"Ekaneetlee Sunrise" genre: Native American
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	This song has been featured on WLIL 730 AM radio in Lenoir City, Tenn. hosted by Ron McDonald and ipeoplesmusic.com hosted by Kickingbear. "Ekaneetlee Sunrise" is a song Rhiannon wrote about her father and the stories he used to tell about his favorite camping site in the Great Smokies.(click on song title to learn more)This song is listed on the 4-song CD "Ekaneetlee Sunrise listed at $7.95
	MP3.com CD: Ekaneetlee Sunrise - buy it! CD: Ekaneetlee Sunrise   Label: SW Studios Knoxville, Tn. Credits: lyrics/tune/vocals--Rhiannon//Banjo/Guitar--Wade Hill
	Story Behind the Song "Ekaneetlee Sunrise" is about a place my dad found while hiking in the Great Smokies of East Tennessee along the "Ekaneetlee Gap-Trail" area. He loved the site so much he hired "Kirby", a local artist to capture the site on canvas. Kirby's interpretation of the site is very fascinating. No matter how many times you see the painting, there is always something new and different about it. I was a small child when the painting was first displayed on the living-room wall of our modest home. I remember the stories he used to tell about the history of the Smokies and it was through those discussions with my dad that I first learned about "The Trail Of Tears" and the Cherokee Nation. I visited the site along with my dad when I was in my early teens. It was a difficult hike, but well worth the effort ! I hope you enjoy the song. Lyrics "Ekaneetlee Sunrise" verse 1 He likes to watch the Ekaneetlee sunrise comin' up while he's sippin' from his favorite starry-starry cup golden glow between the trees mountain laurel on the breeze chorus The Ekaneetlee sunrise never fades never a line and no admission at the gate ev'ry mornins' a surprise softly painted on the sky verse 2 He'll show you a place between the branches of the trees as he tells forgotten stories of the Cherokee you can see "The Trail Of Tears" hear them fallin' in your ears repeat chorus verse 3 He saw the shadow of an eagle at the water's edge he saw a feather floatin' softly on a river-bed he said "the eagle's only friend is the kindness of the wind" repeat chorus instrumental fade copyright Rhiannon 2002 Rhiannon po box 31321 Knoxville, Tn. 37930-1321 865-556-9895 EKANEETLEE or E' kan nei Tli is a comes from the CREE dialect the CREE is a Native Nation in the Dakotas EKANEETLEE means GENTLE WIND and also came to mean GRANDMOTHER WALKING TRAIL after the forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation a special thanks to CHARLIE GRAY WOLF for providing the history and definition of EKANEETLEE

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