Tag Archives: edmonton

Flying Canoe Part 2: Aftermath

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jesse Conlang

The worst thing about the Flying Canoe is that I’ve basically never been there. Every year I get there before it starts, play for four hours, finish breaking down long after it’s finished, and then I do the same thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Stuff I made | Tagged cold weather solutions, edmonton, festival, flying canoe, folk music, guitar, Guitar pick, métis music, music, tree, tree sap, Winter, Winter city | Leave a comment

Cold Weather, Métis Dancing and Problem Solving

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Jesse Conlang

For the past couple years in February my family and I have had the pleasure of providing music and dance instruction for the Flying Canoe / Canoë Volant Festival. You can see us briefly in this video at the 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff I made | Tagged canada, cold, edmonton, flying canoe, folk music, guitar, MacGuyver, Métis, music, Winter | 2 Comments

Kahkakiw Okisêpânêhkwêwin (The Raven’s Breakfast)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Jesse Conlang

So, at my old job there was a huge raven that lived in the back alley by the shop. You would see it eating pigeons, and occasionally you could hear it singing and whistling to itself in that doddering old … Continue reading →