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James Hill has earned a reputation as one of the world’s foremost players of the often-underestimated ukulele. This young British Columbian virtuoso has the amazing ability of bringing very different musical worlds together, even combining influences of hip-hop into heavily percussive and beat-driven ukulele “sound sculptures”. Worlds collide! In collaboration with cellist Anne Davison, on…

Genticorum, featuring Pascal Gemme, Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand and Yann Falquet, is known for its energetic stage presence. This Quebec trio has become a fixture in the international world, traditional, folk and Celtic music scene. They weave intricate fiddle and flute work, beautiful vocal harmonies, energetic foot percussions, and guitar and bass accompaniment into a big…

Loudon Wainwright III has had a vibrant 41 year career in the music business that most singer-songwriters only aspire to. MOJO Magazine calls Wainwright “lyrically compelling and emotionally overpowering.” He began his career as a folk singer-songwriter, in the late 60’s, writing humorous, yet honest, autobiographical songs. In 1972, he wrote “Dead Skunk,” in 15…

Sheesham Crow and Lotus Wight originally came together, as Teilhard Frost and Sam Allison, for the fiddle band Flapjack, in 1998. During their seven years with this group, they discovered their mutual interest in the folk traditions of North America, particularly the American south. Through personal instruction, perseverance and osmosis, they learned harmonica, jaw-harp, flatfoot…

The Mud Creek Boys, an acoustic trio based out of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, play an eclectic mix of old-time country, bluegrass, blues and swing. They especially seek out those “old tunes that everyone remembers but no one plays anymore”. J.P. Huang plays guitar and mandolin, Peter Williams plays guitar and bass, and Ian Spooner plays…