Last year was my second visit to meet my birth father and paternal family in Manitoba. On our way back from Winnipeg.we drove through a hamlet originally called Grantown. Many of my Red River Metis ancestors lived here and took up farming after the last of the buffalo hunting dwindled. The area beside the Assiniboine River is where they would meet up to camp before the buffalo hunts and then later return with their Red River Carts filled for winter. Standing by the river I closed my eyes toward the sun I could feel the ancestors. After a lifetime of wondering where I came from I found them. I could hear them sing to me about a time long ago.
Norine Braun vocals, rhythm guitars
Adam Popowitz bass, lead guitar, hand percussion
Elliot Polsky drums
Alice Fraser organ
Produced by Adam Popowitz
Mixed and Mastered Rear Window Song and Sound
Words and music composed by ©Norine Braun SOCAN 2024