| DayBreak | |
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 The current members of DayBreak
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, US |
| Genre(s) | Folk, Celtic |
| Years active | 1989 - Present |
| Label(s) | Independent |
| Associated acts |
Glass Roses, Heartwood |
| Website | DayBreak Folk |
| Members | |
| Cliff Cole Emily Cole Rob Yoder Anna Lisa Yoder Lydia Yoder Trudy Yoder Seth Yoder |
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| Former members | |
| Denis Blodgett Sally Cole John LaValley Rich Bernardin |
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DayBreak is a folk band, playing tradtional (folk) music in and round the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania, United States.
DayBreak - Traditional Music for a New Day
The musicians of DayBreak have been harmonizing together since 1988. Since 1989 they have been performing and recording in and around Lehigh and Bucks Counties of Pennsylvania. They apply their acoustic instruments and voices to Celtic jigs, reels, hornpipes and ballads; American folk tunes and songs, folk hymns, original pieces, and seasonal songs. DayBreak includes:
- Cliff Cole playing the hammered dulcimer, guitar, and percussion
- Anna Lisa Yoder on the violin, viola, mandolin and bouzouki
- Rob Yoder on concertina, guitar, bodhrán, harp and mountain dulcimer
- Trudy Yoder on cello, guitar, bodhrán and mountain dulcimer
- Emily Rose Cole on tin whistle
- Lydia Yoder on violin, mandolin, djembe and bodhrán
- Seth Yoder on hammered dulcimer, piano and oboe
They all lend their voices to a growing repertoire of songs.
Recordings
| Album | Year | Notes |
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| Dawn | 1989 | |
| Unity | 1991 | |
| Autumn Calling | 1994 | |
| An Evening of Christmas Music | 2002 | |
| Little Steps | 2004 | |
| LOST CAVE | 2005 | Recorded inside Lost River Caverns |
