Digawolf is a Canadian alternative music group from

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,Kyle Mullin
"Digawolf: Yellowstone"
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'', February 26, 2019. who record and perform in both English and Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì.Karine Beaulieu
"Born in a barn: Digawolf's 'beautiful, blistering' new album"
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nominees for Indigenous Music Album of the Year, receiving nominations at the

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for their album ''Distant Morning Star'', and at the

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for ''Yellowstone''. The band's core member is singer and songwriter Diga, a musician from

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. He began his career in music as a member of Northern Band,Elaine Anselmi
"Yellowknifers: The Singer/Songwriter"
''Edge YK'', October 19, 2015. and released two solo albums, one under his own name and one under the stage name Diga, before forming the band. He chose the band's name by combining "Diga", the Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì word for

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, with its English translation after having to explain many times to audiences what "Diga" meant. ''Distant Morning Star'', the debut album of the full band, was released in 2009. Supporting band members have included bassist TJ Buggins and drummer David Dowe at the time of the band's 2015 album ''Great Northern Man'', and bassist Nik Heyman and drummer Peter Dombernowsky on ''Yellowstone''. For ''Great Northern Man'', Diga was a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2016. To promote ''Yellowstone'', the band appeared on the national

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program '' Q'' in 2019 to perform their songs "Elexe Together" and "Northern Love Affair"."Digawolf performs from upcoming new album Yellowstone live in the q studio"
'' Q'', January 25, 2019.

Discography

*''The Earth Is Crying'' (2005, as Diga) *''Distant Morning Star'' (2009) *''Nake De'' (2012) *''Great Northern Man'' (2015) *''Yellowstone'' (2019) *''High Arctic'' (2020)

References

External links

*{{official, https://www.digawolf.com/ Musical groups from the Northwest Territories First Nations musical groups Canadian rock music groups Culture of Yellowknife