Frontin' the stage and representin' the north is Melissa Belanger from Sudbury, Ontario. Melissa attended the Sudbury School of Performing Arts as a vocal major and dance minor before moving to Bradford, Ontario with her "axe" in hand to pursue a career in performing. Mel's "axe", a hotshot wireless microphone, allows her to wander about the stage and sometimes even the audience, satisfying the need to expend vast quantities of energy during a show. Melissa sings with a tone uncannily similar to Dixie Chicks' lead, Natalie Maines. Her professional vocals have been honed in the honky tonks and karaoke bars of northern Ontario. She drives through rockin' tunes like Goodbye Earl, like a Jimmy through a brick wall. She croons ballads like Cold Day in July like melting butter. A rich and powerfully delivered offering unto fans, patrons and festival go-ers alike, Mel's vocal style consistently leaves audiences and band members breathless. Likewise, her dancing abilities also leave people, well, gasping for air after they recover from laughing so hard!

The youngest in a family of five talented musicians, fiddle player Libby McGrath hails from Cambridge, Ontario. Her boisterous stage presence and solid fiddle playing keep band members and audiences alike on their toes. Moreover, she sings a mean harmony which adds to the powerful vocals of this band. Offstage, Libby excels at telling banjo jokes, baking, lifting solos, and reproducing accents from major American cities and mixing them with rural Canadian subject matter. If any of these were Olympic sports, Libby would be in the medal round. Libby has recently returned to the band after a successful, quick recovery from surgery that forced her to live on a diet of baby food and Carnation Instant Breakfast for a month. Libby is happy to be back on a solid food diet, and the band is happy to have her back.

Representin' stage-right, from the urban 'hood association of banjo players is Jill Wade. Jill was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario but still somehow seems to have developed a sensitivity and appreciation for country and bluegrass music. As well as banjo and vocal harmonies that add to the smokin' vocal blend in this band, Jill also plays guitar and mandolin in the show. Offstage, she plays keyboards and looks longingly at accordions in music stores all across Canada. Jill also enjoys writing about herself in the third- person. Outside the music, but still with regard to the show, she has undergone serious training from her fellow chick bandmates in the art of make-up application. Thanks to both Libby and Melissa, Jill now owns her very own mascara.