Performers

Lakota Tootoosis

032+Lakota+Tootoosis.jpeg

Saturday, January 11

  • The Hearth (Hodson Hall inside Alberta Avenue Community League) @ 12:00 pm

  • Big Bear Yurt Stage (91 St & 118 Ave, inside Pipon Village) @ 2:50 pm

Sunday, January 12

  • The Hearth (Hodson Hall inside Alberta Avenue Community League) @ 12:00 pm

  • Big Bear Yurt Stage (91 St & 118 Ave, inside Pipon Village) @ 2:50 pm

Lakota Tootoosis is plains Cree from the Poundmaker Cree nation. Lakota has been hoop dancing for nine years. He has performed in Taiwan, in Alaska and he travels extensively throughout North America, entertaining audiences at various venues. The hoop dance is a formation storytelling dance; you will see formations like the butterfly, eagle and the world to name a few. You can use your imagination to see a variety of images transform throughout his performance.

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

Zachary Willier

62525166_679075722532112_5702877332478361600_n.jpg

Saturday, January 11; Sunday, January 12 @ 2:30 pm
Big Bear Yurt Stage (91 St & 118 Ave, located in Pipon Village)

Zachary Willier is a 14 year old métis style fiddler Who comes from Sucker Creek first nation near High Prairie Alberta but is currently living in Edmonton where he is taking lessons with Patti Kusturok from Winnipeg Manitoba over Skype. On December 1 of 2018 he was handpicked by his former teacher Daniel Gervais as apart of an honours group to perform on stage with Natalie MacMaster! He recently celebrated his 5th year of playing and enjoys practising every day!

A great French Canadian tune in the key of C

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

Sewepagaham

avatars-000188134130-yiwgm1-t500x500.jpg

Saturday, January 11; Sunday, January 12 @ 1:10 pm
Big Bear Yurt Stage (91 St & 118 Ave, located in Pipon Village)

Sewepagaham (pronounced “see-wee-pay-ga-ham”) is from the Little Red River Cree Nation inside the Boreal Forest region of northern Alberta. Her Cree-Dene roots are expressed in original Cree and chant songs of healing, celebration, social justice, life journeys, and her love of family. She infuses the rhythms of the hide drum and rattle with the contemporary stylings of piano, cello and Latin percussion, using her training in both western and traditional music.

The Cree language blended with jazz piano and hand drum.


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

Marc Halun & the Ranger Creek Wranglers

pa230015b.jpeg.jpg

Sunday, January 12

  • Northern Lights Beer Garden (inside giant igloo) @ 3:00 pm

  • The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts @ 4:30 pm

The Ranger Creek Wranglers are three local musicians that compose their own songs that are inspired by their love for horseback riding in the Canadian Rockies. Tight harmonies and catchy songs make for a toe-tapping experience for all. The "Wranglers" also play a diverse genre of cover songs, including many francophone songs from Québec and as far away as France.

Les Wranglers de Ranger Creek sont trois musiciens locaux qui composent leurs propres chansons inspirées de leur amour pour l'équitation dans les Rocheuses canadiennes. Des harmonies serrées et des chansons entraînantes en font une expérience de tapotement d'orteil pour tous. Les "Wranglers" jouent également un genre divers de reprises, dont de nombreuses chansons francophones du Québec et jusqu'en France.

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

Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Jean

pcsj_formal.jpg

Sunday, January 12
The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts @ 1:30 pm

Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Jean is a small children's choir that sings classical and folk music repertoire. They are sure to charm the audience with their angelic voices and beautiful music.

Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Jean est un petit choeurs d’enfant qui chantent de la musique classique et folklorique. Ils sont sûrs de charmer le public avec leurs voix angéliques et leur belle musique.

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

Daniel Gervais

dg_promo_20151.jpg

Sunday, January 12

  • The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts @ 12:30 pm

  • Northern Lights Beer Garden (inside giant igloo) @ 2:00 pm

  • New Moon Pavilion @ 3:00 pm

Daniel Gervais has been playing the violin since the age of five. He plays a variety of fiddle styles and classical violin. Gervais had the opportunity to perform at the 2012 London Olympics as a cultural ambassador of Alberta. He is the first and only Albertan to win the Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Competition. Gervais first competed in the Canadian Grand Masters in 2003 and returned to this competition in 2004 and again in 2008, finishing in the top eleven both times.

Daniel Gervais joue au violon depuis l'âge de cinq ans. Il joue une variété de styles de violon et de violon classique. Gervais a eu l'opportunité de jouer aux Jeux olympiques de 2012 à Londres en tant qu'ambassadeur culturel de l'Alberta. Il est le premier et le seul Albertain à remporter le Concours canadien de grand maître de violon. Gervais a participé pour la première fois aux Grands Maîtres canadiens en 2003 et est revenu à cette compétition en 2004 et de nouveau en 2008, terminant dans les onze premiers deux fois.

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