Updated Red Earth info

[sltate]

Just spoke with a Red Earth representative on the phone....No age group splits this year in the dance categories(how sad.....), No singing contests, drums are as follows:
Mountain Soul
Blacklodge
Bad Nation
Sage Point
Southern Boys
OtterTrail
Bad Medicine
Ft. Oakland Ramblers

I like these drums but I wish yellowhammer and mesquakie nation were invited, they jammed last year, as did southern thunder. I guess all new drums this year?

[WhoMe]

Just spoke with a Red Earth representative on the phone....No age group splits this year in the dance categories(how sad.....), ... ?

SLT,

So how is this going to work? Are golden agers going to compete against Juniors?

[Tradish_Mom]

What?

how are they going to do that?

[QUOTE=sltate]Just spoke with a Red Earth representative on the phone....No age group splits this year in the dance categories(how sad.....)

[sltate]

Sorry, pow wow people, didn't clarify myself....the past two years they have split the age group categories..20-34 and 35-54 and 55 and over. This year the adults is 18-54 and 55 and over. So "no age group splits" was referring to adult categories. No one would combine tiny tots with golden age. LOL
6-12 jrs.
13-17 teens
18-54 adults
55 and over golden age.

[chazziff]

kewl mountain soul and blacklodge ... they's gonna love that heat down that way!! especially those mountain soul boys ... lol. dang and it ain't even that hot yet!!

[Grizzly]

~Red Earth 2006~

kewl mountain soul and blacklodge ... they's gonna love that heat down that way!! especially those mountain soul boys ... lol. dang and it ain't even that hot yet!!

AHO!! To Mountain Soul and BlackLodge!

Yeah, I know what you mean bout them Soul Boyz and the heat... They barely hacked the So. AZ heat when they hosted down here @ Ft. McDowell Pow Wow.

[injunboy]

i liked last years line up better so maybe ill skip this years pw.

[1badazzndn]

They oughtta have drum contest one year!

[Wakalapi]

As much as Blacklodge travels and considering their home Yakama Valley reaches into the 100's in the summer, I don't think them boyz should have too much trouble with it.

[chazziff]

we met up with them that one year for red earth (like 10 years ago - my partner used to sing with them.) they were just about killed by the humidity ... the yakama valley is more of a "dry" heat ... lol.

when i tell ppl round here about that okla heat - they don't really "understand" the magnitude of the heat down south ... i equate it with being in a sauna .. lol .. and it cools down to our mid day heat at night. they're like "nooo way!!"

[sltate]

Yep, need a good drum contest to bring some more drums in. I like the drums that are invited, but man...there is nothing like Mesquakie Nation, Iron Boy, Battle River, Bear Creek, The Boyz...the drums they have had in the past. I guess they are trying to bring in different drums besides those they have had in the past few years, but like I said, those were good line ups too. The pow wow is all about the drums.

[sltate]

Yep, need a good drum contest to bring some more drums in. I like the drums that are invited, but man...there is nothing like Mesquakie Nation, Iron Boy, Battle River, Bear Creek, The Boyz...the drums they have had in the past. I guess they are trying to bring in different drums besides those they have had in the past few years, but like I said, those were good line ups too. The pow wow is all about the drums.

[Mr Oakley]

Red Earth Schmred Earth, just another powwow now?

[thizgirlpowwows]

can i get some info on the dates, times, and place to stay, thinking about bravin' the heat and goin' this year