Jeremiah McDade is a Canadian folk musician.

Career

McDade was a performer when he was five years old. With his parents, Terry and Danielle, brother, Solon and sister, Shannon Johnson he played in the McDade family band and performed a variety of shows in Canada. They have also performed for the British royal family. Jeremiah McDade is a graduate of

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and

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. Jeremiah McDade received a distinguished alumni award from

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, where he studied jazz. He, his brother Solon, and sister Shannon formed

the McDades The McDades are a Canadian folk band made up of siblings Shannon Johnson (violin and vocals), Solon McDade (bass and vocals), and Jeremiah McDade (multi-instrumentalist and vocals). The McDades were performers at an early age, playing folk music ...

in 2000. Their second album, ''Bloom'', received the

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for best roots/traditional album by a group, an Independent Music Award, and two Canadian Folk Music Awards. For nine years, McDade had a kidney disease which worsened until he could no longer work. In 2010 he received a successful kidney transplant from his cousin. McDade is now based out of

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where he continues to perform and record with a variety of artists.

Discography

With

The McDades The McDades are a Canadian folk band made up of siblings Shannon Johnson (violin and vocals), Solon McDade (bass and vocals), and Jeremiah McDade (multi-instrumentalist and vocals). The McDades were performers at an early age, playing folk music ...

* 2006 ''Bloom'' * 2002 ''For Reel'' With Terry McDade * ''Harpe Danse'' (Free Radio, 1998) * ''Midwinter'' (Free Radio, 2003) * ''Noel'' (Free Radio, 2004) * ''Winter Rose'' (Free Radio, 2011) With

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* ''From Where I Stand'' * ''For a Song'' * ''We Were Good People'' * ''The Peddler'' * ''Piece By Piece'' * ''Gathering'' With Solon McDade * ''Murals''

References

External links

The McDades official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:McDade, Jeremiah 1977 births Living people Canadian folk musicians Canadian people of Irish descent Musicians from Edmonton MacEwan University alumni McGill University alumni Date of birth missing (living people)