A local Whitehorse book group, inspired by the epic poem Beowulf, have composed songs that will be performed on August 13. Keitha Clark, Kate Weekes and Brenda Berezan originally joked about the idea of writing songs based on...
Read MoreListening to Kate Weekes’ new solo folk album, Frost on Black Fur, is like mushing around the vastness of the world at great speed as the scenery constantly changes, from Irish islands, to mountain villages in China, to...
Read MoreFor Yukon musicians wanting to get a career on the road there are many things standing in the way: our geographical location, small population, limited venues, genres, studios and festivals, a limited demographic… At times...
Read MoreSummer’s here and the time is right for a musical evening garden party.On Saturday, July 5, Yukon Women in Music are coming out of the bars and concert halls and bringing their music to the deck of the scenic Stehelin...
Read MoreIt’s been a long time since I was in public school.As I remember, we had a music program … we sang and entered choir competitions and had a great ol’ time.But it was nothing like the North Klondyke Highway...
Read MoreYukon Women in Music (YWIM) have released their fourth album, which is as musically diverse as their membership.Founded in 1998, the YWIM collective brings together female singer-songwriters who pool their talent and resources...
Read MoreWhen Whitehorse musicians Kate Weekes and Grant Simpson attended the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals this past fall, they were amazed and touched by a screening of A Walk In My Dream, about harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens....
Read MoreStorytelling has always been an integral part of Yukon history and tradition, in all its forms and mediums. That’s why this year, the non-profit Yukon Women in Music (YWIM) chose to make it the theme of their fourth and...
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