Jennihouse at Watson Lake~ Saturday, August 15
Jennihouse will be bringing their northern ambient soundscapes to Arts in the Park in Watson Lake. Jenihouse is: Scott Maynard~ guitar, keys, vocals Lonnie Powell~ drums Sam Gallagher- lap steel
KABN at Arts in the Park, Watson Lake
Whitehorse and Haines Junction rock & blues band KABN will be playing Wye Park in Watson Lake. KABN is: Aubrey Sicotte~ drums Lee Drummond~ guitars, vocals Sam Gallagher~ lap steels, vocals.
Thursday // Arts in The Park: My Fabulous String Quartet
My Fabulous String Quartet, otherwise known as MFSQ, was founded in 2012. The ensemble is Katie Avery (violin), Keiko Fujise (violin), Rachel Grantham (viola), and Pam Sinclair (cello). A cross-generational ensemble, MFSQ has been a mainstay of Whitehorse's professional classical music scene appearing regularly with [...]
Wednesday Evening // Arts in The Park: The Shaggy Manes
The Shaggy Manes have grooved out a notch for themselves among The Yukon’s music community and are ready to take on the big stage. The group is relatively new and was formed in early 2019 by members Hayley Warden, Aki Jonasson, Ben McGrath, Alex Johnston [...]
Wednesday // Arts in The Park: The Sideguy’s
Bio: The Sideguy's were formed in early Spring 2018 through a shared love of old-time cajun and appalachian music, swing tunes and fiddle music. Comprised of Keitha Clark on fiddle, Brigitte DesJardins on percussion and voice, Rob Bergman on upright bass and Graeme Poile on [...]
Tuesday // Arts in The Park: Gordie Tentrees
International touring award nominated Canadian string bending song slinger Gordie Tentrees has arrived. This road poet, multi-instrumentalist, and master story teller brings the unexpected to stages across North America, Europe, Australia, UK & Ireland with 7 records behind him either solo or with legendary sideman [...]
Monday // Arts in The Park: Elijah Bekk
Bio - Elijah Bekk grew up in Faro Yukon, a small town of 400 people in the far north of Canada. Living in this secluded area allowed him ample time to hone his skills as a guitarist, pianist, and vocalist from a young age. He's now [...]
Friday // Arts in The Park: Shagadelica
Fronted by Barbara Chamberlin (Vocals, Keyboards, and Guitar), Pamela Ruth (Vocals and Bass), and Kimberly Anne (Vocals and Guitar). And with Roxx Hunter (Lead Guitar) laying down the big rock sound and Guy Chan (Drums) providing the solid groove. Shagadelica delivers polished songs with layered [...]
Thursday // Arts in The Park: Andrea McColeman & Danette Readman
DOUBLE BILL FEATURING: Andrea McColeman: Andrea has been playing music since age 6, no doubt encouraged by the ghost of her piano- playing grandmother that came with the inherited family piano. Between then and now she has enjoyed learning new instruments and playing music with [...]
Wednesday Evening // Arts in The Park: The Animal Warfare Act
The Animal Warfare Act is Whitehorse’s new heavy metal attack. Formed in 2018 by Warrmauth vocalist and guitarist Manus “CuddleBunny” Hopkins, The Animal Warfare Act aims to tackle serious real-world issues like pollution, gender violence and addiction, while creating invigorating and revitalising straight up metal [...]