Beneath the Raven Moon (CD - 2002)

Personnel includes: Mary Youngblood (vocals, Native American flute); Tom Wasinger (guitar, banjo, berimbau, cittern, dulcimer, mandolin, mouth bow, ukulele, cello, drums, cajon, percussion); Anne Beer (violin); Kelly Shanafelt (viola); James Hoskins (cello); Tito La Rosa (quena); James Marienthal (piano); Mark McCoin (drums, percussion); Ray Wasinger (drums).

Recorded at Subterranean Studios, Boulder, Colorado.

BENEATH THE RAVEN MOON won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album.

Personnel: Mary Youngblood (vocals, flute, Native American flute, wooden flute); Tom Wasinger (guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, berimbau, cittern, mandolin, ukulele, zither, mouth bow, chamberlin, keyboards, percussion); Anne Beer (violin); Tito la Rosa (quena); James Marienthal (piano); Mark McCoin (drums, percussion); Ray Wasinger (drums).

Recording information: Subterranean Recording, Boulder, CO.

Unknown Contributor Role: Tito la Rosa.

Winner of the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, BEYOND THE RAVEN MOON showcases Mary Youngblood's always innovative, often haunting flute work. Though tracks such as the doleful "Dream with Me" and "Within My Heart" are straightforward Native compositions, MOON also proves how fluidly Native American music has merged with other forms.

From the gentle, jazzy shuffle of "Walk with Me," to the Celtic flute strains of the title track, Youngblood and her band mates manage to slip in and out of genres without losing their Native spirit, and doubtless attracting an ever-wider audience. minimize