Hanz Araki spent his formative years mastering the Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. Taking advantage of the rich Irish scene in Seattle, where he spent his youth, he quickly bcame known for his exquisite instrumental work on both Irish whistle and flute and a haunting singing voice that was born to tell tales Three decades of musical exploration into Irish, Scottish, Japanese, and American traditions has yielded his distinct style.

Dan Faiella has been building a reputation throughout New England’s tradtional communities for his sensitive and innovative interpretations of traditional tunes and songs from the Celtic traditions. His harp- and banjo- inspired approach to fingerstyle guitar brings grace and energy to the music and his skill as an accompanist for traditional melody players is increasingly in demand. Dan has performed with premier fiddlers including Dan Foster, Alden Robinson, and Winifred Horan.