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Concert for Sacred Sites

Hot Springs to hot June 19 event

HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (6/14/10) -- Native American award-winning, acoustic singer/songwriter, Michael Bucher and THE traditional drum performance group Wind Spirit Drum will perform a Concert for Sacred Sites on Saturday, June 19, at 2 p.m. at the Historic Hot Springs Theatre, Hot Springs, S.D.

Contact Info:
Karla LaRive | Studio West Management
a subsidiary of PK Productions LLC
P.O. Box 752, Hot Springs South Dakota 57747
605.890.3819 office
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Tickets are $10.00/adults, $8.00/Seniors/Children age 6-14, and children 5 and under, free. The box office open one hour before the show. Hot Springs Theatre is located at 241 N. River Street, Hot Springs.

Concert for Sacred Sites and live video-taping is produced in association by The Institute of Range and the American Mustang, PK Productions LLC and a musicseenPROduction.

About the Artists:
Michael Bucher (Cherokee) is an acoustic singer-songwriter who was taught from the beginning of his memory the stories, language and legends of his people. His songs are intended to teach, heal and bring awareness to everyone who hears them. He sings about topics that are important to him and others in Indian Country. From the desecration of sacred sites, to Cherokee legends, to the sometimes seemingly Invisible Indian, there's a passionate quality throughout.

He has recently released a new album, "Believe," produced by Canyon recording artist and producer, Peter Phippen.  Additional CD tracks will feature performances by, Curtis "Sweet Curtis Brown" Waterman (Corn Bread) on "Fat Cats" and Chief Kevin Brown (Pamunkey Tribe/Virginia) on "Mountain Top Removal."

"My music has always been a reflection of where I stand on certain issues, what I have learned, been through, and healed from 'Believe' is just that. One of the most important things I've learned so far on my journey is to believe. That may sound overly simplistic, however, if we don't believe, we don't have hope,without hope, no dreams for today or the future. May we all believe," says Michael Bucher. 
www.michaelbucher.com

Wind Spirit Drum (Lenape/Mic-Mac/Cherokee) a husband-and-wife duo who share their Eastern Woodland Native American culture and music through their flute and drum performance art. They perform traditional songs and stories in language and English. Windwalker, of Lenape, Mic-Mac and Cherokee decent, is the group's flutist and vocalist. Spirit Buffalo, of Mic-Mac and Cherokee heritage, is the group's resolute drummer. The couple's daughter, Anagqus, dances traditional Cherokee dances.

Ancient Winds is the highly anticipated followup CD recording of traditional Cherokee, Lenape, and Mic Mac songs performed in their original language and music. "Grandfather," an original score by Terry Evans, features vocals perform by Windwalker. Recorded and engineered by Jono Manson at Kitchen Sink Recording Studios in Chupadero, New Mexico, and Martin Meyer, Great Sky Studios, Hot Springs, in 2009. The new CD also features musical bonus tracks; "Flute For Wild Mustangs, Part 1 - 3", a flute performance by Windwalker and is featured in the new Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary documentary, "Imagine A Place." (www.windspiritdrum.com)

About Institute of Range and the American Mustang and the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary:

The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary is North America’s largest with 11,000-acre ranch located along the Cheyenne River in Fall River County in western South Dakota. The sanctuary is dedicated to range preservation and a balanced ecosystem and provides freedom for unadoptable wild horses. The ranch is also a research area dedicated to solving the problems of wild horse herd management that will contribute to the well-being of wild horses everywhere. www.wildmustangs.com

Management Representation for:
Michael Bucher, Wind Spirit Drum
and Chris Crosby, musicseenPROduction:
http://www.studiowestmanagement.com

Photo: KR LaRive 2010