Kay-Yah Ha Chickasaw

Kay-Yah Ha Chickasaw by Dawn Anita Plumlee (BMI) & Carol Markstrom (BMI)
(Track 3 on Seekers album, released 9/24/24)
Produced by Carol Markstrom & Merel Bregante
Engineered and mixed by Merel Bregante at Cribworks Digital Audio, Liberty Hill, TX
Mastered by Jerry Tubb, Terra Nova Mastering, Austin, TX
Carol Markstrom lead vocals & acoustic guitar; Jim Jones acoustic guitar; Dave Martin double bass; Ernie Martinez mandolin; Andy Reiss electric guitar; Merel Bregante percussion
This song tells the story of the Chickasaw people and their upheaval through the Trail of Tears and ultimate settling and flourishing in what is now known as the state of Oklahoma. The song is dedicated to the memory of the late Dawn Anita Plumlee (Chickasaw).