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Hometown: Notre-Dame-de-Gr�ce, QC, CA
Label: Flaming Nora
Website: www.swiftyears.com
Sounds Like: Dave Appolon, Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, Gogol Bordello, Steeleye Span, Jethro Burns
Genre: Folk
Three musicians with about a century of experience between them, playing music from bluegrass to reggae, united in the name of a good time in Montreal.
Trois musiciens ayant, entre eux, une siècle d'expérience dans la musique (bluegrass jusqu'au reggae) réunis à Montréal pour laisser les bons temps rouler.
Bob Cussen: Mandolin/vox (White River Bluegrass Band, Nobody You Know, etc)
Patrick Hutchinson: Guitars/vox (Top Ranking, Bare Bones etc)
Suzanne Ungar: Bass/vox (Harlequin, Jay Sewall etc)
"eclectic does not even come close to describing what goes on when these three people come together. The common threads here are humor and great musicianship. Not content to relax or play anything safe, everything is done with break-neck energy and virtuosity.
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"glowing with musical heat"
Stephen Peterson - Halifax Chronicle Herald -
"Crazed Balkan hillbilly music from local anarcho-folkies Patrick Hutchinson, Bob Cussen and Suzanne Ungar. Hotter than a plate of pierogis, cooler than the sour cream on the side. ****"
Mary Lamey - The Gazette, Montreal
