Samantha Crain Fall 2011 Tour Dates

Fresh from her email newsletter, we have an amazing list of Choctaw artist, Samantha Crain's tour dates for Turtle Island and beyond over to the United Kingdom.

Samantha Crain has been out on the road from her homeland of Shawnee, Oklahoma and updated her fans from Bozeman, Montana where she traveled from the Winnipeg Folk Festival and on her way to the Vancouver Folk Festival. She announced a bunch of dates including the Southern Fried Festival in Perth, Scotland as well as some recording news.

If you happen to be out in the United Kingdom from October on through November, be sure to check out Samantha Crain's live shows.

Here's a list of tour dates for Samantha Crain:

Canada, U.S. and Scotland Dates:

07/16/11 07/17/11 VANCOUVER FOLK FESTIVAL 07/24/11 PERTH SCOTLAND - SOUTHERN FRIED FESTIVAL 10/08/11 JOSHUA TREE, CA - JOSHUA TREE ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL

United Kingdom Dates:

10/27/11 SOUTHAMPTON UK - THE BROOK 10/28/11 BRISTOL UK - BRISTOL FLEECE 10/29/11 LISKEARD UK -  CARNGLAZE LISKEARD 10/30/11 EXETER UK - EXETER PHOENIX 11/03/11 BIRMINGHAM UK - BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL 11/04/11 GLOUCESTER UK  - GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL 11/05/11 MORCAMBE UK - THE PLATFORM 11/06/11 HEREFORD UK - HEREFORD COUNTY THEATRE 11/09/11 COLCHESTER UK - COLCHESTER ARTS CENTER 11/10/11 NORWHICH UK - THE WATERFRONT 11/11/11 STAMFORD UK - STAMFORD CORN EXCHANGE 11/12/11 DERBY UK - DERBY THEATRE 11/13/11 HARPENDEN UK - HARPENDEN PUBLIC HALLS 11/17/11 MANCHESTER UK - BAND ON THE WALL 11/18/11 LEEDS UK - LEEDS VARIETIES 11/19/11 GATESHEAD UK  -THE SAGE 11/20/11 HULL UK - HULL TRUCK 11/23/11 BRIGHTON UK -  KOMEDIA 11/24/11 FARNHAM UK - FARNHAM MALTINGS 11/25/11 FOLKESTONE UK - THE QUARTERHOUSE 11/26/11 LONDON UK - UNION CHAPEL

Be sure to check out Samantha Crain's website for more details.

Have you seen Samantha Crain's guitar?

Samantha also announced in her newsletter that her guitar went AWOL in Winnipeg—by all accounts it looks like it was stolen.

If you want to help her buy a new guitar, you can donate by visiting the "Feed The Muse" page set up for her tour van fund and leave a comment saying you're helping out with the guitar fund instead.

Check out Samantha's song "Equinox" streamed on our Music page and our profile of Up and Coming Indigenous artists.

Also check out Samantha's amazing video for Santa Fe directed by Sterlin Harjo.

Got any tour dates you know about? Or maybe you are going on tour...we want to promote you to Turtle Island. Check out our Get Involved page.

Top 10 Indigenous Music Events: July 8-10, 2011

As we head into the heart of the summer music season, there are plenty of Indian gatherings, powwows, and Indigenous musical performances taking place across Turtle Island. 

Here are RPM's Top 10 Indigenous music events to check out this weekend:

1. Joey Stylez July 8 — Hip-hop/pop/crossover kid Joey Stylez rocks the Cobalt in Vancouver, BC. Event info: Hip Hop Balloon Pop

2. Squamish Nation Powwow July 8-10 — the annual Squamish Nation Powwow will be rocking through the weekend. Grand Entry: Friday 7:00pm / Saturday 1pm & 7pm / Sunday 1pm. Event info: Squamish Nation 24th Annual Youth Powwow

3. Beat Nation Live July 9 — Indigenous hip-hop/digital art collective Beat Nation (featuring RPM's own Ostwelve) will be performing in Stanley Park, Vancouver BC. Event info: Beat Nation Live

4. Electric Powwow July 9 — Indigenous DJ crew A Tribe Called Red throws down their latest 'Electric Powwow' night at Babylon Nightclub, in Ottawa, Ontario. This one's celebrating the official release of their amazing remix of "Red Skin Girl". Event poster + info: Electric Powwow July 9th - Red Skin Girl Release

5. Vancouver Island Folk Festival July 8-10 —  Cellist Cris Derksen performs with e.s.l. and singer-songwriter Leela Gilday play the Vancouver Island Folk Festival in the Comox Valley BC. Event info: Vancouver Island Folk 2011 Festival Schedule

6. Winnipeg Folk Festival July 8-10 — Up & coming folk singer Samantha Crain and RPM's own talented singer-songwriter Christa Couture will perform at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Event info: Winnipeg Folk Festival 2011

7. Mariposa Folk Festival July 8-10 — Inuk singer Elisapie Isaac performs throughout the weekend at the Mariposa Folk Festival. Event info: Elisapie Isaac at Mariposa 2011

8. Mohican Pow Wow July 8-10 — The 27th annual Great Mohican Pow Wow will be held place in Loudonville, Ohio.  Event info: Great Mohican Pow-Wow 2011

9. Atlin Music & Arts Festival July 8-10 — Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq and stalwart singer and actor Tom Jackson perform at the Atlin Music & Arts Festival. Event info: Atlin Festival 2011 Lineup

10. Montana Folk Festival July 8-10 — Inuit throat singing duo Nukariik perform at the Montana Folk Festival. Event info: Montana Folk Festival 2011 Lineup

What a weekend! Make sure you get out and enjoy all the great music Indian Country has to offer.

Anything we missed? Hit us up with events and shows in your area: info@rpm.fm