Chesley Goseyun Wilson
Apache fiddle made by Chesley Goseyun Wilson (San Carlos Apache) in the National Museum of American History, 1989
Chesley Goseyun Wilson (born July 31, 1932, Bylas, San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, United States) is an actor and maker of the Apache fiddle. Wilson received the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1989.[1]
Early life
Chesley Goseyun Wilson was born on July 31, 1932 in the town of Bylas on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona. His mother, Sarah Goseyun Wilson, died when Chesley was only two years old. He was raised by his grandfather and uncles, who were prominent musicians, singers, religious and medicine leaders of the Apache people. He learned about the making of the Apache violin from his uncles, Albert Goseyun and Amos Gustina.[2]
Films
Actor
- Geronimo (1993 film)
- Buffalo Soldiers (1997 film)
- Skinwalkers (2002 film)
- Rio de Oro (2010)
- 12 Years a Slave (film) (2013)
- The Revenant (2015 film)
Publications
- When the Earth Was Like New: Western Apache Songs & Stories 1994
Discography
- Apache Eagle Dream (Eagle Clan Music)
- The Singing Winds (Eagle Clan Music)
- Wood That Sings: Indian Fiddle Music Of The Americas (Smithsonian Folkways, 1997)
References
- ↑ NEA National Heritage Fellowships, 1989 NEA National Heritage Fellow - Chesley Goseyun Wilson 1989
- ↑ Rambler, Sandra (August 28, 2012). "Apache Elder Chesley Wilson, Sr. Makes Movie with Brad Pitt in '12 Years A Slave'". Arizona Silver Belt. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
Further reading
- NEA National Heritage Fellowships - Chesley Goseyun Wilson National Endowment for the Arts
- The Apache Violin: Indigenous violin music in South and North America Jon Rose Web, 2005
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