Spirit Buffalo
Spirit Buffalo by Carol Markstrom (BMI)
(Track 4 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; Seth Maynard nylon-string guitar & rainstick; Nery Arevalo (Maya Pipal) Native American flute & drum; John Inmon electric guitar
The buffalo tell their story which includes their relationship with tribes in the Great Plains. Newcomers entered these lands and the buffalo, who once numbered in the millions, were hunted to near extinction. A friend’s unique experience on these Plains with the “spirit buffalo” inspired this song.