Our Pick Artist-Winston Wuttunee

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Our Pick

Album-When The Sun Sets Over The World

Song-Powwow Dancer

Label-Turtle Island Music

Producer-Kelly Parker

Fans will love this new offering from Winston

The latest album by well-known and loved entertainer Winston Wuttunee has everything you could expect from this seasoned veteran of the stage. Wuttunee is known for his performances of traditional and country songs, as well as for his songs for children and contributions aimed at sharing his Cree heritage with his audiences. Wuttunee explores each of these facets within the 11 tracks on the CD, a combination of song and storytelling that is bound to delight his many fans.

From a traditional version of Happy Birthday to a county song celebrating the powwow dancer to a story about nature's gifts to mankind, Wuttunee shows off the talent and versatility that has kept him in demand as a performer at festivals across the country.

For his younger fans, Wuttunee has included a bouncy version of the Alphabet song performed in both English and French, followed by the Indian Alphabet, in which a group of children join him to sing their ABCs in Cree.

A number of other well-known performers join the award-winning Wuttunee on this recording, including Andrea Menard on vocals, Jay Ross on guitar and Ray Villebrun on bass, turning the album's credits into a virtual who's who in Saskatchewan's Aboriginal recording industry.