The Duhks

The Duhks are a young folk band hailing from Winnipeg Manitoba, which is located where the wind stops at the east end of the Canadian Prairies. Their show is a pure, unrestrained and dynamic presentation of traditional and contemporary acoustic music designed to make you kick up your feet and party. Their harmony of the Celts mixes with Appalachian Old Time fiddle music, with French-Canadian Gigues & Reels, with some of the songs of the great songwriters of the last century and with new songs and tunes written by themselves and by their friends.

The Duhks are a unique collection of young people from a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds. What they all have in common is that the whole damn collection come from families where playing folk music was a major part of life. These guys & gals have been stepping over their instruments since birth and that becomes obvious from the moment they begin to play. It's the mixture of youth and technical skill that fuels the energy that's always present when you attend a Duhk's show. Everyone starts to move; not the "lets be hip" movement prevalent in beer commercials, but a genuine groove that just builds without ever being rude. The Duhks are fun.

Tania Elizabeth has been playing fiddle since she was old enough to hold it in place. Tania is an amazingly skillful, fiery and entertaining fiddler. Her knowledge of fiddle music spans a lot of territory and her ability to absorb music quickly appears limitless. A committed player she has toured from Toronto to Shanghai and from Vancouver to Sidney. She has released two solo recordings, and has served as Celtic instructor at Nashville legend Mark O'Connor's fiddle camp.

Jordan McConnell's impeccable sense of timing brings a steadying musical presence to the group. In addition to being a great guitar player he is an excellent vocalist and a fine tenor banjo player. When he isn't playing folk music he sometimes can be found dabbling in classical guitar and punk. Entirely a renaissance man, Jordan goes beyond simply playing instruments; he makes them. As an active guitar maker his customers include nation finger picking champion Tim Sparks and Danu guitarist Noel Ryan.