Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle): A celebrated flute player, piper and fiddler, O'Loughlin is renowned for his prolific repertoire of rare dance tunes and his discerning treatment of old Clare music. His seminal 1959 album All-Ireland Champions, with Paddy Canny, PJ Hayes, and Bridie Lafferty, is still cherished as one of the most celebrated traditional recordings of all time and was re-issued in 2001 by Shanachie Records as An Historic Recording of Irish Traditional Music from County Clare and East Galway.

Martin Hayes (fiddle): Playing fiddle since the age of seven, Martin was declared Ireland's 1995 "Traditional Musician of the Year" On the international music scene, Martin is one of Clare's greatest ambassadors from the East Clare fiddling tradition. He is the son of P.J. Hayes, the respected Clare fiddler and leader of the Tulla Ceili Band.

Janet Harbison (harp): founder and director of the Belfast Harp Orchestra which recently achieved worldwide acclaim for their Grammy Award- Winning album with The Chieftains entitled "The Celtic Harp".

Barbara MacDonald Magone (piano): Perhaps the best Cape Breton pianist living outside of Cape Breton today, she plays regularly with Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser, and Irish fiddlers James Kelly and Seamus Connolly.

Micheal O hAlmhain (flute) is a prominent member of An Coiste Ceoil/Music Advisory Board of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, as well as a renowned music teacher and multi-instrumentalist. A former member of The Chieftains, the Castle Ceili Band and Ceoltoiri Laighean, he now directs the Irish Traditional Folk Orchestra.

Plus BAY AREA Jazz double bass master John Goodman and fiddler Bill Dennehy!