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Louie Goose is a renowned Inuvialuit vocalist and guitar player from Inuvik, Northwest Territories. In this interview, Louie recounts his strong connection to his Inuit ancestry and heritage and the music scene in the Mackenzie Delta region through the 1960s and 70s.
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Part 2 of Philip Stobo. One of the artists who defined the golden era of musicians and bands nurtured at the Akaitcho Hall Hostel in Yellowknife in the early 1970s.
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Musicians of the Midnight Sun is pleased to welcome Philip Stobo to the fold of artists who defined the golden era of musicians and bands nurtured at the Akaitcho Hall Hostel in Yellowknife in the early 1970s.
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In this Part 2 interview, William Tagoona chronicles his young musical life through the 1960s and 1970s. From hearing and witnessing traditional Inuit music, to singing and playing popular songs with the bands “The Harpoons” and “The Pur” at the residential school in Churchill, MB.
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In this Part 1 interview, William Tagoona chronicles his young musical life through the 1960s and 1970s. From hearing and witnessing traditional Inuit music, to singing and playing popular songs with the bands “The Harpoons” and “The Pur” at the residential school in Churchill, MB.
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Musicians of the Midnight Sun is delighted to welcome Yellowknife musician, singer/songwriter, trombonist and music educator Bill Gilday to the MMS roster!
Bill Gilday has lived a life full of passion for his music, his family and his role as a music educator. -
Musicians of the Midnight Sun is delighted to welcome Yellowknife musician, singer/songwriter, trombonist and music educator Bill Gilday to the MMS roster!
Bill Gilday has lived a life full of passion for his music, his family and his role as a music educator. -
Rob and his family landed in Yellowknife New Year’s Eve,1967. He came of age surrounded by the vibrant local music scene in the early 1970s. Rob was determined to make his own way, surviving through sometimes tenuous circumstances and jamming constantly with his lifelong friend, Wayne Bertrand.
See photos of Rob and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/rob-wickson
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Rob and his family landed in Yellowknife New Year’s Eve,1967. He came of age surrounded by the vibrant local music scene in the early 1970s. Rob was determined to make his own way, surviving through sometimes tenuous circumstances and jamming constantly with his lifelong friend, Wayne Bertrand.
See photos of Rob and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/rob-wickson
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Ray Dube caught the DC3 in Fort Smith, NT and landed in Yellowknife to attend Sir John Franklin High School in 1964. He boarded at Akaitcho Hall, joined the school music program and took up the Bb tenor saxophone. Ray started to play for dances at Akaitcho Hall and in town at the Elks Club with his band, “The Nomads”.
See photos of Wayne and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/ray-dube
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Born and raised in Sǫ̀mbak'è/Yellowknife, NT, Guitar player, Singer/Songwriter John Tees was a founding member of the celebrated band “Stained Glass Illusion” in the late 1960s.
See photos of John and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/john-tees
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Guitar player, Singer/Songwriter Wayne Bertrand was an active player in the vibrant Yellowknife music scene through the late 1960s. early 1970s and beyond.
See photos of Wayne and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/wayne-bertrand
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Guitar player Sandy Wilson landed in the middle of the bustling Yellowknife music scene in 1972 and performed with the band “Friends” for many years.
See photos of Sandy and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/jim-lawrence
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Guitar player Sandy Wilson landed in the middle of the bustling Yellowknife music scene in 1972 and performed with the band “Friends” for many years.
See photos of Sandy and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/jim-lawrence
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Jim Lawrance started playing guitar with rock and roll bands in the mid 1950s in NS, NB and PQ before moving north to Inuvik, NT in 1972.
See photos of Jim and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/jim-lawrence
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Nick Sibbeston learned to play guitar in Łı́ı́dlı̨ Kų́ę́/Fort Simpson, NT, played through his residential school years then moved on to a life of public service, still with his guitar close by.
See photos of Nick and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/penny-ballantyne
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Gary Tees was a founding member and Bass player in one of Yellowknife’s first rock bands “Stained Glass Illusion” in the late 1960s. He also played with the band “Northbound Freeway” for decades.
See photos of Gary and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/gary-tees
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Penny Ballantyne played piano between 1969 – 1971 with Yellowknife bands “Stained Glass Illusion” and in bands with her school teachers, Alex Czarnecki and Wilf Schidlowsky in “Easy Street” and “The Alley Cats”.
See photos of Penny and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/penny-ballantyne
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Randy Demmon grew up in Salmon Arm, BC and moved to Yellowknife with his family in 1969 to teach music. He performed with the band “Rainbow Valley”. Randy left Yellowknife to join the RCMP band in 1973. He taught the first school music programs at Mildred Hall, Sir John Franklin and St. Patrick’s schools from 1969 to 1972. In that time, Randy also played in the bars with many local musicians, most notably the band ”Rainbow Valley”.
See photos of Randy and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/randy-demmon
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John (JT) Telgen grew up in Prescott, ON and played with bands in the Toronto area before moving north in 1973. He drummed with many Yellowknife groups, most notably, the band “Friends” through the 1970s and 1980s.
See photos of John and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/john-telgen
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