Michael Sullivan is an avid student of and advocate for the Ojibwe language. He is also a member of the Grand Medicine Lodge or Midewiwin at Round Lake. Sullivan is also a member of the Big Drum Society at Lac Courte Oreilles where he serves as the 1st Stick on the Chief's Drum. He serves as one of the lead singers, song-makers, and drum-keepers for the internationally known drum group Pipestone. Sullivan has been a student of his traditional music since he was a small child and today holds several key roles in the music of the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe. His children are his pride and joy and he enjoys teaching them about singing and dancing. He is the proud father of three children, Niizhoo, Mani, and Lexie. He currently resides in the Whitefish community with his wife Krysten and their children. is an enrolled member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribe in northern Wisconsin where he was born and raised. He encourages young singers to stick with it, be original and creative as long as the music is evolving it will always be alive. Day reminds all singers and especially young singers to remember to sing for the right reasons and have fun.
When he is not working or traveling the Pow-Wow circuit, Day enjoys spending time with his family, making drums and drum sticks, composing songs, and watching sports. Today, Day makes his home in the Green Bay area of Wisconsin with his companion Josephine and their sons Floyd, Joshuah, Ambrose, and Carmine. Opie Day-Bedeau has been a part of championship crews winning three World-Class Northern Style Championships at the Gathering of Nations, two Schemitzun World Championships in Connecticut, and two International Championships of Song & Dance in Bismarck, North Dakota. The group has released numerous recordings and has become a household name in the Pow-Wow music industry. Since their creation, Opie and Midnite Express have won just about every major singing competition in the United States and Canada. In 2000, Day and several singers from the Twin Cities formed Midnite Express, an innovative, original-style, intertribal drum group. While singing with Eyabay, Opie had the privilege of winning numerous singing contests throughout North America. After traveling extensively with The Boyz across Indian Country, Day went on to join the Eyabay drum group, a contemporary-style drum based out of Red Lake, Minnesota. Undoubtedly one of the most recognizable voices in Pow-Wow music today, Opie has carried his unique sound and style of singing across the United States and Canada.ĭay first exploded onto the Pow-Wow trail in the early 1990's with The Boyz, an intertribal contemporary-style-singing group based out of the Twin Cities. He has been singing since he was a young boy and enjoys it just as much today as he did then. He is the son of Joseph Bedeau (Leech Lake) and Charlene Day (Bois Forte). Opie Day-Bedeau is a member of the Bois Fort Band of Minnesota Chippewas but grew up in the metro area of St. Sung in Ojibwe and English to the beat of the hand drum, these expressive songs relate tales of the rocky journey to find true love. and Opie Day-Bedeau perform Round Dance songs that relish love found and lament love lost. This CD is a multiple time best seller on the Billboard Classical charts.With wit finely honed on the Pow-Wow Trail, Mike Sullivan, Sr. This amazing collection brings a fresh new sound and soothing richness to the greatest melodies ever composed. The music on this album is all instrumental and consists of the calming and beautiful sounds of piano (Laura Sullivan), cello (Wojtek Slawinski), violin (Stanislaw Dziag), flute (Marcin Kaminski), clarinet (Bogdan Kraski) and English horn (Sebastian Aleksandrowicz). Grammy® Winning artist Laura Sullivan has transformed the sound of Classical music with her breathtaking arrangements, innovative instrumental style, and inspired collaborations.
1 (Erik Satie), PAVANE (Maurice Ravel), SERENADE (Franz Schubert), FUR ELISE (Ludwig van Beethoven), AIR ON THE G STRING (Johann Sebastian Bach), SONATA PATHETIQUE (Ludwig van Beethoven) 1 (Johann Sebastian Bach), GYMNOPEDIE NO. Includes Compositions MOONLIGHT SONATA (Ludwig van Beethoven), PACHELBEL CANON, CLAIR DE LUNE (Debussy), AVE MARIA (Franz Schubert), PRELUDE NO. Classical music favorites, each arranged by Laura Sullivan.
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