Robbie Robertson

We’re focusing on independent movies from Netflix lately and tonight’s fare was Pow Wow Highway, an odd road film released in 1989 that won the Filmmaker’s Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival.

It’s kind of an uneven film with occasionally awkward dialog and an improbable plot, but it features music by Robbie Robertson. Robertson was the lead guitarist with The Band who Bob Dylan once called a mathematical guitar genius. He’s also a Native American from Canada.

His “Sweet Fire of Love” runs with the end credits and it reminded me just how terrific his 1990 “Robbie Robertson” solo album is.

He hasn’t released a solo album since 1998, which is a real shame. He’s freaking brilliant.