The Duhks: Biography

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Genre:

Folk & Roots Music

After Leonard Podolak's band, Scruj MacDuhk, broke up, the Appalachianstyle clawhammer banjoist decided that this occurrence gave him the perfect opportunity to start another group, one that would fuse eclectic modern sounds with traditional roots. In 2002, along with lead singer Jessica Havey (who brought blues influences with her), fiddler Tania Elizabeth (who played in the FrenchCanadian style, among others), and guitarist Jordan McConnell (who had studied Celtic guitar), the Duhks selfreleased their debut, Your Daughters and Your Sons, in Canada in 2002 (it was then rereleased in the States the following year). The album did well enough to bring the band a contract with NorthCarolinabased Sugar Hill Records, who issued the Duhks' who had since added Latininfluenced percussionist Scott Senior selftitled Béla Fleckproduced record in 2005. The next year Migrations, which was produced this time by labelmate and contemporary bluegrass stalwart Tim O'Brien, came out, followed by an extensive tour and an appearance at 2007's MerleFest.

- Marisa Brown, All Music Guide