Bruce: Thanks but I have a number of folks & groups in mind who have devoted most of their adult lives to the topics suggested by guest EB.
Bill Gallaher immediately comes to mind. He is one of the finest Canadian songwriters, I know and should be a headliner for such an event. His "Outlaws & Heroes" album contains such songs as "The Wild Mcleans" & "The Promise" and is, in fact, a Canadian Trilogy.
Rig-A-Jig & The Odd Hack Band are two marvelous groups who specialize in Contra Dance, English Dance and Scottish Country Dancing.
I am gradually spending more time on Canadian topics and have spent much of my adult life in the BC, Central Interior but remain first and foremost a "Celtic" entertainer. Not really what they're looking for.
For those who do not know Bill Gallaher; he is to Canada what Gordon Bok is to the New England States.