Yukon-based trio to perform their 'music of the North' at Wright Auditorium Sept. 16

Living close to the land inspires Diyet van Lieshout's songwriting for her band Diyet & The Love Soldiers, which is touring Southeast Alaska and will be stopping for a performance in Petersburg this month.

In coordination with the Petersburg Arts Council, the Indigenous singer-songwriter, who draws from Southern Tutchone, Tlingit, Japanese, and Scottish roots, will bring her trio to Petersburg's Wright Auditorium on September 16 for a 90-minute show combining storytelling and music.

Diyet describes their sound as "the music of the North" – a mix of bluegrass, country, and rock influences, and...