Daybreak (folk)

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Name = DayBreak


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Origin = Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, US
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Genre = Folk, Celtic

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Years_active = 1989 - Present
Label = Independent
Associated_acts = [http://www.glassrosesmusic.com/ Glass Roses] , [http://www.daybreakfolk.com/heartwood/heartwood.htm Heartwood]
URL = [http://www.daybreakfolk.com/ DayBreak Folk]
Current_members = Cliff Cole
Emily Cole
Rob Yoder
Anna Lisa Yoder
Lydia Yoder
Trudy Yoder
Seth Yoder
Past_members = Denis Blodgett
Sally Cole
John LaValley
Rich Bernardin
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DayBreak is a folk band, playing tradtional (folk) music in and round the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania, United States.

DayBreak - Traditional Music for a New Day

The musicians of DayBreak began harmonizing together in 1988. The band started performing and recording in and around Lehigh and Bucks Counties of Pennsylvania in 1989. They apply their acoustic instruments and voices to Celtic jigs, reels, hornpipes and ballads; American folk tunes and songs, folk hymns, original pieces, and seasonal songs.

DayBreak includes:

* Cliff Cole playing the hammered dulcimer, guitar, and percussion
* Anna Lisa Yoder on the violin, viola, mandolin and bouzouki
* Rob Yoder on concertina, guitar, bodhrán, harp and mountain dulcimer
* Trudy Yoder on cello, guitar, bodhrán and mountain dulcimer
* Emily Rose Cole on tin whistle
* Lydia Yoder on violin, mandolin, djembe and bodhrán
* Seth Yoder on hammered dulcimer, piano and oboeThey all lend their voices to a growing repertoire of songs.

Recordings

External links

* [http://www.daybreakfolk.com/ DayBreak's Web Site]
* [http://www.daybreakfolk.com/CliffCole.htm Cliff's Hammered Dulcimer Page]