Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K. On this show we welcome from Leader, Saskatchewan, Mr. Berk Jodoin is in the house. Singer, Songwriter and Producer. His new album has just been released, called “Fly Away.” A nice mix of Indigenous country blues. This is his 3rd album, he’ll be stopping by to tell us all about it.
Enjoy music from Berk Jodoin, Jason Benoit, Janet Panic, Crystal Shawanda, Thunderhand Joe and the Medicine Show, Tracy Lee Nelson, Gary Small & the Coyote’ Bros, The Band Blackbird, Indigenous, Levi Platero, XIT, Blue Mountain Tribe, Saltwater Hank, Midnight Shine, Nadjiwan, Blackhawk Walters, Kelly Derrickson, Axel Krygier, Fiebre Amarilla, Khu.eex, CHANCES, Twin Flames, Darren Geffre, Julian Taylor, Celeigh Cardinal, Leela Gilday, Tracy Bone and much much more.
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OUR INTERVIEW IS 30 MINUTES INTO THE PROGRAM
BERK JODOIN IN OUR SAY MAGAZINE FEATURE
BERK JODOIN ALBUM – FLY AWAY
BERK JODOIN – WAITING TO DIE BREAKOUT WEST
CONTACT INFORMATION
WEBSITE: www.berkjodoinmusic.net/
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/berkjodoinmusic
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/berkjodoinmusic/
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/berkjodoin
YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/@berkjodoin1072
BOOKING: [email protected]
BERK JODOIN BIOGRAPHY
As a Metis roots music artist from Saskatchewan, Jodoin has experienced throughout his life much of what he sings about. After a promising hockey career was derailed by life-threatening alcoholism, Jodoin turned his life around in his early thirties with the help of a B.C. treatment centre. He then took up boxing, but after realizing that injuries were tempting him to return to his bad habits, Jodoin turned to music as his therapy, inspired by heroes like Steve Earle and Waylon Jennings.
Through his friends’ encouragement, Jodoin began recording his songs, and with the support of an SK Arts grant, released his self-titled debut album in 2020. Jodoin followed that up in 2022 with Half- Breed, which earned him a Saskatchewan Music Award as Indigenous Artist of the Year, along with a 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year.
Now partnered with Toronto-based Merilainen Music, Jodoin is sure to expand his audience with Fly Away, an unflinching collection that also presents a pathway toward change. “All my songs are true,” Jodoin says. “I basically just take stories and write them, as I did with songs I wrote for my grandfather, who was a Cree man. The story of him surviving residential schools is a true story that needs to be told. We all have a platform. I use mine to raise awareness of things, which will hopefully inspire people to take action.”
