Beneath the Raven Moon

Beneath the Raven Moon
Studio album by
Mary Youngblood
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2002
GenreInternational, Native American music, new-age[1]
LabelSilver Wave
Mary Youngblood chronology
Heart of the World
(1999) 		Beneath the Raven Moon
(2002) 		Feed the Fire
(2004)

Beneath the Raven Moon is a studio album by Native American flautist Mary Youngblood, released in February 2002 through the record label Silver Wave.[1] In 2003, the album earned Youngblood the Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album.[2]

Composition

Allmusic described "Within My Heart" and "Dream with Me" as "straightforward Native compositions" and "Walk with Me" as having a "gentle, jazzy shuffle".[1]

Reception

Noting the fusion between Native American music with other genres, Allmusic said of the album: "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."[1]

Track listing

Mary Youngblood
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cama-I"Mary Youngblood4:07
2."Walk with Me"Youngblood3:55
3."Beneath the Raven Moon"Youngblood4:00
4."And We Shall Dance"Youngblood3:12
5."Laugh with Me"Tom Wasinger3:32
6."Caress the Smile"Wasinger, Youngblood4:17
7."Within My Heart"Youngblood3:14
8."And We Can Love"Wasinger, Youngblood3:38
9."Dream with Me"Youngblood6:11
10."Above the Mother Earth"Youngblood3:55
11."And We Will Fly"Wasinger, Youngblood3:40
12."Ipiluni (Be Happy, Aleut)"Youngblood2:32

Track listing adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Personnel

  • Anne Beer – violin
  • Tito la Rosa – quena
  • James Marienthal – executive producer, piano
  • Mark McCoin – drums, hand drums, percussion
  • Valerie Sanford – cover art, design
  • Ray Wasinger – drums
  • Tom Wasinger – banjo, bass, berimbau, bowed zither, cajon, chamberlin, cittern, guitar, hand drums, keyboards, lap steel guitar, mandolin, marxophone, mountain dulcimer, mouth bow, percussion, producer, string arrangements, ukulele, zither
  • Mary Youngblood – Celtic flute, flute, Native American flute, poetry, producer, vocals, wood flute

Credits adapted from Allmusic.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Beneath the Raven Moon". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "The 2003 Grammy award winners". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. February 24, 2003. p. D3. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved July 20, 2010.