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│██ Artist : William Prince
██ Album : Gospel First Nation
██ Year : 2020
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│██ Genre : Folk Quality : 245kbps avg/441kHz/Joint Stereo
│██ Source : CD Size : 72.88 Mb
│██ Encoder : LAME 3.100 -V0 Language : English
:██ Cat. Nr : SIX145 Label : Six Shooter Records
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│▓█ Release date: 2020-12-07 Retail date: 2020-10-23
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1. Gospel First Nation 4:05 ██
2. Higher Power 3:39 ██
3. When He Cometh 2:52 ██
4. All His Children 3:26 ██
5. When Jesus Needs an Angel 4:52 ██
6. Just a Closer Walk with Thee 5:11 ██
7. Send The Light 2:48 ██
8. Does Jesus Care? 3:58 ██
9. This One I Know 4:42 ██
10. Love Don't Ever Say Goodbye 4:05 ██
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██│ Gospel First Nation is 21st Century Northern-Interlake-Country-Gospel.
██│ Interlake is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of
██│ Manitoba. It lies roughly between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba and
██│ comprises 14 rural municipalities.
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██│ The ten track album includes some of the first gospel songs I ever
██│ learned to sing, three original gospel compositions and an original
██│ song written by my dad. My dad was a preacher who made three albums
██│ over the course of his life. Gospel songs always occupied the airwaves
██│ in our homes along the great singers he and my mom admired. He was as
██│ much in service of Jesus as he was Johnny Cash and Charley Pride.
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██│ My musical aspirations began with accompanying my dad on guitar as he
██│ preached and sang throughout different First Nations communities in
██│ Northern Manitoba. First Nations are the predominant Indigenous peoples
██│ in Canada south of the Arctic Circle. The first inhabitants of Canada.
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██│ These are country gospel songs as found in places like Peguis First
██│ Nation, Fisher River Cree Nation, Jackhead, Fisher Bay, Little
██│ Saskatchewan, Fairford, Thompson, and the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in
██│ Manitoba. Reserves and communities with primarily First Nations
██│ residents. Places my dad would bring our family sharing his testimony
██│ and song.All of these places are Gospel First Nation.
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██│ With regard to First Nations communities, gospel music and Christianity
██│ are stigmatic as a tool of colonization and assimilation. The practice
██│ of Christianity was enforced to ôcivilizeö the Indigenous inhabitants
██│ of Canada. As a young person, I never fully understood why the divide
██│ between cultural and Christian First Nations people existed. In
██│ actuality, the very singing of these songs and belief in a Lord and
██│ Saviour is the success of a plan to extinguish Indian identity. This
██│ album is an amalgamation of two realms.
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██│ I learned how to play music music through old hymns during peoplesÆ
██│ time of grief. My dad and I were often tasked with singing at wake
██│ services and funerals in our home community of Peguis (Peg-wiss).
██│ Having numerous musicians show up to ôjoin the bandö was common and
██│ left a lasting impression of how music can be communal and healing.
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██│ We are living through an age of grief; grieving our lives, routines and
██│ families at the hand of a pandemic. Through my adjustment, I found
██│ myself singing songs that made me feel better. I found myself wishing
██│ to return to this place of comfort amidst all the chaos.
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██│ Gospel First Nation is a geographical sound imprint.
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██│ The title track tells of a special place in Fisher Bay, Manitoba. A
██│ muster point for the soul. Populated by a few houses and fishermen,
██│ home to a yearly Youth Bible Camp overlooking the vast Lake Winnipeg.
██│ From the moment I could drive, it is here where I discussed everything
██│ that mattered with my dad. It is here where Jesus himself could live in
██│ peace and not be bothered.
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██│ Today, I honour a Higher Power. A Creator. My spirituality is anchored
██│ around an ongoing dialogue of gratitude with the cosmos. My position on
██│ morality comes from a place of love, inclusion and respect for all
██│ people. The seven teachings of Aboriginal Law. I believe in science and
██│ thank Jesus for parking spots and the life I get to live. I teach my
██│ son to give thanks in a similar fashion. I owe a lot to these songs.
██│ This album is not a step backwards, but an expansion of who I am as a
██│ human being and artist.
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██│ I am a resident of Gospel First Nation.
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██│ -WILLIAM PRINCE
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██│ URL: http://www.williamprincemusic.com
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