North Country Rock©

For bookings , Contact me @ gerald440@hotmail.com  or call 867-872-4606 and leave message with Sandy Poitras. I am currently travelling with George Chalifoux and Donny L'Hirondelle...CD's for Sale @ Bear Paw Music & Gifts in Whitehorse, Yukon.... I also have cd's for sale at , Ring's drug store in Hay River,  In Fort Mcmurray contact Clifford and Sandra Flett @ 780-713-5553.I am going to be relocating to Leduc Alberta, on April 27, 2011, for approx. one year...But I will still be available to party on weekends....I will have my cell (780) 803-0224...My landline in Leduc is 780-739-3989

I began playing in a band at a young age, I have always been interested in music and tried to be around it as much as possible. My brother Norbert, Uncle Gordon Whitehead, along with Vern Simpson had a band in Fort Chipewyan in 1982. We called the band North Country Rock and we played mostly in Fort Chip and once at the Tamarac bar at Syncrude. The band stayed together until 1983, when Norbert moved to Fort Smith, NWT.  the band was no longer, as Norbert took all his equipment and therefore we were no longer able to make music. In 1984 I moved to Fort Smith and didn't really begin playing until 1998, when Leonard Desjarlais, Millie Hudson and Darcy Catholique came calling and We formed a group to play in the South Slave friendship Festival. Since then I have played with numerous musicians in numerous towns in the NWT, Alberta and B.C. In 2007 I applied for a grant from the  NWT Arts Council and was approved for a cd project, and so I wrote some songs and asked others, such as Eddie Courtorielle, Dave Poitras, Theresa Goulet,  and Norbert if I could use their material in my cd and they all accepted my request, I also used a song my late uncle Lawrence Whitehead wrote....and the rest is history! I am writing songs in preparation for another recording....Stay Tuned!!!!!!

I am currently making music With Donny L'Hirondelle and George Chalifoux as a three piece....My brother Norbert sometimes joins us when we travel North of 60!!!!

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January 30th ...Lacies Bar...One night Only!!!!!

February 6th...Fort Chipewyan Ab!...

February 12...Lacies Bar...One Night Only!

February 13th....Liz's Birthday Party...RR Hall...One Night Only

February 20th and 21st...Deline NT...Handgames tournament!!!!

February 27th...Fort chipewyan Ab.   Richard and Kerry Wedding!

March 2010....Gold Range Hotel...YK, NT...

April 23/24...Lacie's in Fort Smith

May 28-29, 2010 Lacie's

June 1, 2010...Akaitcho Assembly...Fort Smith Rec Centre...Entertainment and jigging contest.

June 6th, Sobriety Dance--RR Hall.

June 19th, Laviolette-Marlowe Wedding Dance

June 21st, Aboriginal Days Noon @ Pinecrest Lot

June 23rd, Hay River Dehcho Assembly

July long weekend...HAY RIVER Festival!!!!

 July 17th and 18th, Fort St. John B.C. Then Holidays for two weeks

August long weekend...Fort McPherson...Midway Lake Music Festival!!!

August 7th, Enterprise, Gateway Music Festival

August 12-14th, South Slave Friendship Festival 2010!!!

August 20th-Bechoko Happy Daze!!!!!!!!!!

August 21, Ft. Smith-Private Party!

August 27-28th- Wrigley NWT

Sept 17 Lacies Lounge- Fort Smith

September 18- High Level Alberta

Sept. 24 - Ft. Resolution - Deninoo Days

Sept 25- Wedding Fort Smith

October 29 and 30th- Lacie's Lounge with Spirit Ryder!!!

December  10- Karaoke @ Lacies

Dec, 11 - Enterprise with Vanishing Breed

Dec. 18th- Cancer Fundraiser for I rene Sanderson- RR Hall

Dec 31 and Jan 1- Tulita

Jan 28 Lacies Lounge

Jan 29,2011 Willie and Marie 50th Anniversary Ft. Chip

February 5th Hockey Tourny Dance Ft. Chip-Cancelled

February 21, 2010 Fort McMurray Ab. Simpson Reunion-Cancelled

February 11, 2011-Salt River Hall-old time dance and jigging contest!

February 25 & 26- Lacies with Spirit Ryder

February 27- Cabin Fever-Yellowknife Top Knight

March 1st- 26th 2011- Gold Range Yellowknife NWT

April 2nd-Whati, NWT Winter Carnival

April 9th, Tulita NWT Winter Carnival

April 29 & 30- Transit Hotel, Edmonton Alberta

May 6 & 7 Transit-Edmonton Ab.

May 20 & 21 Jasper Place - Edmonton Ab.

June 3 & 4 Transit Hotel-Edmonton Ab.

June 10- Whati NWT -Grad Dance

June 16th-Rocky Mountain House

June 21- Aboriginal day-Fort Smith NWT

June 25th-Wedding in Edmonton

June 26th- St. Albert Metis celebration

June 27th-TRC in Inuvik NWT

July 1-Paddle Prairie

July 6th-Whati NWT-Tlicho Gathering TBD

July 9th-Bailey/Carriere Wedding-Ft Resolution NWT

July 8-10 Hay Days-Hay River NWT

July 23/24-Fort St. John B.C.

August 29/30-Mac Daze- Fort Providence, NWT

August 20th-Fort St. John BC-Halfway Rodeo

August 26/27-Transit Hotel, Edmonton AB

August 31-Rocky Mountain House..Ocheese Reserve.

Sept 2-Tulita NWT

Sept. 23, 2011- Fort Resolution NWT***POSTPONED***

Sept. 23, 2011-Transit Hotel-Edmonton AB.

Sept.30th, Oct 1st- Cold Lake Alberta

October 14/15-Transit hotel, Edmonton

October 20/21/22-Drake Hotel-Edmonton

November 8-10 conference in Ft. Smith

November 12-Talent show and Dance-Fort Smith NWT

November 18- Peace River , Ab

November 25/26- Transit Hotel-Edmonton

December 2nd-Metis-Hay River NWT

December 9th West Edmonton Mall

December 10th-Christmas party- Conklin Ab.

Dec. 16th. Yellowknife NWT

Dec. 31st- Fort Smith, NWT-NEW YEARS EVE TALENT SHOW AND DANCE!!!!!!

Jan. 27/28-Fort Chipewyan Ab.