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With support from Your Name In Lights Sponsors "Friends of Susquehanna Folk" and Ira Carson.

Punching through the walls of tradition, The McDades' Celtic-rooted music fuses the spontaneity of jazz improvisation and infectious global rhythms.

Siblings Shannon, Solon and Jeremiah grew up playing Canadian folk music alongside their parents and among artists from around the world. Shannon's lyrical fiddle, Jeremiah's searing winds and Solon's smooth bass are in almost telepathic rapport onstage. Cousins and friends add dynamic driving guitar and magnetic hand-drumming, and the band's rich vocal harmonies (in both English and French) can only come from a family.

This compelling and dynamic group "find their groove somewhere between a down-home kitchen party, a jazzy after hours club, and a folk festival." — London Free Press

To Learn More...

• Read article from SFMS's newsletter
• Visit The McDades’s website

Hear Music Samples at...

• The McDades’ Myspace page
• The McDades’ website
• CDBaby: Listen to several of The McDades' CDs
• Folk Alley: Live concert performance