# Chester Knight > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chester_Knight > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chester_Knight.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Knight > Source revision: 1343624565 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Chester Knight** (born 1955/1956) is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan).[2] He is most noted for the 1999 album *Falling Down*, which won the [Juno Award](/source/Juno_Award) for [Best Aboriginal Recording](/source/Juno_Award_for_Indigenous_Music_Album_of_the_Year) at the [Juno Awards of 2000](/source/Juno_Awards_of_2000).[3] ## Background A [Cree](/source/Cree_people) musician originally from the [Muskoday First Nation](/source/Muskoday_First_Nation) near [Prince Albert](/source/Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan),[4][5] Knight also worked as an academic counsellor at the [Saskatchewan Indian Federated College](/source/Saskatchewan_Indian_Federated_College), later known as [First Nations University of Canada](/source/First_Nations_University_of_Canada), in [Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon).[2] He is the uncle of musician [Eekwol](/source/Eekwol).[6] ## Musical career He was initially active in music as leader of the band **Chester Knight and the Wind**, in which he was the sole constant member; other supporting musicians over the band's lifetime included his brother Vernon Knight on backing vocals,[3] bass player Darryl Ross,[3] lead guitarists Malcolm Pooyak[3] and Todd Duncan,[7] and drummers K.K. Nogada,[3] Robin Turner[7] and Hal Schrenk.[8] In 1996 the band released its debut album *Freedom*,[9] which was shortlisted for Best Aboriginal Recording at the [Juno Awards of 1997](/source/Juno_Awards_of_1997).[10] *Falling Down* followed in 1999;[11] in addition to its Juno Award win, the album won a Prairie Music Award[12] and an Aboriginal Music Award.[13] The following year, *Falling Down* was reissued in the United States with the alternate title *Windfall*.[14] Knight released the album *Standing Strong* in 2002 as a solo artist,[15] although he still toured under the band name.[16] Guest musicians on the album included [Brandon Friesen](/source/Brandon_Friesen), [Lucie Idlout](/source/Lucie_Idlout), [Derek Miller](/source/Derek_Miller_(Canadian_musician)) and [Paul Carrack](/source/Paul_Carrack). The album was again a Juno nominee for Aboriginal Recording at the [Juno Awards](/source/Juno_Awards) of 2003,[17] and Knight won Songwriter of the Year for "Cochise Was a Warrior" at the Aboriginal Music Awards.[18] In 2004, his music video for "Love Fades Away" won the award for Best Music Video at the [American Indian Film Festival](/source/American_Indian_Film_Festival).[19] With his band now consisting of his sons Lancelot and Daniel, a new album was in the planning stages in 2004.[16] The album did not materialize, although Knight continued to perform selected festival tour dates in Western Canada.[20][21] In 2013, he released "Idle No More (Tomahawk)", a song inspired by the [Idle No More](/source/Idle_No_More) activist movement which was his first new release since *Standing Strong*.[22] He followed up in 2015 with the single "Indian Girl".[23] ## References 1. Miliokas, Nick (May 1, 1999). ["Chester Knight ready to launch new album"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leader-post/180403509/). *The Regina Leader-Post*. p. D10. Retrieved September 4, 2025. – via Newspapers.com. 1. "Chester Knight nominated for aboriginal Juno". [Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press), February 3, 2000. 1. "Local band wins Juno: Chester Knight and the Wind claims award". *[Prince Albert Daily Herald](/source/Prince_Albert_Daily_Herald)*, March 13, 2000. 1. Kusch, Frank (June 2000). ["No Regrets: Chester Knight"](https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/faces/mknigch.htm?nodisclaimer=1). The Indigenous Times. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2025. – via Library and Archives Canada. 1. "Knight eagerly awaited Juno nomination". *[Moose Jaw Times-Herald](/source/Moose_Jaw_Times-Herald)*, February 3, 2000. 1. "Artist no longer low key: Local rapper mixes prairie roots into her music". *[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix](/source/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix)*, June 28, 2005. 1. "Knight, band take L.A. by storm". *[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix](/source/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix)*, March 7, 2002. 1. ["Making memories with sights and sounds"](https://thestarphoenix.com/life/bridges/bob-florence-making-memories-with-sights-and-sounds). *[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix](/source/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix)*, July 15, 2017. 1. "Hype". *[The Province](/source/The_Province)*, October 7, 1996. 1. "Nominees in major Juno categories". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, January 30, 1997. 1. "Knight is no fortune teller". *[Cornwall Standard Freeholder](/source/Cornwall_Standard_Freeholder)*, October 30, 1999. 1. "Knight's knack nabs music award: Songs for second album passed audience test first". *[Prince Albert Daily Herald](/source/Prince_Albert_Daily_Herald)*, October 29, 1999. 1. "Local band wins again". *[Prince Albert Daily Herald](/source/Prince_Albert_Daily_Herald)*, December 16, 1999. 1. ["Chester Knight and the Wind: Windfall"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/windfall-mw0000016240). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. 1. ["Chester Knight Standing Strong with new album"](https://ammsa.com/publications/saskatchewan-sage/chester-knight-standing-strong-new-album). *Saskatchewan Sage*, Vol. 7 No. 8 (2003). 1. "Loyal to 'the gift': Art at the heart of society". *[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix](/source/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix)*, May 22, 2004. 1. "Knight takes Juno nomination in stride". *[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix](/source/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix)*, April 3, 2003. 1. "Six Nations rappers take two awards". *[Hamilton Spectator](/source/Hamilton_Spectator)*, November 29, 2003. 1. "Chester Knight wins film festival award". *[Prince Albert Daily Herald](/source/Prince_Albert_Daily_Herald)*, November 16, 2004. 1. "Atlin strives for festival perfection". *[Whitehorse Star](/source/Whitehorse_Star)*, July 13, 2005. 1. "Chester Knight sings on birthday". *Courtenay Comox Valley Record*, June 24, 2008. 1. "Knight returns with song inspired by Idle No More". *[Regina Leader-Post](/source/Regina_Leader-Post)*, January 22, 2013. 1. "Don't miss". *[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix](/source/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix)*, May 7, 2015. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chester Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Knight) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Knight?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.