Dawson City Music Festival - This weekend

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Some of the Band playing

The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (AB) Feisty purveyors of down and dirty Delta blues, Appalachian folk and ragged gospel for non-believers. theagnostics.com

Blood Meridian (BC) Defiantly melancholic scorched-earth roots-rock from a quintet of Vancouver indie vets. bloodmeridianmusic.com

Buddy Tabor (AK) Rabble-rousing folk singer from Juneau, Alaska.

Carolyn Mark (BC) Lock up your sons and hide the liquor - the original Party Girl is back! newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=5904

Creaking Tree String Quartet (ON) Virtuoso acoustic ensemble play an electryfing mix of bluegrass, jazz, country, and classical compositions.

creakingtree.com

Eivør Pálsdóttir & Bill Bourne (Iceland/AB) What do you get when you cross a venerable Canadian folk legend with an angel-voiced Faroese chanteuse? eivor.com and billbourne.com

Greg MacPherson (NS/MB) Passionate, intelligent, grittily melodic folk-rock from Nova Scotia by way of Winnipeg. gregmacpherson.com

Joel Plaskett Emergency (NS) Melodic pop, bombastic 70s-influenced arena rock and country-tinged ballads and from a trio of East Coast indie heroes. joelplaskett.com

Leela Gilday (NWT) Soulful singer-songwriter from Yellowknife mixes folk, jazz and blues. leelagilday.com

Marieke Hiensch (YT) The triumphant second coming of Dawson’s premier songstress.

Rae Spoon (BC) A big, bold voice and an eye for the beauty of everyday life distinguish the songs of this banjo-pickin’ new skool cowboy-folk crooner. raespoon.com

Rick Scott (BC) Award-winning children’s entertainer and founding member of legendary Canadian folk trio Pied Pumkin String Ensemble. rickscott.ca

The Sadies (ON) Awe inspiring psychedelic spaghetti western country surf rock from one of Canada’s best and most exciting live bands. thesadies.net

Shotgun & Jaybird (NB/YT) Dawson’s prodigal sons return to dazzle and delight with songs of love, loss and shotgunandjaybird.com

Swingin’ Fish Nuggets (YT) High-energy, booty-shaking swingers from just down the road.

Tanya Tagaq Gillis (NT) Innovative Inuit throat-singer mixes traditional techniques with freestyle improvisations and atmospheric electronica. tanyatagaq.com

Tons of Fun University (CA/BC) Two Grand Slam poetry champions and a human beat box join forces to revolutionize spoken word performance. mikemcgee.net/tofu

Whammer Jammer Blues Band (YT) Four of the Yukon’s most talented and versatile musicians join forces to belt out foot-stomping rave-ups and slow cool jams that are guaranteed to keep the dance floor full.

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