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Artist
Art Napoleon
12+ albums
canadanative american
about
Art Napoleon (born 1961) is from Saulteau First Nation on Moberly Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. He is a versatile bilingual singer-songwriter armed with a wicked sense of humour who can improvise and engage audiences of all ages. His recordings have been nominated for numerous music awards including the WCMAs, Canadian Folk Awards, the NAMMIES & the CAMAs. Raised by Cree speaking grandparents in the boreal foothills of Northern B.C., he can skin a moose with a pocket knife but he is known more as an underground troubadour whose words and music bridges cultures with clever, thoughtful lyrics. Whether he is telling a story or singing about a life of intriguing and mystical experiences and characters, he manages to be both irreverent and deeply spiritual. Art Napoleon released his debut album, Outta the Woods in 1995. He released his second album, Miyôskamin in 2006; it received playtime on CBC’s Galaxy Folk-Roots radio program and won two Aboriginal People’s Choice Awards. Napoleon released his third album Mocikan: Songs for Learning Cree in 2008, which was nominated for best children’s recording at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Napoleon’s fourth album, Siskabush Tales, was released later in 2008 and received "best country album and best folk/acoustic album" at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. Siskabush Tales delved into the alt-country fold and received rave reviews across Canada. Napoleon released a covers album in 2010 entitled Creeland Covers. Napoleon h
