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S moke S ignals
january 1, 2014
Elders party on
Little strummer boy
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Jamielynn Rowan, a caregiver for the Tribe’s Adult Foster Care,
helps Tribal Elder Opal Davidson choose a prize during the Elders’
Christmas Party at the Elders’ Activity Center on Friday, Dec. 13. in the
background, Tribal Elder Alan Ham looks for a prize. About 100 people
attended the annual party.
Photo by Dean Rhodes
Senior Help Desk Technician Roger Asbahr provided the musical
entertainment at the annual Employee Christmas Luncheon held
Thursday, Dec. 19, in the Tribal Community Center. Employees
received a gift box of See’s chocolate, enjoyed a pork lunch with all the
trimmings and listened to Asbahr perform. A/V Network Technician
Wendell Olson filmed his colleague while he performed such songs as
“The City of New Orleans.” Tribal Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. attended
and thanked employees for all their hard work and wished them a
joyous holiday season.
CD package also features
Chinuk Wawa poem
REIBACH continued
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Kristy DeLoe, Tribal Food Services coordinator, gives Tribal Elder
Floriene Hoff a gift from the Food Services staff during the Elders’
Christmas Party at the Elders’ Activity Center on Friday, Dec. 13. The
staff made cinnamon-scented ornaments to gift to attendees.
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marks one of the few releases that
represent Pacific Northwest Native
American flute culture in the Na-
tive American music world.
“There’s a lot of Native Ameri-
can flute CDs out there that have
southwestern cultural influence,”
Reibach says. “Most commercial
Native American music products
that you see out there are south-
western based. There’s really not a
lot of contemporary Native Ameri-
can music that highlights north-
western culture. So I looked at this
as an opportunity to do that and
when I explained it to the record
label, they jumped right on board.
“The flute melodies on this album
echo some of the Tribal chants and
the drum songs of the Northwest.
The tempo, the musical arrange-
ments, it’s an influence that has
been in my life for many, many
years.”
The compact disc package also
features a picture of Tamanawas
beadwork by Ardyth Hoffer-Hal-
licola and a “Tamanawas” poem in
both English and Chinuk Wawa.
Based on the song titles – the title
song, “Round Dance,” “Veterans
Tribute” and “Remembering Our
Past” to name a few — it is appar-
ent to those who know Reibach that
this recording reflects his lifeway.
One of Reibach’s favorite songs
is “Nick’s Honor Song,” written
in honor of Tribal member Kathy
Cole’s son who walked on in 2008
at the age of 24.
Cole, who also helped Reibach
translate his “Tamanawas” poem
that appears on the CD, sat in on
the recording of the song.
“I just felt a deep inspiration to
write a song that would honor her
son,” Reibach says. “I wish I could
record an honor song for everyone
that we’ve lost. In a way, that’s
what ‘Nick’s Honor Song’ repre-
sents.”
Reibach says he thinks of the new
CD as returning to his original roots
– subdued traditional flute melodies
with little accompaniment. The CD
closes with the song “Remembering
Our Past,” which is a traditional
drum that features fellow Tribal
member Bobby Mercier on vocals.
Mercier also recorded a drum song
that was featured on Reibach’s first
CD, “Peaceful Journey.”
“Tamanawas” marks Reibach’s
19th compact disc release since
making his first CD with a home
digital recorder in 2003 in the bed-
room of his then Grand Meadows
home. It also marks the end of his
current recording contract and his
future recording career remains up
in the air.
However, between his commit-
ment to the Tribe and part-time
teaching at Oregon State Univer-
sity, he admits to having little time
to maintain a professional musician
lifestyle – writing, recording, tour-
ing, etc.
“Because of my other life com-
mitments, I just don’t have time
like I used to to be a full-time art-
ist anymore,” Reibach says. “You
don’t have to sell a painting to be
a painter. I don’t have to sell a CD
to be a flutist. I still write music,
melodies still come to me. If I were
to never record again, I’ll still be a
flutist.”
“Tamanawas” is available at In-
ner Oasis on Third Street in down-
town McMinnville and through
www.highspirits.com on the Inter-
net. n