Tony Anderson - Niobrara

I’ve got a new album coming later in 2024, and Niobrara is the 3rd single from it. Niobrara is a Ponca & Omaha Indian word translating to “running water,“ or sometimes “wide water.“ Niobrara is a village, a river and a region in northeastern Nebraska. The river itself is an offshoot from the Missouri River, which separates Nebraska from South Dakota. In the last three years, it’s become a spiritual thin place for me and I’ve done quite a bit of my writing there. The area has almost no noise or light pollution and has become a haven for wildlife. Bison still roam the hills and bald eagles hunt the riverbanks while red winged blackbirds fill the summer evening air with their sunset chorus. It’s still relatively untouched land. I visited the place as a child, but returning there as a man has been important for me. It’s hard to explain exactly why I’ve been pulled back there - back to Nebraska in general; Niobrara in specific, but I’ve been following my intuition and it’s been beautiful to watch the music flow - like a river. Like running water. And so the entire album will share the name of this song: Niobrara. Thank you to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. Their help in linguistics and in understanding the history of the land Nebraska lies upon has been the greatest gift to me. Mastered by Brian Calhoon License my music for your films through Musicbed: Buy my Deluxe Limited Edition Vinyl: Instagram: Support me Directly by Purchasing my Music on Bandcamp: Spotify: Apple Music: Say Hi: