The Duhks

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The Duhks (pronounced like "ducks") are a 5-member Canadian folk-rock-Celtic-old time-bluegrass-contemporary-Latin-French Canadian-gospel (though usually described as folk rock or bluegrass) group. Four of them hail from Winnipeg, Manitoba and the fifth member is from Victoria, British Columbia. 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, 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.

The band's name evolved from banjoist Leonard Podolak's earlier band Scruj MacDuhk. The name MacDuhk comes from Scottish history. MacDuhk was a warrior chieftain who fought with William Wallace, resisting the English occupation of Scotland, during the reign of King Edward I.

1 Members
2 Recordings
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Members

Tania Elizabeth - fiddle
Jessica Havey - lead vocals
Jordan McConnell - guitar
Leonard Podolak - banjo
Scott Senior - percussion

[edit] Recordings

Your Daughters & Your Sons (2003), Independent, re-released by Sugar Hill Records
The Duhks (2005), Sugar Hill Records
Migrations (2006), Sugar Hill Records