Digawolf

Digawolf is a Canadian rock music group from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories,[1] who record and perform in both English and Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì.[2] They are most noted as two-time Juno Award nominees for Indigenous Music Album of the Year, receiving nominations at the Juno Awards of 2010 for their album Distant Morning Star,[3] and at the Juno Awards of 2020 for Yellowstone.[4]

The band's core member is singer and songwriter Jesse James Gon, a musician from Behchokǫ̀.[2] He began his career in music as a member of Northern Band,[5] 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 wolf, with its English translation after having to explain many times to audiences what "Diga" meant.[5] Distant Morning Star, the debut album of the full band, was released in 2009.

Supporting band members have included bassist Mel Sabourin and drummer David Dowe at the time of the band's 2015 album Great Northern Man,[6] and bassist Nik Heyman and drummer Peter Dombernowsky on Yellowstone.[1] For Great Northern Man, Gon was a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2016.[7]

To promote Yellowstone, the band appeared on the national CBC Radio program Q in 2019 to perform their songs "Elexe Together" and "Northern Love Affair".[8]

Discography
  • Father (2003, as Jesse James Gon)
  • The Earth Is Crying (2005, as Diga)
  • Distant Morning Star (2009)
  • Nake De (2012)
  • Great Northern Man (2015)
  • Yellowstone (2019)

References
  1. Kyle Mullin, "Digawolf: Yellowstone". Exclaim!, February 26, 2019.
  2. Karine Beaulieu, "Born in a barn: Digawolf's 'beautiful, blistering' new album". Cabin Radio, March 19, 2019.
  3. Paul J. Henderson, "Inez gets Juno nod". Chilliwack Times, March 5, 2010.
  4. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  5. Elaine Anselmi, "Yellowknifers: The Singer/Songwriter". Edge YK, October 19, 2015.
  6. "20 Questions With: Digawolf". Digital Drum.
  7. Gregory Adams, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2016 Nominees". Exclaim, September 21, 2016.
  8. "Digawolf performs from upcoming new album Yellowstone live in the q studio". Q, January 25, 2019.
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