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Band Bio From their Official Site:
A Few Choice Words About
Scrüj MacDuhk
Scrüj MacDuhk began as a "jam" in my dining room back in 1995.
My son had invited a couple of musician friends home to do some
jamming. It was rude, it was crude, it was loud, it was raucous, but
it was the most exciting and danceable music I had heard since
Queen Ida and The Bon Temps Zydeco Band hit the Main Stage
at the Winnipeg Folk Festival back in 1982.
Within minutes the entire household was bopping, reeling and
cavorting around in abandoned delight. It was a Newfoundland fiddle
tune played with such an original energy, it blew us away. The old
and jaded folkies around my house actually got up and danced. We
were swept away by the energy of the music and the most
impressive thing was that the music was acoustic. "Electricity", not
generated by a hydro dam or wind power, but generated by the
alchemy of the collective efforts of great musicians. It was a spine
tingling beginning to what has developed into one of Canada's best
young bands.
Scrüj MacDuhk, is, in the best sense, truly a folk revivalist band.
Collectively they are rewriting and renewing traditional folk music
entirely on their own terms without falling into the trap of (con)fusing
"Folk" with "Rock" and sounding like another bunch of prepubescent
rockers who have just discovered acoustic music. First rate
instrumentalists, they reach into celtic music, appalachian old time
string band music, the music of French Canada, the original songs
of resident writer, Jeremy Walsh and anything else that touches
their musical souls.
Coming from varied musical backgrounds, Scrüj MacDuhk consists
of six old souls between the ages of 18 and 26. Ruth Moody brings
her superb voice to the band as well as excellence on the piano and
bodhrán. Guitarist Jeremy Walsh is a songwriter of infinite skill in
the tradition of Paxton and Guthrie. Fiddler Jeremy Penner adds
harmony vocals to his ace fiddling. Banjoist Leonard Podolak
delivers driving rhythms and honest singing to the mix. Oliver Swain
on bass fiddle and vocals brings a bottom end and a bottom line to
the group and Christian Dugas on percussion and vocals adds
flawless timing and youthful exuberance to the band.
Scrüj MacDuhk can play and sing and entertain. What really makes
them special in my view is that their selection of music is first class.
Good songs, good tunes, good hearts and good times.
Keep on Picking,
The Old Jaded Folkie
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