Musicians of the Midnight Sun

John Tees

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.

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Wayne Bertrand

Guitar player, Singer/Songwriter Wayne Bertrand was an active player in the vibrant Yellowknife music scene through the late 1960s. early 1970s and beyond.

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Sandy Wilson Part 2

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.

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Sandy Wilson Part 1

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.

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Jim Lawrance

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.

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Nick Sibbeston

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

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.

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Penny Ballantyne

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”.

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Randy Demmon

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”.

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John Telgen

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.

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