"Mirabal won the Songwriter of the Year award at the 2000 Native American Music Awards. This disc presents a dynamic collection of new songs and fresh versions of his greatest hits, as performed live on the PBS-TV special of the same name. ""Music from a Painted Cave is based on all the endeavors that I have chosen to do on stage,"" he writes. ""Although this has a lot to do with my artistic expression, who I am culturally stays at home with the Tribe."