The Duhks are a young kick ass folk band hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their show is a pure, unrestrained and dynamic presentation of traditional and contemporary acoustic music designed to make you kick up your feet and party. The harmony of the Celts mixes with Appalachian Old Time fiddle music, with French-Canadian Gigues & Reels, with some of the songs of the great songwriters of the last century and with new songs and tunes written by themselves and by their friends.

Tania Elizabeth has been playing fiddle since she was old enough to hold it in place. Tania is an amazingly skillful, fiery and entertaining fiddler and her knowledge of fiddle music spans a lot of territory. Widely recognized for her talents, she has served as Celtic instructor at Nashville legend Mark O'Connor's fiddle camp.

Jordan McConnell's impeccable sense of timing brings a steadying musical presence to the group. In addition to being a great guitar player he is an excellent vocalist and a fine tenor banjo player.

Jessee sings with authority. She has real character in her voice and is able to believably sing everything from Old Time ballads to Celtic laments, to blues and torch songs.

Bandleader Leonard Podolak brings his superb banjo playing, his tune writing skills, his singing, his ability as an arranger and his extensive experience as a professional artist into the mix. Producer Mark Schatz sees Leonard as "a child of the multicultural mecca of the Winnipeg Folk Festivals with a passion for the music and the fire in his belly to pull this marvelously talented crew together." He adds, "I am intimately familiar with Leonard Podalak's eclectic blend of French Canadian, Celtic, and Old Time music, with some afro-latin rhythms thrown in to propel the distinctive groove to an even higher energy level, because I produced his last CD, Juno nominated The Road to Canso. This new project represents the next step in the evolution of a sound that he has pioneered, and it features some astounding young talent and some veterans of the rich Winnipeg music scene."

The Duhks first CD, Your Sons and Your Daughters, pays tribute to the fact that they all come from musical families. Shatz describes the project as "a true collaboration that features a colorful array of material ranging from sensitive ballads and folk rock remakes of old time Appalachian songs to fiddle tunes that swing jubilantly with the dance rhythms of traditions from both sides of the border and the Atlantic."

Make way for the Duhks!

http://www.duhks.com/