Speak/Sing Native™ Artist Archive
Quiltman Sahme
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
by Sean Aaron Cruz
Quiltman Sahme is an honored elder recognized across Indian Country, a traditional singer, percussionist and songkeeper with countless traditional melodies in his music. He toured extensively with John Trudell and the musicians of his bands The Graffiti Band and Bad Dog, performing many hundreds of concerts across North America and Europe, and recording 17 studio albums over a period of 35 years.
Quiltman continues to perform and record, most recently featured on the band Blackbird’s album Talk About the NDN. He lives at Simnasho on the Warm Springs Reservation, where he owns Quiltman’s Coffee House.
"Wounded Indians is the final recording of American Indian and spoken word artist John Trudell before he transitioned, returning to the Star Nation in December 2015.
“Produced by Jackson Browne, Ricky Eckstein and Bad Dog, and recorded with Trudell’s longtime bandmates Mark Shark, Ricky Eckstein, Billy Watts and Quiltman, along with Bobby Tsukamoto, Debra Dobkin, Gary Ray, Gary Ogan and Chris Miller, the lines spoken and songs created are some of the most intimate, raw and heartfelt of all of Trudell’s recordings. The album includes guest performances by Jackson Browne, Cody Blackbird, Jorge Calderon, Joel Rafael, Wally Ingram, Ulali Project and the late Jesse Ed Davis”. – (Source John Trudell Archives)
Professional Information
Musician for the soundtrack to Incident at Oglala; Internationally recognized traditional Songkeeper.
Albums as Leader:
Three Sisters (1999)
Nowtush (2018)
Albums as sideman:
with John Trudell:
Tribal Voice - John Trudell, Quiltman (1983)
AKA Graffiti Man (1986)
But This Isn't El Salvador (1987)
Johnny Damas and Me (1994)
Blue Indians (1999)
Bone Days (2001)
DNA - Descendant Now Ancestor (2001)
Live A Fip - John Trudell And Bad Dog (2003)
Heart Jump Bouquet - Feat. Jesse Ed Davis (2003)
Madness and the Moremes (2007)
Crazier Than Hell - John Trudell And Bad Dog (2011)
Through The Dust - John Trudell & Kwest (2014)
Like Broken Butterflies - John Trudell & Kwest (2015)
Wazi's Dream - John Trudell & Bad Dog (2015)
Wounded Indians – John Trudell (released 2024)
Compilations
The Collection 1983-1992 (six John Trudell CDs) (2011)
With Danny O’Keefe
Looking Glass and the Dreamers (2020)
With Blackbird Band
Talk About the NDN (2023)
Singles & EPs (with John Trudell)
Rockin The Res (1992)
Rant N' Roll (1993)
That Love (1994)
John Trudell (The Graffiti Band & Bad Dog), Jesse Ed Davis, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Danny O’Keefe, The Pines, Blackbird, others
Albums as Leader:
Three Sisters (1999)
Nowtush (2018)
Albums as sideman:
with John Trudell:
Tribal Voice - John Trudell, Quiltman (1983)
AKA Graffiti Man (1986)
But This Isn't El Salvador (1987)
Johnny Damas and Me (1994)
Blue Indians (1999)
Bone Days (2001)
DNA - Descendant Now Ancestor (2001)
Live A Fip - John Trudell And Bad Dog (2003)
Heart Jump Bouquet - Feat. Jesse Ed Davis (2003)
Madness and the Moremes (2007)
Crazier Than Hell - John Trudell And Bad Dog (2011)
Through The Dust - John Trudell & Kwest (2014)
Like Broken Butterflies - John Trudell & Kwest (2015)
Wazi's Dream - John Trudell & Bad Dog (2015)
Wounded Indians – John Trudell (released 2024)
Compilations
The Collection 1983-1992 (six John Trudell CDs) (2011)
With Danny O’Keefe
Looking Glass and the Dreamers (2020)
With Blackbird Band
Talk About the NDN (2023)
Singles & EPs (with John Trudell)
Rockin The Res (1992)
Rant N' Roll (1993)
That Love (1994)
1962 – Present
Traditional, Rock
Traditional singer and percussionist
Percussion, Vocals
Video
- John Trudell & Bad Dog (Quiltman, Mark Shark)
Crazy Horse - John Trudell & Bad Dog (Quiltman, Mark Shark)
Venue: Shoreline Ampitheater
Format: Live
Duration: 4:08
- The Pines featuring John Trudell & Quiltman
Time Dreams - The Pines featuring John Trudell & Quiltman
Venue:
Format: Official
Duration: 5:47
- Quiltman Sahme
Oglala - Quiltman Sahme
Venue:
Format: Audio
Duration: 2:27
Tribal Information
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
also known as "Warm Springs"
Wasco, Warm Springs, Paiute tribes
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs website
Common Ground » Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs 11:07 Official 2020
Oral History with Wilson Wewa, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs 7:12 Official 2020
Oregon Encounters. Chapter 4 – High Desert Museum
9 Tribes of Oregon Film (EUDL) - 44:19 Official 2016
Warm Springs Prevention Team/Community Counseling Center
Homelands, Treaty and Culture - Natural History Pub – High Desert Museum 48:14 Official 2022
Warm Springs Reservation (Wikipedia)
Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution (the Supremacy Clause)
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”Jackson Browne elated to perform benefit concerts for Quiltman, his Native American musician friend