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Hovia Edwards, Morning Star, Feature CD 3/14

Four Corners Public Radio | By Lorena Richards
Published March 11, 2014 at 4:50 PM MDT

Hovia Edwards (pronounce hoo-vee-ya) of the Shoshone-Navajo-Okanogan heritage.  Was only 14 at the time of this recording in January of 1998.  Her father, Herman Edwards is a performer & flute maker & encouraged her from early childhood to master the flute.  Hovia is a second generation flutist & has grown up performing around the world & soloist at the Scottsdale Center for the Art in Arizona.  The album Morning Star, Hovia performs original & traditional melodies in a style that is youthful yet with a surprising maturity for an artist so young.  Please join us this Friday, March 14, 2014 at 12PM (MST) on Tribal Radio for this weeks Feature CD, Morning Star, by Hovia Edwards.  This album was donated to KSUT by Canyon Records.  For More information about other traditional & contemporary recordings visit Canyon Records at www.canyonrecords.com
Lorena Richards
Lorena Richards is an enrolled member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe & lifelong resident of Ignacio, CO. A mother of three, Lorena has worked at KSUT Tribal Radio for over eight years. Before her passion for radio, Lorena’s passion was cooking which took her to Culinary School. Returning home she began volunteering for KSUT and has since worked her way into a full-time position & the current Content Director for Tribal Radio. Lorena has two afternoon programs during the week and she hosts the Tuesday & Thursday "Native Morning Show." Her goal is to get her Bachelor’s degree in Video Journalism.
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