Who are the best original groups in powwowland?

[Ontario Ojibway]

Its time to separate the NORTHERN category into original and contempoary. So what original groups are rocking the house this year?

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[[]FlyByNyte[]]

hmmm...dang where should i start...

Mandaree....rocking old school sound
Battle River....just jam
Red Bull....just love their women singers
High Noon....always rocking no matter what name they use

Kau-Ta-Noh Jr's....yeah u know i had to say it...but we did just recieve a recording contract
Awahali....these guys sounded pretty good last weekend....i think they have a tape out now

of course there are more...


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Ancial

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[Hola]

Yeah, I agree with you True Warrior.

Awahali-smooth sound
Kau-Ta-Noh Jrs.-just plain jammin'
Battle River-Oh my God!
Mandaree-very respected group, best oldschool sounding group

Just had to give my penny's worth.

Hast Manana

[harry pojog]

High Noon
Snake Island
Battle River
Haystack
Eagleflight
Mystic River

[JBCREE]

The best original these days seem to be coming from the Chippewas/Ojibways and Crees these days: Battle River, Snake Island, High Noon, Red Bull, White Tail and Rockboy/Haystack.

[drumjudge1]

White Eagle- everyone sings Arlie's songs
Mandaree- everyone sings the Baker's songs
Battle River- Kingbirds at their best
High Noon- jamming tunes but they need to get rid of that Darryl guy!
Red Bull- when they have a full crew
Mystic River- they need to be more repectful. I seen a few of these guys manhandling spectators and other singers at Schemitzun last year.
WhiteTail- when they first hit the scene, they were powerful but they must have lost some of their singers.
Haystack- always good old tunes
Snake Island- up and coming

[SouthernSinger]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by drumjudge1:

Mystic River- they need to be more repectful. I seen a few of these guys manhandling spectators and other singers at Schemitzun last year.
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Manhandling, huh? What's this about? They're a good group, nonetheless!

Singer

[drumjudge1]

Yes they are a good group, that is why I have them on my list but I was only stating that I witnessed a couple of them disrespecting people at Schemitzun. Inappropriate behaviour for singers as this reflects on their group.

[Ontario Ojibway]

Ok people, lets not get off topic here!
My favorite originals: High Noon, Battle River, WhiteTail, Haystack, Mandaree, Mystic River, WhiteEagle, Badlands, Porcupine, Fly-In-Eagle, Indian Nation, White Horse, Snake Island and Mountain Soul.

[BrownHornet]

Hmmm,

I would have to say:

High Noon
Snake Island
White Tail
Mandaree

There are many others but these are a few of my favorite.

Brown Hornet

[The Rock]

I think of that whole category I'd pick battle river.

Good bunch of dudes, really good singers and songmakers....

[singingwarrior]

Hey everyone, this is my first post as I am new to this web board but I have been singing for quite awhile now.
My favorite original groups are high noon, battle river, red bull and mystic river.

[original49man]

I would have to say mandaree, battle river, high noon, snake island, white eagle, and red bull.

[nimihtotan]

the best tradish groups
High Noon(CREE)
Big Bear(CREE)
Mountain Soul(CREE)
Mandaree
Battle River

[The Rock]

hmmm....think you might be misrepresentin' Big Bear and High Noon.....although they have some Cree singers I'd be hesitant to call them a Cree drum...especially with the songs they sing.....