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Press
The Globe & Mail - Sept. 22, 2010
Rock 'n' rolling off the mother tongue
Times Colonist - Victoria - Sept. 18, 2010
Singer covers the world in Cree
First Nations Drum - Sept. 2010
Art Napoleon Follows His Dream
The Province, Vancouver - 2008
Siskabush Tales CD Review
Times Colonist, Victoria - 2008
Tunes in the key of Cree: Art Napoleon writes of lovin' and hurtin' on and off the 'rez'
Ottawa Citizen - 2008
Siskabush Tales CD Review
Indigenous in Music - 2008
Mocikan CD Review
Western Living - 2007
Miyoskamin CD Review
News from Indian Country - 2007
Miyoskamin CD Review
Prince George Citizen - 2006
Article by Frank Peebles
Uptown Magazine - 2006
First fest for First Nations
Monday Magazine - 2006
Whole Family Fun: Art Napoleon can please any crowd
Monday Magazine - 2006
Miyoskamin CD Review
The Province, Vancouver - 2006
Miyoskamin CD Review
What They're Saying
....I have worked with and interviewed hundreds of artists throughout my lengthy career but Art Napoleon has left an impression that will be forever embossed in my soul. In one word, his show is haunting. Long may he continue.
— Sir Owen Gee,
KISS FM Algarve, Portugal |
A compelling storyteller, Napoleon writes heartfelt, revealing and downright spiritual songs about people, events, lies & possibilities…songs about life on the red road, life in the four directions and everyday life in the big wide world.
— Sandy Scofield,
Singer/songwriter |
If you’re a fan of solid roots music with a strong emotional subtext, this is one singer-songwriter you should remember…this is good music for both cowboys and Indians.
— John Threlfall, Monday Magazine |
Art brings a hopeful observer’s and teacher’s eye to all he sees around him…he straddles both worlds and his music showcases it…in the end, the world is a better place for having Art Napoleon’s music a part of it.
— Les Siemieniuk, Penguin Eggs Magazine |
His mournful ballads of remorse and longing are nicely balanced with a playful wit, stories and songs of hope and courage.
— Linda Tanaka,
Director, Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival |
[Miyoskamin] presents a potent distillation of First Nations rhythms and chants with that high, lonesome Northern Canadian country/folk sound...
— Stuart Derdyn, The Province, Vancouver |
Art Napoleon is a classic example of what a good songwriter should be. He writes about what he knows - the land, the lifestyle of the people where he lives and the challenges he and they face... His songs deal with the upsides and down-sides of life on the reserve and with the challenges involved in dealing with mainstream society. They're the kind of songs that could only be written by somebody who has lived that experience...
— Doug Simpson, Artistic Director,
Vancouver Folk Music Festival |
Napoleon is big man with an even bigger voice.
— Dominic Lloyd,
Artistic Director, Dawson City Music Festival |
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