A Grammy winning performance
James Edmund Greeley is
a master of the traditional
musical instrument, the bone
whistle. Mr. Greeley plays
the instrument—deer bone
whistles and eagle bone
whistles, for instance—and
also makes the instruments.
The same is true of his
wooden flutes.
At a salmon bake, James
met the bassist, singer,
songwriter and composer
Esperanza Spaulding. Ms.
Spaulding has been playing
professionally since child-
hood: Her recognition now
includes five Grammys,
among many other awards
and accolades.
James and Esperanza
were introduced through
their mutual friend Delson
Suppah. During their meet-
ing, Esperanza was moved
and inspired by the tone and
beauty of the bone whistle,
as James demonstrated his
playing techniques. And they
agreed to record a song to-
gether.
That song became the sec-
ond track—Formwela 2—on
Ms. Spaulding’s most recent
studio album, Songwrights
Apothecary Lab. Hearing the
song, the bone whistle adds
some haunting sense of mys-
tery to a very beautiful
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James Edmund Greeley and Esperanza Spaulding.
melody. The album itself
also earned Ms. Spaulding
her most recent Grammy—
Best Jazz Vocal Album—
during the Sixty-Fourth An-
nual Grammy Awards.
After they had worked on
the song together, James and
Esperanza kept in touch. He
checked his messages one
days, “She wrote and said we
won the Grammy.” James
has now won a Native
American Music Award—
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Best Traditional Recording
for his Before America—and
has played bone whistle on
a Grammy Award-winning
album, among other tradi-
tional musical accomplish-
ments. His next project is
to collaborate with pianist
Hunter Noack, known for
his Classical grand piano
In a Landscape perfor-
mances.
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To apply for assistance, sub-
mit the following to the
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Applications can be
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Recreation will host
the Christmas NDN
Night Out on Monday
evening, December 19 at
the Community Center.
Bring your favorite dish for
everyone to enjoy for the
5:15 p.m. potluck. Social
Dance and Drummers
Jam start at 6. Bring your
hand drum.
The Night Out is open
to all dancers for exhibi-
tions, and all drum groups.
Master of Ceremony is
Raymond ‘Captain’
Moody.
There will be family fun
games, and a raffle for
prizes (need to be present
to win). For more infor-
mation contact Recreation
at 541-553-3243.
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information sessions:
Thursday, December 15, 2022.
Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Thursday, January 12, 2023.
Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
Applications for the January Cohort are due by
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