Indian House Explained

Indian House is a Taos, New Mexico based record company specialized in traditional Native American Indian music in the United States and Canada.^[1] Founded in 1966 by Tony and Ida Lujan Isaacs, the Indian House catalog has now around 150 titles.^{[2] [3]} The company originally issued recordings on phonodisc and cassette tape, however almost all albums are now available in the CD format.

Notable recordings

• Round Dance -It was recorded in two volumes on November 12, 1966, at Taos Pueblo.^[4]
• War Dance -Recorded on May 15, 1967, is a Southern Ponca Hethushka (or War Dance) performed at Ponca city, Oklahoma.^[5]
• Navajo Sway -It was recorded in two volumes and comprises 41 songs.^[6]
• Night & Daylight Yeibichei -It was sung by Navaho singers from Klagetoh, Arizona and Biniface Bonnie.^[7]
• Navajo Skip Dance and Two-Step -^[8]
• Comanche Peyote -^[9]
• Zuni Fair -It was recorded live at Zuni McKinley county fair, in New Mexico on 27–29 August 1971.^[10]
• 'Kiowa Gourd Dance -It was recorded in two volumes which comprises 23 songs at Carnegie, Oklahoma on 10 June 1974.^[11]
• Cheyenne Peyote -^[12]
• Sounds of the Badland Singers -^[13]
• Navajo Corn Grinding & Shoe Game Songs -^[14]
• The Klagetoh Swingers – Navajo Songs About Love -It was recorded at Klagetoh, Arizona in 1974 which comprises 26 songs in two volumes.^[15]
• War Dance Songs of the Kiowa -It contains 38 songs in two volumes.^[16]
• Flute Songs of the Kiowa and Comanche -^[17]
• Klagetoh Maiden Singers -It was recorded in 1977, and comprises 24 songs.^[18]
• Kiowa Church Songs -It was recorded in two volumes at Carnegie, Oklahoma on 31 March 1971. First volume contains 22 songs and second, 18.^[19]
• Yankton Sioux Peyote -It was recorded at Lake Andes, South Dakota on 6 July 1976 and consists 88 songs in four volumes.^[19]
• Turtle Dance Songs of San Juan Pueblo -The album represents the Turtle dance performed annually on 26 December at San Juan Pueblo and consists songs composed during 1971 turtle dance and was recorded around a month later the public performances.^[20]
• Cloud Dance Songs of San Juan Pueblo -The album represents Cloud dance performed alternate a year in San Juan Pueblo on 26 December and comprises six songs of 1972 Cloud dance that was recorded around a month later the public performances.^[20]

Notes and References

1. Santa Fean Danita Ross. Taos studio keeps tribal songs on the record. New Mexico Magazine. August 1992.
2. News: Brian Daffron. Indian House Records: A Lifetime of Sound. 29 January 2015. 14 June 2013.
3. Web site: Welcome to Indian House Records!. 29 January 2015.
4. Donald N. Brown. Round Dance Songs of Taos Pueblo by Tony Isaacs. Ethnomusicology. May 1968. 12. 2. 304–305. 849951. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/849951.
5. James H. Howard. War Dance Songs of the Ponca. Ethnomusicology. January 1969. 13. 1. 202–204. 849847. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/849847.
6. David P. McAllester. Navajo Sway Songs by Tony Isaacs. Ethnomusicology. May 1969. 13. 2. 401–403. 850173. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850173.
7. David P. McAllester. Night and Daylight Yeibichei by Boniface Bonnie, Tony Isaacs. Ethnomusicology. January 1971. 15. 1. 167–170. 850406. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850406.
8. David P. McAllester. Navajo Skip Dance and Two-Step Songsby Tony Isaacs. Ethnomusicology. May 1971. 15. 2. 296–297. 850479. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850479.
9. David P. McAllester. Comanche Peyote Songs by Tony Isaacs. Ethnomusicology. May 1971. 15. 2. 298–299. 850480. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850480.
10. Donald N. Brown. Zuni Fair-Live. Ethnomusicology. May 1975. 19. 2. 330. 850374. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850374.
11. William K. Powers. Kiowa Gourd Dance by Tony Isaacs. Ethnomusicology. May 1976. 20. 2. 403–404. 851039. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/851039.
12. David P. McAllester. Cheyenne Peyote Songs. Ethnomusicology. January 1977. 21. 1. 161–162. 850869. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850869.
13. William K. Powers. Ho hwo sju Lakota Singers: Traditional Songs of the Sioux; Sound of the Badlands Singers. Ethnomusicology. January 1977. 21. 1. 163–164. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850870. 850870.
14. Charlotte J. Frisbie. Navajo Corn Grinding & Shoe Game Songs by Tony Isaacs. Ethnomusicology. May 1977. 21. 2. 355–356. 850969. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850969.
15. Charlotte J. Frisbie. The Klagetoh Swingers: Navajo Songs about Love. Ethnomusicology. September 1977. 21. 3. 524–525. 850746. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/850746.
16. William K. Powers. War Dance Songs of the Kiowa. Ethnomusicology. January 1978. 22. 1. 206–208. 851381. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/851381.
17. Lynn Huenemann. Comanche Flute Music, Played by Doc Tate Nevaquaya by Verna Gillis; Flute Songs of the Kiowa and Comanche. Tom Mauchahty-Ware. Ethnomusicology. May 1980. 24. 2. 339–341. 851142. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/851142.
18. Charlotte J. Frisbie. Klagetoh Maiden Singers; The Klagetoh Swingers: Navajo Songs about Love. Ethnomusicology. September 1980. 24. 3. 628–630. 851189. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology.
19. William K. Powers. Toward a sound Ethnography of Native American Music. Ethnomusicology. January 1981. 25. 1. 159–162. 851000. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/851000.
20. Maria La Vigna. Turtle Dance Songs of San Juan Pueblo; Cloud Dance Songs of San Juan Pueblo. Ethnomusicology. January 1981. 25. 1. 166–168. 851002. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. 10.2307/851002.