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Camellia are Norma Allott and Lynne Hewitt, both are also members of Tallyman. Lynne's pure voice is backed by Norma's guitar and haunting harmonising. Their repetoire covers a wide range of traditional and contemporary material with varying moods from quiet comptemplative songs to rousing choruses. Friends of the Falcon

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Led by Fleetwood's own Dave Cooper, the Motley Crew are a bunch of local singers and musicians who take their music to all kinds of audiences around Fleetwood and beyond, often performing for local Charities. Their material ranges from Lancashire songs and ballads to rousing Irish choruses and dance tunes - always with a rich blend of humour.

As dancers and musicians, Carlisle regard themselves as part of a living tradition, finding their source material through personal observation, borrowing and invention, as well as research, and adapting everything in response to their experience and to meet the needs of performance. Their repertoire includes, rapper and longsword dances, border morris, clog and hard-shoe step dances.

They evolved from a collection of musicians who, all having had experience in the folk bands or dance teams, formed a permanent band following a number of 'one off' ceilidhs at friends' weddings. Their powerful blend of traditional and contemporary tunes and songs is given a high-tech treatment and appeals to all age groups.

When you go to see Caught on the Hop, you can be sure of hearing folk/rock at its high octane best. A tremendously full sound with power to spare, brilliant musicianship and large chunks of their inimitable humour and a concert that will blow your mind!

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It is pleasing to see a whole new generation of performers discovering their roots and Ceri Ann is a superb musician. The future of traditional music is safe in the hands of such talented young people - a name to look for in the future...

Chas Fraser learned his clog dancing at the feet of Sam Sherry at weekly classes in the '70s and '80s. As a founder member of the Lancashire Wallopers clog dance group, Chas has performed at festivals and venues all over the country.

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Many know Chris from her work as half of "Chris & Joe While" who consistently played to packed houses at folk clubs, festivals and concert halls alike. She has made many TV and Radio appearances, and has performed with some of the folk world's best artists.

Chris and Joe While have developed a reputation for fine singing and arrangements of songs, throughout the North West. Their repertoire is varied and this helps to promote their original style.

Chris Hendry and Johnny Handle are folk artists from Scotland and the North East of England. They present a rich blend of music and song which draws on their roots and reflects the development of the tradition. Chris plays concertina and sings and Johnny performs on accordian and small pipes he has also written many songs and poems.

Cilla and Artie are two of Scotlands most popular folk artists, touring throughout Britain and also having a sizeable following on the Continent. Cilla is of course a member of the famous Fisher singing family along with her brother Archie and sister Ray. Cilla and Artie began playing full time together in 1974 and as well as their work on the Continent thay have also toured the U.S.A.

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Clive's role as organiser of Southport's perennial Bothy Folk Song Club (est. 1965) is often overlooked in a maelstrom of lurex patchwork, but it has been on that famous stage at the 'Blundell Arms' that he has acquired what can laughingly be described as his stage craft.

Melanie Jordan, Chas Fraser and Harry Cowgill were all in regular attendance at Sam Sherry's weekly clog classes when they were held in Preston during the 70's and 80's. The inspiration derived from learning from retired variety pro Sam left its stamp on these three dancers who now perform and teach steps to the highest standards.

The bands name is derived from the names of two pubs in Stony Stratford in Bucks, where the band is based. Multi-instrumental, Multi-national, Multi-purpose and with a determination to go their own way as they move from 'Celidh raves' to 'firey concerts'. They present a new technology of tradition - a melting pot of influences from tradition folk to jazz from baroque to rock.

The loss of Keith Marsden in his early death could easily have spelt the end of the group to which he contributed songs and so much more. But after almost a years break, rehearsing, they returned to the folk scene in May 1993. Cockersdale continue to move audiences with their humour and friendship, singing strong songs in their own beautiful, powerful way.

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Coope, Boyes & Simpson are an acappella trio who have a repertoire as diverse as their performance backgrounds - which range from street theatre, clog dancing and mystery plays to acappella rock and roll. The majority are original by Jim or Lester - but they also include the best of the radical element in music ancient or modern.

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Dave and Al Sealey call themselves Cosmotheka after a strangely named Victorian Music Hall. However, as spellbound audiences throughout the length and breadth of the country have discovered, there is nothing strange in the way in which this exciting and talented duo bring the forgotten and neglected songs of the Music Halls back to life.

From the old county of Westmorland come Crook Morris. Based in and around Kendal, they can be seen dancing the summer away in many a Lakeland village.

Hailing from Derbyshire, Cross o'th'Hands were formed in the autumn of 1994 through a common love of traditional, acoustic music. Inspiration flowing from the folk music of many countries including, France, England, Canada, Scotland, Ireland and America. These tunes, uniquely combined with the band's own original material and ideas for arrangements from their individual diverse and extensive repertoire.

Cruise are Ian Gartside and Dave Galbraith. They perform (mostly) '60s middle-of-the-road rock and roll. An offshoot of Fleetwood Mashers, they have been described as a "Class Act" unfortunately it was the bottom of the class that was under discussion at he time. Friends of the Falcon.

Cuckoo Oak are a four-part close harmony group from Shropshire who occasionally support there exciting harmonies with guitar, keyboard,flute and other gardening implements. Their material ranges from gut-wobbling, humorous parodies, through pop and rock capella via tradition folk.

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Representing the music and dance of ethnic and cultural minority groups based in Britain, Czuplak Ukrainian Ensemble are based in the Nottingham area. With around fifty dancers and musicians their performance is both spectacular and highly entertaining.