Judy Trejo - Circle Dance Songs of the Paiute & Shoshone (CR-6283)
This recording is a collection of circle dance, flag and pinenut blessing songs in the Paiute and Shoshone languages. These social songs are performed by one of the last traditional singers of the Paiute people, Judy Trejo, and two of her daughters, Delgadina Gonzales & Christina Esquivel. This collection provides an excellent picture of Paiute culture, philosophy and sense of humor. The liner notes include song descriptions and translations.
The stick game (also called hand game) is an ancient gambling game popular with the Native American of the western United States and Canada. Players try to guess in which hand their opponent is hiding a marked bone or stick and this guessing is accompanied by the singing of special songs to bring the singer luck and to foil the opponent's fortune. An honored traditional singer of the the Paiute people, Judy Trejo sings eighteen of her favorite (and luckiest) stick games songs from Owens Valley.
