Tlingit or Eyak "Whale Gathering Song"

"Kate Sanford started the song, Bill Joe drumming. (7/23/60 it was explained that the song was sung slowly because Bill Joe had become mixed up). The song has a strongly accented beat; hu hu - and ends with clapping."

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), McClellan, Catharine (collector), Joe, Maggie (performer), Joe, Bill (performer), Ewan, Markle (performer), McKinley, Jim (performer), Sanford, Ralph (performer), Sanford, Kate (performer), Craig, Oscar (performer), George, Bacille (performer), Jackson, Martha (performer)
Format:	Lecture
Language:	Tlingit
Published:	1954
Subjects:	Indians of North America > Alaska > Music Ahtena Indians > Music Ahtena Indians > Social life and customs Tlingit language Eyak language Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music Eyak Indians > Music Whaling > Alaska > Songs and music eyak tlingit Alaska
Online Access:	https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/tlingit-or-eyak-whale-gathering-song

Description
Summary:	"Kate Sanford started the song, Bill Joe drumming. (7/23/60 it was explained that the song was sung slowly because Bill Joe had become mixed up). The song has a strongly accented beat; hu hu - and ends with clapping."