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The Duhks 
Background information Origin Winnipeg, Manitoba Genres World music
Pop music
Country music
Folk rockYears active 2002–present Labels Sugar Hill Website www.duhks.com Members Sarah Dugas
Jordan McConnell
Leonard Podolak
Christian DugasPast members Jessee Havey
Scott Senior
Tania ElizabethThe Duhks is a band from Winnipeg, Canada.
The members play a blend of Canadian soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old time country string band, zydeco, and Irish dance music. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, their music draws heavily on all of the North American musical traditions, while successfully integrating Latin-music-influenced percussion. Their first album, Your Daughters & Your Sons was nominated for a Juno award. Their eponymous second album won a Juno for Best Roots & Traditional Album by a Group, and "Heaven's My Home," from their third album, was nominated for the 2007 Grammy award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Their 4th album Fast Paced World (featuring Sarah Dugas as vocalist and Christian Dugas on drums) was released in 2008. It also received a JUNO nomination for Best Roots & Traditional Album. The video for the titled single "Fast Past World" features Lucent Dossier Experience and was directed by Dream Rockwell [1]
In March 2007 lead singer Jessee Havey left the band to pursue other interests.
Singer Sarah Dugas joined the band in March 2007. She was later joined by her brother, Christian Dugas, in November 2007 after percussionist Scott Senior left the group to spend more time at home with his family.[2]
January 15, 2010, fiddler Tania Elizabeth announced that she would be moving on.[3][4] She was replaced by fiddler Casey Driessen.
In October 2007 The Duhks Sustainability Project was launched to raise awareness about ways to live a more economically viable and ecologically sustainable lifestyle.[5] In April 2008, The Duhks performed a post-Earth Day benefit in Nederland, Colorado.
As of 2010, the band were on semi-hiatus, playing far fewer shows. In April 2011, the band announced on their web site that this pace would continue, including some shows with former members Havey and Senior, as the Dugas siblings are now also recording and performing as a duo.
Contents
Members
Current members
- Sarah Dugas - lead vocals
- Jordan McConnell - guitar
- Leonard Podolak - banjo
- Christian Dugas - drum kit and percussion
Former members
- Jessee Havey - Vocals
- Scott Senior - Percussion
- Tania Elizabeth - Fiddle
Discography
Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart
positionsUS Heat
[6]US Indie
[7]2003 Your Daughters & Your Sons - Release date: June 10, 2003
- Label: self-released
— — 2005 The Duhks - Release date: February 8, 2005
- Label: Sugar Hill Records
30 40 2006 Migrations - Release date: September 12, 2006
- Label: Sugar Hill Records
— — 2008 Fast Paced World - Release date: August 19, 2008
- Label: Sugar Hill Records
36 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Live albums
Year Album details 2007 Live at Merlefest - Release date: April 2007
- Label: FestivaLink.net
Singles
Year Title Album 2004 "Mists of Down Below" The Duhks 2006 "Out of the Rain" Migrations 2008 "Fast Paced World" Fast Paced World "You Don't See It" See also
References
- ^ http://www.bluegrassjournal.com/2009/01/28/the-duhks-release-video-for-fast-paced-world/
- ^ Rotter, Joshua (2008-02-14). "The Duhks continue to play despite changing lead singer, percussionist". The Record. http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/A_ENTERTAIN/802140303. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "Big Changes for The Duhks!". http://duhks.com/news.cfm?id=74. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Tania Elizabeth News - 25/01/10". http://www.taniaelizabeth.com/page6/page6.html. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.greenduhks.com
- ^ "The Duhks Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-duhks/chart-history/515266. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "The Duhks Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-duhks/chart-history/515266?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
External links
- The Official Site of The Duhks
- The Duhks Sustainability Project
- Sarah and Christian Dugas
- FAME Review: The Duhks
Categories:- Canadian alternative country groups
- Canadian folk rock groups
- Musical groups from Winnipeg
- Canadian musical group stubs
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