< >Whitefish Bay Singers

Portrait of Whitefish Bay Singers

The Whitefish Bay Singers are all from the Ojibway Nation, which is located in the Lake of the Woods area in Ontario, Canada. The drum group has traveled extensively through out North America and continues to do so. The "guys" are well known on the powwow circuit, and have made many friends along the way. To date the group has put out 11 albums. Their latest album Oshke Ye Ii has become Arbor Records greatest Pow Wow album of 2007.

HISTORY OF THE GROUP

The Whitefish Bay Singers began in the 1970's. The drum group comprised of a few members of Whitefish Bay First Nation. Andy White, the drum keeper, initiated the idea of starting the Whitefish Bay Singers along with his uncle and son. Andy says that he began the group because he felt like singing. The first big pow-wow they tested their vocal talents was at a Treaty #3 gathering in Kenora, Ontario in 1973. Thus, creating the first stepping-stone to where the Whitefish Bay Singers are today...


Ancestry: First Nations
Genre: Pow Wow - Contemporary, Contemporary, Pow Wow

Albums

Album Cover
Whitefish Bay Singers
mp3 clipWay 2 Expensive (1.4M, 1:27s)
mp3 clip2-Wass (1.3M, 1:20s)
mp3 clipHonor Song (1.4M, 1:28s)
Album Cover
oshke ye ii
mp3 clipToowaas' Style (1.1M)
mp3 clipToo Expensive (954.7K)
mp3 clipThat's A Wrap (1.0M)

Awards, Nominations & Submissions

2009Best Pow Wow CD - ContemporaryWhitefish Bay SingersWinner
2008Best Pow Wow CD - Contemporaryoshke ye iiWinner

Group Members

Ryan White Andy White Gray Fox White AJ White Miinas White Jamie Mandamin Randy White Freeman White Jr. Ramsey White Elton Bruyere Kyle Copenace Gary Smith Toowaas White Chuck Kelly Farrel Mandamin Gerald Lewis Eric Lewis