiring. It reminds me of so many reasons I'm proud to be American.

All new recordings, with a strong patriotric theme.......2003-07-16

Surprised that no one has reviewed this yet. Amazon.com doesn't give much info on this release, so I thought I'd rectify that. This is the second brand-new release on the "Mormon Tabernacle Choir" label, following their April 2003 release of "Consider the Lilies." Again, several of the arrangements are by Mack Wilberg, with direction by Craig Jessop and accompianment by the Orchestra at Temple Square. The track list is as follows:

1 America the Beautiful
Music: Samuel A. Ward

Text: Katherine Lee Bates
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:30

2 Bound for the Promised Land
Music: American folk hymn.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 2:35

3 This Land is Your Land
Music: Woody Guthrie
Text: Woody Guthrie
Arrangement: Percy Faith & Michael Davis 2:40

4 Shenandoah
Music: American folk song.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:48

5 Battle Hymn of the Republic
Music: William Steffe
Text: Julia Ward Howe
Arrangement: Peter J. Wilhousky (Carl Fischer, Inc.) 5:19

6 Distant Land
Music: John Rutter
Text: John Rutter
Arrangement: John Rutter (Hinshaw Music, Inc - ASCAP) 4:41

7 They, the Builders of the Nation
Music: Alfred M. Durham
Text: Ida R. Alldredge
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Deseret Book Co.) 3:28

8 The House I Live In
Music: Earl Robinson
Text: Lewis Allen
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:26

9 America, the Dream Goes On
Music: John Williams
Text: Alan and Marilyn Bergman 3:18

10 Give My Your Tired, Your Poor
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Emma Lazarus
Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:01

11 God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Music: George W. Warren
Text: Daniel C. Roberts
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:12

12 Hymn for America
Music: Stephen Paulus (Paulus Publications)
Text: Michael Dennis Browne 3:08

13 The Pledge of Allegiance
Music: Charles Osgood
Text: Francis Bellamy
Arrangement: Michael Davis 2:39

14 Cohan's Big Three (Yankee Doodle Dandy, +below)
Music: George M. Cohan
Text: George M. Cohan
Arrangement: Floyd E. Werle
+Give My Regards/Brdway, You're a Grand Old Flag 3:53

15 Goin' Home
Music: Antonin Dvorak
Text: William Arms Fischer
Arrangement: Jay Welch 4:36

16 God Bless America
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Irving Berlin

Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:44

17 The Star-Spangled Banner
Music: John Stafford Smith
Text: Francis Scott Key
Arrangement: Robert Russell Bennett 2:21

18 Call of the Champions
Music: John Williams
Text: Olympic Motto 4:47

The sound on this release is, if anything, even cleaner than the previous release, with the Choir and orchestra very evenly balanced. The programming includes a mix of both traditional and brand new songs, a couple of which (Stephen Paulus's "Hymn For America," and Charles Osgood's "The Pledge of Allegiance") were commissioned especially for this recording. Additional note: several of these songs were included on the Choir's 2003 Northeastern States tour, which was a huge success. I highly recommend this recording!

Spirit Nation
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Native American Alive and Well

Really good album!

Dynamic collision of cultures and musical traditions

A Native American "Deep Forest"

Heritage? Whatever - I like the music.

Spirit Nation
Spirit Nation
Manufacturer: V2
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Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans

Sacred Spirit, Vol. 2: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans

Peace & Power: Best of Joanne Shenandoah

ASIN: B00000D9W7
Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

Wankatakiya
Celebration
Earth Walk
Spirit Path
It Is A Good Day
Children Are Sacred
Prayer To The Four Directions
Sacredness
I Am Water
The Thunder Beings
She Sleeps Beside The Moon
Spirit Nation

Customer Reviews:

Native American Alive and Well.......2007-01-13

The music on this CD is moving and inspiring. The composition is excellent and it will move your very soul. Great for massage practice if you want your clients to experience something a little different. Great traveling music too!

Really good album!.......2006-10-11

I've not bought new age CDs in a while, so I decided to try something different. I found out about this album by listening to internet radio (www.sky.fm) all day at the office. To me, this album doesn't have one "bad" song in it. All of them are good, but of course my favorite is "Celebration". That track is definitely "feel good" music. I mean, feel REALLY good :) Also worth mentioning: the last track, "Spirit Nation" is unexpectedly "upbeat", funky, and some parts sound like they're quasi-rapping in their native-American tongue. It's almost funny, but also pretty damn good once you get into it.
I've been listening to this CD almost non-stop for 2 days now... you gotta check it out.

Dynamic collision of cultures and musical traditions.......2002-09-30

This is a rather good, if sometimes predictable, groove-laden blend of native american shamanism and new-age mysticism, infused with a dose of high-tech electronica. At the heart of Spirit Nation is the duo of guitar wizard Steve Rosen and keyboard maestro Jimmy Waldo. The album's strengths -- native american culture and spirituality, and rock-solid muscianship -- are frequently sabotaged by the bland new-age gloss of the arrangements, and a tendancy towards robotic drumming / drum-machine programming. Oh for some Bonham-esque thunder or Bruford-ish off-time jazz-rock flash to grab the compositions by the scruff of the neck! Still, the spiritual vibe at the heart of the project, and the moments of shining brilliance make this worth repeat listenings, since "Spirit Nation" shows enormous potential. When the project steps away from new-age cliches into the embrace of its native american heritage, or strives for something imaginative by exploring ideas found in modern progressive electronica, the album comes alive. This makes up for the fact that the composers tred dangerously close to lazily recycling the same formulaic set of ideas. Peripherally of interest to fans of progressive rock because of the strong keyboards, and Waldo's obvious understanding of the emotional impact in the retro sound of mellotron strings and choir.

A Native American "Deep Forest".......2001-11-04

Absolutely terrific!! I bought it at the Navajo Tribal Museum in Window Rock AZ. Previously heard it on Hearts of Space. If you like Enigma, B-Tribe, Deep Forest, you'll love this, too.

Heritage? Whatever - I like the music........2001-04-26

I bought this CD in Grand Teton National Park - you know those nature gift shop displays that advertise "promoting Native American welfare." The listening previews sounded cool so I took a risk. I wasn't dissapointed; is some really great music. Most of the songs do sound very similar, but when they're all good, you can't complain, right? I'm into a lot of contemporary new age (Enigma, Delerium, Enya) and this fits into my collection perfectly. I wanted to review it so you guys would help me bring it out of obscurity! My favorites are "She Sleeps Beside the Moon" and "Wankatakiya."

An American Salute: Spirit of the Nation

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Disappointing To Me

An American Salute: Spirit of the Nation

Manufacturer: Naxos American
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000068CA9
Release Date: 2002-06-18

Tracks:

An American Salute - Morton Gould
Rodeo 'Hoe Down' - Aaron Copland
Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty - John Philip Sousa
Pan Americana - Victor Herbert
Foster Gallery 'Camptown Races' - Morton Gould
Sunrise - Ferde Grofe
Liberty Fanfare - John Williams
Adagio For Strings - Samuel Barber
Variations On 'America' - Charles Ives
Amber Waves - Morton Gould
Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Anonymous
Stars And Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
Star Spangled Banner - Francis Scott Key

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing To Me.......2006-07-31

I'm just one person but this isn't what I expected. It's good and I've listened to it several times but it isn't what I anticipated it would be.

The advertising I'd heard on the radio led me to order this product. I'm learning to be more cautious. I assumed that what was said on the radio would be true when the product arrived.

I'd not buy again.

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Spirit of the Nation
Wolfe Tones
Manufacturer: Celtic
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005JGTO
Release Date: 2005-12-19

Tracks:

Dingle Bay
No Irish Need Apply
Down by the Glenside
Bold Fenian Men
Paddle Your Own Canoe
Padraic Pearse
Lough Sheelin Eviction
Song of the Celts
Butterfly
Protestant Men
Only Our Rivers Run Free
Saint Patrick Was a Gentleman
Ireland Unfree
Carolan's Concerto
Streets of New York

Average customer rating:

Great range songs,from rebelion to immagration,wonderful.

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Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Sense of Freedom
Rifles of the I.R.A.
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25th Anniversary

ASIN: B000000E0Q
Release Date: 1991-09-30

Tracks:

Dingle Bay
No Irish Need Apply
Down By The Glenside
Bold Fenian Men
Paddle Your Own Canoe
Padraic Pearse
The Lough Sheelin Eviction
Song Of The Celts
Butterfly
Protestant Men
Only Our Rivers Run Free
Saint Patrick Was A Gentleman
Ireland Unfree
Carolan's Concerto
Streets Of New York

Customer Reviews:

Great range songs,from rebelion to immagration,wonderful........1999-06-10

Great range songs,from rebelion to immagration,wonderful.Each song expresses a different view of the Irish people,and what great people we are!!!

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If you like Sacred Spirits, you'll love this one!!

Spirit Nation
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Manufacturer: Red Feather
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Binding: Audio CD

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Winter Moons

ASIN: B00005Y1T5
Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

Wankatakiya
Celebration
Earth Walk
Spirit Path
It Is A Good Day
Children Are Sacred
Prayer To The Four Directions
Sacredness
I Am Water
The Thunder Begins
She Sleeps Beside The Moon
Spirit Nation

Customer Reviews:

If you like Sacred Spirits, you'll love this one!!.......2002-02-23

I love Spirit Nation, although there are similarities between Spirit Nation and Sacred Spirit, I strongly feel Spirit Nation 'DOES NOT' copy Sacred Spirit.

Instead it has it's own style of music with vocal chants and ambient drum beats.

My most favorite is 'Celebration'. If you love Sacred Spirit's Yeha-Noha, then you'll love Celebration, it too is very beautiful and timeless.

I give this album 2 thumbs up for it's beautiful music and once again... Spirit Nation DOES NOT copy Sacred Spirit... It has it's own style of music...

Tracks:

Ododaymiwan (Animal Clans)
All My Relations
We Are Still Here
Pishaan (Come to Me)
Spirit Medicine
Iroquoian Sky Woman
Seven Gifts
Now and Always
Winter Moons
Ahsayma (Tobacco)
Tipikan [Lullaby]

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Multiple Heritaged People Rejoice!!
More cross-cultural collision on the electronica frontier
Great intro to cross-over music
Engima Meets the Ancestors While Dancing with Wolves

Winter Moons
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Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
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Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
Sacred Spirit, Vol. 2: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
Peace & Power: Best of Joanne Shenandoah

ASIN: B00005QD8K
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

Ododaymiwan (Animal Clans)
All My Relations
We Are Still Here
Pishaan (Come To Me)
Spirit Medicine
Iroquoian Sky Woman
Seven Gifts
Now And Always
Winter Moons
Ahsayma (Tobacco)
Tipikan (Lullaby)

Customer Reviews:

Multiple Heritaged People Rejoice!!.......2005-12-17

With honor given to both her Saulteuax/Ojibway and Jewish heritages, Tamara Podenski blends her love of her parents' teachings, their native languages and an outstanding voice. Tamara gives hope to all of us who are "half-breeds" and celebrate the beauty of diversity that lives in our dual or multiple heritages.

A fusion of languages, traditional and electronica musical styles and Tamara's amazing vocal talent, it is some of the best contemporary Native American music I've heard - and I own over 200 Native American CDs and heard countless more. Applause is highly due to this creative, respectful yet cutting-edge musical work!

More cross-cultural collision on the electronica frontier.......2002-09-30

Spirit Nation returns with another strong showing in their new-age meets native american meets electronica hybrid, placing themselves firmly at the head of the class for groove-laden spiritually-rooted modern electronic music. Once again, at the heart of Spirit Nation is the creative duo of guitarist Steve Rosen and keyboardist Jimmy Waldo. This time out vocalist Tamara Podenski is out front instead of Judy Crescenzo. Where before were songs sung in Lakota "Winter Moons" gives us songs in Saulteaux/Ojibway. Not speaking either language I have to say the personnel substitution will not be noticed by many, the transition being handled as smoothly and professionally as when Phil Collins replaced Peter Gabriel as the Genesis vocalist in 1975.

All the strong points of the eponymous debut are back in force, with the same stellar production presenting the songs in the best possible light. However, overly repeated grooves and the recycling of musical ideas from song to song is still the major drawback and weakness of Spirit Nation, but that one criticism shouldn't distract from the overall beauty of this excellent second album, which will even suggest Cirque Du Soleil's faux world-music fused with Pink Floyd atmospheres in places. After all, groove is at the center of what this band does, so emphasis
on groove over other ideas must be expected. Once again Jimmy Waldo turns to his mellotron to underscore the emotional impact of the compositions (though I have a suspicion that much of the strings and choir are samples this time around) -- making this again peripherally of interest to fans of progressive rock.

Album number three will show us if Spirit Nation have more ideas to offer or if they'll fall into the Enigma trap of making the same couple of records over and over again. Perhaps a slightly darker tone might help next time out, lads. If the debut didn't do much for you, then avoid this. But if it's well executed blend of cultures and styles grabbed you, jump on "Winter Moons".

Great intro to cross-over music.......2002-08-20

For anyone interested in evoking the spirit of Native Americans, but who want something with a definite pop culture beat, this is the album for you. I bought it after initially hearing the first track Ododaymiwan, and was not disappointed. Still, I advise listeners to listen to at least one song from the CD first before buying, because much of the music is similar, and getting a feel for it will help you determine if this is for you.

Engima Meets the Ancestors While Dancing with Wolves.......2001-11-19

What a good buy! I got this a few days ago, after being intensely interested in an artist from Canada whose father is an Ojibwa and whose mother is Israeli, and who sings in three languages.
I haven't got much music in my "World" section, but this is definitely near the top of the list.
The whole CD makes me want to close my eyes and feel its rhythms and melodies, and though at times, these can be a little repetitive, the use of Gregorian chant in the third track, "We Are Still Here," is gorgeous: you can feel the spirits of her (and your) ancestors, holding you close. This track in particular and the whole CD in general, could be described as "Enigma meets World."
And the 10th track, "Ahsayma (Tabacco)" is great: the voices haunt, and you can feel the gods gathering about to listen to your prayers. Other particularly good tracks include number 4, and 7.
Highly recommended!

God Bless America! Songs that Inspire the Spirit of a Great Nation

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Inspirational Masterpiece

God Bless America! Songs that Inspire the Spirit of a Great Nation

Manufacturer: Sterling Entertainment Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00025O4G4

Product Description

This is a musical journey through one of the most significant moments in American history, still evolving as you read this. This album contains songs of patriotism and popular classics that inspire and comfort. The music is presented with the moving and memorable commentary of our President, George W. Bush, Governor George Pataki of New York and Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Titles: Star Spangled Banner New York Minute God Bless America (The US Congress) America The Beautiful Born in the USA Jesus Loves Me Battle Hymn of the Republic (male chorus) God Bless America (male chorus) Pink Houses (Ain't that America ) God the the USA Amazing Grace (solo bagpipe)

Customer Reviews:

Inspirational Masterpiece.......2005-08-31

The collaborators of this CD have done a masterful job of blending famous artists, news reports, comments, and speeches of the participants of this historic event. I have continued to listen to this CD long after its initial release in 2001. I think it should be re-released on each anniversary of 9-11. It is one of the most inspirational albums I have ever heard. It comes highly recommended.

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Elevation
Tulku , Spirit Nation , Vieux Diop , Tarika , Jai Uttal , Walela , Little Wolf Band , Krishna Das , Ali Akbar Khan , and M Path
Manufacturer: Karuna
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ASIN: B000F77S5S

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Elevation// 1. Anni Rose - Tulku 2. We Are All Still Here - Spirit Nation 3. Mansani - Vieux Diop 4. Sulawesi - Tarika 5. Watching the Signs - Jai Uttal 6. Cherokee Morning Song - Walela 7. Coyote Dance - Little Wolf Band 8. Baba Hanuman [Dub Farm Remix] - Krishna Das 9. Lullaby - Ali Akbar Khan 10. Omen of Fortune - M Path 11. Sri Krishna Arati - Bhagavan Das

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