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Put your hands on the remote! browse music »Apalachicola River: an American Treasure by Sammy Tedder
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19 tracks | 65 minutes
Released Jul 2006
on Wayward Winds Music
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:09 The People on the Other Side BUY MP3 05:09 The People on the Other Side "GIFT MP3" 05:09 The People on the Other Side
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 08:18 An Odyssey BUY MP3 08:18 An Odyssey "GIFT MP3" 08:18 An Odyssey
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Old Friend BUY MP3 03:37 Old Friend "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Old Friend
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:40 Take Me to the Water BUY MP3 01:40 Take Me to the Water "GIFT MP3" 01:40 Take Me to the Water
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:36 Dry County Blues BUY MP3 01:36 Dry County Blues "GIFT MP3" 01:36 Dry County Blues
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 Ogeechee Moon BUY MP3 04:32 Ogeechee Moon "GIFT MP3" 04:32 Ogeechee Moon
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:54 Blue Nocturne BUY MP3 04:54 Blue Nocturne "GIFT MP3" 04:54 Blue Nocturne
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:03 Deep River BUY MP3 03:03 Deep River "GIFT MP3" 03:03 Deep River
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:44 Water Dance BUY MP3 03:44 Water Dance "GIFT MP3" 03:44 Water Dance
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:17 First Song BUY MP3 03:17 First Song "GIFT MP3" 03:17 First Song
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:09 Solace in the Water BUY MP3 04:09 Solace in the Water "GIFT MP3" 04:09 Solace in the Water
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:02 How Firm a Foundation BUY MP3 01:02 How Firm a Foundation "GIFT MP3" 01:02 How Firm a Foundation
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:23 Midnight on the River Styx BUY MP3 02:23 Midnight on the River Styx "GIFT MP3" 02:23 Midnight on the River Styx
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:39 Were You There? BUY MP3 02:39 Were You There? "GIFT MP3" 02:39 Were You There?
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:16 Sooky Jump BUY MP3 02:16 Sooky Jump "GIFT MP3" 02:16 Sooky Jump
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:42 November Light BUY MP3 04:42 November Light "GIFT MP3" 04:42 November Light
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:46 You Got to Get Your Feet Wet BUY MP3 03:46 You Got to Get Your Feet Wet "GIFT MP3" 03:46 You Got to Get Your Feet Wet
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 Trail of Tears BUY MP3 02:51 Trail of Tears "GIFT MP3" 02:51 Trail of Tears
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:29 A Prayer for the River BUY MP3 01:29 A Prayer for the River "GIFT MP3" 01:29 A Prayer for the River
EMMY nominee, Sammy Tedder's sound track album evokes the long history of the Apalachicola River. Native American, Spirituals, Delta Blues, R & B, Blue Grass and Celtic styles tell the story of this River and its People.
Bio / Background
Sammy Tedder was recently nominated for a Suncoast Regional EMMY Award in the Musical Composition and Arrangement category for the musical sound track, Apalachicola River: an American Treasure.
Sammy Tedder’s musical talents stretch over 30 years of performing, composing and recording sounds close to his heart. Tedder has performed a concert tour in the Soviet Union and was featured on TNN’s Prime Time Country, but his love for the beauty and solitude of North Florida always beckoned him home. From his remote cabin on the Sopchoppy River, he became intrigued by the natural sounds from the woods around him—frogs, insects, birds, thunder and rain—and so began to weave these sounds into his musical compositions. Also deeply interested in how the first primitive instruments such as drums and flutes were created, Tedder learned to make drums from hollow cypress or black gum logs and flutes from the native river cane that grows along Florida’s creeks and rivers.
↓ more ↓Sammy’s first opportunity to work with cinematographer, Elam Stoltzfus and renowned photographic artist, Clyde Butcher came when he was invited to compose the musical sound track for the PBS documentary, Living Waters: Aquatic Preserves of Florida. Since then he has composed original sound tracks for several of Stoltzfus’ stunning nature film documentaries.
Tedder’s music reflects his deep respect for the original inhabitants of this land and the sound track for Apalachicola River: an American Treasure features hand made flutes made from cane collected from the banks of the River accompanied by contemporary instruments such as saxophone, trumpet, flute and keyboards blended with the organic sounds of the woods, swamps and shores. The sound track is a collection of original compositions in the Native American, jazz, gospel and blues styles plus traditional old time music and spirituals from the 1800’s and early 1900’s.
“Composing the music for the Apalachicola River: an American Treasure documentary has given me the opportunity to experience this vast river basin area in a way that I never have before. I have explored the most remote waterways of the Apalachicola, recorded the sounds of the birds, the water and the insects; and met the people that rely on the river for making a living, rely on it for recreation or spiritual sustenance through its natural beauty and solitude—all this has given me great insight into how important it is to preserve this wild and natural place.”
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