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Nightwish Album To Feature Native American Touch

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Multi-instrumentalist Mr. John Two-Hawks from Uriga Springs in the Ozark Mountains (Arkansas) will be featured on the NIGHTWISH’s forthcoming album "Once". John Two-Hawks’ tribe is Lakota (the same tribe was featured in the Hollywood movie Dances With Wolves) and is a well-known Native American musician, teacher of Indian culture and music and author. He has already released six albums of his own healing music and is touring constantly in the US. John was also nominated for NAMMY (Native Indian GRAMMY Awards) for his latest album "Heal".

He will be playing flute, singing and reading a poem in Lakota language (original text by keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen) on ‘Creek Mary’s Blood’.

For more information on John Two-Hawks head here

Spinefarm Records will issue ‘Nemo’ (CD Single) on April 19th, ‘Nemo’ (DVD Single) on May 3rd and Once (CD) on June 7th.

Source: bravewords