Native Songs with the Uke
Clarissa and her uke
Like most of the performers at the Adaka Festival in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory June 21-27, I will play a 20-minute set. I will sing Tlingit songs and my own originals accompanied by my ukelele on Saturday, June 22 at 1:45pm. Check out the line-up of performers and artists on their website. The Adaka Festival features traditional and contemporary Canadian 1st Nation performers and artists mainly from Yukon and British Columbia, with an occasional Alaskan(!).
I’ve been playing the uke a little over a year – this tool has become a spiritual/emotional life-saver – in my opinion, if you need to be “saved” in any way, this is the instrument that can help bring you a sense of balance. I think that if everyone in the world played ukelele, even if they just strummed a few chords every day and didn’t sing, that eventually, the world would have consistent peace! Yep.
As I mentioned, the Adaka Festival also features artists from the Yukon/British Columbia/Alaska region. During the Festival week of June 21-27, I will also be teaching an introduction to Chilkat weaving class along side Ann Smith who will be teaching Ravenstail, and Ann and I are spearheading another Indigenous Weavers’ Gathering . On Friday, June 21, I will also be a part of a group art exhibit featuring a Chilkat robe I am recently completing, my latest button robes, a contemporary painting, along with a few Giclee prints and my button blanket series greeting cards.
If you are in Whitehorse, Yukon, come out and visit us!