The Pathfinder: Buried Treasures

“One of the most successful and versatile songwriters of the last half-century”
– The Guardian

Buffy Sainte-Marie virtually invented the role of Native American international activist pop star. She’s a medal recipient from Queen Elizabeth II, Go

“One of the most successful and versatile songwriters of the last half-century”
– The Guardian

Buffy Sainte-Marie virtually invented the role of Native American international activist pop star. She’s a medal recipient from Queen Elizabeth II, Governor General’s Performing Arts Award recipient, digital art pioneer with a Ph.D. in Fine Arts, singer/songwriter with seven albums - this list only skims the surface of the remarkable achievements of Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s 'The Pathfinder, Buried Treasures' offers with the benefit of hindsight a glimpse into this prolific artist at a time when she was defining the protest music genre that underscores the 1960’s. Buffy struggled to get airplay at the time, not knowing until 2006 when she discovered that both the CIA and FBI had kept her under surveillance during the Johnson and Nixon administrations, who actively sought to gag many artists in the media who were critical of the government as well as the Vietnam war. This collection of 32 songs (unknown to most) is a vibrant travelogue through the mind of an icon. It offers a distinct and refined listening experience that is a must have for any folk, country or blues aficionado fascinated with the music that denotes the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends of “The Sixties” which continued to develop throughout the 20th century and beyond.

Buffy Sainte-Marie is a prolific songwriter and a Native American hero. Her song “Until It’s Time for You to Go,” was recorded by Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Barbara Streisand and Cher, “Universal Soldier” became the anthem of the peace movement, and “Up Where We Belong” garnered her an Academy Award. In 2009, Buffy Sainte-Marie released her 18th album, Running for the Drum to critical acclaim.

Web: buffysainte-marie.com