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Our season ticket holders, used to standard concert series fare, were ecstatically surprised by the performance of Arvel Bird and One Nation. In addition to the heartful Native American drumming, storytelling, and flute music, the fine classical talents of the violin-playing Mr. Bird brought in music ranging from Celtic to Boogie to Blues and Folk. His beautifully costumed performance was both athletic and electrifying. Our audiences were entranced, both the nearly 500 adults at the evening concert and the 200 second graders who witnessed the educational morning performance at their school. Brownie Ballard, Executive Director, South Florida Center for the Arts
Key Largo, FL

Arvel has proven to be an artistic fusion of both culture and era. . . . [W]ith over two decades of cultural event productions under my belt . . . I have been fortunate enough to see three superior talents mesmerize their audience like no others . . . [t]he amazing "Deer Dancer" Javier Alarcon, the vocal/guitar wizard of unlimited musical skills, Bill Miller, and the Paiute fiddler and phenomenon, Arvel Bird. -- Chipa Wolfe, Rolling Thunder Enterprises, Jasper, GA

Arvel Bird's personal enduring spirit, his story telling and his heartfelt music enlightened each patron's soul. From the beginning, he and his band grabbed the attention of each audience member and never let go. Everyone in the hall was transfixed by the artistry on stage. A stunning performance that glided into everyone's dreamworld. -- Charles Centilli, Executive Director, Spencer Theater, Alta, NM

Echoes NPR Radio Program CD Review (Exerpt) Sacred Earth - Wind of the East by Peter Kater with guest artists Arvel Bird and Joseph Firecrow

With a new project called Sacred Earth, pianist Peter Kater expands his reputation as one of the leading purveyors of Native American fusion. With Sacred Earth, he's created four albums from four compass points, each featuring different Native musicians including Rita Coolidge, Bill Miller and Kevin Locke. The latest and third in the series is called Wind of the East and on that CD, Kater collaborates with Cheyenne flute player Joseph Fire Crow and Paiute violinist Arvel Bird.

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Arvel Bird's violin has a warm melodic tone and lyrical sound that whirls through Kater's arrangements. While there's little intrinsically "native" in the violin, Joseph Fire Crow is a student of traditional flute songs who nevertheless plays freely within this music, creating soulful melodies and bird-like calls. I love the way the flute and violin lines interweave. On "The Eagle's Story," Bird's short, arcing violin sounds like a call out to Fire Crow, whose flute emerges from the violin echo at the beginning. It's one of the more energized tunes on the album, with melodies that spin between the two native musicians and guitarist Mike Hamilton, the unsung hero of this recording. His rhythm comping and finger-picked interplay tie many of these tracks together.

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