Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth

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Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth
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ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005
Genre Native American music
Label Silver Wave
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Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth is a compilation album of Native American music released through Silver Wave Records on September 13, 2005. In 2006, the album won Jim Wilson the Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sacred Ground", performed by Bill Miller – 6:20
  2. "Can You Hear the Call", performed by Robert Mirabal – 6:36
  3. "Mountain Song" – 6:00
  4. "Spirit Wind", performed by Bill Miller – 5:05
  5. "Seeking Light", performed by Joanne Shenandoah – 6:13
  6. "Raven", performed by Little Wolf Band – 5:43
  7. "People of Yesterday", performed by Robert Mirabal – 5:00
  8. "Prayers in the Wind", performed by Little Wolf Band – 4:06
  9. "Let Us Dance" – 5:15
  10. "Mother Earth", performed by Joanne Shenandoah, Walela – 4:49

Personnel

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References

  1. "Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth". Allmusic . Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. "List of Grammy winners". CNN. February 9, 2006. Retrieved July 20, 2010.