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* 2010 Available Artists:
Specific tour periods listed but artists are often generally available.


BLUES:

Ben Waters Band – stunning blues pianist with/without a great band ! Championed by Jools Holland (UK, not exclusive) www.benwaters.com

Guy Davis - stunning acoustic bluesman. Guitar workshops also available. (USA) www.guydavis.com

Hat Fitz - gutsy, stripped-down acoustic blues from the bush ! (Australia) (Australia) www.hatfitz.net July-August 2010

Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan Acoustic blues from the finest exponents of harmonica and acoustic guitar. (USA) www.tomballkennysultan.com May 2010

Yonder - Laying down a marker for wonderful acoustic blues, a fascinating quartet from Sweden www.yonder.nu

THE BLUES FOOTPRINT: 4 Superb Artists including: Nine Below Zero (Unplugged) , Guy Davis, Ben Waters, Micheal Roach & Johnny Mars. Rescheduled to 2011

 

WORLD MUSIC:

Antonio Chainho & Marta Dias - Portuguese guitar, guitarist & Fado singer(Portugal) www.antoniochainho.com

Blou - Multi-award-winning Acadien band who throw a great party ! (Nova Scotia) Summer www.blou.com.ca

Carmen Souza - Sexy, sultry music from the sunshine islands. (Cape Verde) UK-based

Carolina Herrera - Just a voice and a guitar, and totally wonderful ! (Colombia)

Daniel Payne – a towering rock of a musician, multi-instrumentalist www.danielpayne.ca

Dan Crary – US steel-string guitarist in bluegrass/country-pickin’ vein, concert or multi-media show

Dulsori - Energetic, extremely visual taiko ensemble (South Korea) www.dulsori.com

Django Remembered – a special show to commemorate the 100th birthday of Django Reinhardt

Frigg – infectious combination of the top Norwegian & Finnish musicians. www.frigg.fi

Jason Wilson – refreshing Reggae from UB-40 cohort, special guests inc Ernest Ranglin, Dave Swarbrick

Jaymee Stone & Mansa Sissoko - from ‘Africa to Appalachia’ (Malia/Canada) www.jaymeestone.com

Judith Mateo - arguably Spain’s best-kept Celtic secret ! Dynamic, sexy fiddler & band. www.judithmateo.com

La Volee d’Castors - the finest exponents of Quebecoise music. (Quebec) Summer www.vdc.qc.ca

Maritimes Special – 4 separate artists from the hot-bed of great Canadian Music - Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward island, and Nova Scotia. February 2011

Mauvais Sort – ripped apart Cambridge/Speyfest/Celtic Hebfests in 2006 & 2008. (Quebec) www.mauvaissort.com

Nuzha - led by oud player Adel Salameh, charismatic introduction to Middle-East music. (Algeria/Egypt/Palestine) www.adelsalameh.com

Perunika Trio – 3 stunning young Bulgarian women, now London-based.

Quimantu - fascinating fusion of South American and Celtic music. (Chile-UK-Venezuela) www.quimantu.net

Romano Drom - Gypsy music from the Olah tradition. (Hungary) www.romandodrom.com

Steintryggur (Iceland) - fascinating percussion, tradition and
sampling.(Iceland) www.steintryggur.com

Sui Vesan (Slovakia) - fabulously unique Slovakian singer with large cult-following. www.suimusic.com

Svang (Finland) - fascinating Harmonica quartet - featured on ‘Later with Jools’ New Year’s Eve show. www.svang.fi November

The Grass Mountain Hobos – 6 piece award-winning Canadian bluegrass band www.grassmountainhobos.com

The Nour Ensemble - European Gregorian chants, Spanish cantigas from the 13th century (medieval music), and Persian music. 9 musicians from France (4) and Iran. www.nourensemble.com

The Once, & Amelia Curran (Canada) A double-bill of Newfoundland roots music, funded.
www.theonce.ca www.ameliacurran.com

Thyagi Das & Tukriyatu (Brasil) Led by Brazilian guitarist Thyagi de Souza.

Tony Cox & Ryan Leblanc – fascinating pairing of SA guitarist and Canadian guitarist/percussionist which defies belief.

Yo Yo Mundi - playing the soundtrack to the screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 silent film ‘Sciopero’ or ‘Troy’ or ‘Chang‘ (Italy)

 

CONTEMPORARY & DIFFERENT:

Christina Martin – an undiscovered gem from Newfoundland www.christinamartin.net

Eliza Gilkyson - Wonderful singer-songwriter, accompanied by Robert McEntee. (USA) www.elizagilkyson.com

Hank Wangford & The Lost Cowboys – the master of the wit of the West ! (UK) www.hankwangford.com

Jeff Lang - ‘Stunningly original guitarist and songsmith’ Richard Thompson (Australia) www.jefflang.au.com

Krista Detor (USA) after great success with 'Darwin Project' www.kristadetor.com

Simon Mayor & The Mandolinquents - award-winning quartet of 3 mandolins, fiddle, banjo and mando-cello (UK) and can double-up with The Musical Mystery Tour - Simon Mayor & Hilary James’ show for families.
www.mandolinquents.com

 

CELTIC FOLK:

Teada - stunning young 5-piece band, there’s a no better fiddler than Oisin Mac Diarmada. (Ireland) www.teada.com

Richard Wood – fabulous Canadian fiddler and band. www.rwood.ca

 

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