The most vital acoustic music being made today acknowledges its predecessors and lives in the here and now.  For four years now, The Duhks, the band of five skilled, high-energy, tattooed twenty-somethings from Winnipeg, Manitoba, have been riveting audiences and winning staunch fans across North America and around the world with just that kind of music. 

Since the release of their self-titled, Béla Fleck-produced album in 2005, and the consequent re-release of their Canadian debut, Your Daughters and Your Sons, as well as this year's Sugar Hill release Migrations, the band has won admirers as diverse as David Crosby, Dolly Parton, and Doc Watson. This is not surprising, given their Duhks-alone blend of soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old time country string band, zydeco, and Irish dance music, and the attack they bring to these interwoven acoustic styles—which might as well be called sheer rock and roll.  Their unique sound has also earned them a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Country Vocal Performance by a Group or Duo category, one Juno Award, two additional Juno nominations, two Folk Alliance awards, and an Americana Music Association nomination for Best Emerging Artists.

On the eve of their second major North American release- Migrations - the international acceptance and excitement generated by this band is still fresh enough to be something of a heady surprise for its young members.  As Duhks founder Leonard Podolak puts it, “It still blows my mind that yeah, we made a record, and now 40,000 people have it, and many have seen that first video (“The Mists of Down Below” which went to #1 at Bravo Canada), and so a lot of times now we'll go to a gig in a town where we've never been before, never played a festival, but they know what we do—and they're pumped!” Fans have even recognized them walking in Times Square, and cheered them taking the stage at the huge Woodford Folk Festival near Brisbane, Australia.

And so the title of their new, sophomore Sugar Hill release, Migrations, seems to speak for itself.  The Canadian prairie band has toured relentlessly, played everything from rock halls to theatres to festivals, making the world their home.  The title also marks just how far The Duhks (pronounced like the answer to the question, "Which ones up there are Daffy and Donald?") have traveled since their formation in 2001 and how much they've experienced in that short time frame.

With Jessee Havey leaving the band in early 2007 to pursue other musical endeavors, the remaining members (Tania Elizabeth -Fiddle, Jordan McConnell – Guitar, Leonard Podolak – Banjo, Scott Senior – Percussion) were joined on the road by vocalist Sarah Dugas, a member of the Canadian folk band, Madrigaia.  With her addition, The Duhks add even more diversity of sound to songs, old and new, during their energetic live performances.