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Sleeping Buffalo

from Through Train Windows by Norine Braun

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    “ Sleeping Buffalo sets a solemn melodic mood to open what quickly becomes rocking. The driving boogie of Jerkwater Town snarls while Climbing Table Mountain just pulses with a jazzy undertone. Braun has really great phrasing, smoothly rolling over her varied material.” Stuart Derdeyn The Vancouver Sun.

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    Through Train Windows is a distinctly Canadian musical mosaic that will send the listener on a journey they will want to take again and again.” Mariko Margetson UK's largest Folk Publication Folk Radio and Vandela Magazine



    "Braun injects a breezy, bluesy cool into the realm of folk narration.” Jonathan Frahm - For Folks Sake

    “Her voice has the viscosity of a jazz crooner, the elegance of a gospel singer, and the heart of a blues artist.” Bryan Rogers

    “a bluesy artist with a siren’s voice. To say I could listen to Braun sing all day would be an understatement. There’s a kind of raw power to her soulful voice.” - Robert Ottone JustPressPlay Review

    An imaginative display of fine musicianship, potent vocals and heartfelt lyrics, talent like hers doesn't exactly come around too often." - Kevin Sellers Music Emission

    Producer: Adam Popowitz Mixing and Mastering: Rear Window Song and Sound Studios Norine Braun: Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Rhythm Guitar Adam Popowitz: Lead Guitar/Bass: Elliot Polsky: Drums/Percussion: Alice Fraser: Keys and Harmony Vocals on Rue St. Jean and I’m Going Home Huggybear Leonard: Blues Harp Steve Hilliam: Tenor Sax

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Following the tour, as a Musician in Residence at Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, Norine wrote most of these compelling songs in her studio facing Sleeping Buffalo Mountain. Historically, Indigenous people have been coming to this sacred place for vision quests. Norine felt inspired to honour the place she was writing first and this was written for that reason. Norine says, "It seemed like a natural starting point and now when I sing this song I picture myself back on Sleeping Mountain I hope you meet me there."

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Sleeping Buffalo
Sleeping Buffalo
Won’t you tell me where to go
See deep within my heart
How the winds have torn apart the pain

Time has blown away
I got old since yesterday
Ambling up the sacred path
No one knows where I’m at

I’ve been here before
Humbled to ask for more
Climbed to a leap of faith
A gust begins to shape the way

Clouds receded the valley is in view
Raven’s crowing she’s battled and blue
Over crescents withstanding
Deep ridges hold truth

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from Through Train Windows, released December 7, 2018
Words and Music Norine Braun
Vocals: Norine Braun
Acoustic Guitar: Norine Braun
Electric Guitar: Adam Popowitz
Percussion: Elliot Polsky
Keys Synth: Alice Fraser
Blues Harp: Huggybear Leonard

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Norine Braun Vancouver, British Columbia

Her signature funky folk-blues sound simply cannot be matched. Best listened to as loud as your neighbours will tolerate. Abortmag

Her music sounds like the union of Nick Cave with Patti Smith & City and Colour deep in the Canadian forests.
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An imaginative display of fine musicianship, potent vocals and heartfelt lyrics, talent like hers doesn't exactly come around too often. Music Emission ... more

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