Genre: Folk
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Best known for his composition, "Ashokan Farewell," the Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated theme song of Ken Burns' PBS documentary series, The Civil War, Jay Ungar has performed and recorded with mid-60s rock band, Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys, the Putnam String County Band, Fiddle Fever, The David Bromberg Band and in duos with his... [+] Read More
Genre: Folk
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
The daughter of a nurse mother and a livestock trader father, songstress Loreena McKennitt studied classical piano and vocal training and learned to dance in the Highland style as a youngster. Her love of traditional music was strengthened in the folk clubs of Winnipeg, which she frequented during the brief period she studied veterinary science... [+] Read More
