The Duhks

The Duhks return to Wintergrass 2008 and will be playing a couple of sets this year. One of sets will be a great Saturday night dance! The Duhks who are based out of Canada just last month won a Canadian Folk Music Award for “Best Album - Contemporary” for their Sugar Hill Records release “Migrations” . The Duhks are a pretty unique band, there music is described as a Duhks-alone blend of soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old time country string band, zydeco, and Irish dance music. Perfect for an acoustic dance! Great fiddling, banjo and add some powerful vocals!

Tania Elizabeth -fiddle, Jordan McConnell – guitar, Leonard Podolak – banjo, Scott Senior – percussion,  Sarah Dugas- vocals

Mark Johnson & Emory Lester

Two of the best instrumentalists in bluegrass will be back at Wintergrass 2008. Mark & Emory’s latest album Acoustic Rising on the Mountain Home label was nominated for the IBMA Instrumental Album of the Year. Mark plays a unique blend of clawhammer banjo in a bluegrass style and Emory plays the mandolin based in bluegrass with new age and jazz influences. Working has a duo has given these two plenty of room for unique arrangements to compliment their unique styles.

Mark Johnson-banjo, Emory Lester-mandolin and guitar 

Wintergrass Online Group

Wintergrass has started a new online email list so people can meet-up and plan their Wintergrass music, rides and jam sessions. Here is the info on the group:

This email list is a forum for people to find roomates, rides, musicians to jam with, classifieds for music items for sale and other misc. items pertaining to the Wintergrass Festival held in February. This is the home page for the group http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wintergrass/