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The Yohawks at Bluesfest

Sunday, July 18 - 2 p.m.
  • Dave Poulin - bass
  • Brian Bradfield - drums
  • Brad Campbell - guitar
  • Keith Richardson - guitar
  • Ian Clyne - keyboards
  • Mark Ferguson - trombone
  • Nick Dyson - trumpet and flugelhorn
  • Mike Tremblay - tenor and alto sax
  • Brian Asselin - baritone and tenor sax
The story of The Yohawks dates back to the days of the British Invasion, just before the Summer of Love, and long before commercial radio became formatted for specific music genres and listener demographics.

As part of the Five D, an Ottawa band which enjoyed success throughout Eastern Ontario in the late nineteen sixties,  Poulin, Bradfield, Campbell, and Richardson formed a lasting friendship that, forty-two years later resulted in their first album of fresh, original R’nB.

The name Yohawks has a special meaning and a history in Ottawa. In the late sixties, a Yohawk was a person who dressed with a certain style; sneakers, desert boots or penny loafers, with a plaid, madras or paisley shirt and tight fitting faded jeans. On the other side were The Squirrels, with their jet boots, greasy hair and jean jackets. Yohawks and Squirrels were Ottawa’s version of Mods and Rockers, and were the first recorded gangs in the city.

Today, The Yohawks are a nine piece R’nB band, and are busy working on the follow-up to their first album, MPH.


Claridge Homes Stage
Bluesfest
LeBreton Flats (Booth at Ottawa River Parkway)
www.ottawabluesfest.ca