Ed is one of America's finest fiddlers in the Scottish and Cape Breton styles. His playing was heavily influenced by the Cape Breton community in Boston and by native Scots players he brought to town while he was performer and director of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club from 1981 to 1999.  Ed is a popular fiddle instructor in Portland and elsewhere; in October, he taught and performed in Scotland at the Blazin Fiddles traditional music camp.  Ed and his son Neil perform in their family band, Highland Soles.  Neil, a talented multi- instrumentalist in his own right, will join Ed on the piano and mandolin.  Neil has not only played Scottish music all his life, but also plays piano in the jazz quartet, "Indigo For Now."

SAMUEL JAMES LIVES!!!!! Delta Blues legends Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, and Petey Wheatstraw were all said to have sold their souls to the devil in exchange for their exceptional musical abilities. Now, we're not saying that Samuel James sold his soul to the Devil... but we're not NOT saying that either.

Megan Jo Wilson singer and songwriter from Portland, Maine and her partner in crime, "Butter" bring two guitars and a pocket full of original songs that range from heart-breaking folk to dirty blues, contemporary soul to country twang. Her music is inspired by romance, survival and the absurdity of the human heart. For the past ten years, Megan has been performing in Portland with musicians like Sara Cox, Justin Maxwell, and Nigel Hall and is soon to be releasing her first solo album, "Seed, Stars, Galaxies."

Meantone is Original Graveyard Blues. A duo comprised of Meantone, fretless, slide guitar and throat and Young Bret, drums and percussion. Meantone’s songs are heavy guitar with ripping slide and grooving drums. Meantone's unique tuning that covers the bass and guitar registers along with Young Bret’s maximal playing of his minimalist drum kit, make you think there’s at least three to four people in the band. Another unique aspect of Meantone's fretless guitar and songs is that they are in a tuning that was popular in Europe from the 15th to 18th centuries called quarter comma meantone. You see, he's not mean at all, just his sound. Meantone chooses to use 31 notes to the octave from this tuning as opposed to 12 notes on normal guitars. All of this puts a twist on the Blues and makes Meantone unique and fresh.