Cory Weeds Quartet Bringing The Juju Of Jazz
Cory Weeds is set to bring his jazz quartet to the Yukon Arts Centre on Nov. 16 as part of the Jazz On The Wing concert series
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Lifting Spirits With celtic Music
Mike talks with Stewart MacNeil of the noted Celtic band the Barra MacNeils about their upcoming Christmas shows at the Yukon Arts Centre
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Blue Feather — Enduring Symbol Of Hope
As the 25th anniversary of the Blue Feather Music Festival approaches on Nov. 7 & 8, we caught up with Gary Bailie to chat about the history and the show
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Digging Roots
Raven and ShoShona make up the musical duo Digging Roots. They will be back in the territory for a performance at Blue Feather on November 7
Bringing The Blues
Sue Foley is back and bringing the blues to the Yukon Arts Centre during Blue Feather Music Festival’s 25th anniversary in November
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Dawson City Summer Concert Series
Dan recaps the Dawson City Summer Concert Series for us from the 2025 season with a nice write up and lots of great pictures
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Two Choirs, One Vision
The Vancouver Chamber Choir joins forces with the Whitehorse Chamber Choir for an amazing performance at the Whitehorse United Church
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Inside Major Funk’s Disco Inferno
Major Funk has outdone themselves once again. The 13 piece Major Funk Orchestra will be touring their Disco Dance Party in early October.
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Brandon Isaak Returns This Fall
With a new record titled Walkin’ With The Blues, released in June, Brandon Isaak’s fall tour will see him return to Whitehorse in October
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YWIM Hosts Cook Shack Sessions
Yukon Women in Music’s Cook Shack Sessions are family-friendly, with acoustic concerts by YWIM artists, singers, songwriters and musicians
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The Musical Journey of A Lyricist & Melody-Maker
Over her musical career Kim Beggs has been nominated for music awards numerous times and is always writing and playing music whenever she can
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The Sound Of Summer
Over 200 volunteers make Dawson City Music Festival possible each year, from Dawson residents to visitors from across the Yukon and beyond
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It’s Been A Long Time Coming
The Atlin Arts & Music Festival is finally back, after six years, with its 2025 edition taking place July 11 to 13 in Tarahne Provincial Park
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The Covergirls Are Back
The Covergirls are back, and the fire never went out—it was just waiting for the right moment to flame again.
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Creating A ‘Space Of Connection’
I love diving into folk music—la musique du peuple!—to learn its codes and understand its roots. That naturally influences my songwriting.
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Tiller’s Folly — Modern-Day Musical Storytellers
Vancouver-area Celtic Canadiana trio Tiller’s Folly will be spinning stories into song at the Atlin Arts and Music Festival this year
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Claire Ness Is As Busy As Ever
Claire Ness has so many things on the go right now. She catches up with Manus Hopkins to share some of them and her plans for the future.
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Music, Mountains, Magic
The Haines Junction-based bluegrass, folk and roots festival is celebrating its 20th edition, billed as its 20th anniversary.
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Bria Rose N’ Thorns
Though she’s only been in the Yukon for the past four years, Bria Rose has already become a staple of the territory’s music community.
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Finding The Time
Yukon audiences will get to see The Lucky Ones at a handful of local appearances, including at the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Meet Over The Moon
Over The Moon returns to the Yukon in June with performances at the 20th Anniversary Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival in Haines Junction.
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Kim Rogers And Gemini Fire Bring Heat
Kim Rogers and Gemini Fire bring the heat with the release of their debut single “Kharma To Burn” on May 24, 2025 at the ’98 Hotel.
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It’s New, And It’s Mobile
A series of concerts will use YAC’s mobile stage in Whitehorse and Dawson this summer “Now we have a professional, turn-key stage that’s easy to
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A Taste of the East Coast
East Coast Kitchen event in support of the Yukon Food Bank on May 3 The focus of the Rotary Club of Whitehorse Rendezvous is to
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Swan Song For The Piano Man
Time for a change after 29 years – Barry Kitchen will be missed The man knows what he’s doing and he’s extremely talented. He’s navigating
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The Vibe Of The Room: Miles Black at the YAC
Vancouver’s Miles Black Trio will be On the Wing at YAC on March 2 Every audience is so different. You become attenuated to the vibe
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A Country Girl’s Rite Of Passage
Rachel Fenlon’s concert features Schubert’s Winterreise and Daniel Janke’s modern song cycle. A blend of classical and contemporary music.
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Muster Point – Come Together
Whitehorse jazz ensemble Muster Point hosts weekly winter shows featuring improvisation and guest collaborations.
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Raging Asian Women (RAW) Taiko
It would be an understatement to say Yukon Taiko, the North’s own traditional Japanese drumming group, active since 2015, is still going strong. In fact,
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Jimmy D. Lane Bringing It Back Here
Jimmy D. Lane brings his iconic sound to Whitehorse this December. Chicago roots, and passion for performing in The Yukon.
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Matt Andersen bringing Jolly for your Holly
Matt Andersen, 2024 Maple Blues Awards star, performs “Put the Jolly in Your Holly” December. Soulful music and holiday magic.
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Coffee House Report
Music, camaraderie, and coffee! Dan Davidson highlights the monthly Dënäkär Zho Coffee House, a lively Dawson City tradition.
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Opera! The Ultimate Art Form
Opera! The Ultimate Art Form There’s a huge desire for arts and culture up in the Yukon and also they don’t have an official opera
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Jocelyn Gould debut in the Yukon
Juno-winning jazz artist Jocelyn Gould debuts in Yukon, bringing soulful music and a wish to glimpse the Northern Lights.
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The Eloquent in the Room Brandon Isaak
Attempting to define Brandon Isaak is challenging. Brandon Isaak is a “Traditional Original.”His music echoes through time.
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Dana Jennejohn and the Bennett Sun
It’s been a while since Dana Jennejohn and the Bennett Sun have graced the pages of What’s Up Yukon. In fact, it’s been too long:
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Freedom. And Healing
The beauty of the self-titled record was that I really had no expectations at all. I think I take things pretty lightly.
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Really Trying To Sound Like Me
Laura Anglade is influenced by such disparate women singers as Carmen MacRae, Blossom Dearie, Amy Winehouse and Barbra Streisand.
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Concert Showcases Top Harpist
Get ready Whitehorse for a spectacular concert with visiting Pedal Harpist Meta Epstein, along with Ben Johnson and Barry Kitchen.
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Get Glammed Up for LDAY
The Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon, also known as LDAY Centre for Learning, is celebrating its 50th year in operation in 2023.
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Major Funk – New Tunes En Route
On Halloween weekend, the 202 opened its doors once again to Yukoners (in costume). Major Funk took the stage as the cast from Mario Kart.
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The Choir Is Back
The Whitehorse Community Choir’s annual Christmas shows are happening Dec. 2-3, and won’t be scaled down due to pandemic restrictions.
Sass Is Coming Back
Sass Jordan, the multi-Platinum-selling, award-winning songstress has been constantly busy since her career began 40 years ago.
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Dawson’s Fridays Are A Time For Music!
Fridays are live music days in Dawson, this summer, with concerts at Riverside Park Gazebo and at the KIAC (Dënäkär Zho) Ballroom.
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Adäka Cultural Festival Comes Back Into The Light—Renewed and International
The Adäka Cultural Festival returns with the light of many suns, in full swing and in person this year! June 29 to July 5 2022
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The Music Festival on the Top of the World
Chickenstock Music Festival will take place in Chicken, Alaska. The bad news—it’s already sold out. The good news—there’s a waiting list.
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There’s a new festival in town
A weekend festival in multiple locations. The inaugural Yukon Music Festival, by the YRMTA, runs from April 21 to 23.
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Scenes from the Street Eats and Beats Cultural Festival
A feast for the senses: Scenes from the 2021 Festival. Entertainers, Attendees and Food service providers.
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Hot Eats Cool Beats: new family fun street eats festival
An expansion of the Street Eats Festival this year’s festival offers food trucks, live music, art installations and a historical tasting tour.
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Klondike Korner: DCMF 2021 is reborn in a smaller, later version this COVID year
September 10 to 12. DCMF is a bite sized three day event spending days in the Waterfront Park Gazebo and nights in the Palace Grand Theatre.
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Fifty years of Rotary in Whitehorse
The Rotary Club of Whitehorse has been serving the city for 50 years and it is time to celebrate and acknowledge its history and accomplishments. As
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Kluane mountain twang
The Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival (KMBF) has an unfair advantage. It has never had to work to attract world-class performing acts and is known widely
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The Queer Songbook Orchestra
The Queer Songbook Orchestra is a Toronto-based 12-piece chamber pop ensemble making their debut on September 30.
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Paradise is ‘plugging in’
The Yukon’s annual electronic Paradise Music Festival is back and is set to take off July 27–29 at Kettley’s Canyon, at Marsh Lake.
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Banjo Sammy’s lonesome ride
Now you know why Flatt and Scruggs quit Monroe and went on their own.
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Indian Horse
Indian Horse will be screened at the Atlin BC Globe Theatre on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 7 PM as part of the Atlin Arts & Music Festival.
It’s a cultured Canada Day in Mayo
The Mayo Arts Festival and Canada Day celebrations are highlights. Everybody is looking forward to the celebrations. 2018
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Riverside rave
Beginning on May 31, guest DJs will perform on the Whitehorse Wharf, providing a summer dance floor for Yukon families and dance music fans.
Yukon’s summer music festival review
The good, the bad and the absolute crazy : here is an overview of the top summer music festivals in the Yukon.
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Bluegrass, ‘newgrass,’ straight-ahead country and more …
This year’s Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival, June 8 to 10, in Haines Junction, will feature a lineup of world-class acts.
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A Whitehorse hub for visual and performing arts
For 22 years and going strong, LePage Park has become a hub for arts and culture during the summer months.
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Top 10 tips for your first summer in Whitehorse
Here are some tips and tricks to starting out in Whitehorse as a Cheechako (which is the name for being new to the north of 60th parallel).
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Yukon Music – Improvisation is Key
The Vanier Junior Jazz Band won first place in the Under 16 category of BYTE’s Battle of the Bands – again!
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A funky little family
The concept for Café des Voix grew out of a desire to help vocalists develop their talents and to make jazz performance more accessible.
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Thaw di Gras is going to the dogs…
Dawson City is gearing up for it’s annual Thaw di Gras spring carnival. One of the most popular events for families is the annual dog show, held at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s.
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Heating up the music scene with Frostbite 2018
The Frostbite Music Festival returns in 2018, on a new date, and has embraced the theme of rising from the ashes.
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Dawson City Music Festival aims for sustainability
The Dawson City Music Festival (DCMF) will be holding its annual general meeting on Thursday, January 18, at Yukon College. The meeting was to have
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Nicole Edwards and friends lift up their voices for local charity
This project gives Yukon audiences another opportunity to create a new and beautiful memory of what Edwards can do with music.
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Tel Aviv to L.A.
Tamir Hendelman’s list of players who have inspired him as a performer and composer includes unsurprising names such Evans, Davis, Corea, Hancock and Peterson. But
It’ll be Hip
Special Olympics Yukon will introduce an event of the season and it’s looking hip! Two hours of Tragically Hip by cover band The Hip Show.
SOVA at 10
When talking about the location of the Yukon School of Visual Arts (Yukon SOVA) in Dawson City, two issues are often raised: What does the
Falling in love with the Yukon
Every week in the Yukon I fall more in love with this Northern magical place. This week was the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival.
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The 17th Annual Riverside Arts Festival
The Yukon Riverside Arts Festival takes place in the most idyllic of settings – right alongside the Yukon River in Dawson City.
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Paradise Electronic Music Festival: Come As You Are
“We want people to come out and express themselves and who they truly are,” says DJKJ. “Creativity is welcomed and everyone is accepted.”
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Dawson City Music Festival Amps up for its 39th Year
It may be the 39th year of Dawson City’s beloved annual music festival, but this tried-and-true summer favourite is always sure..
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Celebrating Film During the Atlin Arts and Music Festival
New projector at the Globe Theatre 2017 when the Available Light Film Festival (ALFF) takes its films to the Atlin Arts and Music Festival.
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Tout en musique pour la Fête de la Saint-Jean
La Saint-Jean, qu’est-ce que ? À l’origine, une fête païenne célébrée, le 24 juin, depuis quelques siècles, qui a, par la suite, été christianisée. On
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There’s a New Drummer in Town
Meet Lee Campese, Yukon’s most recent import and the latest addition to the groovy rhythmic assemblage, Major Funk and the Employment.
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A Good Old Time in Haines Junction
Bluegrass music goes back to the Appalachians. The 2017 Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival headliners are The Boxcars from east Tennessee.
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Setting sail for uncharted waters
“I don’t mind the snow/cause you make me warm/I don’t mind the dark in this romantic cold”– Paris Pick & The Ukes of Hazard
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Less is Definitely More
Dawson City did not have burlesque in its repertoire until long-time local resident Rachel Wiegers decided to take up (or off, as the case may
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A Creative Way to Spend Your Vacation
Discover the Keno City Music Fest Workshops, featuring diverse sessions on songwriting, painting, and more
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Teslin: Sam Johnston Storytelling Festival
Sam Johnston Storytelling Festival, How Raven Stole the Sun, Salmon Boy, How Summer Came to the Yukon, and Crow and Tlingit Princess.
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Thaw di Gras appeals to Locals and Visitors
Dawson’s impishly named Thaw di Gras carnival is still thought of as a spring carnival, even though a good March weekend will still be in
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No Orchestra? No Problem
Trying to provide professional-calibre orchestral music in a small northern city can be … well, problematic. Just ask Daniel Janke.
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This is Home
Former Yukoner Jerome Stueart and Yukon author Marcelle Dubé will read together form their books. It will be an evening about fantasy novels.
Diving into the Depths of Creativity
A dancer, instead of moving her body on stage, will show images in a video. A singer, instead of performing at the piano as she
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Keeping the Dream Alive
Kwanlin Dün elders gave Jolie Angelina McNabb the name, Blue Feather Eagle Woman. Bluefeather Music Festival started as her tribute concert
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The Life and Times of Teenage Metalheads, WaRRmAuth
WaRRmAuth is one of the most intriguing bands at the forefront of the Whitehorse metal scene revivalt. These teenage stars rock hard.
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What is the Aurora Trail?
The folk/roots duo Twin Peaks, comprised of Naomi Shore and Lindsay Pratt, opened Dawson’s Home Routes season on Sept. 26. The show in Dawson City
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13th Century Music
Katelyn Clark and Julie Ryning , as musica fantasia, released their first album. They stopped in The Yukon as part of the album tour.
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Do Festival-Goers Dream of Electric Beats?
Over two days, 20 DJs, local dance troupe BoSo and a live painter will perform at the 11th annual Paradise Electronic Music Festival.
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Hands-On Haute Couture in the Junction
From beading to working with hide and hair, “Textile and fashion endeavours are followed by a huge number of locals,” says Heiko Hähnsen. He’s the
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Chronicling the Peace
From her cabin on her parents’ farm near Fort St. John, B.C., Jody Peck can see the broad, meandering Peace River, not far from where
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Bringing Crowds to Dodge: 38th annual Dawson City Music Festival
The Dawson City Music Festival (DCMF) is a major draw. “One of the bands getting a lot of attention is called the Wet Secrets,”
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Underground at the Core
By the time Danny Fernandez was 10, he had visited over two dozen countries during six years spent aboard a floating hospital that provided free
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Sharing Words
In 2015 Victoria-based poet Yvonne Blomer paid a visit to Whitehorse and did a reading of her poetry book, As If a Raven. In her
Living Blues Legends
Director Daniel Cross visits the southern United States with his latest documentary I am The Blues (2016), highlighting living blues legends in the heart of
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Atlin Arts and Music Festival: A Feast for the Senses
The Atlin Arts and Music Festival, music, visual arts, film and food, is about building community through music and art.
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Aroused and Ecstatic
Ping pong might be what prevents Shawn Hall from harpooning Matt Rogers, or keeps Rogers from dismembering his musical partner with an axe. The duo
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