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Darrell Scott is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has written several mainstream country hits, and also has established himself as one of Nashville's premier session instrumentalists. Scott has collaborated with Steve Earle, Sam Bush, Emmylou Harris, John Cowan, Verlon Thompson, Guy Clark, Tim O'Brien, Kate Rusby, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and many others. His unique music has attracted a growing fanbase, and he tours regularly with his own band.

Based on his musical interests and abilities, singer-songwriter-ethnomusicologist Tim Eriksen might have been born in a splintery wooden crib during the Revolutionary War, in a backwoods North Carolina church, in a hut along the Ganges, maybe even in the CBGBs bathroom. But no, the late-30s Eriksen was born in Massachusetts and grew up surrounded by the sound of his parents singing and by

Vanessa Kuzina - Guitar & Lead Vocals
Rosalyn Dennett - Fiddle & Vocals
Marie-Josee Dandeneau - Upright and Fretless Bass & Vocals
Allison de Groot - Banjo & Vocals Oh My Darling has emerged as a powerhouse of superb female musicianship in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Utilizing their keen sense of stylistic versatility, these fiery women have an eclectic repertoire inspired by folk, funk and trad. The instrumentation features fast fingered banjo, saucy fiddle, grooving double bass and feisty vocals to create a high energy performance that will be sure to keep people on their feet!

Vancouver's Headwater is one of the busiest acoustic roots bands on the West Coast. They are as equally at home playing festivals and soft-seaters as they are busking on the street before a nightclub gig. Headwater's music is characterized by adventurous slide-guitar solos, three part vocal harmonies. Their songs vary in mood, from the upbeat and quick "Freight Train" to the slower, meandering "Pleasure and the Rhyme". Headwater has recently released their latest CD: Lay You Down.