Dance With the Wind

Grammy Award winner Mary Youngblood has chosen my fractal image, "Willow in the Wind" for her latest CD, "Dance With the Wind". Here are the CD inserts, the CD itself and a promotional sheet they sent me. The graphic design was done by Valerie Sanford. These are wonderful people at SilverWave Records and Mary's CD is terrific! Check it out; released May 23rd, 2006.


Mary Youngblood awards:

"The Offering" CD:
*Flutist of the Year- NAMMY 1999

"Heart of the World" CD:
*Best Native American Music Album - INDIE Awards 2000
*Best Female Artist- NAMMY 2000
*Best New Age Recording- NAMMY 2000
*Flutist of the Year- NAMMY 2000
*Best Native American Recording- New Age Voice Music Awards 2000
*Best New Age Album - Amazon.com 1999

"Beneath the Raven Moon" CD:
*Best Native American Music Album - GRAMMY WINNER! – 2003
*Best Native American Music Album - INDIE Awards 2003

"Feed the Fire" CD:
*Best Native American Music Album- GRAMMY Nominee 2005
*Best Producers (Tom Wasinger/Mary Youngblood) - NAMMY 2005


SilverWave Records: [link]
Mary Youngblood www site: [link]
"Willow in the Wind": [link]

Tom

UPDATE DECEMBER, 2006:
Silver Wave Records announced that Dance with the Wind, the latest release from Mary Youngblood, has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the category of Best Native American Music Album.

The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, February 11, 2007, on CBS.

Credit to me for my "Willow in the Wind" image and a link to my DeviantART website is included in the credits of the CD.

UPDATE FEBRUARY 11, 2007:
"Dance With the Wind" wins a Grammy!

UPDATE APRIL 10, 2007 - Mary Youngblood To Receive "Outstanding Musical Achievement Award"

First Americans In The Arts is a prestigious organization based in the Los Angeles area which honors outstanding achievements by Native Americans in the performing arts. Most of the awards focus on film and television, but their one music award in 2007 goes to Mary Youngblood for "Dance With the Wind" in their Beverly Hills gala ceremony on April 14th.

Congratulations Mary and thanks for choosing my art to be used throughout the album!