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Hmayak Mikayelyan

Keyboardist, accordion player and Armenian pop artist Hmayak Mikayelyan released his debut album in 2010. Born in Nor Hachn, Armenia, Mikayelyan has been a big part of the Yellowknife music scene since moving North in 2005.
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Leela Gilday

Leela Gilday is an independent Dene artist from the North. The Juno winning songwriter appreciates the heartbeat of life and how that resonates through our experiences. She loves to sing and feels the voice is a human birthright that should be used often.
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Booze Cruise

Booze Cruise is a fast rock band based out of Yellowknife. Whether spinning tales of personal politics, or finding inspiration at the bottom of a bottle, one thing is guaranteed: they will spit it hard and fast.
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Dale Crocker	Originally from St. John's, Nfld., Dale Crocker began playing music as a teenager in Iqaluit and Yellowknife, where she performed at the first Folk on the Rocks music festival in 1980. Now based in Salmon Arm, B.C., Crocker released her first CD in the summer of 2010. Listen	Sam Tutanuak	Songwriter Sam Tutanuak of Rankin Inlet released his debut album, Utiqpungaa, in spring, 2010. The CD features original songs in Inuktitut and English. Listen
Los Flacos Locos	Members of Yellowknife's Los Flacos Locos play dirty, sexy, angry music for whatever mood their audience is in. Video	Mountain Avens	Meet the Yukon's favourite con artist Ryan McNally and the Northwest Territories' songbird, Dana Sipos. Pan-northern, cross-territorial music makers teaming up across the Mackenzie mountains to bring to life new sounds to echo through these very old lands. Video
	Sandy Pringle Sandy Pringle is up and coming. Well, actually, she is one of the hard working musicians who has broken out into the scene with her first album release "Map Of The World." MySpace page		Veronica Johnny Fort Smith rocker Veronica Johnny celebrates her traditional Cree, Chipewyan and Ojibwa heritage in her honour song Ne Mama. Now based in Toronto with her rock n' roll band, The Johnnys, the singer and rhythm guitarist released the new track on May 5, 2010. Myspace page
	Tina Roy Tina Roy is a bilingual Metis singer/songwriter and musician who has been continually exploring and drawing inspiration from the anatomical analogies found in the marrow of our everyday human experiences. Website MySpace page		Randy Sibbeston Randy Sibbeston is a Northern farmer and a longtime songwriter and performer from Fort Simpson, NWT. He released his debut CD, Sunshine Sounds, in 2010.
	Digawolf Tlicho recording artist Digawolf won the 2005 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award and was a nominee for the 2010 Juno for Best Aboriginal Album for his latest CD Distant Morning Star. MySpace page Video		Gerald Poitras Gerald Poitras is a drummer, songwriter and the leader of the band North Country Rock in Fort Smith. Poitras recorded his debut album, A Dream Calls, in summer of 2009. Website
	Godson Aaron "Godson" Hernandez is a veteran Northern rapper, slam poet and prolific hip hop recording artist who has performed on stages throughout Canada. His music has played on hit television shows on the CBC and CTV networks and his rhymes have received airplay on radio stations around the country. Website Video		The Break Up The four piece band was originally formed by song writers Amanda Dei and Mel Leonard who joined forces with bassist Ryan Silke and drummer Tina Roy in the fall of 2009. Website Myspace page Video
	Priscilla's Revenge The three-piece rock blues band performs for a wide range of audiences. The musicians have the ability ability to be soft and graceful or deliver high energy music to get listeners moving on a dance floor. Website Video		Steve Lacey Steve Lacey lists Handel, Gilbert and Sullivan, John Philip Sousa, the Beatles, Buffy Ste. Marie, Gordon Lightfoot, and Stan Rogers as his principal influences. His songs reflect this variety, showing jazz, blues, folk, and rock influences. MySpace page
	Tyler Hawkins Tyler Hawkins began lessons at the age of seven. He studied multi-string guitar technique with instructor/composer Ted Lebar at York University. Hawkins founded the annual NWT International Lute Festival based in Hay River, NWT, in 2007. Website		Tracy Riley Much loved and multi-talented musician Tracy Riley has performed her original songs in Yellowknife for three decades. Inspired by a strong belief in family and community, she writes and composes in a cozy shack on Jolliffe Island in Old Town. Myspace page
	Leanne Goose Leanne Goose is a Dene/Inuvialuit singer song-writer originally from Inuvik, NWT. Her latest album, the multi-nominated "Anywhere," was recorded in a cabin near her home land. Website MySpace page		Dawn Lacey Born Dawn Walker on what is now known as Ghost Town Row in Saskat-chewan, Dawn Lacey defines herself as a dimensional-shifting prairie poet. Singing has been the connecting thread throughout her life. Website
	Lucie Idlout Lucie lived much of her early life in the high Arctic on North Baffin Island in Nunavut. Her passion as an Inuk songwriter and artist stretches far beyond the treeline. In recent years she has split her time between Toronto and Iqaluit. Website		Pat Braden "A Place to call Home" is a 90 minute montage of stories and songs written and performed by singer/songwriter, bassist and Chapman Stickist Pat Braden, in which he reflects on coming of age in the Northern mining town of Yellowknife, NWT. MySpace page Video
	Dana Sipos Described as a "lyrical satirical poet," Dana Sipos sews a compelling sound. Likened to the folk minstrels of yesteryear, she's part politics, part poetry, part hip, part pop, with a dash of blues, hints of soul and a whole lot of heart. MySpace page Video		Jen Walden Jen Walden is a Yellowknife songwriter with a passion for the North. She released her debut CD, Water, in 2007.
	Indio Saravanja Indio Saravanja is a poet, musician and songwriter. He was nominated Best New Discovery by Canada's leading Folk and Roots magazine, Penguin Eggs, and his music is on steady rotation across the country and abroad on leading folk and college stations and over satellite radio. Website		James Boraski and Momentary Evolution Originally from rural southern Ontario, James Boraski is an accomplished singer/songwriter who is described by his friends as "introspective and creative" with a "unique style." Myspace page Video
	Razzamajazz! Razzamajazz! is the Northwest Territories' premiere jazz band. Their sound is smooth and layered: a mix of original and jazz standards. They bring to the stage their sense of humour, sophistication and the occasional impromptu tap dance. Video		The Dawgwoods Rustic, ready and often rowdy, The Dawgwoods fuse original old time foot stompin' jams into a freight train of roots and roll energy. Myspace page Video
	Karen Mackenzie Karen Mackenzie is an Iqaluit-based singer-songwriter with a powerhouse voice and a knack for turning day-to-day passions and places into song. Her debut album, Wind Don't Blow, offers up a blend of folk and blues, heartfelt lyrics and stripped-down compositions. Website		Hello Paisley Hello Paisley takes inspiration from a variety of genres: alternative, rock, pop, punk, hardcore and R & B. Its sound evolved from band member Scott Landry's infatuation with U2 and Benji Straker's heavier influences of punk and heavy rock. MySpace page
	Small Narrow Valley Small Narrow Valley comprises a motley crew of hardcore rock and rollers: bassist and Great Slave MLA Glen Abernethy, guitarist and archaeologist Glen MacKay, guitarist and Twin Otter pilot Keith Shergold, and drummer and construction project manager Spenser DeCorby. Facebook page		Tanya Tagaq Throatsinger and Juno-winning recording artist Tanya Tagaq Gillis likes to challenge convention. Her second album Auk Blood, released in 2008, features her passionate solo interpretation of Inuit throatsinging overlaid with hip hop beats and collaborations. MySpace page Video

	Welder's Daughter Welder's Daughter is a popular Yellowknife band with a diverse repertoire. Band leader Karen Single is a little bit country and whole lot of rock n' roll. MySpace page Video		Stephen Kakfwi Stephen Kakfwi's retirement from politics as premier of the Northwest Territories has allowed him to follow a decades-old dream of becoming a folk singer. A devoted fan of Bob Dylan (he once met Dylan backstage at a concert in Calgary) Kakfwi has released several original albums. Website
	The Gumboots If there is an award for All Time Best Northern Group, it would have to go to The Gumboots. With more years of experience and stage time than most local bands combined, they always seem to put a smile on the faces of Yellowknifers young and old. MySpace page		Steve Smith Steve is a long time Yellowknifer who has paid his dues in the YK music scene. He has been actively involved with various musical events. Steve's debut album, Beaches To Barrens has been impressing all those who listen.
	Giant Con Giant Con is an experimental folk rock trio that fuses soulful piano, acoustic guitar and howling vocals into a salvo of story-influenced grooves. Spending long days and nights spilling melodies around camp fires, these lifelong Northerners have built a strong local following. Website Video		The Greasy Twigs The Greasy Twigs is one of my favourite Yellowknife bands. Why? They are young, talented and know how to make good tunes. Definitely not your average young band, these kids have talent and pure musicianship. MySpace page
	Ceilidh Friends Ceilidh Friends performs traditional, modern and Northern music. Known for vocal harmonies, the trio also plays acoustic guitars, Appalachian and hammered dulcimers, recorders, percussion, tenor and five string banjos, mandolin, bouzouki, bowed psaltery, hurdy gurdy, and autoharp. MySpace page		3-Across-Dee-Eye Band members describe their sound as false hope and said that no one song on their long list for their new album Sock Puppet Serenade (which they hope to release before the summer) is a happy song. MySpace page
	The Johnnys Originally from Fort Smith, NWT, the Toronto based group has built a reputation as an incendiary live act, blasting rapid-fire barrages of lightning-quick anthems featuring catchy hooks and tongue-in-cheek lyrics. The band is fronted by the charismatic presence of six-foot, leather-clad Cree singer Veronica Johnny. Website Video		Cynthia Russell Cynthia Russell is a captivating vocalist and lyricist. On her debut CD "To a Song," she brilliantly mixes a little gospel bluegrass, with folk rock and adds in some traditional style Canadian satire. Her music is a little bit of the spirit of Sunday morning and Friday night all mixed into one. Website
	Lyndon Duong Well what do most kids do at the age of 13? Play video games and watch TV. How about record an amazing album and be one of, if not the most, talented young classical guitarists in the territory? Listen to this track and you will be impressed.		Mary Caroline Mary Caroline has found incredible inspiration from the people and places that have touched her heart. Her love of writing and poetry can be seen in her clever and heart-felt lyrics that are brought to life with her ethereal, passionate and raw vocal energy. MySpace page Video