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refimprove|date=December 2008Infobox musical artist | | name = The Duhks || image = The_Duhks_-_Shakori_Hills_-_October_2008.jpg| caption = || image_size = ||| background = group_or_band || origin = Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba || genre = World music Pop music Country music Folk rock || years_active = 2002& ndash;present || label = Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass)|Sugar Hill || associated_acts = || website = http://www.duhks.com/ www.duhks.com || current_members = Jordan McConnell Leonard Podolak Sarah Dugas Christian Dugas Casey Driessen| past_members = Tania Elizabeth Scott Senior Jessee Havey The Duhks is a band from Winnipeg, Canada.
The members play a blend of Canada|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 America n musical traditions, while successfully integrating Latin-music-influenced percussion. Their first album, Your Daughters & Your Sons was nominated for a Juno Awards|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 http://www.bluegrassjournal.com/2009/01/28/the-duhks-release-video-for-fast-paced-world/
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.cite web |url= http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20080214/A_ENTERTAIN/802140303 |title= The Duhks continue to play despite changing lead singer, percussionist |accessdate=13 December 2008 |last= Rotter |first= Joshua |coauthors= |date= 2008-02-14 |work= The Record (Stockton)|The Record |publisher=
January 15, 2010, fiddler Tania Elizabeth announced that she would be moving on.cite web |url= http://duhks.com/news.cfm? id=74 |title= Big Changes for The Duhks& #33; |accessdate= 23 January 2010cite web |url = http://www.taniaelizabeth.com/page6/page6.html |title= Tania Elizabeth News - 25/01/10 |accessdate= 28 June 2010 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. http://www.greenduhks.com In April 2008, The Duhks performed a post- Earth Day benefit concert|benefit in Nederland, Colorado|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.
Members
Current members
Sarah Dugas - lead vocals (2007-present)
Jordan McConnell - guitar (2002-present)
Leonard Podolak - banjo (2002-present)
Christian Dugas - drum kit and percussion (2007-present)
Casey Driessen - fiddle (2010-present)
Former members
Jessee Havey - vocals (2002-2007)
Scott Senior - percussion (2002-2007)
Tania Elizabeth - fiddle (2002-2010)
Discography
Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
US Heat cite web
US Indie cite web
2003
Your Daughters & Your Sons
Release date: June 10, 2003
Label: self-released
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2005
The Duhks (album)
Release date: February 8, 2005
Label: Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass)|Sugar Hill Records
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40
2006
Migrations (album)
Release date: September 12, 2006
Label: Sugar Hill Records
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2008
Fast Paced World
Release date: August 19, 2008
Label: Sugar Hill Records
36
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"—" 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
List of bands from Canada
Scruj macduhk|Scruj MacDuhk
References
reflist
External links
http://www.duhks.com/ The Official Site of The Duhks
http://www.greenduhks.com/ The Duhks Sustainability Project
http://www.sarahandchristiandugas.com/ Sarah and Christian Dugas
http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p03183.htm FAME Review: The Duhks
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