#NativeNorthAmericaGathering: WILLIE THRASHER & LINDA SADDLEBACK . Willie Thrasher and Linda Saddleback (Musicians) Willie Thrasher is a singer-songwriter from Aklavik, Northwest Territories. At five, Thrasher was taken from his family and sent to a residential school where he was forbidden to practice his Inuvialuit culture. In the mid-1960s, he drummed for the Cordells, one of the first Inuit rock bands. One evening, a stranger recommended that the group tap into their Aboriginal roots instead of the charts for inspiration. This prompted Thrasher to write songs about his life, people, and the environment (as heard on 1981’s Spirit Child LP, CBC). Thrasher currently performs with his partner Linda Saddleback and is still writing and recording music. They were recently heard on the nationally telecast HIP 30 special performing Gord Downie, The Sadies, and The Conquering Sun's "Budget Shoes." We are blessed to have Willie Thrasher and Linda Saddleback with us at the Native North America Gathering. . Tickets available at: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1508435-native-north-america-gathering-toronto/ INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS: USE PROMO CODE "RPM.FM" WHEN PURCHASING . #nativenorthamerica #indigenousmusic #tkaronto #livemusic #toronto #williethrasher #lindasaddleback #NNAV1 (at Trinity-St Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts)
