Walela is the Cherokee word for ""hummingbird'' as well as the symbol of inspiration for this family of women singers, featuring rock icon Grammy-winner Rita Coolidge, her sister Priscilla Coolidge, and Priscilla's daughter Laura Satterfield. Some of you have heard them on the Robbie Robertson/Red Road Ensemble Native Americans album; their own 1997 debut, anchored by their exquisite vocal blend, combines their Cherokee heritage with the gospel sounds that filled their Southern childhood home... Rita and Priscilla's father, a full-blooded Cherokee, was a Baptist minister, and their mother, of Scottish descent, gave music lessons and played organ in the church. From The Warrior to the rhythmic drumming of Wash Your Spirit Clean, they deliver pure sound and beauty, energy and spirit. Also includes Cherokee Morning Song, Earth Children, Circle of Light, and Amazing Grace, an extraordinary invocation sung in the Cherokee language... with bagpipes accompanying! The closing track, I'll Turn My Radio On, is sung with their late grandmother