“Celtic Indian”, Arvel Bird, brings his Mixed Blood Heritage in story, music and song to the Mary D. Theater.
Celtic Indian, is a reflection of Arvel Bird’s mixed-blood American Indian and Celtic heritages (S. Paiute Utah/Clan Kennedy Scotland). With his violin, fiddle, Native flutes and Irish whistles, Arvel weaves a powerful tapestry of music and stories including his original 8 movement concerto for violin, flute, Native drumming and singing called “Tribal Music Suite-Journey of a Paiute”.
Arvel weaves together traditional stories about animals and their totem meanings with compositions about the Bear, Horse, Red-tail Hawk, Badger, Wolf and mingles in lively Celtic fiddle tunes like The Lively Lass, Star of Munster, Many Clans, Many Tribes, Phoenix Firebird, Rockness Monster as well as songs of hope and triumph like Red Nations Rising, Wovoka Spoke, Eagle Wind Sky and Warriors Unafraid.