Ennis The lyrics by Maureen Ennis from the Song John William, speak of the lineage into which she and her sister, Karen, were born. Along with their sister, Teresa, the girls learned to sing around the time most people learn how to walk. And while that may not be a unique thing for many people from Newfoundland and Labrador, the level of success they have attained since then, certainly is. With a Juno award, a SOCAN award, multiple ECMA and Music NL awards and nominations, Maureen and Karen have performed in Australia, The Middle East, Europe, America and Canada, accumulating 3 gold records along the way and sharing the stage with such widely respected artists as Mary Black and the Chieftains. Their most recent album 'The Fortunate Ones' is an 11 song set featuring an original ballad from the internationally acclaimed Ron Hynes; Great Big Seas, Alan Doyle produced a rousing pub-style song that he co-wrote with Oscar winner, Russell Crowe; theres a song by the iconic, Bob Dylan, a couple of traditional tunes including a set of tunes produced by Billy Sutton, featuring Karen on whistle, and 6 new tunes from the pen of Maureen and long time collaborator, Mark Murphy. Music has always been such a big part of our lives, says Maureen. As long as were able to maintain the passion that we have for playing live, well continue to produce the kind of music that people expect from us at our shows. We feel like this CD is as close as weve come to capturing the live performance experience and we couldnt be happier about that. Website: http://www.ennismusic.com
	The Durty Nellys A hometown favourite from Miramichi! The Durty Nellys played their first gig on St. Patrick's Day 2009 and have been building momentum ever since. The band never disappoints an audience with a great mix of hard driving Irish music and Maritime Folk Music. The Durty Nellys have opened for acts such as Blue Rodeo, Matt Minglewood, Matt Andersen and The Town Pants. We are happy to have the local boys back on our stage! Website: http://www.thedurtynellys.ca
	McGinty Since the group's inception in 1977 McGinty has been a mainstay on the East Coast music scene. During their career McGinty has shared the stage with some of the legends of folk music including Liam Clancy, Tom Paxton, John Prine, The Chieftans and The Kingston Trio. McGinty continues to record and tour after suffering two great losses. The untimely loss of Dave Hickey to cancer on Christmas Day 2010 could have spelled the end for McGinty but after careful consideration it was decided that a new member would be added to carry on the tradition of entertaining in the Nova Scotia style. Miramichi native Joe Breen joined the group in 2011 to fill out the trio. A masterful bass player and vocalist Breen had been a great fit for the group. McGinty suffered another loss in early October of 2012 with the sudden passing of founding member John Ferguson. In order to fulfill the group's commitments until the end of the year singer/songwriter Roger Stone volunteered to fill the gap left by the loss of Ferguson. The new combination worked from the start and Stone joined the group as the newest member in January of 2013. Roger is a highly skilled vocalist and musician equally adept on guitar and 5-string banjo. The McGinty legacy will carry on and the latest edition is looking forward to many more years of entertaining their fans old and new. Website: http://www.mcginty.ca
	Matt and Marty Jason Martell was born and raised in Georgetown, PEI and started to play music in university. Now living in Bathurst with his wife Megan and son Finn, "Matt and Marty" is a project to get back into the pubs and entertain. Matt Abernethy picked up his first guitar when he was just 11 years old and has been playing ever since. Living in East Bathurst with his wife Vanessa, Matt mixes his skill as a guitarist with his love of all genres of music to deliver an amazing sound to his audience. The duo have been extremely busy since their inception.
	Fredericton Society of St. Andrew Pipe Band Fredericton Society of St. Andrew Pipe Band will lead the Family Walking Parade and perform on Waterford Green Website: https://www.facebook.com/FSSAPB
	Gerry Roberts   Gerry Roberts is a talented musician and singer from Belfast, Ireland. He plays guitar, flute, whistle, bass and the bohran. Gerry has toured the U.S. and Canada with well-known bands. While he works in Belfast during the winter, Gerry summers in Miramichi and we are excited he is back for 2014!
	Sons Of The River This local musical group has been entertaining for many years, first at kitchen parties, and later as a dance band. These four friends met and started playing together while teaching at James M. Hill Memorial High School. Their wide variety of music includes a full repertoire of Irish traditional music. The band is comprised of Clarence Comeau, Charlie Stymiest, Wally Jimmo and, Vernon Shea.
	Rob Currie and the Hard Tickets Miramichi native Rob Currie has been entertaining audiences in the Maritimes for over 20 years, both as the lead singer of The Cornerboys and as a solo artist. Equally at home with a sea shanty, an Irish drinking song or a murder ballad, Rob is also an accomplished songwriter whose songs have been compared to those of Christy Moore and Stan Rogers. His select appearances with his current band, "The Hard Tickets" (featuring fellow Miramichier Joe Breen) are a guaranteed good time.
	The Town Pants With a decades worth of headlining Roots and Celtic festivals to selling out nights at rock venues The Town Pants own brand of Celtic roots rock rebel spans five albums so far, backed up with a legendary live show. The Vancouver based band combines aspects of Irish traditional, folk rock and roots Americana, fusing their signature dual lead vocals to create their own unique brand of high energy "West Coast Celtic". The bands latest release, titled "15", the CD contains 15 songs and also marks the 15th anniversary of the band. The album contains 7 new recordings, as well as 8 songs from their long out of print album 'Piston Baroque' from 2001, remixed, remastered & re-imagined for this album. Website: www.thetownpants.com