Saturday, January 11 @ 7:30 pm
The Hearth (Hodson Hall, inside Alberta Avenue Community League)
Le Fuzz is a multilingual world beat folk band from Edmonton, Alberta.
Their music is a unique blend of language and rhythm, the result of years of gigs and journeys. Le Fuzz has created a diverse and exciting repertoire of tunes sung in various languages, exploring musical influences from around the world and home.
Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.
Saturday, January 11
Northern Lights Beer Garden (inside giant igloo) @ 2:00 pm
The Hearth (Hodson Hall, inside Alberta Avenue Community League) @ 3:00 pm
The Borch Brothers have been playing gigs together since about 2003. At that point, the average age of the band was about 10 years old and the youngest member, Rigel, was only two years old! Since then they’ve played at North Country Fair, Big Valley Jamboree, Canadian Finals Rodeo, Deep Freeze Festival, The Edmonton Fringe, the Ponoka Stampede and countless others. They love playing at old age homes, dances, community events, private functions, and are one of the longest standing buskers at Edmonton’s Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market.
The Borch Brother’s music style has its roots in old time fiddle and has grown into Celtic, Ukrainian, East Coast, and blues. More recently, they’ve been branching into swing and folk with more vocals and improvisation, while also adding some originals.
Their aspirations aren’t for fame or fortune, but instead to play more of their favourite gigs: where they connect with the crowd as they bounce, dance and sing along.
Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.
Saturday, January 11 @ 1:00 pm
The Hearth (Hodson Hall, inside Alberta Avenue Community League)
The Verkhovyna Ukrainian Song and Dance Ensemble's goal is to promote the Ukrainian culture and increase awareness of the Ukrainian heritage. Verkhovyna thrives on enabling their own members, audiences, and the community to build friendships, a sense of belonging, and an extended family.
The Ensemble is comprised of three groups: the Verkhovyna Choir, Dunai Dancers, and Verkhovyna Ensemble School of Ukrainian dance. The Verkhovyna Choir and Dunai Dancers have toured together as an ensemble, as well as performed separately, for appreciative audiences in Canada, the United States of America, Brazil, Costa Rica and Eastern Europe.
Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.
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.
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.
Sunday, January 12 @ 1:15 pm
New Moon Pavilion Stage
The Wajjo Drummers is a Ghanaian African drumming group that consist of members from different countries in Africa that play rhythmic beats.
Deep Freeze is a free festival, donations are gratefully accepted.
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.
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.
