Altan One of the most important live acts to play traditional Irish music in Ireland and on the World stage		Amy Wadge and Pete Riley after many years as solo artists or as members of various bands they decided to collaborate
	Brian Kennedy “Performing live is what it’s all about”		Bruce Cockburn As a songwriter Cockburn is revered by fans and musicians alike
	Carmel It was an interesting time, punk had lost steam, and change was in the wind		Danny Thompson Danny Thompson is possibly the finest acoustic bass player the world has known
	David Thomas & Two Pale Boys David Thomas and two pale boys is avant-garde traditional blues from the future		Gretchen Peters Peters arrived in Nashville in the late ‘80s, a singing, songwriting product of New York
	Harry Moyaga Band Harry Moyaga is a musician and visual artist with the remarkable ability		Joanne Louise Parker “a voice that makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck”
	Kathryn Williams Kathryn Williams may not be trying to make Big Art. But, for many of us, the art she makes is as big as it gets.		Lisbee Stainton ‘The English Rose With The 8-String Guitar’,
	Lynne Hanson Porch music with a little Texas Red Dirt		Maika Makovski Singer, songwriter, musician, actress and visual artist
	Max Gilkes His work has been broadcast around the world with syncs from Greys Anatomy to Gardeners World(!).		Pere Ubu Pere Ubu burst upon the scene in 1975 and changed the face of music
	Shane MacGowen Poet. Entertainer. Pub philosopher. Drunk.		Sidestepper Sidestepper takes Latin rhythms to a unique encounter with dub and electronic music
	Suzy Bogguss “You can’t deal me the aces and think I wouldn’t play”		The New Scorpion Band One of the most exciting and original groups in British traditional music.
	The Nightingales a retrospective CD released by NY label Acute Records to all round glowing reviews from Rolling Stone to webzines		The Rankins ” The four siblings possess a gift that should be shared with audiences.”
	The Wholigans The Wholigans capture not only the sound and essence of The Who but could easily pass for the original members		William Topley Born and bred in England and nurtured on a diet of blues and rock and roll
	Wine Women & Song What happens when you put three women – three critically acclaimed, award-winning singer-songwriters, three old friends, three artists with three unique voices – on a stage together with some guitars and a bottle of good cabernet?