Looking Glass & The Dreamers

Description

Imaginative productions and performances by outstanding players and singers bring twelve new songs to life. They tell the tragic history of the Nez Perce Dreamers — and more, they become a mirror of the current state of affairs and the “American Dream.”

Looking Glass & The Dreamers is the culmination of Danny O’Keefe’s years of historical research, first-hand exploration, and emotional turmoil spent unraveling the tragic story of the Nez Perce Native Americans and how they lost their homeland in present-day Oregon and Idaho. Along the way the project grew and melded into a collection of compelling narratives, historical photographs and the twelve captivating songs that make up the package.

Danny writes – It all began as a dream. I was trying to write a song using metaphors or twists on the allegories of Alice à la Through the Looking Glass. Unable to connect the allegories in any meaningful way, I drifted into sleep and dream. As I was waking to the room, I was given the words: “Looking Glass in Oregon one night had a dream. Of soldiers slowly riding in a solemn, endless stream.” And that’s how it began. A mirror was being held up to me … and a lens.

Producer: Danny O’Keefe & Gary Ogan
Engineer / Mastering: Garey Shelton
Engineer: Gary Ogan
Album Design: Marlin Greene

Guitar / Vocals: Danny O’Keefe
Vocals: Quiltman
Guitar / Keyboards / Bass / Flute: Gary Ogan
Bass: Garey Shelton
Drum / Vocals: Milton Sahme
English Horn: Nancy Rumbel
Violin: Beth Chandler
Backing Vocals: Lena Bundy, Julia Keefe, Gary Ogan

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Download the complete 131 page companion book, featuring the tragic story of Looking Glass & The Dreamers. Click here for more information.