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The McDades
Roots Music / Jam Band / Jazz




Canada

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Member Since1/16/2006
Band Websitethemcdades.com
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BLOOM has won!

2007 Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album of The Year - Group.

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WINNER of TWO 2006 Canadian Folk Music Awards.

Best World Album

Best Instrumental Group


WINNER 2007 Best World Traditional Album From the Independent Music Awards!


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InfluencesThe Chieftans, Alan Stivell, Dave Holland, Stephan Grapelli, Solas, Robert Johnson, Dervish, Lunasa, Charlie Parker, Chris Potter, Duke Ellington, Bob Wills, Bach, Brahms, Mingus, Jaco, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Kate Rusby, Flook, Dexter Gordon, The Band, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Avishai Cohen, Zakir Hussain, Peter Gabriel, Don Grolnick, Ale Moller, B.B King, Muddy Waters, Doobie Bros, Howlin' Wolf, Alison Krauss, Oscar Peterson, Altan, Mark Turner, Martin Sexton, Daniel Lanois, Bob Marley, Pierre Bensusan, Don Messer, The Police, David Binney, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Hank Williams, Radiohead, Wayne Shorter, Bruce Cockburn, Edgar Meyer, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Edith Piaf, La Boitinne Souriante, Frankie Gavin, BTO, Varttina, Gjallarhorn, Mark O'Connor, David Bowie, James Jamerson, Ravi Shankar, Mom & Dad, Vasen, Broken Social Scene, Robert Cray, Tchaikovsky, Bill Monroe, Curtis Mayfield, Led Zepplin, The Carter Family, Fleetwood Mac, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Blondie, Jimi Hendrix, Depeche Mode, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Brian Blade, Ray Charles. Rolling Stones, Sly & The Family Stone, Brad Mehldau, Dave Douglas, The Who, Ray Brown, AWB, AC/DC, Ben Allison, Ricky Skaggs and so many more.
Sounds LikeThe Whistle Blower

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Record LabelFree Radio Records
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 26 2008 8:00P
Festival Memoire et Racine Joliette, Quebec
Jul 27 2008 8:00P
Festival Memoire et Racine Joliette, Quebec
Aug 2 2008 8:00P
Bonner Kultursommer Bonn
Aug 5 2008 7:30P
Porter Center For Performing Arts Brevard, North Carolina
Aug 15 2008 8:00P
Summerfolk Owen Sound, Ontario
Aug 16 2008 8:00P
Summerfolk Owen Sound, Ontario
Aug 17 2008 8:00P
Summerfolk Owen Sound, Ontario

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Here we are with 24 member choir Pro Coro Canada.


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The McDades's Friends Comments
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Acme Swing Mfg. Co.





Jul 11 2008 11:53 AM

HAVE A SWINGIN' SUMMER WEEKEND!!!
northWest





Jul 9 2008 4:26 PM

Hi,thanks for your friendship and thanks for your really good music.
Cheers from Berlin.
nW
Cleveland Celtic Podcast





Jul 9 2008 11:22 AM

Your Music is being featured on the current episode of the Cleveland Celtic Podcast.
Check it out!
Hope, Volume One





Jul 9 2008 8:06 AM

Thanks for the friendship~

Best to you,
Hope, Volume One
(proceeds benefit SAVE)
Celtic Myth Podshow





Jul 9 2008 1:44 AM

We just popped in to say Thank You for the Add and wish you all the best!

Gary & Ruth
The Celtic Myth Podshow
Laura Boggs





Jul 2 2008 7:25 PM

Still loving that album.Come back and visit NY sometime soon! LOVE!
Mairead





Jun 25 2008 12:03 PM

Thanks for the add peeps. Just discovered your music and loving it. You must come over the pond and visit your Celtic cousins

Mairead x
Debbie





Jun 24 2008 10:50 AM

Thank you. You guys are great. Love Boom, especially track 10.
Thanks again for being my friend!!
McNando





Jun 24 2008 12:18 AM

Thank to you!!!
We like very much your music!!!
Beautiful rhythm and good vibrations!!!
A lot of CIAO!!!! All the best!!
The McShane Family





Jun 24 2008 12:49 AM

Greetings! Thanks for posting your comment on our site. Hopefully, we will be able to attend one of your concerts real soon. Until then...we have your new c.d. and love it! Cheers to you all, THE McSHANE FAMILY!
Andi Wolfe





Jun 20 2008 7:26 PM

Thanks for the add! I love your music!
elsabe





Jun 18 2008 11:31 AM

Hi Shannon,
I'm so pleased McDades and Genticorum will both be playing Atlin Folk Fest . . . . . how lucky for us Yukon folks - see you in a few weeks!!
Elsabe
Colin





Jun 17 2008 8:15 AM

Thanks for the add.What a great sound you have.
Acme Swing Mfg. Co.





Jun 16 2008 9:16 AM

Don't work too hard, guys! Have a great week. Thanks for the ad
mugensai





Jun 2 2008 8:05 AM

Hi,The McDades.
Thank you for the add and comment!!!
Welcome to the Japanesque Healing Rock!!!
Nice to meet you!!!
Keep in touch!!!
Have a good days!!!

Greeting from Japan
mugensai
Richard Brooke





May 29 2008 5:51 AM

Hey - hope things are well with you. Just wanted to let you know I have just uploaded a rough demo of a song called Playground. Hope you like it!

Cheers

Richard
greg





May 27 2008 7:23 PM

McDades.GREAT MUSIC..Thanks so much for the add!! HaaZaa!!Sarge
Grian





May 26 2008 1:43 PM

Thanks for the friendship! We love your music. Best wishes from Catalonia.
mishita2910





May 22 2008 8:45 PM

GRACIAS POR AÑADIRME ME ENCANTA SU MUSICA .... xD
Dash Line Productions





May 21 2008 8:13 AM

Hey guys thanks for the comment. Hope all is well.

Ryan,
Dash Line Productions
NightClouds





May 21 2008 6:27 AM

We stopped by for more McDades music! Your style really catches our ears. Le Vert Laurier is an especially nice piece. Our best to you from Seattle.
Eve Godin-Rheault





May 19 2008 4:56 PM

Vraiment génial votre spectacle à la Maison de la culture de Waterloo !! Votre plaisir est communicatif ! Vous avez une très belle complicité tous ensemble. Je retiens l'originalité des arrangements de vos pièces, belle diversité ! Vous êtes tous des musiciens très talentueux. Contrebassiste, percussionniste, flûtiste (vents), guitariste, violoniste... TOUS !! Bravo et merci.
HDFEST-Musician & Filmmaker Matching





May 17 2008 9:26 PM

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Cynova-folkalicious





May 12 2008 7:51 PM

Hey The McDades,
Just stopping by to say Hello. Hope you're having a great day!

~Cynova
alf





May 10 2008 4:29 PM

Hello McDades, thanks for the add, do you think you will be in NY again any time soon?
Cleveland Celtic Podcast





May 11 2008 6:27 AM

Your music is being featured on the latest episode of the Cleveland Celtic Podcast! Check it out!
Cowboy Crush





May 8 2008 9:13 PM

Please post us a comment and let us know what you think of our new song!
Celtophilia





May 5 2008 6:16 PM

Thanks For The Add ~ Celtophilia

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Robert Gunnarsson Band





May 4 2008 12:48 PM

Hi McDades Thanks for the add. Any plans of coming to Europe or Sweden? Good luck with your music all the best.
Kim Beggs





May 4 2008 1:02 PM

Hey Solon and everybody,

Thanks for being part of the Yukon Roots Music Showcase in Memphis. Look forward to the our shows at Trafalgar Square for Canada Day! in the UK! Hope we can do some celebrating of your Juno Award!

Best,

Kim
The Papas and Mamas





May 4 2008 1:05 PM

Hi,
Love The whistle Blower! You guys rock! Hope to catch a show sometime!
Have a super week!
Peace,
Mama Sherry
Art Murphy and Backslider





May 4 2008 12:41 PM

Hi all,just stopping by to say hello from Miramichi New Brunswick,all the best,Art.
killa hair





Apr 28 2008 1:14 AM

Hi Folks
Solon,when are you going to be this way again? Big Love xo
Angus Lyon





Apr 25 2008 3:47 PM

Good Evening McDade Dudes!

How's my favorite Canadian band getting on?

Hope your all doing well

Angus
Songstuff





Apr 25 2008 9:09 AM

Thanks for the add! Love your music! It's infectious!
fairydust





Apr 24 2008 11:38 PM

thank you very much for adding
& for your kind comment !
will you come over to germany ?
i'd love to listen to you live !
have a good time on stage
tonight & tomorrow evening !
greetings from saxony,
fairy - ute langjahr
Annalee





Apr 24 2008 9:45 AM

It's amazing how this works!

The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.
Mark Twain

Just thinking about you today.
Annalee
COOK and NEUFELD





Apr 22 2008 9:05 AM

Hey There,
Just back from Baker's studio on the coast. Drove treacherous roads...
Planning to release a new recording in the fall '08. Love your promo!
Until next time we bid you ado.
Allan Jackson





Apr 16 2008 3:26 AM

hey,
Im putting up chapter by chapter my underground novel Arico Zanical - Spacechase on my myspace http://myspace.com/allanjacksonmusic...
The album 'Cutting Loose' is intertwined through the novel so hope u dig the story and the idea...
check it out and pass it on
allan
Jordan Officer