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Fast Paced World
:Album Description:Hailed by The New York Times as one of the artists at the forefront of the neo-folk movement, The Duhks continue the evolution with their fourth album.
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Migrations
: :With each release, this Canadian quintet's adventurous, energetic eclecticism sounds more like a signature fusion (and less like bluegrass, despite Tania Elizabeth's fiddle and Leonard Podolak's banjo). The material on Migrations ranges all over the map--geographical as well as musical--with a pair of spirituals steeped in the tradition of Georgia's Sea Islands ('Moses, Don't Get Lost' and 'Turtle Dove'), a zydeco romp through Cajun country ('Down to the River'), a ballad in tribute to an Irish patriot ('Who Will Take My Place?'), a syncopated revival of Tracy Chapman's 'Mountains o' Things' and the ...
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The Duhks
: :Celtic fiddles, Irish reels, old-time banjo, gospel vocals, and Latin percussion forge a common spirit within the uncommonly vibrant fusion of the Duhks (pronounced 'ducks'). The young band from Winnipeg casts a wide net over traditional influences, breathing fresh life into the age-old balladry of 'The Wagoner's Lad,' generating a dynamic tension between the soulful depth of Jessica Havey's vocals and Tania Elizabeth's fiddle on a pair of spiritual standards ('Death Came a-Knockin'' and 'True Religion'), and keeping the dance floor jumping with their sprightly instrumental medleys. Though the Canadian quintet doesn't feature ...
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Your Daughters and Your Sons
: :The success of the Winnipeg folk favorites' self-titled stateside debut has sparked the reissue of this 2002 Canadian indie release. Though the Duhks were a drummerless quartet in their initial incarnation (occasionally augmented in the studio by a rhythm section), they were from the start a band with ties to tradition, but unbound by it. The virtuosic range on display here is a freewheeling delight, with the propulsive instrumental dance medleys from a variety of sources and the soulful vocals of Jessica Havey on material that extends from the spiritual resonance of Gillian ...
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Your Daughters and Your Sons
: :Though the Duhks were a drummerless quartet in their initial incarnation (occasionally augmented in the studio by a rhythm section), they were from the start a band with ties to tradition, but unbound by it. The virtuosic range on display here is a freewheeling delight, with the propulsive instrumental dance medleys from a variety of sources and the soulful vocals of Jessica Havey on material that extends from the spiritual resonance of Gillian Welch's 'Rock of Ages' to the jazzy inflections of 'The Leather-Winged Bat.' Much of the music spotlights the progressive interplay ...
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