Musicians of the Midnight Sun: Tom Hudson

Musicians of the Midnight Sun is a new 10-partCBCradio series produced by Northernmusical icon PatBraden.Bradenhas spent 15 years collecting interviews, photographs, and recordings from some of the North's most celebrated artists,which he is releasing in an online archive.

A new episode of the 10-part series will debutonCBCRadio One's The Trailbreaker every Tuesday morning at 7:40 MT.

Listen to Episode 2ofMusicians of the Midnight Sun

Tom Hudson is a Mtissinger/songwriter from Thebacha, orFort Smith. He found his passion for performing as a young man when his friends encouraged him to sing along to hit songs and continues to be one of the most distinctive and versatile voices in the North today.

• EXTERNAL |Visit theMusicians of the Midnight Sunwebsite for more archival photos and recordings

Hudson is the second musician profiled by the newCBCradio seriesMusicians of the Midnight Sun.

In hisinterview with series producerPatBraden, Hudsonrecalls his time travelling as a young man to Northern communities, performing with his band, The Centennaires.

"We got to travel the Mackenzie River stopping ata different settlement every second day,"said Hudson. "We were just the scene at the time at AkaitchoHall and I think because of that we had the opportunity to go."

Hudson and the Centennairespreformed for a centennial celebration in 1967 before disbanding shortly after.

You can listen to PatBraden'sfull interview with Hudsonand see photos from then and now onthe project's website.