Comments for Journey

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This piece belongs to the series "What's in a Song"

Produced by Hal Cannon and Taki Telonidis of the Western Folklife Center

Other pieces by Western Folklife Center Media

Summary: Geraldine Barney sings about how she drew strength from the teachings of her Navajo elders when she left the reservation to attend music school in a big Eastern city.
 

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Review of Journey

This journey that Geraldine depicts as a Navajo woman blending with more mainstream society is quite intriguing. I love her respect for her heritage and this beautiful way in which that is conveyed to us, the listening public.