The music speaks for itself. But isn't it great to get behind the performer's facade once in a while and meet the human being who makes the music? Here's what some of them had to say. A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Jenn Adams: anthropology into her music
Akvarium: a musical revolution
Albert Alfonso: bodhran swami
Brooke Annibale: being quiet 
Anonymous 4: the fine art of women's ancient music
James Apollo: good grief
B
Baka Beyond: music worth eating caterpillars for
 Baltimore Consort (Mary Anne Ballard): ancient pop
Barnaby Bright: finding Bliss
Beggar Folk:
• band born of ping-pong smack talk
• getting good angles
Beolach: not a Mountie
The Berrymans: surrealism meets silliness
Sarah Blacker
• flexible modality
• land of opportunity
Blazin' Fiddles: a rose among thorns
Rory Block: singing her country blues
Bright Blue Gorilla: gorillas in the mix
Broken Fences: mend the gap
Brother: siblings in arms
C
Derrick Cameron: spreading tradition
Fil Campbell
• working for a living
• celebrating the women who came before
Stephanie Carlin: a deeper look at structure
Liz Carroll: fiddles, kids & the Cubs
Travis Caudle: on the road again
Cherish the Ladies
• the jig is up
• riding the Celtic wave
Chubby Checker: twistin' his life away
Clairseach: something to harp on
The Clancy Brothers: keeping the faith
Oliver Craven: pickin' for fun
A Crowd of Bold Sharemen
• on the Newfoundland fringe
• a Newfoundland identity
D
Danu: doing his best
Rachel Davis: catch her while she's young
Tove de Fries: a Danish treat
Iris DeMent: aching, longing & celebrating
Dervish: music for fun & profit
Dochas: anti-pop Scottish girl power
Maggie Drennon: nontraditional Irish traditions
E
Enter the Haggis: spreading bagpipe rock to the masses
F
Fine Friday: gigging in Gaelic
Fire in the Glen: lighting the flame
Fishtank Ensemble: leaving the mule caravan behind
Joella Foulds
• Otis Tomas's fiddle tree
• Team Cape Breton
Julie Fowlis: staying true to her Hebridean roots
Kimberley Fraser: a left-handed approach to tradition
G
Gaelic Storm
• surviving Titanic
• setting new courses
Dick Gaughan: debunking Scottish claptrap
Gwenan Gibbard: Welsh ambassador
GiveWay: but don't give up
Glengarry Bhoys: planning ahead
Great Big Sea: making a career of Newfoundland pride
Alyson Greenfield: striking tinder
Grey Eye Glances: buying back their music, note by note
Guess Who: still pitching
H
Harem Scarem
• not pop on purpose
• gigging in Gaelic
Caleb Hawley: overcoming his inner jazz snob
Martin Hayes: tradition through innovation
Ann Heymann: something to harp on
Anne Hills: singer finds a voice for her dreams
Barby Holder: a period player
Dermot Hyde: a piper in the Pipeline
I
Joy Ike: two steps forward
Indian Summer Jars
• too original for Sarah Squared
• "Don't watch her foot!"
• holding on to feeling good
Indigo Girls: art & activism
J
Cathy Jordan: music for fun & profit
Shannon Johnson: fiddling around with tradition
K
Lucy Kaplansky: unzipped
Ryan Kauffman: playing what he feels
Nuala Kennedy: gigging in Gaelic
KimberLiana: catching butterflies
Kingsfoil: plugging in
Habib Koite: making a musical life
Camela Widad Kraemer: staging her songs
Heather Kropf
• recognizing Hestia
• something shiny
L
Donnell Leahy & Natalie MacMaster: making music at home & away
Lenahan: more than just Celtic rock
Caryn Lin: Vivaldi meets Pink Floyd through electric fiddler
Jenn Lindsay: Woman at work
Via Linota: defining the "newternative" sound
M
Catriona MacDonald: a rose among thorns
Max MacDonald & Joella Foulds: Team Cape Breton
Kendra MacGillivray: fiddling like nobody's business
Sabra MacGillivray: dancing Cape Breton-style
Troy MacGillivray: a piano teacher's dream
Burton MacIntyre: dancing Cape Breton-style
Wendy MacIsaac: not a Mountie
Iain MacKintosh: with a banjo on his knee
Cynthia MacLeod: borrowing music from the neighbors
Natalie MacMaster
• a fiddler who keeps on her toes
• fiddler, producer, wife & chef
• making music at home & away
Glen MacNeil: writing for a distant home
Joanie Madden
• the jig is up
• riding the Celtic wave
Michelle Malone: musical therapy and goats
Matchbox 20: fame on the road
Iain Matthews: finding comfort in southern folk-rock
Sarah Mbogo: singing her gift
Rhyne McCormick: hard-working the region
The McDades
• fiddling around with tradition
• just who are they, anyway?
Manus McGuire: an Irishman in Cape Breton
Tony McManus: reinventing the guitar
Mike McMonagle: a hopeful turn
Shannon McNally: no time for whining
Buddy Mondlock: rocky road to Kerrville
More Power to Your Elbow: giving all they got
Tudur Morgan: Wales songs
Gary Mullen: a Queen at heart
Patricia Murray: an eye on PEI
N
Nassiri: world peace through music
The Nields: putting a harder edge to their music
O
Fergus O'Byrne: on the Newfoundland fringe
Robbie O'Connell: keeping the faith
Judith Owen: eccentric Welsh singer
P
Jim Payne: a Newfoundland identity
Eddie Pennington: fingers 'n' thumbs
Pipeline: a piper in the Pipeline
Brendan Power: power to the harmonica
The Proclaimers: walking another 500 miles
The Pyrates Royale: acts of musical piracy
R
Amy Ray: art & activism
Red Molly: poised for the leap
Bill Reid: bringing the music together
John Renbourn: wants applause for his music, not himself
Hiram Ring
• breathing deeply
• crossover appeal
S
Tommy Sands: peace through music
Pauline Scanlon: rising Irish star
Scantily Plaid: Celtic music, Canadian style
Douglas September: ambient textures
Seven Nations
• rockin' pipes
• a fiddle in the mix
Richard Shindell: somewhere near stardom
Smothers Brothers: the power of Yo
Jessica Smucker: cooking it raw
Static Trees: growing prolific
Dietrich Strause: poetic perspective
Joseph Strider: where he's supposed to be
T
Tannahill Weavers: remaking traditions
Tarras: caught in a whirlwind
Tartan Terrors: the evil twin of Riverdance
Norberto Tavares: journey of the Badiu
Tempest: turning over a new Lief
They Might Be Giants: nerdy by nature
V
Vas: listening for the soul echo
Le Vent du Nord
• the French-Celtic connection
• a French-Canadian storm
W
Taylor Ware: fair yodeling
Kevin Welch: keeps on writing songs
Amanda Wells: destined from birth
Susan Werner: from opera to folk
Jason Wilber: time away from Prine
Bet Williams: beatnik punch
Dar Williams: in a Green World
Huw Williams: hoofing it, Welsh style
Paul Winter
• turning nature into music
• Celtic soundscapes
The Winter Sounds: gone with the wind
Denison Witmer: building spaces through song
Wolfstone: a carving on the rock
Y
Emily Yanek: forever young
Weird Al Yankovic: no Amish expert
Z
Charlie Zahm: never a rock star
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