@kelly-fraser, I hope you don't mind <3 Please forgive me for my clumsy, awkward ability to speak your amazing language. The poetry of your voice makes endless music in my heart, and I did my best to recreate it. Our Earth loves you sooo.

Go here for lyrics and a free download with some extras: https://blosssom.bandcamp.com/album/888-queen-of-the-lions-gate-secret-of-kells (I will be updating this page with additional content and possibly mixes of some alternate vocal takes as bonus tracks.)

My Life (Hey, Alright) By Cody Coyote Ft. Hyper-T And Shannon Hamilton

This is a collection of songs put together by the Penobscot & Passamaquoddy youth of Maine, United States. This is a collaborative project between the N'we Jinan and Seven Eagles Media -> http://www.seveneaglesmedia.org 

ARTISTS: Shantel Van Dyke, Alexis Ireland, Julian Loring, Leigh Neptune, Gabriel Paul & Nakoa Parsons.


Julian Loring
silence seems so loud, if you understand what we going through
could you stay on the right path if the streets got a hold of you? 
digging deep in my head, I'm focused on that bread
would everyone feel better, if I was broke and wound up dead? 
but I'm telling you to mind your own as I try to build my legacy
if you're down with me, come walk with me as I fulfil my destiny
rest in peace to all the hopless haters, negative fuel's my motivator 
shouting out to all the OG natives, we see the future let's go and chase it 


Alexis Ireland
it's much easier to say but much harder to do
we all will find out, it comes down to the truth
the road is so rough but the end is so close
we've been here for so long, just want you to know that


CHORUS
we want to be victorious
but the world is still ignoring us
so let's be civil, let's be brave
cause they will not stop until we're in graves

so dig a little deeper, young girl
so dig a little deeper, young boy

you gotta see this life through
to see the skicin in you


Julian Loring
now you know what we talking bout, heart beats like a drum when we stomp the ground
can't stop it now, time to lock it down,
tryna deroute our ways who's the dumb one now?
remember those days hope was not around 
I was feeling stuck now I've gotten out 
embraced my blood removed the doubt
now let it be known I'm a rock the crowd
for my buna-wuhp-skeh-wee-ugk.....(skehweeugk)
listen we staying up, til our days are done.. (days are done)
fight for tomorrow and raise the young
learn from the elders, listen close,
to my ulnabugk, let our spirits show 
we can change the world..heal and grow 
restore our land, its what we fighting for


Leigh Neptune
don't question where I'm from
the answer's in my heart
you can see it in my actions
it's part of the who we are
taking everyday further
it's time that I honour
I was a late learner

carrying tradition
lifted by the song
clan of the eel
yeah, the spirit lives on
it's been so long
since we thrived
this is our moment 
to feel alive


CHORUS
we want to be victorious
but the world is still ignoring us
so let's be civil, let's be brave
cause they will not stop until we're in graves

so dig a little deeper, young girl
so dig a little deeper, young boy

you gotta see this life through
to see the skicin in you


Shantel Van Dyke
my sisters and brothers, we rely on eachother
our community is strong, let's combine and be that thunder
as we lighting up the sky, come out and show your colors
we're stronger when in numbers, so hold on to one another
let's plant the seed of who we are, for the Skigin generations
let's find back that mindset to feed our reservations
no more feeling devestation, more healing for our nations
let's stand up and fight back with no hesitations


Alexis Ireland
it's much easier to say but much harder to do
we all will find out, it comes down to the truth
the road is so rough but the end is so close
we've been here for so long, just want you to know that


CHORUS
we want to be victorious
but the world is still ignoring us
so let's be civil, let's be brave
cause they will not stop until we're in graves

so dig a little deeper, young girl
so dig a little deeper, young boy

you gotta see this life through
to see the skicin in you

The N'we Jinan Tour - "SKICIN IN YOU" - Penobscot Indian Island Reservation

Northern Knowledge feat. Alethea - Power 2 The Peaceful (Prod. J Breton)

Northern Knowledge 

Pledge

Midnight

Yooooo, this is a new track called "255" and the reason it is called that is because it is my hometown area code, repping my town!!! with the young up and coming rapper FTA!! if you wanna know what that means ask him ;).

Hope y'all enjoy it.

255 (feat. FTA) [Prod. by J Breton]

MAKE MY NATIVES PROUD - V.I.P. 
(NEW SINGLE COMING AUGUST 20th!! PRE ORDER NOW)

ITUNES
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/make-my-natives-proud-single/1420358269

SPOTIFY
https://open.spotify.com/album/4badugxXnN9vnP4ptkGlWA

GOOGLE PLAY
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/V_I_P_Make_My_Natives_Proud?id=Bzpdeeh7kp6n2hcck4tcne4znu4

TIDEL
https://tidal.com/browse/album/92899463

AMAZON
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G3CWGPP

DEEZER
https://www.deezer.com/us/album/69655922

NAPSTER
https://us.napster.com/artist/vip/album/make-my-natives-proud

V.I.P. - Make My Natives Proud

9. Meditation (prod By Kris Klassic)

Sang this by myself with Brad Wutke recording me.

Thank You by Kelly

Studio version written and composed by I Kelly Fraser and recorded by a cool dude named Greg Brown :).


Thank You - Kelly Fraser Demo Studio

Won best "Indie Single" for the Native American Music Awards 2019!
Copyright Joanne Shenandoah

We Will Rise Up Accapella

This song is for Kelly Fraser. She is an Inuit musician, one of the greatest artists I have ever heard sing. And she left us one year ago. 

Because she wrote so many beautyful, powerful songs in my own language... I want to share a little bit of my challenging first attempts to learn hers, in its raw form, and allow myself to be openly vulnerable with the struggle to articulate words...since this is something demanded of artists every day, by the nature of our gifts (especially when translating and speaking across language barriers)...and yet we're expected to keep up a perfect image; and reveal no flaws, as if that is the goal of being human.

The song is also about my life, and the many friends I have had to say goodbye to. It is not my place to tell her story, and she has already done so with such grace, strength, and courage. So I am telling her (and you) my story. 

In my tradition, sound is among the most sacred elements of the Uni*Verse, and we are each keepers of sacred pieces (or keys) of the code. Meant to be reunited again someday. Like Kelly, I actually have Irish and Scottish ancestry myself, hence referencing the Book of Kells ("a book which turns darkness into light"). 

Without getting too deep into my spirituality, for those who don't follow, I am a channel of source code and often receive information and influence from beyond the realms of my limited consciousness. Much of this song came from a place inside me that doesn't belong wholly to me, which is why I want to share it with the world's people. It's hard to explain quite how much Kelly's work means to me, or why, but she touched my heart very deeply. And I believe in the future many people from all over the world will celebrate her.

I made this song to help process the grief I feel in her absence, and also to celebrate the incredibly profound gifts she gave to the Earth...and it was one of the most difficult songs I've ever put to words. I wish I didn't have to. My throat is closing back up on me just thinking about it. It was very hard almost just to make sound come out of my voice. I can only imagine what those closest to her have been through over the past year, and I hope my offering will be received/felt with the spirit of love and respect from which I make it. 

I'm very nervous about sharing it, to be honest, but I'm not sure if I have a choice. I wrote most of the lyrics on her 27th birthday this year (August 8th, 2020) and finished writing the song over this passed month. I recorded the vocal very late at night on December 24th, or early Christmas Morning depending on how you look at it. 

The Chi-Rho page of the Book of Kells, which is featured in the artwork for this song, is actually a representation of Christ's name in Greek: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, χριστός, or "christos" meaning 'an anointed one' (as in Christ*Mass, or Xmas, Chi resembles X and Rho is P). And this was the anniversary of Kelly's passing... Christmas Eve. 

I am not quite a Christian, but a Pagan who respects and honors all religions. This synchronicity may sound very deliberate on my part, but it wasn't so much. Synchronicity is in the nature of Spirit, and our code. Knowledge (in-formation) has a way of seeking me as much as I seek it.

I follow the threads I am given.

The music was remixed slightly from a beat called "Friend" produced by the artist: Foreign Made. I purchased the beat, from the artist, in late July (Leo Season), knowing that it would become something special but not yet having this tribute in mind.

I want to offer this song free of charge, to keep the essence of it clear and pure. But if you wish to show support, perhaps you could donate to a charity which Kelly made a video in support of:
https://www.ilovefirstpeoples.ca/ 

(&/or seek some of the many incredibly talented artists of the Inuit)

I also encourage all to watch this beautyful short documentary about her work:

Inuit singer-songwriter Kelly Fraser | Fight for the Rights
https://youtu.be/4Een1HuT5VY

888, Lion's Gate (Secret of Kells)

888, Queen of the Lion's Gate (Secret of Kells)

ithaca / / ny
atlanta / / ga
chicago / / ill
philadelphia / / pa
santa cruz / / ca
(by way of inland empire,
and born in new jersey)

music broadcast from planet earth
dirt, moonlight, sunbeams, rainwater, pebbles, 
things that go bloom

see also dj wee g
breezy leaves
& the unavailable for comment stanza bandit
for a good time

888, Queen of the Lion's Gate (Secret of Kells)

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