Indian House

Not to be confused with Indian House Lake on the George River in northeastern Canada.

Indian House is a Taos, New Mexico based record company specialized in traditional Native American Indian music in the United States and Canada. ^[1] Founded in 1966 by Tony and Ida Lujan Isaacs, the Indian House catalog has now around 150 titles. ^{[2] [3]} The company originally issued recordings on phonodisc and cassette tape, however almost all albums are now available in the CD format.

Notable recordings

• Round Dance -It was recorded in two volumes on November 12, 1966, at Taos Pueblo. ^[4]
• War Dance -Recorded on May 15, 1967, is a Southern Ponca Hethushka (or War Dance) performed at Ponca City, Oklahoma. ^[5]
• Navajo Sway -It was recorded in two volumes and comprises 41 songs. ^[6]
• Night & Daylight Yeibichei -It was sung by Navaho singers from Klagetoh, Arizona and Biniface Bonnie. ^[7]
• Navajo Skip Dance and Two-Step - ^[8]
• Comanche Peyote - ^[9]
• Zuni Fair -It was recorded live at Zuni McKinley county fair, in New Mexico on 27–29 August 1971. ^[10]
• ''Kiowa Gourd Dance -It was recorded in two volumes which comprises 23 songs at Carnegie, Oklahoma on 10 June 1974. ^[11]
• Cheyenne Peyote - ^[12]
• Sounds of the Badland Singers - ^[13]
• Navajo Corn Grinding & Shoe Game Songs - ^[14]
• The Klagetoh Swingers – Navajo Songs About Love -It was recorded at Klagetoh, Arizona in 1974 which comprises 26 songs in two volumes. ^{[15] [16]}
• War Dance Songs of the Kiowa -It contains 38 songs in two volumes. ^[17]
• Flute Songs of the Kiowa and Comanche - ^[18]
• Klagetoh Maiden Singers -It was recorded in 1977, and comprises 24 songs. ^[16]
• Kiowa Church Songs -It was recorded in two volumes at Carnegie, Oklahoma on 31 March 1971. First volume contains 22 songs and second, 18. ^[19]
• Yankton Sioux Peyote -It was recorded at Lake Andes, South Dakota on 6 July 1976 and consists 88 songs in four volumes. ^[19]
• Turtle Dance Songs of San Juan Pueblo -The album represents the Turtle dance performed annually on 26 December at San Juan Pueblo and consists songs composed during 1971 turtle dance and was recorded around a month later the public performances. ^[20]
• Cloud Dance Songs of San Juan Pueblo -The album represents Cloud dance performed alternate a year in San Juan Pueblo on 26 December and comprises six songs of 1972 Cloud dance that was recorded around a month later the public performances. ^[20]

References

1. Santa Fean Danita Ross (August 1992). "Taos studio keeps tribal songs on the record". New Mexico Magazine.
2. Brian Daffron (14 June 2013). "Indian House Records: A Lifetime of Sound" . Retrieved 29 January 2015.
3. "Welcome to Indian House Records!" . Retrieved 29 January 2015.
4. Donald N. Brown (May 1968). "Round Dance Songs of Taos Pueblo by Tony Isaacs". Ethnomusicology. 12 (2). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 304–305. doi:10.2307/849951. JSTOR   849951.
5. James H. Howard (January 1969). "War Dance Songs of the Ponca". Ethnomusicology. 13 (1). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 202–204. doi:10.2307/849847. JSTOR   849847.
6. David P. McAllester (May 1969). "Navajo Sway Songs by Tony Isaacs". Ethnomusicology. 13 (2). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 401–403. doi:10.2307/850173. JSTOR   850173.
7. David P. McAllester (January 1971). "Night and Daylight Yeibichei by Boniface Bonnie, Tony Isaacs". Ethnomusicology. 15 (1). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 167–170. doi:10.2307/850406. JSTOR   850406.
8. David P. McAllester (May 1971). "Navajo Skip Dance and Two-Step Songsby Tony Isaacs". Ethnomusicology. 15 (2). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 296–297. doi:10.2307/850479. JSTOR   850479.
9. David P. McAllester (May 1971). "Comanche Peyote Songs by Tony Isaacs". Ethnomusicology. 15 (2). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 298–299. doi:10.2307/850480. JSTOR   850480.
10. Donald N. Brown (May 1975). "Zuni Fair-Live". Ethnomusicology. 19 (2). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 330. doi:10.2307/850374. JSTOR   850374.
11. William K. Powers (May 1976). "Kiowa Gourd Dance by Tony Isaacs". Ethnomusicology. 20 (2). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 403–404. doi:10.2307/851039. JSTOR   851039.
12. David P. McAllester (January 1977). "Cheyenne Peyote Songs". Ethnomusicology. 21 (1). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 161–162. doi:10.2307/850869. JSTOR   850869.
13. William K. Powers (January 1977). "Ho hwo sju Lakota Singers: Traditional Songs of the Sioux; Sound of the Badlands Singers". Ethnomusicology. 21 (1). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 163–164. doi:10.2307/850870. JSTOR   850870.
14. Charlotte J. Frisbie (May 1977). "Navajo Corn Grinding & Shoe Game Songs by Tony Isaacs". Ethnomusicology. 21 (2). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 355–356. doi:10.2307/850969. JSTOR   850969.
15. Charlotte J. Frisbie (September 1977). "The Klagetoh Swingers: Navajo Songs about Love". Ethnomusicology. 21 (3). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 524–525. doi:10.2307/850746. JSTOR   850746.
16. Charlotte J. Frisbie (September 1980). "Klagetoh Maiden Singers; The Klagetoh Swingers: Navajo Songs about Love". Ethnomusicology. 24 (3). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 628–630. JSTOR   851189.
17. William K. Powers (January 1978). "War Dance Songs of the Kiowa". Ethnomusicology. 22 (1). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 206–208. doi:10.2307/851381. JSTOR   851381.
18. Lynn Huenemann (May 1980). "Comanche Flute Music, Played by Doc Tate Nevaquaya by Verna Gillis; Flute Songs of the Kiowa and Comanche. Tom Mauchahty-Ware". Ethnomusicology. 24 (2). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 339–341. doi:10.2307/851142. JSTOR   851142.
19. William K. Powers (January 1981). "Toward a sound Ethnography of Native American Music". Ethnomusicology. 25 (1). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 159–162. doi:10.2307/851000. JSTOR   851000.
20. Maria La Vigna (January 1981). "Turtle Dance Songs of San Juan Pueblo; Cloud Dance Songs of San Juan Pueblo". Ethnomusicology. 25 (1). University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology: 166–168. doi:10.2307/851002. JSTOR   851002.

External links

• Official website