Oliver is a unique fiddler/ composer who lives at the cutting edge of new acoustic music. His compositions are a headlong romp through a world rich in humour, heart, and unexpected resonance. His musical explorations have taken him far beyond his traditional Canadian fiddling roots into the realms of jazz, Scandinavian, Balkan, and Asian music. He integrates all of these influences into his unique and compelling personal vision. His life is an exploration of the power of a good melody.

For many years now, Oliver has been prominent on the Canadian acoustic music scene, both as a leader of his own funky world beat Stewed Tomatoes and as supporting player par excellence. He has produced five CDs of his own music. Oliver has appeared at folk and jazz festivals across the country with a wide variety of top acts. He is a prominent solo performer, a busy producer, and an acclaimed composer.

His offbeat sense of humour and catchy tunes have made him a popular instructor at fiddle camps.

Gordon, considered a master fiddler, has for the past 25 years made his home on the East Coast of Canada. His musical interests lie in the field of traditional music, especially as it is expressed in the wide variety of North American fiddle styles. He plays fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and clawhammer banjo.

For the past eighteen years, Gordon has developed a teaching program at Musicstop's Canadian Conservatory of Music in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In that period of time he has also been invited to conduct a number of workshops for the Maritime Fiddler's Association, the Lunenburg County Fiddlers, the Nova Scotia Music Educators Association, and several private fiddle groups.

He is also interested in the connection between traditional instrumental music and dance.

Michelle Bruce is co-founder and conductor of the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association and founder of the Coast String Fiddlers. She has been teaching violin, viola, and cello in her private studio in Roberts Creek for over 10 years as well as many music camps throughout the province of B.C. She is known for her warm style and ability to get people fiddling.

Michelle is extremely gifted in sharing the joy of fiddling with beginner fiddlers. Her classes encourage parent participation, and her patient fun loving approach provides an ideal introduction to fiddle.

One of the rising stars of bluegrass music, Jenny Lester is a dynamic stage performer and recording artist who has established herself as an important young singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Her original songs are carefully crafted in the bluegrass tradition while at the same time displaying a contemporary freshness and vitality that breathes new life into the fabled "high lonesome" sound. Though only in her mid-20s, Jenny is a veteran stage performer, beginning on the fiddle at age eight with her family's Driftwood Canyon Family Band out of Smithers, B.C. She now tours with the Bluegrass Signal band - Jenny Lester, John Reischman, Byron Myhre, Paul Bergman and Nick Hornbuckle - as well as her own Jenny Lester Band. She produces that traditional bluegrass sound while exploring the blues and Celtic music. She is a gentle and experienced fiddle teacher, much in demand.

From Cape Breton to California, Victoria to Venezuela, Ivonne has been dazzling audiences wherever she goes. Being one of Canada’s hottest young performers, at 19 years old, she has done more than most people do in a lifetime. In the summer of 1999 Ivonne toured across Canada performing and competing in every province except Newfoundland. She was privileged enough to perform and study with some of the world's best fiddlers like Natalie MacMaster, Mark O'Connor, Calvin Vollrath, April Verch, Allistair Fraser, Paul Anastasio, Brian Hebert and Louis and Pierre Schreyer to name a few. She feels honored to now be teaching at various fiddle camps and workshops with some of her mentors like Frankie Rodgers, Daniel Lapp and John Arcand.

Ivonne Ivonne has worked hard for many years to achieve some of her goals and has a myriad of trophies, plaques and medals to attest to her level of musicianship. She feels strongly about promoting Old Time Canadian Fiddle Music by teaching and performing it. "It is our heritage, it is the music from which all other music comes and I don't want it to be lost."

Laila, the youngest of the Sabir Sisters, is one of the first British Columbians to perform the traditional Cape Breton Step Dance. She has danced with such renowned artists as Lunasa, April Verch and Celtic Thunder. She has further wowed audiences with her ability to dance and fiddle at the same time! In 1999, Laila placed first in the Kiwanis Festival for an outstanding duet performance in classical violin.

Shamma, the oldest of the Sabir Sisters, was the first and youngest female competitor ever to be invited to the Canadian Grand Masters Championships. In 1996, the CBC recognized Shamma as one of Canada's best fiddler's when they invited her to play with Ashley MacIsaac and Rita McNeil for the Canada Day Celebrations. Shamma is a prolific writer and composer with writing credits for "Waltz for Eva", "Holding On", "In Loving Memory", which is the title track from the Sabir Sisters' debut CD, as well as arrangement credits for "Tribute to John Arcand".

Roxanna won the British Columbia Youth Fiddle Championships in 1994 and 1992, a feat not easily achieved. As the group's main vocalist, Roxanna has been invited to sing as a guest vocalist with Celtic Thunder, County Claire, The Tiller's Folly and Chamera. Roxanna is sought after across the Northwest as an accompanist on both piano and guitar.

Daniel learned the two essentials to fiddle accompaniment, that being solid rhythm and chordal harmony, from his mother and several aunts who have spent 60 years backing up Daniel's grandfather and numerous fiddling playing uncles for old-time dances around BC and Alberta. He has had the privilege of being accompanied by some of the greatest fiddle accompanists and has had informal instruction from pianists Violet Tulloch in the Shetland Islands, Linda Smith in Ontario and has studied the recordings of Joey Beaton from Cape Breton and Gilles Losier from Quebec.

Often in his travels to rich fiddle cultures around North America and the UK, Daniel has found himself accompanying some of the world's finest fiddlers, including Aly Bain, Liz Doherty, Jerry Holland, Jarvis Benoit, Charlie Lennon, Bruce Molsky, Kathryn Tickell, Frankie Rogers, Myllie Baron, Bob Montgomery, Ray Legere, Richard Wood and Shane Cook. From these experiences, Daniel has developed an accompaniment style firmly rooted in 100 year old traditions while adding a contemporary flare as a result of diverse musical influences.

Best known for his fiddle playing, Daniel is also an astounding trumpeter, pianist, guitarist and vocalist. The opportunity to learn keyboard from such a master is a rare treat.

Jaime has been playing guitar for six years, first as an accompanist for his brother in fiddle contests, and later for the love of the dance between fiddle and guitar. He has studied under some great guitarists, including Marc Atkinson, Don Ross, Ken Whitely, Tim Sparks, and Daniel Lapp. The exposure to the diverse styles of these gifted musicians has allowed him to combine interesting chords with the a variety of rhythms while staying true to the native beat of the fiddle tune. He is increasingly in demand as an guitarist, playing with the Valley Youth Fiddlers, the Family Dance Band, and Stiltz, a Celtic fusion group.

Jaime has been teaching guitar for two years and has a reputation for combining his extensive knowledge of chord structures with gentle encouragement to bring the best out of his students.

Alan Law has been singing and playing rhythm guitar since the mid- sixties of the last century. In those hootenanny days he was influenced by the blues voice of Howlin Wolf, the primitive but effective guitar of Bob Dylan and the harmonies of the folk scene. In the seventies, he discovered bluegrass music and found himself entranced by its drive and emotion. Ever since, he has wandered down the path of once-a-week jams, occasional gigs and parties too numerous to count, introducing himself and others to the timeless harmonies of people like the Stanley brothers and the Louvins . Somewhere along the way he rediscovered a love for fiddle music, particularly western Canadian fiddle, and he has backed up dozens of fiddlers and hundreds of tunes. He is strictly a rhythm guitarist ("I don't play any notes"), but he has a good ear for harmony, a good sense of time, and he knows how to make you pay attention to the musicians he accompanies.

He currently sings and plays bluegrass with The Clover Point Drifters, and plays rhythm to the fiddles of The Odd Hack Band.

Mike is a versatile percussionist/drummer who has toured and performed with many Canadian and International Artists. He is currently very active in the studio and freelance scene in the Vancouver area. He studied hand percussion at Drummers Collective in New York City and graduated top of his class with a Degree in Music From Grant MacEwan College.

Mike is also an enthusiastic outgoing teacher. He has organized several percussion ensembles throughout Canada and the United States and instructed many drum circles. He is the Owner and head drum instructor at the Langley Music Connection. Mike currently plays with local groups "The Sabir Sisters" and "Kadabra".