Sangea

Sunday, January 12 @ 4:00 pm
New Moon Pavilion

Sangea performs west African Traditional music and dance that dates back hundreds of years. Sangea is the award winner of the Fil Fraser Award, Outstanding Performance (2015), winner of the Afro Canadian Heros, Artist of the Year (2014), and also the winner of the Excellent Community Initiative Group Award (2013, 2014, 2015). Sangea uses energetic music (drumming, singing, poetry & dance) as a tool to build cultural bridges in the community.

Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Zéphyr

Sunday, January 12 @ 2:15 pm
New Moon Pavilion Stage

Zéphyr specializes in French-Canadian step-dance (gigue) and folk dance. They have performed at numerous cultural events around the province, including Deep Freeze. The dancers have trained at La Girandole, a school of dance which offers dance classes in French. They hope that the younger students at la Girandole will strive to become part of Zéphyr. Zéphyr is proud to share their joie de vivre with audiences and hope you will enjoy their jig to upbeat traditional fiddle tunes.

Zéphyr est spécialisé dans la step-dance (gigue) et la danse folklorique canadienne-française. Ils ont performaient lors de nombreux événements culturels dans la province, dont Deep Freeze. Les danseurs se sont formés à La Girandole, une école de danse qui offre des cours de danse en français. Ils espèrent que les plus jeunes de la Girandole s'efforceront de faire partie de Zéphyr. Zéphyr est fier de partager sa joie de vivre avec le public et espère que vous apprécierez sa gigue rythmer par des airs de violon traditionnels.

Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Deanna Dolstra

Sunday, January 12
New Moon Pavilion Stage @ 12:15 pm, 3:00 pm, and 4:45 pm

Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Deanna has been playing fiddle for over 30 years and is trained in Ottawa Valley Step Dance. She competed in fiddle and step dance in the Ontario Contest Circuit for many years, retiring in 2000.  She has trained with various instructors across Ontario and also attended the Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic music in Cape Breton.

Deanna released her own independent album in 2002. She played for over a decade with the band "Celtic Powerhouse" with fiddle, step dance, keys, and backup vocals. She has been a guest performer and has appeared on recordings with various other artists and groups. She performs all over Canada during the year, often seen with the Metis Ensemble Nicely Put Together Band since 2017.

Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Melanie Doderai

Saturday, January 11
New Moon Pavilion @ 3:00 pm

Melanie Smith-Doderai holds a B.A, B.Ed and M.Ed. Melanie is an active member of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers Association, holds an Advanced Specialist Certification from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada and has published ten theory books for string instruments through Mel Bay Publications. Melanie has been awarded the 2009 Excellence in Music Teaching Award as well as the CMFTA Award for Recognition of Professional Achievement from 2010 to present. Melanie believes that a well-rounded music program in the hands of a skilled and dedicated teacher will foster an enduring love of music in all students. Her goal is to inspire students to love music and to promote musicality and a commitment to lifelong learning in all of her students.

Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Jay Kuchinsky

Saturday, January 11
New Moon Pavilion @ 3:00 pm

Jay Kuchinsky is an Edmonton-based musician with 40 years of playing experience . His musical journey has included collaborations with many wonderful musicians and bands, including Cowboy Pride, Goldrush Trio, the Jay-Tones, Les Bucherons, and Bill Bourne. These days he plays mostly with his band, The Pure, and his daughter and fellow fiddler Georgia.

Jay can be found playing around Edmonton at such locations as Fort Edmonton, The Edmonton River Queen (for Maritime Night, with The Pure), and O’Byrnes Irish Pub.

Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Marango Pie

Saturday, January 11

• Northern Lights Beer Garden (inside giant igloo) @ 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm

• New Moon Pavilion Stage @ 3:00 pm

Marango : Ukrainian slang term for a gypsy troubadour. Marango Pie is a multi-piece band playing traditional Ukrainian roots music with modern swing sensibilities. With roots that run deep in the Ukraine, seasoned (with garlic) musician Ernie Miciak had a passion: to create a band that could arrange and perform the traditional folk music of the Ukraine, giving it a rootsy contemporary feel, while staying true to the genre. The band is currently evolving into a full multi-instrumental group.

Personnel:
Ernie Miciak - mandolin
Trevor Payne - guitars
Rachel Malenka - fiddle
Robert Kochan - drymba, flute, whistles, and percussion
Alan Dunn - bass
Linden Dahler - drums

Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Jeremy Rusu

Photo by Katharine Cherewyk

Saturday, January 11

• New Moon Pavilion @ 3:00 pm and @ 4:00 pm

• The Hearth (Hodson Hall, inside Alberta Avenue Community League) @ 5:30 pm

Sunday, January 12

• New Moon Pavilion @ 3:00 pm

Whether it’s on jazz piano, drums with a big band, country lead guitar, bluegrass mandolin, or accordion, Jeremy Rusu is right at home on a stage as long as he’s making music.

Blind since birth, Jeremy’s entire life has revolved around music. He is in great demand in several bands around Winnipeg and is also busy working as a studio musician.  Most recently, Jeremy has released his first solo recording titled “The Accordion Album.”

Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.

Calvin Vollrath

Saturday, January 11

• New Moon Pavilion Stage @ 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm

• The Hearth (Hodson Hall, inside Alberta Avenue Community League) @ 5:00 pm

Sunday, Jaunary 12

• Northern Lights Beer Garden (inside giant igloo) @ 1:00 pm

• New Moon Pavilion Stage @ 3:00 pm

• The Hearth (Hodson Hall, inside Alberta Avenue Community League) @ 4:15 pm

Calvin Vollrath has composed nearly 700 tunes, many of which have become standard contest and dance tunes across North America & Europe. His influence in the fiddle world is very evident. He has to his credit, 65 of his own albums and numerous music books of his original compositions. Calvin was commissioned to compose 5 fiddle tunes for the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 Opening Ceremonies to represent the various styles of fiddling our country has to offer.

Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.