Musicians of the Midnight Sun

Archie Loutitt (Part 1)

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.

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Albert Canadien (Part 2)

Dehghaot'ine / South Slavey musician Albert Canadien is from Zhahti Kue / Fort Providence, NT. He played guitar for his first fiddle dance when he was 14 years old. In 1964, Albert went to school in Alberta where he joined a band of other young, indigenous musicians. Through many opportunities and misfortunes, they became “The Chieftones, Canada’s all Indian Band’, and went on to tour the US with the Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, Diana Ross and many other iconic pop stars in the 1960s.

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Albert Canadien (Part 1)

Dehghaot'ine / South Slavey musician Albert Canadien is from Zhahti Kue / Fort Providence, NT. He played guitar for his first fiddle dance when he was 14 years old. In 1964, Albert went to school in Alberta where he joined a band of other young, indigenous musicians. Through many opportunities and misfortunes, they became “The Chieftones, Canada’s all Indian Band’, and went on to tour the US with the Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, Diana Ross and many other iconic pop stars in the 1960s.

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Tony Buggins

Chipewyan musician, Tony Buggins found his passion for music at the fiddle dances in his home community of Denı́nu Kų́ę́ / Fort Resolution, NT in the late 1950s and early 1960s. One of the founding members of “The Native Cousins”, he toured throughout the NT and western Canada. Tony worked as a Chipewyan interpreter and through the years, has always kept his guitar and his music close to his heart.

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Alex Czarnecki

Alex Czarnecki was a musician, composer, producer, director and film maker. In the 1960s, he played tenor saxophone with the Montreal Jazz ensemble, “The Island City Seven”. He landed a job as a teacher and moved to Yellowknife in 1972. A tour de force in the Yellowknife arts scene, Alex played with the bands “East Street” and “The Alley Cats” and directed more than 50 community theatre productions. As a film maker, he produced a legacy of insightful films about the north in cultural transition. Alex Czarnecki passed away in 2019.

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Angus Beaulieu (Part 2)

This is Part 2. Deninu Metis Fiddler, Angus Beaulieu is from Denı́nu Kų́ę́ / Fort Resolution, NT. He has played his fiddle on many northern and national stages for almost 70 years. Angus is one of the few remaining musicians to carry the history of traditional fiddle music of the north in his stories and his music. A mentor to generations of northern musicians, Angus is a founding member of the celebrated band, “The Native Cousins”.

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Angus Beaulieu (Part 1)

This is Part 1. Deninu Metis Fiddler, Angus Beaulieu is from Denı́nu Kų́ę́ / Fort Resolution, NT. He has played his fiddle on many northern and national stages for almost 70 years. Angus is one of the few remaining musicians to carry the history of traditional fiddle music of the north in his stories and his music. A mentor to generations of northern musicians, Angus is a founding member of the celebrated band, “The Native Cousins”.

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Kevin Mackie

Kevin Mackie grew up in Xátł’odehchee / Hay River, NT and started to play drums in 1965. He attended high school in Yellowknife and boarded at Akaitcho Hall from 1968 to 1971. There, Kevin joined up with some other Akaitcho Hall and local Yellowknife musicians to form the celebrated band “UM²”, the “Universal Music Machine”. Since his high school years at Akaitcho Hall, Kevin has played drums for many of Yellowknife’s long standing bands and along the way become an accomplished songwriter.

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Richard Lafferty

Richard Lafferty is a respected Metis fiddler from Zhahti Kue, Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. He learned the Old Time and Metis fiddle songs from his grandfather, his uncles and from the Scottish and French settlers who traveled past his community on the Mackenzie River. In 1960, Richard went to high school in Yellowknife and boarded at Akaitcho Hall where he learned the guitar and mandolin and played gigs with a band called “The Arctic Ramblers”. Throughout his life, Richard has played for old time fiddle dance house parties to large event stages across Canada.

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1. Tom Hudson

Metis Singer/Songwriter Tom Hudson hails from Thebacha, Fort Smith, NWT, a town known for producing some of the finest singers and musicians the north has to offer. Tom found his voice early, singing along with the pop songs of the day and went on to sing with many northern bands.

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