With the
Klondike Gold Rush, a number of
folk
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songs from
Yukon
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became popular, including "Rush to the Klondike" (1897, written by
W. T. Diefenbaker), "The Klondike Gold Rush", "I've Got the Klondike Fever" (1898) and "La Chanson du Klondyke".
Yukon has a very active and live music scene, with a relatively large number of artists as well as a number of music festivals. Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
Jerry Alfred won the
Juno Award for Best Aboriginal Recording in 1995, while
Matthew Lien has topped the charts in
Taiwan
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The major festivals include the
Dawson City Music Festival,
Frostbite Music Festival in
Whitehorse
Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...
, and the
Atlin Arts & Music Festival
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held in
Atlin, though located just outside Yukon, is mostly attended by Yukoners, since 2003. The
Alsek Music Festival in
Haines Junction
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was held for 16 years
but has skipped 2009 and 2010.
References
External links
Dawson City Music FestivalAtlin Arts & Music FestivalCaribou RecordsFrostbite Music Festival
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