Welcome to a special Catch-Up bonus episode with violinist Gina Burgess. My original episode with her is linked here, as well as the podcast versions of both, with transcripts: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e18-s1-gina-burgess-multi-style-violinist  If you missed my first conversation with Gina, you’ll be interested to hear her fascinating personal story and how she became so connected with the North.

Gina has had a really interesting year, going back to university in Newfoundland, moving to the far north of Canada in Iqaluit, and releasing her first album as bandleader. We talked about Inuit throatsinging, and have included two excerpts from the album which I encourage you to check out on Bandcamp: https://ginaburgessmusic.bandcamp.com/album/isnow 

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:24) music education at Memorial University in Newfoundland

(03:56) touring life cut short by pandemic and pivoting to teaching

(04:59) placement in Iqaluit

(07:40) Inuit throat singing, Cynthia Pitsiulak

(09:32) intro to Anuri

(12:06) clip from Anuri on ISNOW album

(14:34) album release in Iqaluit with drum dancers, Olivia Chislett throat singer

(16:17) album ISNOW

(17:38) Ravens on the Roof intro

(19:50) clip from Ravens on the Roof

(20:34) crafting, sober jam

(22:09) teaching

(23:22) teaching teenagers, the importance of knowing them

(24:48) playing in hospital