The Mystery of the Ookpik

The Mystery of the Ookpik by Joe Weed
Joe Weed and Daniel Lapp will introduce this amazing documentary and may even play us a few tunes. Bring your instruments, there’ll be a Jam after the screening!
Saturday, October 19 1:30pm – 5:00pm, Doors at 1:00 – Wood Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music, Johnson Street – entry by donation but registration is requested as seats are limited – Book now
https://www.showpass.com/the-mystery-of-the-ookpik/
Canadian fiddler Frankie Rodgers composed Ookpik Waltz in 1965. By the early 1970s, it had lost its title, its composer was unknown, and fiddlers around North America had invented a mythical provenance for it, based on Hollywood’s inaccurate portrayals of Native American and First Nations’ music.
The Mystery of the Ookpik restores credit to Frankie Rodgers and his rich performing and recording career. It shows how his Ukrainian heritage colored his composition and performance of Ookpik Waltz. It explains his move to New Zealand, after Canadian radio’s adherence to American broadcast trends left him without an audience. It details how Ookpik Waltz entered the fiddle contest scene, and how it was folk processed so that Rodgers’ original recording is viewed as “wrong” by contemporary audiences.
Mark your calendar and check out this trailer:
https://youtu.be/03-6_R3VnW8