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Check out the live CBC Radio recording of the Devils at The Ironwood in Calgary (April 18, 2009) HERE. It was a double violin show. It’s airing again December 14. Canada Live on December 14. It's the 2nd show of the night - about 7:30pm on Radio 2.

If you get a chance to see one of the “Double Violin Assault” shows with Roxanne AND Jonathan, don’t miss it. It really is great. If you go to our SHOWS page, we’ve noted the double violin shows with a DV

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The Plaid Tongued Devils are now available on iTunes!

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
See BIO page for more details
• Headliners at 07 Calgary Canada Day Celebration in front of over 20 thousand people.
• Headliners for the official 2007 Junos After Party.
• Their hit play In Klezskavania remounted in April 2005 to sold out shows (complete with ticket scalpers) and won the 2005 Dr. Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Composition.
• The Devils have completed 4 very successful European tours and in 2005 were invited by the Canadian Embassy in the Netherlands to represent Canada at a large 60th anniversary Liberation Day Festival and headline at Amsterdam’s famous Melkweg Club on Queen’s Day. During their 3rd Euro tour (2004) they did a 30 minute interview on CBC International Radio.
• On February 11, 2004, the PTD were featured as part of a question on the famous North American TV show, Jeopardy!
• The Devils were given an UNAward by CBC Radio’s Definitely Not The Opera and given the notable title of “Canada’s Loudest Folk Band”.
• Made the top 10 finalists out of over 2000 independent bands and solo artists that entered CBC Radio’s nationwide Big Break Contest.
• Nominated for Best Roots Rock Act for the 2001 Prairie Music Awards.
• Were featured in a one hour spotlight special on the nationally syndicated CBC Radio program, Brave New Waves, in Summer 2000.
• In Klezskavania, the theatre production written and performed by The PTD and One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre received rave reviews, was sold out every night and held over.
• The video for the single Jesus Started Drinking received medium rotation for 2 months in 1996 on MUCH Music.
• In 1997 the single Butterfly Guts was licensed to Columbia Entertainment for use in the Fox Network TV shows Party of Five and Caitlin’s Way.
• In 2001, Columbia licensed the single Another Sad Song for use in the a made-for-TV movie Earthquake in New York, which also aired on the Fox TV Network.
• June 1998, the song Freight Trains of Intention won 1st place in a CJAY 92 FM song writing contest.

One of Canada’s most original and entertaining bands, The Plaid Tongued Devils have been together since 1990 becoming one of the country’s most respected acts. Having toured Canada countless times and Europe 4 times, they are no strangers to the stage. Their innovative sound combines elements of Klezmer (Jewish), Roma (Gypsy), and middle eastern music with rock, pop, and ska. The Devls have released 5 CDs and 1 DVD which receive good airplay on national CBC Radio and community and college stations across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Their live show is a showcase of musical virtuosity, performed with extreme energy and a megadose of fun. Think Fiddler On The Roof on steroids with a Jewish Eddie Van Halen on violin and a Romanian guy with horns singing. Then dance!

THE PLAID TONGUED DEVILS

CONTACT
ty@tysemaka.com
1-403-619-4187

SONGS
Monsteroma (2005)

Belladonna (2002)

In Klezskavania (1999)

Tongue & Groove (1995)

Running With Scissors (1993)
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