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Updated 3/4/2016

Black Brook Singers

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Black Brook Singers of Aquinnah, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard. We specialize in powwow and traditional eastern American Indian style singing. We are the community drum of the Aquinnah people. Our music is influenced by both our traditional and modern cultural ways.

We're available to sing for powwows, socials, art/music festivals and other types of performances. We also have presented to groups of all different ages: pre-school, grade school, college and adult groups regarding Wampanoag singing, culture and history. We're always open to trying something new and different.

Find Me

DURWOOD VANDERHOOP
Job Title: Lead Singer
Phone: 508-645-9397
Fax: 508-645-3790
Address:
44 OLD SOUTH ROAD
Aquinnah, MA 02535-1519

Additional Content:

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Partnership

Year Founded:

1987

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Partnership

Year Founded:

1987

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Native American Drum

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Exhibitions
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 5

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • Multi-State Region

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Native American Artist

Tribal Status:

Federally Recognized

Tribe Name:

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Native American Artist

Tribal Status:

Federally Recognized

Tribe Name:

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)