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Join northern musician and storyteller Pat Braden as he sits down with the music makers from the Northwest Territories, (NWT) from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s. A time of cultural and musical revolution not only in North America but around the world. These stories are pure Canadiana and form part of our country’s musical heritage yet unheard. “Musicians of the Midnight Sun” gives voice to these musicians, the place and time they lived, the stories they hold and the music they played. Learn more at: https://musiciansofthemidnightsun.com Follow Musicians of the Midnight Sun on Facebook Learn more about host Pat Braden: http://www.patbraden.com
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Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Archie Loutitt was born, raised and lived his life in Sǫ̀mbak'è / Yellowknife, NT. His mother bought him a guitar for 5 dollars when he was 12 years old and Archie started to play at house parties in the early 1950s. He went on to play the old town speakeasies, the clubrooms, the rec halls and the dance halls in town. Archie founded one of Yellowknife’s acclaimed bands, “Northbound Freeway”. Archie Loutitt passed away in 2018.
See photos of Archie and hear the full interview at: https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/archie-loutitt
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