Friday, November 7, 2025 – Native Playlist: PIQSIQ, Blaine Bailey, and LOV

Throat-singing Inuit sisters Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay released their sixth album, offering a soundtrack to the traditional stories they grew up with. “Legends” blends PIQSIQ’s cultural improvisational technique with sophisticated studio production.

First Nations Cree singer LOV is on tour, propelled by the success of the video releases for the singles, “Matriarch” and “Mama“. Her upbeat soulful, rhythmic style invokes Amy Winehouse, but LOV has a message all her own drawn from her roots on her Treaty Six Reserve.

Country crooner Blaine Bailey barely blinked after getting eliminated from the musical competition reality show, “The Road“. He hit the road with his own tour singing songs from his album, “Indian Country“, with a classic sound built around lyrics full of Native pride.

GUESTS

Blaine Bailey (United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians), singer and songwriter

LOV (Poundmaker Cree Nation), singer and songwriter

Tiffany Ayalik (Inuit), singer and songwriter for the duo PIQSIQ

Inuksuk Mackay (Inuit), singer and songwriter for the duo PIQSIQ

 

Break 1 Music: Good Buddy (song) Fontine (artist) Good Buddy (album)

Break 2 Music: Traditional Side Step Song (song) Little Otter (artist) Side Step Songs (album)